Profile Evaluation- Please help

[bharat.mantha]

Hi
I am from India (aged 24)
Please suggest the best alternatives for me:
Profile:
Decent acads in High school (93 % 10th and 85 % 12th.)
Graduated from IIT Kharagpur (Mining Engg)- CGPA 7.78/10.

Got admission offer for PGP IIM Indore in 2011 but rejected it.

Work exp: Total 2.5 yrs till date and counting
1 year in Coal India Limited (as Management trainee)

Quit Coal India And co founded 2 startups in 2011 :
1) Kickice (A retail chain of frozen yogurt stores). We have currently 1 store and planning to open 1 more in the coming 1-2 weeks. Revenues generated by the first store are quite less (it was mainly estd for gauging the market) Our second store is expected to fetch a monhtly revenue of INR 1.8- 2 Lakh.

2) A waste tyre recycling unit (tyre pyrolysis). We established 4 units in 2011 end. Due to a series of accidents and machinery issues (blame China completely), we are planning to sell it off soon. But generated over INR 70 Lakh in revenues and around 20 Lakh INR in profits.

So that leads to a cumulative work experience of 3 years by the time I give GMAT in june.

Intern Experience: Did 2 internships during undergrad (one in Australia and the other in Paris= Total 5 months).

Have decent extra academics throughout schooling:
Was head of inter collegiate fest at IIT, one of the largest in India. Was involved in several student activities. Good volley ball player.

Also Founding member of a nature conservation NGO. (family founded). Very actively involved in several projects since 2001, current one being development of bio diversity park in Vizag.

Won several scholarships throughout schooling.
So that is about the profile.

Confident of scoring 700+ in GMAT.
I want to pursue MBA from one of the top 20 institutes, preferably in marketing / operations (not sure- but definitely not finance). I want to land a good job after MBA (personal resources are quite tight presently) .

Please suggest what chances of I have, with the profile i hold.

[mili]

Hello,

You have quite an interesting/varied background! Let's walk through it:

Professional experience: Very diverse. This can be good or bad. It looks like you've started two revenue generating companies, which is pretty impressive - I would definitely highlight your entrepreneurial experience.

Academics: Average. Definitely target a 700+ on GMAT.

Extracurriculars: Active in college but not really since then. Could be seen as a weakness, at least during the time you were at Coal India Ltd. As an entrepreneur, it's expected that you don't have free time.

Community: The NGO sounds fantastic. Even though it's family founded, as long as you are highly active in a leadership role, that should go a long way.

I think you've got a shot at a top 20 school, assuming you score well on the GMAT. Your biggest challenge is that your background looks totally scattered - management training at Coal India, retail fro-yo shop, and waste tire recycling company... I'm not able to connect the dots. And now you talk about marketing/operations post-MBA... there is no linear, logical story here. So, I would urge you to think about how you will connect the dots for the adcoms and make it clear that you actually need an MBA to achieve a specific career goal (which builds from your experience to date).

Best of luck,
Mili

Mili Mittal
Senior Consultant
http://www.mbamission.com
 
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