pls suggest some school to apply

[piku9290]

I am Piku , 23 , M ,Indian . I will apply for 2014-2016 class. please evaluate my profile and suggest some good b school according to it

Academics
GMAT - 680 ( Q 49 V 32)
CGPA - 6.74 /10 ( National Institute of Technology , Durgapur , India)

Professional experience

Junior Manager (operation) JSW Steel Ltd ( August 2011 - present)
-> Lead a team of 30 people including engineers , operators and house keeping group and achieved 107% of business target for 5 months in 2012-2013 financial year
-> Extensive team work and leadership leading to achievement of highest production of coke from coal per day
-> Achieved Safety Standerd and One million man power without any reportable injuries consecutively for 7 months
-> Designed , Commissioned and operating Effluent Treatment Plant , thus reduced the consumption of process water by 85%


Volunteer and Community work

-> Member of Corporate Social Responsibility group of JSW steel Ltd. Volunteered in Blood donation, planting a tree for 1 tonne of steel produced , women empowerment
-> Was a member of NSS unit of NIT Durgapur and organized free eye- check up and medicine distribution to slums
-> was a member of scout and guide program and volunteered heavily in roadside cleaning and river bank cleaning , camping and spreading awareness about dowry , pollution and STD's
Achievements

-> Merit scholarship of INR 10000 per semester of excellent result in higher secondary exams
-> Awarded prizes and certificates in district and state level quiz competition, social science exhibition , debates and extempore
-> Participated and All India Mathematics Olympiad and scored 82% marks

Short term goal

A leader and decision maker in a reputed manufacturing or energy industries

Long term goal

Opening educational institution in sub-urban india with sports and financial education as compulsory courses

Please suggest me few good b-schools with my ambition and profile .

[Bryant@VeritasPrep]

Piku-

Thanks for your post. You have a good profile and seem to hit on all four key cyllinders of a potentially winning application by demonstrating 1) leadership 2) innovation 3) teamwork and 4) maturity. Your GMAT will be below average for your applicant pool, but likely well within the 80% range for most any if not all b-schools in the top tier. I always recommend people go to the best school they can get into, but there is so much more that goes into targeting which schools are right for you. You actually have the raw profile which would likely be attractive at any school. Let's put aside the fact you are applying from a very competitive pool (Male Indian Engineer) and just say your post MBA vision is too vague to point you at any particular program. Sounds like a general management program would suit you well given your experience in industry and your post MBA goal to lead in manufacturing and/or energy. This is perhaps the best clue you give to point you to a program. For this reason, I would recommend UT Austin, Duke(reach), UNC Keenan Flagler, Kellogg (reach) and Rice. One tip I would offer is that your long term goal does not seem in any way connected to your career nor to your short term plan, so you might consider recasting your long term goal as part of the broader thread of your achievements. I would also recommend you visit these schools over the summer or in the early fall to ascertain whether or not you feel the fit is right. hope this helps.

[piku9290]

hey bryant,

thank you sir for your valuable feedback on my profile and also for suggesting me good b-schools.Yes , I expected that particular question about my long term career goal as I myself know there is no interim connection between my short term and long term career goal. But my long term career plan is more a vision than a goal that I developed about 4-5 years ago from my own personal experience and I am sure I can write a very good story about it , provided the adcom wants to hear some story beside professional excellence.I want a MBA at this point of time because of my zeal to broaden the scope of leadership as well as my hobby of traveling and I am sure MBA from a reputed school would help me achieve my them before my hair starts greying
Also , I would want you to brief me about my competitiveness in the following schools-
1> Carngie Mellon - Tepper
2> Pennsylvenia State univeristy-smeal
3> Ohio State University- Fisher
4> Texas - Austin and Mays
5> National University of Singapore
6> Michigan State University - Broad
7> San Diego State University
8> SUNY Buffalo

[Bryant@VeritasPrep]

If you can do as you say and write a very good story about your vision, you should have a shot at those schools.