Kindly evaluate my profile

[papumba2011]

Here is my background info:

Class-Xth Standard - 93.6%
XIIth Standard - 83.2 %
Engineering Entrance Rank - 210.
Graduation - 81%
GMAT - 710 (Q 48 / V38)

Extracurricular activities - Actively associated with an NGO called Bhumi in Hyderabad.
o Mentored 4 students in career and life choices.
o Conducted "Know about Bhumi" sessions in various colleges thereby increasing the volunteer base of the organization by over 80 members. Also conducted fund raising activities for Bhumi.
o Conceived and initiated the "I am the Change" program in Bhumi Hyderabad chapter.
o "Bhumi Flood Relief" team: Volunteered during floods in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh in Oct, 2009

Played cricket, football in College and Office teams.
Got 2nd Prize in All India Colour contest way back during my school days.

Work Exp:
1) Worked as a consultant for 2.5 yrs in top consulting firm(one of the big 4). Handled projects both domestic and offshore.Worked in projects in Health Care, Insurance, Government Risk and Compliance, etc.
Some select exp:
"¢ Analyzed business process, prepared proposal, conceptualized and designed a prototype of Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) that helped in clinching a deal of INR 20 million.
"¢ Orchestrated a team of 6 people to develop and deploy a distributed LIMS that completely automated every stage of the laboratory operation cycle reducing the turnaround time of patient report generation by 35%.
-promoted to senior consultant within 1.5 yr

2) Working as a Senior Member in an Investment management and hedge fund firm for the last 2+ yrs.
- Responsibilities are modeling and designing of financial instruments ( fund accounting system) that has reduced turnaround time by 70%
- Cor-ordinating with investors in poviding account statements, financial repot and performance reoports of the funds.
-Joined as Member and promoted to senior member within 9 months

I am planning to apply to ISB and some other top schools like Stanford, Duke, GSB - Chicago, Columbia, IESE Spain, etc. Do I really stand much chance in getting into these schools. It will be great if the experts can throw some light on my chances of getting into these schools.
I am kind of apprehensive about my chances because my score is not in the range of 740+. I do understand the application part will be important but then how important is the score part. Will 710 affect my chance of getting into these schools?
Also I don't have much intl exp. But have worked/working with global team and investors.

[Cindy Tokumitsu]

Hello,

You list a range of schools, and I would consider some pretty high reaches, just on the rim of "reasonable" such as Stanford and Columbia, and others that are on-par, such as IESE. A 710 is a bit low for schools such as Stanford and Columbia but it certainly won't take you out of consideration. I suggest adding some schools to expand your chances. You might want to consider LBS, NYU, for example.

Regarding the global experience, what you describe should be fine -- be sure to clarify what you got out of it and how it enhanced your perspective, communication skills, etc.

Best regards,
Cindy Tokumitsu
Senior Editor, Accepted.com

[papumba2011]

Thanks Cindy for the reply. In LBS, they particularly stress on global outlook and international exposure. They even have an essay revolving around intl exp. I have not crossed the border so far so no intl exp as such. Hence will like to know about my chances in LBS? Do I have any chances in LBS ?

[Cindy Tokumitsu]

It's an interesting point. On one hand, it would seem to be a detriment -- probably on its face the adcom would consider it so. On the other hand, if you were extremely insightful about your international communication experiences and directly addressed the issue showing how resourceful you are in learning and growing from such experiences, and articulate a compelling need to build on this via the LBS exposure, it could possibly "turn a lemon into lemonade" as we sometimes say.

best regards,
Cindy Tokumitsu
Senior Editor, Accepted.com