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05 Apr 2011, 17:22
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Hi Paul,
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.
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.
08 Apr 2011, 03:04
Kudos
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Hi mba22:
Thanks for reaching out to me. you should focus your search to schools that are in the 10 to 20 range, and have a significant international representation and have a high percentage of graduates going back into consulting.
one thing that I am particularly curious about is this -- you want to go into marketing and strategy, possibly for a consulting firm, but do not necessarily have any marketing experience right now. I would avoid making any significant shifts. The simple reason is this -- you are already from an oversubscribed applicant and you do not want to do anything that will make you even less attractive. That is, you do not want to have a reasonable career goal not be able to achieve it through business school program. Admissions committees are increasingly worried about your ability to be able to get a job, especially if you require an H1 visa. Please keep this in mind.
I think that you should expand your list to include a couple of safety schools as well -- I would add USC Marshall and even Thunderbird to this list. What minimal information I have on your background, I do think that you will have a good chance at the schools -- thus they should start is your backup.
Otherwise your list looks okay. I think you may have a good opportunity at tuck and Ross as well. HBS and Wharton would be a challenge.
Respectfully,
Paul Lanzillotti
Thanks for reaching out to me. you should focus your search to schools that are in the 10 to 20 range, and have a significant international representation and have a high percentage of graduates going back into consulting.
one thing that I am particularly curious about is this -- you want to go into marketing and strategy, possibly for a consulting firm, but do not necessarily have any marketing experience right now. I would avoid making any significant shifts. The simple reason is this -- you are already from an oversubscribed applicant and you do not want to do anything that will make you even less attractive. That is, you do not want to have a reasonable career goal not be able to achieve it through business school program. Admissions committees are increasingly worried about your ability to be able to get a job, especially if you require an H1 visa. Please keep this in mind.
I think that you should expand your list to include a couple of safety schools as well -- I would add USC Marshall and even Thunderbird to this list. What minimal information I have on your background, I do think that you will have a good chance at the schools -- thus they should start is your backup.
Otherwise your list looks okay. I think you may have a good opportunity at tuck and Ross as well. HBS and Wharton would be a challenge.
Respectfully,
Paul Lanzillotti
mba22
