Kindly evaluate my profile

[prashantpro]

Hi,

I would be really obliged if you could evaluate my profile:

Education:

10th: 89% (CBSE board)
12th: 89% (CBSE board)
Undergraduate: Bachelor in Engineering from VJTI, Mumbai (One of the top engineering colleges in India)
Scored 70%+ (Distinction)

GMAT: 710(49Q 87%, 37V 80%)- 92nd Percentile
AWA: 5.0

Work Experience:

Working in IBM, India as an Associate System Engineer.
Will complete 2 years in October '09.
Have received an award from IBM for outstanding contribution to the project.
Have received a 'Top Performer Award' from Client, Micron.
Completed two Microsoft certifications in .Net: Scored 100% and 97% respectively.
Helped in a couple of process improvements.
Have organised a lot of events for the project.

Community Service:

Understood the requirements, raised funds and helped NGOs:

The Poona School & Home For The Blind, Pune .
St. Walburga's Old Age Home, Pune.

Currently working as a Volunteer with PCGT (Public Concern for Governance Trust): It deals with RTI Act '05.

Sports:

National level Squash player.
Part of the Football Team in College as well as IBM.

Please evaluate my chances in:

* Georgetown University: McDonough
* Emory University: Goizueta
* Cornell University: Johnson
* University of Texas at Austin: McCombs
* Carnegie Mellon University: Tepper
* University of Maryland: Smith
* Georgia Institute of Technology
* University of Rochester: Simon
* University of Minnesota: Carlson
* Ohio State University: Fisher
* National University of Singapore
* Nanyang Technological University

Thanks in anticipation.
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[Lisa Anderson]

Dear prashantpro,

You have quite a long list of schools, but I commend you for identifying a good mix of reach, reasonable, and safety options. I think your GMAT and GPA are competitive for all these schools, so your admissions decision will hinge on your ability to distinguish yourself from the large number of applicants with similar backgrounds. Use your resume, essays, recommendations and interviews to shine and be memorable in a positive way.

Best of luck,
Lisa

[prashantpro]

Thanks a lot for the prompt reply Lisa. I will work on my essays, recommendations and resume. One more thing. Could you please differentiate the reach, reasonable and safety schools. That may help me to shorten the long list .