Please Evaluate my profile

[jha.madhavi85]

Hi,
I'd really appreciate if you could evaluate my profile and suggest the B-schools that I should target:
Origin : Indian,Female,28

GMAT :680, Q-49,V-35 (planning to retake)

Education: Bachelors in Electronics and Communication from IGIT, Delhi
GPA : 76% (top 5 in class of 60)

Work Experience:(DataWarehouse Engineer (software))
Total - 6 years
2 years in Expedia Inc., Seattle
4 years in Dell - 2 years at the offsite center in Noida(India) and 2 years onsite for HPHC in Boston, MA.
Have consistently been a star performer earning multiple awards and accolades.

Extra-Currics:
Organized events in school fests and in my residential complex.

Post MBA Goal: Technology startup.

Please suggest some good b-schools i can aim at. What would be my chances at the top 5 schools?

[mbamissionjenK]

Hi there,

Thanks for your post. I think you have some good pluses to your profile, such as:

-schools are always looking for qualified female applicants
-good international experience and interesting well known companies worked for
-initial post MBA goals make sense given your background (need to flush out further for applications)

However one of the big questions would be, within your work experience have you had the chance to demonstrate leadership? What about teamwork and people management? Have you gone above and beyond your expectations? Have you made an impact? What will YOU bring to the program that other applicants will not?

If you had compelling answers to the above AND improved your GMAT I wouldn't rule out top 5-10 schools, but no matter what those will be a reach as they are just so competitive, so you may want to apply to 1-2 top 10 and some others that are in top 25 for a range.

Good luck to you!