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[agg.nikhil]

I am an early career applicant (will have 3 years of experience when I start):
Undergrad GPA of 8.95 on a scale of 10 in Engineering, Among the Top 5 to graduate from the University
720 GMAT (50Q/38V)
23 years old, Indian male
Will have 3 years of work experience in Power/Energy sector engineering and project management by the time I start.
-"¢ Primary responsibilities include Project management work pertaining to :
o Technical bid evaluation.
o Project specifications.
o Field Quality/ Quality Assurance Plan.
o Purchase requisitions
o Amendment and Work Orders.
o Technical presentations to the Management.
o Weekly meetings with Contractors/Vendors/Consultants for the award of construction/consultancy packages.
o Inter-disciplinary, Consultant and Project-site co-ordination.

-"¢ Assistant Manager in the team of India's first Ultra Mega Thermal Power Plant (6 X 660 MW)
-"¢ Initiated project's first in-house design of a building
-"¢ Leading a team of 3 engineers dealing with the in-house design of buildings.
-"¢ In association with Additional V.P. of the company, initiated the process of constructing company-owned Cement plant at project site, which will save $4Million annually for the company vis-à-vis buying cement from open market.
-"¢ Trained ISO 9001:2008 Auditor, responsible to conduct inter-departmental audit to ensure compliance to ISO 9001:2008 standard.
-"¢ Involved in design, review and implementation of the Power Plant.

And whole list of extra curriculars, but lack on community service.

I am ideally looking at Columbia Early Deadline

[Lisa Anderson]

Dear agg.nikhil,

I think you present an interesting profile; you certainly have the academic profile to be competitive. It comes down to your essays, recommendations and interview. Can you make a compelling case for your admission? Can you set yourself apart from applicants with similar profiles and be memorable to the admissions committee? Do you have a solid rationale for getting an MBA, going to business school at this point in your career, and going to Columbia/HBS/Tuck/NYU? These are the kinds of questions to ask yourself and continue to ask yourself as you are writing your essays and preparing for your interviews.

Good luck,
Lisa

[agg.nikhil]

Hi Lisa
Thank you very much for such quick and detailed response.