Which MBA school is suitable for my background and future plans?

For what it's worth, I've heard of Kyrgyzstan, unless I'm just displaying my ignorance here. My brother was deployed there once.

we're not all dumb and ignorant Americans here thank you very much. Yeah we've heard of your 3rd world country before.

WIth a response like that, you live up to the first half of your sentence.

auditing should get you some good WE both application wise and, for searching for your MBA i-banking job. on the other hand, you should be able to find something (professionally, or extracurric wise) to differentiate yourself from hundreds, if not thousands, of international apps with accounting/auditing backgrounds. If you can achieve that and have a good GMAT (700~) then, why not- CBS, NYU Stern, Booth, Wharton all possibe... IMHO, you should be able to find something to "sell" from the fact that you are from the Kyrgyz Republic (where you bet that no one has ever heard of!). btw, I'm considering that you will be able to get top notch recos from your employer and also type down stellar essays- coz, you should be up to par w/ your American competitors at these hands; no excuse at that front. I'm an international MBA applicant as well- will start looking for an internship at the street next fall/winter. PM me if you like-

Agree with everyone else - you will need to nail the GMAT, get good recs, write good essays, and pass the interview - I think the interview component might be a challenge for you since you will probably have little conversational English experience. Also, would suggest looking at INSEAD - they like your type of story, from what I hear. All of those school are possible depending on your career progression, GMAT, essays, recs etc. Is the school you went to for undergrad a decent school (you are correct, I have never heard of it)?

I would say if you were a white male it would be tough, but given you can check the box for diversity you would have a shot if you have a 700+ GMAT, a really decent/good EC (maybe something along the lines of a diversity EC), and a compelling upward trajectory at work.

(>700GMAT) + (sell the fact that you are from an impoverished, 3rd world country) + (great work experience) + (decent extra-curricular activity) = admission to top school.

You won't know unless you try man.

Crush the GMAT, get some good EC's under your belt, open your heart on the essays, and apply where you want to go.

To paraphrase ANT on admissions; "I've seen it before and that shit isn't rocket science". Sure, you're not exactly the typical candidate but if you carry and sell yourself good enough you just might make it in over some H/Y/P 4.0.

Thank you all, guys! Appreciate your help. Now, I am nailing on the point stated above.

i agree with jorge -- international student so hell get some perks on that, get a solid gmat score -- you have 2.5 years from now before you enter so you have PLENTY of time to study, work on some ECs, and learn english better. read english newspapers and radio to learn

and dont be such a dick to him about the language, im sure he can speak more languages than most people on this board can and hes doing decently well with over two years to learn.

Pretty sure your country had a revolution last year.

There was a dude from Bhutan with degree from Bhutan and 640 GMAT who got into Harvard MBA. Apparently, they had never received an application from his country for previous 10 years and the diversity he added to the classroom made up for an otherwise sh*tty application. You may have similar experience. The Business schools value diversity greatly and 35% - 40% of the seats are reserved for the international students. Just nail the GMAT and then write good essays about how you helped starving orphans, tutored inner-city kids in Math and Science, accompanied elderly people for ddoctor's appointments, etc. Your work accomomplishments should be great, but all your free time should be spent in charity work helping poor orphans and elderly people.