Profile, Target Schools

[BEATMBA]

Hello Alex,

Introduction:

Age: 27 (-) at the time of Matriculation
Gender: Male
Nationality: Indian
GMAT: 710
Eduction: B.S in Electrical Engineering, Western Michigan University
G.P.A: 3.15


Career Highlights

Internships: Parker Hannifin : 8 months

Graduation: April 2005

Industry: Consulting, Information Technology
Business Consultant---HCL America Inc. (USA) (Subsidary of HCL Technologies www.hcl.in ) June 2005-Aug-2007
Business Consultant---Deloitte Consulting Aug 2007 to Dec-2007


Industry: Steel Industry & Minning and Minerals
Director, Family Business (7 Million USD in Revenues, 12-18 Employee Size + Shop floor workers+technicians etc) Jan 2008 to Present

Community Involvement:

Junior Martin Luther King Leader During School (2+ years)
Advised and coordinated group of 15 undergraduate engineering major students admitted through Department of Multicultural Affairs to achieve success in college environment
- Conducted workshops on algebra, calculus, differential equations, engineering drawing, physics and chemistry for freshmen and sophomore engineering courses classes
- 80% of students secured GPA of 3.0 and above

Co-Founder, Vice President: http://www.ashram.org/newweb/bsk/index.html http://www.ashram.org/newweb/bsk/bskprogram/index.html



LONG TERM GOAL: Entrepreneurship, Family Business

Target Schools : In the order of preference: MIT, Chicago, Kellog, Wharton, ISB, Columbia, UMICH,

Hello,

With the above career path and long term objectives what schools would be in RANGE schools? and what's the probability of making it to the above schools?

Thanks

[MBAApply]

MIT, Chicago, Kellogg, Wharton, Columbia -- likely out of reach (also it's "Kellogg" with two "g's" -- for some reason a very common mistake particularly amongst Indians).

Michigan -- a stretch, but worth applying to (other "stretches" for you may be Duke, Darden, NYU, Berkeley, Cornell, Yale, UCLA)

Schools where you'll be competitive are: UT-Austin, USC, UNC, Georgetown, Indiana, Purdue, CMU and Rochester.

As for ISB, I assume you should be able to get in there as long as you don't screw up your application.

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

[BEATMBA]

Hi Alex,

Thanks for your reply. Any particular reason that all top 10 schools would be out of reach for me?

What's the killing point? How can I improve my chances?

MIT, Chicago, Kellogg, Wharton, Columbia -- likely out of reach (also it's "Kellogg" with two "g's" -- for some reason a very common mistake particularly amongst Indians).

Michigan -- a stretch, but worth applying to (other "stretches" for you may be Duke, Darden, NYU, Berkeley, Cornell, Yale, UCLA)

Schools where you'll be competitive are: UT-Austin, USC, UNC, Georgetown, Indiana, Purdue, CMU and Rochester.

As for ISB, I assume you should be able to get in there as long as you don't screw up your application.

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