please help regarding work exp. and extra cocurricular

[aliaas01]

hi ,i am a student of final year of BE(COMP) .I am planning for MBA in US. i know that it will require some 2-3 year experience.There is a organisation Teach for India(TFI). TFI that its a social service and I have to teach student of rural area for 2 years full time(MON-SAT). website https://www.teachforindia.org/opportunities.php .TFI has tie-up with many top university like harvard,stanford,princeton and IIM ,ISB .I get two year experience from this.

i want to ask you that i am from IT field ..may be i get job as software engg. in a big firm AND get 2-3 experience and then give GMAT and apply for MBA.or should i go for TFI and then give gmat and then apply
one more thing i want to ask you that other US univ. also consider TFI as 2 year experience or not. And through TFI i will get some scholarship or not.And if i get good gmat score(above 700) then is there any chance for harvad,stanford (i am average in academics gpa 3.2)....please help me ..

this program is same as teach for america.

[Tani]

You have a lot of questions.

First, I believe TFI would be a better way to spend the next two years. I am familiar with Teach for America and I know applicants with that in their background do well. Also, there are so many technical applicants from India with very high GMAT scores and 5 years or more experience that 2 years with an IT firm would not make you stand out.

Your GMAT score will be crucial. To have a chance at top schools you will have to score in the 700s, a difficult task for someone for whom English is a second language. Your average academic background will not be helpful.

Scholarships are very difficult, especially for international students who do not have access to US government programs. Most B-schools will see that you have enough money to attend school, but expect the bulk of it to be as loans, rather than scholarships.

Even with TFI, a two-year work profile does not give the admissions committee much of a basis on which judge your career potential. That will still make schools as selective as Harvard and Stanford a long shot.

I suggest you take a hard look at your career goals so that you know what you want from business school. That will help you select one that meets your needs. Your best approach might be to combine the perspective and growth you will get from TFI with a couple of years work experience so that you know what you want from a career and where you are likely to be successful. There are many fine schools around the world. There should certainly be one that meets your need.

Good luck,