Profile Evaluation - Please

[vinoalles]

Hi,
Hope you are doing well. could you please evaluate my profile and let me know if i have to target any specific areas to achieve my goal?
please be frank and I'm willing to take any good advice.
I'm planning to apply for 2013 - 2015(2 years full time) and 2013-2014(one year full time).

Schools
Booth
Esade
Duke
Kellogg
insead
ISB

Below is my profile

GMAT : 710
Essay - 5
UG GPA : 3.7
WE : as of today 6.5 yrs in IT industry
WE : India - 1.5(Offshore Team member)
WE : USA - 5(started as team member and after taking couple of roles, now i manage the team. its peak size was 95 members)

EC :
College : On campus recruit and placement head for my batch(240 plus students). part of my college cultural committee.

Volunteer activity:
member of a charity mission in my college.
started a club and charity with my friends.
hosted indoor games via club and the money out of the tournament was distributed to other trust via charity.
active member of a well known volunteer organization in USA. participated in quite number volunteer services.

Sports:
Tennis(Doubles) : played in three tournaments hosted by company
Cricket : played in three tournaments hosted by my company . WK and recognized as one of the best WK in the tournament.
based on my records got selected for premier league held by the same club.
Chess

Movies:( two regional short films)
1.) Worked in one
2.) Acted in one(got a small role :-) )

Web Sites:
Will be launching my education web site in couple of weeks.

Nationality : India
Age : 28
current residency : USA

[rachel]

Hi! The schools you list are very competitive, so be aware of that and consider possibly adding a few slightly less competitive schools to your list. Given your background, you are competing with many other candidates with similar experiences - and many of them have higher GMAT scores.

What will be key to your application is how you present a few things. First, show the AdCom that you have leadership potential by highlighting times when you took risks or initiative, or made decisions. That can come through your professional experiences as well as your extracurricular activities. In addition, show the AdCom that there is a logical flow to your career goals - what skills do you have from your past work that will apply to your future work, and what skills do you need to build in business school. Lastly, get strong recommendations that are filled with examples that highlight your strengths and accomplishments.

More importantly, you need to look for ways to differentiate your profile from others. One thing that jumped out at me was your experience in the movie business. Also, look for other things from your experiences that stand out.

Best of luck,

Rachel Beck

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