Which schools to apply to?

[gujralvikas]

Hi All,

I am planning to apply for the Fall 2013 intake and need help shortlisting schools. I am interested in building a career in Management consulting. For shortlisting US schools, I am only interested in schools which offer loans without any co-signer. Currently, I am looking at Kellogg, Booth, Tuck, Fuqua, Darden and Ross. Any thoughts/comments/help is appreciated.

Profile:

GMAT - 760 (V 41, Q 50, AWA 5.5, IR 6)
Undergrad - GPA of 8.16 out of 10 from a reputed college in India
Work Ex - 48 months (by Sep'13) in ZS Associates, a sales & marketing consulting firm

Academic Achievement -
Among the toppers in my High school (Full Scholarship during 2003-05)
Certificate of merit for excelling in Mathematics (100% marks in national level board exam)
Graduated with an honors degree
Participated in many business/technical competitions during college (Regional winner in Agilent Technology awards, Finalist in Schneider electric innovation challenge, Won 1st Al Gore sustainable technology venture competition, Participated in business venture competition at Tepper)

Extra curricular interests -
Regular member of High school's Kho-Kho (a south asian sport) team (Stood 3rd once at the zonal level)
Participated in many scouting camps during High-school
A travelling and adventure enthusiast (Just went to a 10-day motorbiking trip to Ladakh, Have tried river-rafting, para-gliding, Bungee jumping)
Organized a major 3-day business event (named Brand Equity) during college festival
Regular participant in dance and fashion competitions during college festival
Organized office outings at ZS

[Bryant@VeritasPrep]

You should be competitive at any or all of those schools. I particularly like that you are coming with mgt. consulting experience already which will help you stand out since many applicants want to do that after school, they like classmates who already have an inside perspective on the industry. You will add value there. Also, you have done some interesting and adventurous things. The stellar GMAT will help you as well as your demonstrated history of good quant skills.