What are my chances - Indian IT Male - 740 (Q50,V40) ?

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Hello Stacy,

Please evaluate my profile and suggest programs that you think I should pursue. I am open to full time residential as well executive programs. Thanks in advance.

GMAT - 740(Q50,V40) AWA:Pending

Indian IT Male

Educational Background
- Diploma in Electronics Engineering (Reputed Institute) - 72%
- Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science & Engineering (Non IIT/RECs but a reputed college) 71%

Professional Experience After B.E.
- By Fall 2011 will have 10 Years of experience with progressive responsibility; Three years in India and Seven years in US.
- Have been a Supply Chain Management Consultant;Clients include General Electric, Raytheon, Nike, Dell, John Deere, and others.
- Currently working for a No 2 High Tech manufacturer as IT Strategist;One of the youngest at my grade in the organization.
- Have led and managed cross functional teams up to 30 people working globally.

Professional Experience After Diploma
- 6 Months of electronic commodity sales
- 6 Months as Trainee Engineer at DC Drive manufacturer.

Extra Curricular
- Served two years in NSS(National Service Scheme). General Secretary for a year of the local NSS Chapter during engineering.
- Led a team of 15 students for two weeks in a tribal village to educate & help the villagers under NSS.
- Led a team in State of Texas' call center to support callers during Hurricane Ike.
- Organized multiple events during engineering
- Have won many awards during my professional career - including Consultant of the Year.
- Extremely found of trekking and have led a team in Himalayas on a two-week trek.
- Love cricket and play for a league. Have Umpired several league games and organized coaching camps for kids.

Professional Goals
- Want to build on my expertise in Supply Chain Management.
- Pursue a consulting career in the Big 3 Consulting firms with a focus on Manufacturing.

Target Programs
- Want to pursue a global MBA from an elite school
- INSEAD, Wharton, Kellogs, Booth, LBS, MIT Sloan.

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by Lisa Anderson » Sun Jul 17, 2011 12:10 pm
Dear krackgmat,

Your profile is competitive for either full-time or executive programs. I think you need to determine which makes more sense for you based on your career goals and expectations of the program. In an executive program, you will continue to work and not do an internship; you will also be with classmates further along in their careers, more peers to you with an average 14-15 years experience. Thus the class discussions in the executive program can be different than in the full-time where the average experience is 5 years. If you want to be able to devote all of your time to your degree, in essence make the MBA your job for 2 years, and pursue an internship with a top tier consulting firm, then the full-time program makes more sense. It might be helpful for you to visit both at a school you are considering--sit in a class and talk to current students. Then you can determine which is the best route for you.

Good luck,
Lisa
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