Need some advice!

[sudhanshumalani]

Hey,

I need some help in evaluating my profile. I have recently given my GMAT and will apply in Round 1 and Round 2 applications of B Schools. My profile is as follows:

GMAT 2: 700 (Q 50, V34)
GMAT 1: 590 (Q 49, V 21)

Work Experience:
1) Assistant Manager, TATA Motors - Commercial Vehicles ( Leading Automobile company in India) 20 months

My work involved Warranty audits, Dealer/ Service station Process Audits, Dealer/Service station Network development, Deploying new company projects and strategies on the ground ,Channeling product feedback to the company, New Product Introductions, Promotion of Genuine Parts and consumables, Training of dealer personnel. Solving complicated product complaints, Customer feedback, Organising Customer / Dealer meets.

2) Fellow, Teach for India (2 year fellowship, I am currently in my 2nd year of fellowship)
Teach for India is an NGO and works on same lines as Teach for America. I am working full time as a teacher in a low income school in Pune, India and teaching 57 underprivileged students.

Academics:
I have done B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from NIT Warangal. CGPA: 7.8/10

Extracurricular Activities:
1) Team Leader, Motoholics: Led a team of 18 members who built an All Terrain Vehicle and participated in a National Level Competition, SAE Baja.
2) Sponsorship and Marketing Head , Technozion: A technical fest at NIT Warangal.
3) General Secretary, SAE India NIT Warangal Chapter
4) 1st Runner Up, Automotive Quiz conducted by SAE India Southern Zone

My post MBA goal is to work in a major consulting firm as a Business development and Strategy consultant and learn the skills required to run and expand a business.

Kindly evaluate my profile and suggest some good B School is US where i stand a decent chance to get through.

Thanks in advance

Sudhanshu

[brooks.nathan]

Hello Sudhanshu,
You have a decent profile with very good extra curricular activities and academics.You also have a good GMAT score for second round.
You may apply for top 20 business schools in US.These are as follows:

Ranking Business School
1 University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
2 Northwestern University (Kellogg)
3 Harvard University
4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT- Sloan)
5 Duke University(Fuqua)
6 Michigan University
7 Columbia University
8 Cornell University(Johnson)
9 University of Virginia (Darden)
10 University of Chicago
11 Stanford University
12 UCLA (University of California-Los Angeles)(Anderson)
13 NYU (New York university)(Stern)
14 Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
15 UNC (University of North Carolina)- Chapel Hill
16 Dartmouth College(Tuck)
17 University of Texas - Austin (McCombs)
18 UC Berkeley (University of California - Haas)
19 Yale University
20 Indiana University (Bloomington - Kelley)

You can apply for any university according to the ranking.