Indian male, 720 gmat, 3.6 quant finance from non target school, 2 years consulting and 2 years IB, what are chances for m7? Thinking of doing a year abroad at a startup too before applying

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And yes I have a coherent story for all this. Moreso asking what do the 720 gmat 3.6 gpa and Indian male stats put me in category wise

Post mba goal?

Either PE, PM at faang, or my own venture. Ideally I have an entrepreneurial spirit but no idea or product per se, so hoping to sharpen the tools and skills necessary for entrepreneurship and utilize those skills in whatever capacity. Just a second year consultant right now but would like to know if I’m even in the realm for a top school coming from a non target.

OP fellow Indian male here! I don’t think you should wait to for b-school start your company.
Was in the same boat you are in 1 years post undergrad and now have dived into RE and have started to surprisingly grow rapidly.
You”ll realize soon you don’t need to be target undergrad, MBB, PE/HF, etc to get started and build a team around you.
Just go for it! Haha don’t let our culture man of degrees being a requirment hold you back (:

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