Seeking Profile Evaluation

[Abhishake4]

Hi,

Please evaluate my profile for MBA 2012 class.
About me: Indian/Male/28 years.

Industry- Architecture
Undergrad- For Indian Institute of Technology(Top Engineering College in India)
GPA- 7.5/10
Work Experience- 5 years with some leadership qualities in job.
GMAT score-700
Extra Curricular- Active Member at IIT KGP SoCal Alumni Chapter, Founder of a start up company in Construction Management and also State level champion in Badminton/Chess

Think of applying to- HAAS,UCLA,DARDEN,ROSS,BOOTH,HBS

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Abhi

[Cindy Tokumitsu]

Hello, Abhi,

It's hard to evaluate your profile without clearer information about your work experience, which is a critical factor. You have leadership, but doing what, in what type of company/industry? Have you excelled compared to accomplished peers? You place your startup in your extracurricular group, so I assume it's not your regular work. Another key factor would be your goals. I do consider your architecture education and work experience (presumably) to be differentiating factors, and your extracurriculars look good from what I can tell (being currently involved will help -- I assume this is your startup).

Using the information you've provided I would consider you a qualified applicant to the programs you mention - I would consider them mostly reasonable reaches, with UCLA and possibly Darden being on-par or close. This assessment assumes very strong work experience, compelling goals, and excellent application. Obviously, HBS is an extremely challenging admit and that program may be on the outer edge of "reasonable" reach, depending on other factors and details of your candidacy.

I think you would find helpful my free subscriber mini-report that walks you through how to select a list of schools, including assessing your competitiveness, your wants/needs, and what the schools offer: Best MBA Programs: A Guide to Selecting the Best Ones.

Best regards,
Cindy Tokumitsu
Senior Editor, www.Accepted.com