Profile: Can I Have Some Objective Judgements Please

[Ancalagon The Black]

Hi,

I am looking to get admitted in Fall 2008 for PhD in Management Sciences/ DBA or PhD in Information Technology Management/ Engineering Management / Information Science / Information Systems / MIS.

The following are my details:

Age: 22

Undergraduate Degree: Bachelors of Business Administration (Honors)
Specialization: Finance
University: Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India (5 Star NAAC accredited but nowhere near the IITs)
Undergraduate GPA: 70%
Class Rank: 4 out of 150 (meaning that 150 BBA students)
Relevant Courses: 1. Introductory Calculus
2. Quantitative Techniques for Management
3. Introductory Statistics
4. Operations Management
5. Project Management
6. Enterprise Resource Planning and Systems Mgt.
7. Business Information Systems

Graduate Degree: Post Graduate Diploma In Computer Applications
Institution: DOEACC A Level (AICTE-DTE, Govt. of India scheme)
Graduate GPA: 70% (This PGDCA is very tough !!)
Relevant Courses: 1. C Programming
2. Computer Architecture and Organization
3. C++ Programming
4. Data Structures in C
5. Systems Analysis and Design
6. Operating Systems
7. Data Communications and Network
8. Database Management Systems

Other Academic: Associate Studentship in Mathematics
University: Indira Gandhi National Open University (largest university in the world)
GPA: Have not received yet (expecting around 70-80%)
Relevant Courses: 1. Advanced Calculus
2. Linear Algebra
3. Differential Equations
4. Real Analysis
5. Advanced Probability and Statistics
6. Numerical Analysis
7. Discrete Mathematics


Professional Certifications:

1. Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer
2. Sun Certified Java Programmer

Work Experience:

1. 3 Years Full Time (4 by the time I enroll ) by running my own company (Welcome To The Official WebPage Of S.S.Solutions Inc.: Customized IT Solutions For Construction Managers.) [First company to offer such project management services in India. Development of first Indian Rate Analysis Software]

2. 1 Year Part Time as a software developer (FOLIOS INTERNATIONAL)


Research:

Economics:

1. 1 Paper in a peer reviewed journal (Journal of Young Investigators)
2. 1 Poster in International Conference on Environment and Water
3. 1 Paper in "Analyzing the Indian Union Budget 2007 - 2008" in BSM

Project Management:

1. 1 Paper on Time Risk Analysis in Construction in International Conference on Modelling and Simulation.
2. 1 Paper on Cost Risk Analysis in Construction at IEEE Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
3. 1 Poster on Uncertainties Analysis in Construction at Indian Science Congress Association Conference

Information Technology:

1. 1 Paper on Web Based Construction Management System in National Conference in Information Technology
2. 1 Paper on Web Services in International Business Informatics Challenge.

Research Lab Assistant: For 3 years under professor for developing and implementation of college MIS.

Teaching: None

TOEFL iBT: 119/120
GRE: Test on 11th October 2007
GMAT: 700 (most colleges take GRE which is why I am taking the GRE. In that case, I will not report GMAT scores to any colleges if this be too less a score)

Recommendations (all personal and top class):

1. Head of The Department of Construction Technology, JU
2. Head of the Department of Management, JU
3. Director, Folios International Inc. (Former Employer)

I am coming straight out of undergraduate (3 year course). Under my opted course structure, I can take the courses for the PGDCA (2 year course) along with my normal undergraduate degree. I can fulfill all the course requirements, take all the tests and get all the marks but I will be awarded the PGDCA only after I complete my undergraduate degree.

So, tell me, in light of the above, what schools can or should I even think about applying to. Also, what realistic GRE scores are preferable in this strategic mix (I know that the more the better but still, a bare minimum)

[Ancalagon The Black]

54 Views and not one word of advice?

Sheesh...

[jjmann]

word of advice... dont make posts so sooo long. Whenever people see such long post, they just dont even start reading the post.

[strategery]

agree with jjmann. good luck to OP!

[asa_sl]

you seems to have good profile.
If you got good results in gre like 800 for quants I think you would get into good program .
but I am curious to know that how do you have 3 year full time work experience if you still 22 years.
did your undergraduate program part time one? or anything else?

[Ancalagon The Black]

Thanks asa_sl:

I got 700 in verbal and 770 in quant...
I have my own company for the last 2 years so I think that counts as full time work ex.
Also, my undergraduate program is not part time but the timings are adjustable so I did 40 hours of work/week in my previous job for 1 year... so thats like 3 years of work ex...

[shootermcgavin7]

Did I understand your post, you only have 3 years of undergraduate experience?

Just in casual conversations with adcoms in business schools; they already seem slightly wary of admitting people without some sort of graduate work already................having only 3 years of undergrad work might hurt.

Then again, I might have misread your post.

[Ancalagon The Black]

I am from India where the normal undergraduate is 3 years long. In addition, I have done a Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications (60 credits) Moreover, I have taken 32 credits of mathematics courses in another university to supplement my quant skills...

[Ancalagon The Black]

I am from India where the normal undergraduate is 3 years long. In addition, I have done a Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications (60 credits) Moreover, I have taken 32 credits of mathematics courses in another university to supplement my quant skills...

[asa_sl]

Originally Posted by Ancalagon The Black

I am from India where the normal undergraduate is 3 years long. In addition, I have done a Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications (60 credits) Moreover, I have taken 32 credits of mathematics courses in another university to supplement my quant skills...

but universities like IIT degrees are 4 years right?

from my knowledge　I think u need masters degree if you have only 3 year degree from india to apply US phd programs。