Do you think I have a shot@MBA

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Do you think I have a shot@MBA

by aryan0007 » Tue Jul 12, 2011 9:59 am
Hi Stacy/Lisa!

It will be great if you can evaluate my profile.

US Citizen, Indian descent, 29 yr's
GMAT: 700 (Q:49, V:36, awa: 5.5)
Bachelors - B.E. in Electronics/Electrical Engineering from one of top 10 schools in India
GPA - 8.3/10
Masters - MS in Electrical Engineering (USC)
GPA - 3.7/4

Experience - 4.5+ yrs in US in semiconductor company.
- Role is technical but require customer interaction on day to day basis.
- Have represented/led my team(6 people) among a group of larger audience for various projects multiple times.
- I represented my team in a project where we saved almost 3 months of time to market for our product, saving around $200 million considering the product was estimated to make $1 billion within 1st year. I was awarded "Employee of the Quarter award for my efforts"
- Others project includes developing strategies and implementing s/w which reduced customer complaints by around 60%.
- Was member of the team to be awarded "Attateam - kindaa like best team of quarter" award twice.
- Got 2 promotions in last 4 years.

Other minor Expr in US:
1. Worked in Casino as a cashier for 8 months, was handling around $25 million a day.
- Also, worked with the management to create mathematics exam which needs to be cleared for getting the job.
- Was Employee of the month

2. FSR for 6 months at a bank. I was responsible for helping customers as well as go out on the field to various businesses and let them know the benefits they can have while banking with us. I Was awarded for being among the top 10 FSR's among all the branches. I managed to bring about half a million in deposits for the bank through my networking at casino as well as through my on field work.

EC
1. Manager/player from last 4 years of a cricket team (around 20 members). We participate in a year-round tournament where around 70 teams participate.
- Responsible for funds collection, organizing team practice sessions etc
2. Certified wind surfer. Trained and motivated colleagues for windsurfing. Organized various field events at work.
3. One of the key members of "Non profit" initiative to help bright students from poor background to go to the college in India. It involves mentoring them as well as finding more sources of funding for their education expenses.
4. Learning Spanish.

Other personal facts:
Countries lived in: India(20 yrs), US(9 yr's)
Challenges faced: I think immigrating to US was the biggest one specially the diversity and the culture.

I want to go for management consulting post MBA.

Schools I'm targeting: Chicago Booth, UCLA, Ross, Cornell, Yale, Kelloggs, Haas

Thanks a lot!
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by Lisa Anderson » Tue Jul 12, 2011 3:48 pm
Dear aryan0007,

You have a competitive profile for your target schools with many positives. While you don't have any glaring weaknesses, the challenge for any applicant to a top program is distinguishing his/her application from the competition. It seems you might have some unique experiences to write about that might help differentiate you from similar applicants--think about how you want to present your background and what might help you to memorably and positively stand out. Finally, you might want to add at least one safety program to your mix as a back up plan since your 7 target schools are all highly selective.

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Lisa
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