Indian, 3.5 years diverse exp., GPA 2.6, GMAT 770 (Q50,V46)

[theworldisflat]

Hey,

Here is a little more detail about my candidacy:

Male
Studied at a Top-10 engineering college in India
Got a suckey GPA (6.6/10)
GMAT 770 (99 percentile in Quants and Verbal)
Worked in Marketing in a Fortune 500 company for 2 years (with 1 promotion)
Co-founded a socio-political organisation (with good results) and worked on it for 1.5 years (1 step up in the internal hierarchy)


Can you give me some objective insights on the strength of my candidacy at Kellog, Harvard, Stanford and Fuqua? Also, if I have to apply to only 2 out of those 4 in Round-1, then which ones should they be? (strategically speaking)

Looking forward to your opinions and inputs.


Cheers,
Anish

P.S - "Wisdom of the crowds" is more than welcome too Smile

[Bryant@VeritasPrep]

It's generally a good idea to apply early to the most competitive schools, but GPA is always an issue at top schools. They want to see you have demonstrated the ability to maintain a courseload and get good grades. The GMAT will definitely help and granted, the GPA is generally regarded as the most flexible profile characteristic, but you might consider building an alternative transcript, especially if you received low marks in any business related or quantitiative courses.