Evaluate my profile - 10 years Work Exp. - 690 GMAT

[sreak1089]

Work Experience:

- 10+ Years in the IT Industry
- Working as Technology Architect in Infosys Technologies
- Providing consulting/architectural solutions to customers on Emerging technologies such as Cloud/Grid computing
- Technical Pre-sales Experience in Cloud/Grid Computing/Virtualization/IT Infrastructure
- 6 years of Software Development experience and 4 years of Architectural / Technical Consulting Experience
- Taken initiatives such as building Grid Computing Center of Excellence
- One of the Leads of the High Performance Computing and Cloud
- Experience working with US, European and Indian customers
- Leading a 10-member Product Engineering and Solution Assurance team - One of the very first Cloud computing projects
in Infosys.

GMAT : 690 (Q48 - 82 %ile, V36 - 78 %ile) - 88 %ile - AWA : 5.0

Academics:

Under Grad: BE Computer Science - 3.6 GPA (72.5%)
Pre-University College: 60.6%
Higher Secondary School: 78%

Extracurriculars:

- Actively work for an NGO
- Participated and conducted Blood donation and medical camps
- Adopted a village in India
- Work with local village leaders and understand their day to day problems
- Work with local village youth - mobilize them and help them improve their employability
- Conduct free computer classes for the village youth

Colleges Applying for:

Indian B-schools: ISB Hyderabad, E-PGP IIM Bangalore
European MBA: INSEAD, IMD
Asian Schools: NUS, Nayanang, HKUST

Post-MBA Plans:

Post-MBA plan to work for Technology companies such as Google, Amazon, CISCO or IBM and primarily on Cloud Computing products in Product Management/Sales role. Subsequently start my own Technology Consulting Company on Emerging Technologies in Emerging markets such as India.


Please evaluate my profile and let me know if it is competetive for the schools that I mentioned.

[Lisa Anderson]

Dear sreak1089,

Based on your post, you have the foundation for a competitive application to your target schools. You have substantial work experience and realistic career goals, which should work in your favor. The key for you is to present your background and rationale for an MBA effectively in your applications while also distinguishing yourself from applicants who might appear similar to you on paper. Think about what in your professional and extracurricular experiences is unique and interesting that might be a memorable story for an essay. If you can make a compelling case for admission and stand out from the competition, then I think you will have a good shot at these schools.

Good luck,
Lisa