Profile Evaluation Help Needed!!

[maverick_me]

Hi,

I have provided relevant information on my profile. Request you to evaluate my profile and my chances of getting into a B-school

GMAT: 760
Demographic Info: Indian Male - Single - 25 years
GPA: I do not know how to calculate this since I studied in India, but here are the details
10th : 89.6%/100
12th : 78.8%/100
Undergrad: Bachelor of Technology in Telecommunications Engineering with CGPA 7.27/10

Work Experience: 38 MONTHS as of October 2011.
- Started my career with Tata Consultancy Services, Indias top Software company as a Systems Engineer
- Got the highest rating during my stint of two years with TCS; Also won internal awards like Gems
- Received 1 promotion in one year
- Took a career shift into Business development/Sales and marketing after 24 months.
- Started as a consultant(trainee) running cold calls, generating leads, prospecting different segments of the market
- within 14 months lead a team of 4 people under me targeting a revenue of 1 million Rs (20,000$) in revenue for the next quarter
- Changed track into Business Development/ Sales and marketing- have got my company 2 corporate clients and 4 retails clients during the past quarter; in my previous company generated 6 clients during a single marketing campaign

Recommendations: - Will get good recommendations from my manager (Director (Operations)) and CEO(Previous Company)

Leadership Experience: 4 months
- Lead team of 4 people
- In my current role, I lead a team of 4 people working on generating business as per the target set for the quarter.

Extracurricular activities:
- Represented Graduation University in Cricket
- One of the college quiz team to qualify for the finals of the inter-college quiz competition
- Editor of the TCS-ING newsletter(client vendor communication medium) during my stint at TCS
- Member of Each One Teach One campaign under TCS-Maitree Initiative


Goal :I am interested in pursuing MBA in Marketing/Brand Management and Development in specific. I have learnt various concepts like Software Development Life Cycle and have achieved a stream shift but now want to do some academic coarsework in the field to add to my practical learnings.

Target Schools: Stanford/HBS/Kellogs/Duke/ Stern Business School/Texas McCombs/UCLA/USC
Europe: LBS,IESE,Insead, Rotterdam
Asia: ISB, Nanyang, NUS

Location: I am an international applicant currently working out of Bengaluru region of India

Need help on:
1. Is my profile good for Top 10 B-schools or am I expecting too much? Please evaluate.
2. Am i under-aiming by also applying at programs ranked below 10-15

Appreciate your response.

Regards,
Pradyut Vatsa[/i]

[Stacey Oyler]

Hi,

Thanks for your post. Given the information you've shared, it is fair to say that you likely could be competitive for admission at the schools on your list. Your solid GMAT score, good academic record and career trajectory all add up to a solid profile. Your biggest challenge will be to stand out in the applicant pool. As an engineer from India you are part of the largest business school applicant pool. This pool is filled with talented and smart people with similar backgrounds and professional experience.

Standing out is the key to a successful application. The key to standing out is in your essay topics. Selecting topics that are unique experiences to you will help your applicant stand out in the sea of other applications and thus increase your chances of success.

In regard to your school selection. I think you have a robust school list and that it's a good idea to apply to a mix of schools with different ranking. By doing so you increase your odds of being admitted to several programs and thus have more options when it comes time to make a decision.

Best,

Stacey