Admission; US Business Schools as an European

Hello!

I'm currently graduating (MSc Industrial Engineering & Management) and joining a scandinavian boutique MC firm (high tier 2, well-known in Scandinavia but unknown in US). I wonder if any of you guys could tell me what kind of business schools in US that would be in my league in a future application?

What should be my focus areas to improve my chances?

Stats: 3-4 years of work experience with good records; management consulting MSc at Scandinavian top-ranked university GPA 4.43 out of 5.00 GMAT 700 Some extra curricular activities (1 with leadership) but not massive.

Thanks, appreciate all help I can get!

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Looking at your profile I would say that you're finnish and graduated from the Helsinki University of Technology? A 4.43 gpa on a Scandinavian scale is very impressive, that would be an A average in US terms or 3.6-3.8 gpa. I think you could apply to all of the top10 business schools and have a fair shot of gaining acceptance to 6 or 7 of them. Harvard and Stanford are always crapshoots but concerning the issue of the rest of the schools I think you have a large chance of gaining acceptance them. If you have already applied to some it would be interesting to know, where?

 
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