<p>I'm looking for a quick evaluation of my background from the members here to help me gauge my own chances, as well as helping other who may have a similar background.</p>
<p>Undergrad: Completed 2 bachelor degrees in 5 years (Engineering and Economics), from a top-tier Canadian institution. CGPA is about 3.5 (My GPA in my latter years is much, much higher than my freshman and sophomore)</p>
<p>GMAT: 740</p>
<p>Work Experience: (little over 3 years, currently) Large Tech Corporation in Canada (One of Canada's largest 20 companies). Part of a leadership development program.
-Started as an Engineer
-Strategic Analyst (one of 4 primary analysts on a $100+ mil outsourcing agreement with a major international firm)
-Project Manager - Managed 2 projects, totaling about $2million in budget
-Recently moved into an advisor position in Corporate Development</p>
<p>I know its rather high level, and much depends on the quality of your personal statements and recommendations, but would I be able to put together a competitive app?</p>
<p>I realize the stats I posted are a bit high level, but it would be greatly appreciated if folks could share some guidance regarding which tier of school I should be aiming for.</p>
<p>What do you plan to do with the MBA? Would you like to stay in Canada or move to the US? Do you plan to stay in the tech industry, go to management consulting, or move to other areas (investment banking, private equity, etc.)?</p>
<p>Not at all. This is average for those, especially engineers who apply to the top 20 MBA schools. I hope you don’t come across as arrogant during your interview. I feel your work experience is also rather average for an engineer. What have you done to make yourself stand out?</p>
<p>Just to clarify, by ‘high level’ I meant the information I provided lacks detail and granularity. I wasn’t suggesting that I’m in an upper echelon as far as my background goes. </p>
<p>Long term, I’d like to be back in Canada, as I have lots of family and friends here. But I would definitely consider working in the States for a few years if there better opportunities available. </p>
<p>I’m leaning towards mgmt consulting or product management in the media/entertainment/publishing industries.</p>
<p>Coming from a tech background, I would have Stanford as your reach school. The school has many of its graduates go into management consulting and its very “tech friendly.” Schools that are probably the best fit for your interests and your credentials are UC-Berkeley and UCLA. In short, California schools seem to fit you best, and I think you have a good shot at Berkeley and UCLA</p>
<p>Stanford, Haas, Sloan, Tepper, Anderson, Johnson, Ross and Marshall are the schools you should look into.</p>
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I agree that the OP would fit in well at Haas but getting into Haas is like winning in a lottery these days. It’s one of the most selective b-schools today with an admit to applicant ratio of 1:16. Stanford has a more notorious data, 1:20. </p>
<p>Here are for other schools:</p>
<p>Sloan 1:10
Anderson 1:9
Johnson 1:8
Tepper 1:7
Ross 1:5</p>
<p>Consulting or product managment in media/entertainment/publishing.</p>
<p>I think the schools should be:
Anderson (UCLA)
Marshall (USC)
Stern (NYU)
Columbia</p>
<p>I don’t understand other’s people suggestion on Berekeley, Cornell, CMU, or Ross. Those schools are not strong in media and entertainment. Heck, Johnson and Tepper aren’t that strong period. For those industries, you need to be close to the action (i.e. LA or NYC).</p>
<p>Yes, but he also said he would be interested in management consulting. And coming from a tech background, CMU and Ross make sense, Cornell to a lesser extent.</p>
<p>I’m sorry, I misunderstood the question. I thought he was interested in consulting in those industries or product managment in those industries. </p>
<p>For MC, as long as the consulting company recruits on campus, you should be fine. For best chances at the top tier MC, you should look at the top ~15ish schools. It also depends on the office you want to work at. General rule is that the school has stronger placement for the close by offices. For MC, I would also recommend you look schools that dominate a certain region such as Fuqua (Duke). Since Fuqua dominate the southeast region, and probably place very well at ATL and DC office. Whereas, Stern kids would have to compete with HBS, Wharton, CBS, Yale, Tuck, Tepper, and Johnson. Similarly, McCombs (Texas) probably dominate the Houston and Dallas offices, and there’s no comparable school within 1000 miles of McCombs.</p>