Hi,

I am planning to apply for Jan admission cycle for Fall 2013. I have mentioned my profile below


I am an Indian IT Male 

Acads:
10th ? 91.18% (Top 5 in the school)
12th ? 96% (Top 10 in the school)
Engineering ? 75.4 (First Class with distinction)
GMAT ? 690 ? Q48 V37

Work Ex:
? I have been working with an Indian IT Services company for the past 6 years.
? In my Current role as SME, I am mentoring a team of 15-20 members across different geographies
? I have been a module lead for a team of 6-8 members.
? Have a couple of awards at my workplace. One of the youngest to get star of the month award.
? Have an international experience of 11 months. Have interacted with people from different cultures throughout
? Have been recommended for client facing role by each of my managers

Extra Curricular:
? Passed the HSK Level 2 Listening and Reading (an internationally recognized Mandarin Language Certification). This is equivalent to A2 in CEFR for languages. Also passed HSK Beginner spoken test
? Have worked with an NGO. Was the Centre Head for a team of 20 volunteers and 25 students
? Was the Vice Captain of Inter Corporate Cricket tournament

I want to switch from IT to Strategy Consulting.

Please rate my chances for the school mentioned below
1. Darden Virginia
2. Tepper
3. UT Austin
4. Emory
5. Kelley Indiana

Thanks in advance.

You're representative of a very competitive group of students - and some of the programs you're interested in (McCombs, for example,) are in high demand because of their lower tuition fees. For these reasons, I'd say that, without a 20+ point bump on your GMAT, some of these MBA programs will be reach schools for you. Here's how I'd rank your competitiveness, in order from your best chances to worst:

1. Kelley
2. Emory
3. Carnegie Mellon
4. Darden
5. McCombs

I would think of Emory as a good bet, as post-graduation salaries are pretty good, and many consulting firms recruit grads.

Hi,

Thanks for your reply. Its very useful.

If I ask you to suggest 5 schools where I have a fair chance, what are the schools you would suggest (consider that I am gonna apply in Dec-Jan for Fall 2013)

Thanks.

Here are eight:
Emory University (Goizueta) (GA)
University of Wisconsin--Madison (WI)
University of Texas--Dallas (TX)
University of Iowa (Tippie) (IA)
Rice University (Jones) (TX)
Indiana University--Bloomington (Kelley) (IN)
Georgetown University (McDonough) (DC)
University of Maryland--College Park (Smith) (MD)

PS in the list above, McCombs should be 3rd, not 5th. I think Hipster is confusing McCombs for Mays.

The MBA program at UNC Kenan-Flagler (with a concentration in management consulting) might be worth looking at as well.

You might also apply to Babson or Temple Fox as a safety school - both have some good curriculum in strategy and management consulting.