Profile Evaluation

[msdilip]

Could you please evaluate my profile? Thanks!!

PROFILE: Engineer with 2 years of IT experience and one year of social entrepreneurship

Age: 25yrs/Male/India

GMAT - 710(92%le), Quant- 50(93 %le), Verbal- 35(73 %le), AWA- 5 (56%le)

Target Colleges :Harvard, MIT, Ross, Duke, ISB, London school of Business ...top B Schools

Academics: Undergrads- Engineer (Electronics & Communication)
Average Under graduation Institute
GPA: 72% (out of 100)

Work Experience: 3 yrs till Jun'2010
Social Entrepreneurship- 1 yr- Founded a social venture, an education portal on college search & selection (for a particular state in India)

Achievements
"¢ Within 3 months, portal registered a million page hits (target segment 1.5 lacs) & counseled 40,000 students
"¢ Won media accolades from 5 leading national/vernacular dailies like Times of India, Bangalore Mirror

Software engineer/Senior Programmer at ACCENTURE- 2 yrs- Role: Testing lead, single point of contact for the international client.

Awards
"¢ Received "ASE Achievers Award"- Annual Award given to the best freshers across the country
"¢ "Glacier Star of the Month" award for the best employee of the project and some other small awards
"¢ Promoted as a Software Engineer at the end of the first year

Other Achievements/Extra-Currics
"¢ Presented a Business plan & viability study of Pre owned car Business to the top management of leading automobile Company. The plan was eventually implemented by a sister company (turnover: $ 227 million) in one of the cities.
"¢ Member, Organizing committee- a platform for startups, VCs & FIs, at Bangalore IT Biz, India's 11th Flagship ICT event
"¢ Cofounder - Project Newsletter, Accenture
"¢ Placement Coordinator, member organizing committee for inter college festival (Undergrads)
"¢ Selected for the final VC funding round in National B-plan competition
"¢ Topper in 1st semester and Second position in 5th & 8th semester of engineering
"¢ Certificate of merit for scoring 88% in National Mathematics Olympiad Contest at school
"¢ Won Bronze medal in North India Karate Championship 1998 representing the state of Delhi


After the B school, I either plan to continue with entrepreneurship or take a job in Consulting or Marketing.

MY Queries
1. Is my profile good enough for top B-Schools?
2. I am thinking of joining a job along with my social venture. What kind of job shall I take which would be in sync with my profile for MBA? I am thinking of a sales & marketing, entry level consulting, Micro finance or an NGO? Will joining an NGO be best for my profile? Also how do you see a 3-month international NGO internship for me at this stage?
3. How can I further improve my profile? I would be applying in Round-1 this year
4. Please let me know your thoughts on my target schools
5. Will retaking GMAT significantly improve my profile, if I am able to score a 750?

It would be great if you could answer my queries. Thanks a lot!

[Stacey Oyler]

Hi,

Thanks for your post. Please see my comments below:

MY Queries
1. Is my profile good enough for top B-Schools?

Your profile is unique given your business venture. You ask below whether or not you should take on another job. Does this mean you have the time? If your post bschool goal is to continue as an entrepreneur, then I don't see a need for you to take on an addition job.

2. I am thinking of joining a job along with my social venture. What kind of job shall I take which would be in sync with my profile for MBA? I am thinking of a sales & marketing, entry level consulting, Micro finance or an NGO? Will joining an NGO be best for my profile? Also how do you see a 3-month international NGO internship for me at this stage?

Please see my comments above. A 3 month NGO internship could be a great opportunity for you especially if you have the time.

3. How can I further improve my profile? I would be applying in Round-1 this year

You might want to consider rounding out your extracurricular activities. It appears they are all from your time in undergrad or at Accenture.

4. Please let me know your thoughts on my target schools

This largely depends on the type of experience you wish to have. Think about what it important to you in a bschool such as location, class size, method of study, required classes vs. electives. All of these should factor in to help you decide your schools.

5. Will retaking GMAT significantly improve my profile, if I am able to score a 750?

It couldn't hurt. If you think you can do it, go for it!

Best,

Stacey