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jmohnani · 08-29-2003, 03:15 AM

Hi David,

Could you please assess my background and stats and give me some idea about my chances in top 10/20/30 Schools. (Especially - MIT, Michigan-Ann Arbor, Carnegie Mellon, Kenan-Flagler, McCombs, Kelly, Purdue, Eli Broad, Texas A&M).

Undergrad Record: Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering. Decent undergrad record from Indian Standard (Can not convert percentage into GPA, I was in Top 10 in top rated branch in best engineering college in my state, one of the few students who passed each semester exam with distinction(75%+))

Experience: 9 yrs of experience in India and USA as Sr. software consultant/technical lead ( 2yrs in India + 7 Yrs in USA ). Work experience is decent, became project leader within 1.5 yrs in India. After coming to US started as Analyst/programmer and became Tech Lead within 2 Yrs, but for last quite some time I've been stuck at the same position.

GMAT : 710[95th %ile] ( Q49[91st %ile], V37 (83rd %ile]). - Only one attempt

Assume that I can get decent recommendations from project leaders/managers with ordinary backgrounds and I can write OK essays. But, I don't have anything exceptional to show in the field of extra-curricular activity or community service.

The main concern that I have is that there are a number of Indian Software Professionals applying, all of them having a similar or better profile than mine. I know that I'll be actually competing against only those people for very few spots in each college as no college would like to have too many people with same origin and professional background. This makes it very difficult to gauge which Schools will be best fit for my profile. Another concern I have is lack of community service.

Please let me know your opinion.

Thanks a lot !!

08-29-2003, 03:15 AM	#15 (permalink)
jmohnani Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: USA Posts: 13	Hi David, Could you please assess my background and stats and give me some idea about my chances in top 10/20/30 Schools. (Especially - MIT, Michigan-Ann Arbor, Carnegie Mellon, Kenan-Flagler, McCombs, Kelly, Purdue, Eli Broad, Texas A&M). Undergrad Record: Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering. Decent undergrad record from Indian Standard (Can not convert percentage into GPA, I was in Top 10 in top rated branch in best engineering college in my state, one of the few students who passed each semester exam with distinction(75%+)) Experience: 9 yrs of experience in India and USA as Sr. software consultant/technical lead ( 2yrs in India + 7 Yrs in USA ). Work experience is decent, became project leader within 1.5 yrs in India. After coming to US started as Analyst/programmer and became Tech Lead within 2 Yrs, but for last quite some time I've been stuck at the same position. GMAT : 710[95th %ile] ( Q49[91st %ile], V37 (83rd %ile]). - Only one attempt Assume that I can get decent recommendations from project leaders/managers with ordinary backgrounds and I can write OK essays. But, I don't have anything exceptional to show in the field of extra-curricular activity or community service. The main concern that I have is that there are a number of Indian Software Professionals applying, all of them having a similar or better profile than mine. I know that I'll be actually competing against only those people for very few spots in each college as no college would like to have too many people with same origin and professional background. This makes it very difficult to gauge which Schools will be best fit for my profile. Another concern I have is lack of community service. Please let me know your opinion. Thanks a lot !!