GMAT
2nd Attempt - 660 (Q 49 , V 32 , AWA - 5.5)
1st Attempt -550 (Q 42 , V 25 , AWA - 4.5)

TOEFL - 115 (R-28, L - 28. S- 30. W -29)

Academic background
>> BE Electronics & Communication. GPA - 3.7/4 Gold Medal for topping class (college level). University level rank - 14.
>> MBA from BIM. GPA - 3.4 / 4. University level rank - 17.

Total years of experience - 9.5 years
>> Senior consultant involved in implementation of packaged ERP software for major clients in Fortune 500 list
>> 7 + years of Consulting experience and 2 + years of experience in product management & business analytics
>> Project Management experience and team management skills
>> Multi-cultural exposure - Worked in deployments across Mexico, US and handled clients in Europe (Spain) and China as well
>> Good leadership experience - led several projects and experience in handling culturally diverse teams (approximate team size - 7 comprised of BE graduates)
>> Product management & business analytics exposure in early career
>> 4 promotions across 9+ years
>> Won several awards in "Director's Award" category for successful execution of projects and consistently been rated as "Star performer"

Extracurricular
• Diploma holder in Carnatic Violin.
• Headed the BISMARC (Marketing Club) at B.I.M and conducted several events
• Member of ZETETICA (HR Club) at B.I.M. and conducted several events
• Avid reader – active member of book clubs and conduct reviews and book discussions.
• Astronomy enthusiast - part of Astronomy club in Chennai
• Member of NGO initiative at current firm – Active member in activities such as literacy campaigns, Go-green initiatives etc
• Experience in handling event management as an additional responsibility in several corporate events such as Annual Goal Kick off presided by Directors of the company.

Target Schools
>> IE - Spain
>> ESADE - Spain
>> Oxford
>> Cambridge
>> Emory
>> Wharton
>> Babson
>> Warwick

Planning for a 1yr program and will apply to around 6 schools based on fit.

Please help me with my profile evaluation and my fit for the above schools. Or should I target schools with lesser ranking to have high chances of admission?

Thanks in advance !

You have an interesting profile which is a great start to a winning application. Several unique involvements including music and astronomy will be more memorable perhaps than the average applicant, particularly if you are truly passionate about them and accomplished. I also like your experience including what appears to be steadily increasing responsibility, title changes, promotions, etc and work with name brand clients. You will need to focus on what you think sets you apart from other consultant applicants. Since consulting is a big feeder industry for b-schools, you will be stacked up against this rather large pool of applicants to see what is different or special about your experience. You should think along these lines as you weave your story throughout your essays. With what looks like great academics and a good GMAT score (nice improvement on the GMAT by the way), you should be competitive at your target schools. Exploring fit will be more up to you as far as preferred academic style and classroom, curriculum and extra curricular traits of each school. Let us know if we can be helpful with applications.