profile evaluation please

[Guest]

Hi,
I would like to know whether I have a good chance of getting into Berkeley/Haas or UCLA/Anderson part time MBA program. I took the GMAT twice.

1st Attempt -> 650 Q47, V34, AWA 4.5
2nd Attempt -> 680 Q47, V35, AWA 5.0

I thought I could actually score over 700 but I couldn't. I do not want to take the GMAT again. Here is my profile

Have a MS in Electrical Engineering degree from Univ. of Texas at Arlington, TX, GPA - 3.73; BS in EE from India with 3.8 GPA.
Working as a Power Systems Engineer
Worked for General Electric - 2.5 yrs, Another firm - 1 year, and now with Siemens (1+). Total Work Exp - 5 years by Dec 31 2008. So when I start my MBA program in fall '09 I will have 5+ years experience.

Job description: Perform technical studies, analyze results and communicate effectively to clients. Work on multiple projects at a time. At GE I was also leading cross functional teams in solving technical issues.

Does the fact that I changed 2 jobs (currently in my 3rd job) in the past 5 years have an affect on my admission?

I want to get my MBA from one of the top 10-15 reputed universities. Please let me know of any other top MBA programs where I would stand a good chance of getting admission (this list would help me if I decide to relocate).

some more info to add to my profile

Age: 27 yrs, Indian, Male

Extra Curricular: I do not know if this helps: Organized events such as College annual day etc, tutored math to high school and college level students,

Thanks for your help and suggestions.

[MBAApply]

You should be competitive for the part-time programs you mentioned. Doesn't mean you're a shoe-in, but you're in the mix (i.e. it could go either way).

As for full-time programs -- you're a middle-of-the-road candidate (lots of engineers like yourself) and as such, schools like Yale, Cornell, NYU, UCLA (full-time). Michigan, Duke, Darden and Berkeley are in range -- assuming your applications are well executed - you have roughly the same chance at all these 8 schools mentioned, so it comes down to personal preferences.

Alex Chu
alex@mbaapply.com
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http://mbaapply.blogspot.com