PROFILE EVALUATION Please :)

[Ishu16]

Program of interest: MBA (FT)
Area of interest in MBA : Management Strategy Consultancy followed by Finance, Technology

Scores:
GMAT: 760(AWA 5.5) on Mar2012

Education: B.Tech. in Computer Science (GPA 6.8/10)
Jaypee University Of Engineering & Technology,Guna

Took Good Quality 7 ONLINE courses in Statistics,Accounting and Business Management at Harvard,UCB,UCLA Extension and got A in all of them.

WE: 48 months by matriculation in Software Engineering(IT Project Management)
Nationality: Indian
Age: 25
Gender: Male

WORK EXPERIENCE (36 months till date):
(1 Year)
Senior Systems Engineer,
Infosys LTD.,
India

(2 Years)
Software Engineer,
Infosys LTD.

The Work Experience had been a mix with leadership roles in terms of innovation and experience.
And learnt a lot about the team dynamics and leadership and global arena in technology.

Extra Curricular:
quite good with T&P CELL HEAD COORDINATOR in my undergrad college and other activities and have been an initiative taker always be it college i.e. getting a proposal for the formation of Entrepreneurship cell in college or the NGO work I did after work or a small start up in the web services.

LOR:
Quite Good from Project Manager and senior official.

Addditional Points :
Qualified Certified Associate in Business Management in June 2012 acquiring 91% in the same.

Aiming:STERN,FUQUA ,JOHNSON ,TUCK ,DARDEN ,ROSS,HAAS ,KENAN FLAGLER ,KELLOGG ,EMORY,SIMON,BOOTH.

Short Term Goal:
To make a career shift in terms of industry and position i.e. from technology to Consultancy or Investment Banking.

Long Term Goal:
Become a TECHNOPRENEUR

Please answer some of the queries :

1)Kindly evaluate mine chances for the above mentioned B Schools and do give me an insight on mine profile as to how I should come out of the Techie Crowd in front of adcoms, exactly what should I outline that would intrigue them to take me in.

2)Kindly group the school names as ambitious/moderate/safe as per your expertise knowledge.

3)What can be done given this profile to offset my demographic belonging and CGPA to get into FUQUA,TUCK,JOHNSON & STERN, I really want an admit from atleast one of them hope you understand ??

4)Will I be able to get proper credentials for CABM and online classes at extension schools and have required required experience as I am going to site the reason that If I remain in same field it would be less fruitfull in terms of knowledge and experience so to extract maximum out I have to move on and switch Industries to have more wider perspective about Industries and also to further move up the ladder??

[Ishu16]

Hello John,

Could you please help me out with the dilemma ...???

Regards,
Ishu

[Jon@Admissionado]

First of all: Nice GMAT!!!! What? you couldn't get any higher?
But seriously dude, very good stuff there. It will totally help you out.

Second of all, regarding your goals ( a question you didn't ask): Your ST goal of going into IB makes no sense at all, esp. given your long term goal to be techno-entrepreneur. I'd suggest you stick to your industry. It will make for a far more plausible story...

and now, on to your questions:

Please answer some of the queries :

1)Kindly evaluate mine chances for the above mentioned B Schools and do give me an insight on mine profile as to how I should come out of the Techie Crowd in front of adcoms, exactly what should I outline that would intrigue them to take me in.


I think your list is reasonable. Kellogg booth tuck and haas will be more on the stretch side. At most of the others you would be competitive. I think Emory and Simon would be closer to safe schools. To stand out, you need to well.... stand out. What I mean is that you need to find unique things to say about yourself, and in a unique manner. Obviously this requires some thought and digging, but work hard to show how you are different.

2)Kindly group the school names as ambitious/moderate/safe as per your expertise knowledge.
Done!

3)What can be done given this profile to offset my demographic belonging and CGPA to get into FUQUA,TUCK,JOHNSON & STERN, I really want an admit from atleast one of them hope you understand ??
Like above, 1. Make goals that make more sense 2. Stand out, both in terms of success until now, and uniqueness of profile.

4)Will I be able to get proper credentials for CABM and online classes at extension schools and have required required experience as I am going to site the reason that If I remain in same field it would be less fruitfull in terms of knowledge and experience so to extract maximum out I have to move on and switch Industries to have more wider perspective about Industries and also to further move up the ladder??
This is something more based on internal school policy,s o you have to ask them, but for the most part if the programs are accredited they should count for something. As for your switching industries, like I mentioned above, I wouldn't recommend it, esp. in light of your LT goals.