sharmaanurag wrote:
More about me:
28 yo/Indian/Male/BTech IT
GMAT - 710 (Q49/V38)
WorkEx - 5+ year Analytics Consulting (1.5 year in London)
GPA - 6.1/10, by far the biggest red flag
Admission Consultant from one of the popular names involved
As hinted by the title of the post, during the latest mba application sessions I applied to Tuck, Duke, Darden and Ross and I have already been summarily rejected by 3 of those schools(Ross most likely to follow soon), without interview to boot. I plan give this MBA thing one more "the old college try" and would really like some help in figuring out where do i go from here.
1. Darden has indicated that there is going to be some time in June when i can get some feedback on the application. Do other schools on my list also extend open feedback?
2. With my GPA is it all possible to crack the top 15? I do not plan to go beyond that as the probability of getting my ROI out of it takes a sharp nose dive
3. I already plan to increase my GMAT but is 750+ going to make the critical difference?
4. I hope to get promoted in next few months so there should be further progress on my WorkEx front but would 29 be old from US bschool perspective?
5. Overall any other suggestions would be great...
Hey there,
So a few thoughts for you here my friend. First of all if you get four dings all it means is that you are going to B-school one year late.
The question is which.
I don't know if you spoke with a consultant before applying, but in all honesty your application strategy was a bit tough.
With a non-IIT degree, a low GPA, and a GMAT that is low for an Indian applicant, as an Indian IT male, the schools you applied to are mostly simply out of range. So the first thing is to take a step back and reevaluate your profile (and yes a higher GMAT will ALWAYS help).
Step two is to have someone look at your application. It's also very possible that you didn't get the most out of your application, and that you have more potential.
And then step three is to come up with a more realistic set of goals applying to a wider range of schools for R1 next year.
So you WILL get into B-school, now is just the time to take a step back and figure out how.
Best of luck!!!
Jon
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14 Feb 2016, 21:56
