Thanks a ton for the response. My primary reason for not taking GMAT again is time constraints.
The score that i have now is from 2007 when i had more time The 680 was my seond attempt taken just after a month or so without much planning. I took it because i knew that i was much better in verbal than my score represented. My first score was 650 (51Q,25V)
I am also looking at the possibility of EMBA if my profile fits in (columbia sturday, sunday)program). I know that i have reached a plateau in my career and need a catalyst from here on to reach where I want to in 5 years. I understand that my apps would be very different for the 2 programs (mba/emba) and believe i can articulate the need for an mba effectively. Is 680 not competetive for both the programs? Or rather should i consider only the mba and not the emba based on what i have.
Clarifications to my profile:
The productivioty improvement caused a coast savings of $6.3 mi
The award was among a group of 40 leads and managers

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Hi MBA Crystal Ball team,
Could you please help with my profile evaluation?
Many thanks.

Hi Crystal Ball,

Can you please help me shortlist some good schools for IT Consulting and/or Entrepreneurship. I'm open to both US and UK but have to start by fall this year. Here is my brief profile.

Indian / IT / 25 / Male
GMAT: 700 (QA 50, VA 34, AWA 4.5)
TOEFL: 109
Work Ex: 4 years by the time I join

Looking for Emory, Tippie, UIUC(Illinois), Rochester, Manchester and Imperial

Thanks

Thanks Sameer!

I hope I'd be able to convince adcoms about my potential which I will be talking about in my essays.

I intend to work in strategy consulting position in a good consulting firm for 3-4 years before jumping back in my business and expand it on a global scale with the skills attained in the b school.

Thanks for your reply per se.

Chaitanya

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Hi Amit,

You've completely diverted our attention (intentionally?) away from your 3 years of work-ex and moved on to your trading story. So without putting you in an awkward situation and talking about those 3 years, let's stick to the trading part.

Be a little careful when you are throwing numbers (like 40% returns) our there. Without putting it in the right context, it may or may not sound impressive depending on who's reading it. Allow me to elaborate.

Trading could come in various flavours. The short term speculator/punter vs the long term investor. Accordingly returns also come in various flavours. It is difficult to interpret whether your strategies have been high-risk-high-returns or low-risk-high-returns or some other variation.

In a long term, if you've been consistently been able to give those returns that'll be fantastic. In the short term, when the market has been very volatile, guys who've jumped in and out at the right time have been able to make a lot of money. But this is more luck than capability.

I'm sure your strategy has been rooted deeply into technical analysis concepts, which others may not really be in a position to appreciate.

Another point. What qualities would that success story highlight? Are you good at statistical analysis? Good at understanding the economy, industries (do you also have an understanding of fundamental analysis techniques)?

How will your current skills help you if you were to successfully transition into a consulting role (your post-MBA goal)?

The website aspect (you've only briefly talked about it) can give you several other points to talk about. It's given you a lot of exposure to areas that your 3-yrs of work-ex might not have provided. Send me the URL (as a PM if you don't want to reveal it on the thread). I'd like to see what you are doing out there (and secretly also evaluate your writing style).

Point I'm trying to make it, help others understand your strengths better and you'll have a good shot at the top schools.
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Hi MBA Crystal Ball,

Please help me evaluate my candidacy for the MBA programs in my target schools :

A brief insight to my profile :

1. An IIM (Indian IT Male) guy with 5.5 years of experience in IT - have international work ex and worked for clients reputed in finance domain.

2. GMAT : 740 (Q-50;V-40;AWA-waiting)

3. Extra curr : 'Youth secretary' at our local community club - arranged events such as blood donation camps , art and cultural competitions for society kids -- member of Green Peace -- planning to do more active participations in NGO activities in this summer;

4. Target schools :
a)HBS (misfit in terms of age - but how can I capitalize on that);
b)Duke
c)Wharton
d)Carnegie Mellon Tepper
e)Haas
f)Kelloggs

5. Target career : Consulting / Marketing and Strategy

Please also suggest any other schools u find suitable for me.

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