Mr. Versatile Entrepreneur

Hi Mr. Versatile Engineer, Melisa here from Stratus Admissions. Looks like you will be able to use your debate skills and put together an argument for your candidacy! And I think you will have to have a compelling argument. While you GMAT is essentially on average, your GPA is low for USC – and typically we see that Indian males have 20-30 points higher than the published averages at schools. It looks like you have just over 2 years of work experience, 3 years at matriculation which puts you on the lower end – and that experience is spread across 2 roles. You will need to articulate why now is the right time for you. This brings us to what I think stands out about your profile and might be part of your Why now story, that you will be going to work for a family business – so you are a good bet on employment post-MBA. Is there something happening, an opportunity you see, in the business now – that you want to be able to grow? Another challenge with fewer years of experience is to be able to show your leadership potential – would love to know more about the study at home technology you developed – this might be an opportunity. Make sure you get to know USC and the resources available for family businesses. Other schools that you may consider from a family business perspective would be Cornell and UNC. I think your chances are probably on average for USC – and on par with the others. Best of luck!