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Please evaluate my profile [#permalink] New post   09 Sep 2006, 12:51
Please evaluate my chances.

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IT Work Ex- About 6 yrs (Last 4 years in Tata Consultancy Services with 1 year in USA, 1 Year in LG Soft India). Currently working as Project Manager handling seven projects of TCS for ICICI Prudential , Mumbai

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[#permalink] New post   09 Sep 2006, 15:26
Have you looked at what it would take to prepare for any one of the schools?

It is a lot of work. I suggest you review the schools and identify the ones that will help you with your career progression and then reduce the list to 3-4 (max)!
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[#permalink] New post   10 Sep 2006, 10:53
As per your suggestions, I have reworked on my list and decided on to apply to Round 1 of following Schools:
Insead
Harvard
Chicago - GSB
Wharton
Yale

Please let me know what chances i have in these schools. Do I need to add more to this list to be on safer side?

Thanks in advance.
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[#permalink] New post   10 Sep 2006, 16:48
I think:
Insead - good chance
Harvard - stretch
Chicago - GSB - good chance
Wharton - stretch
Yale - very good chance
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[#permalink] New post   12 Sep 2006, 01:56
sm176811 wrote:
I think:
Insead - good chance
Harvard - stretch
Chicago - GSB - good chance
Wharton - stretch
Yale - very good chance


HelloJP,

I basically agree with sm176811, but I would tweak his odds downward just a bit from "good" to "decent" chance at INSEAD and Chicago because your bullet list of accomplishments kind of misses the point of what the top schools want -- leadership and impact stories -- which you did not directly provide.

Good luck,
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Rejected from Wharton and Chicago [#permalink] New post   21 Nov 2006, 00:39
pbodine wrote:
sm176811 wrote:
I think:
Insead - good chance
Harvard - stretch
Chicago - GSB - good chance
Wharton - stretch
Yale - very good chance


HelloJP,

I basically agree with sm176811, but I would tweak his odds downward just a bit from "good" to "decent" chance at INSEAD and Chicago because your bullet list of accomplishments kind of misses the point of what the top schools want -- leadership and impact stories -- which you did not directly provide.

Good luck,


Hi,
I am extremely sorry for late reply. Got busy in the applications. Finally I applied to Wharton, Chicago, Insead, yale and Cornell.
Got Rejected from Wharton and Chicago :( . Still waiting to hear from Cornell, Yale and Insead. Keeping my fingers crossed.
Regarding Leadership stories, I have 3-4 quite interesting ones, which i have been putting in my essays. But still not sure abt the reason of rejection from Wharton and Chicago. (may be competitive Indian IT pool)

Which all other schools I should apply to? :?:

Seeing the result from Wharton and Chicago, should I try in any of Harvard, Kellog, LBS or Columbia?

Thanks in advance
JP
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Re: Rejected from Wharton and Chicago [#permalink] New post   22 Nov 2006, 14:56
hellojp wrote:
pbodine wrote:
sm176811 wrote:
I think:
Insead - good chance
Harvard - stretch
Chicago - GSB - good chance
Wharton - stretch
Yale - very good chance


HelloJP,

I basically agree with sm176811, but I would tweak his odds downward just a bit from "good" to "decent" chance at INSEAD and Chicago because your bullet list of accomplishments kind of misses the point of what the top schools want -- leadership and impact stories -- which you did not directly provide.

Good luck,


Hi,
I am extremely sorry for late reply. Got busy in the applications. Finally I applied to Wharton, Chicago, Insead, yale and Cornell.
Got Rejected from Wharton and Chicago :( . Still waiting to hear from Cornell, Yale and Insead. Keeping my fingers crossed.
Regarding Leadership stories, I have 3-4 quite interesting ones, which i have been putting in my essays. But still not sure abt the reason of rejection from Wharton and Chicago. (may be competitive Indian IT pool)

Which all other schools I should apply to? :?:

Seeing the result from Wharton and Chicago, should I try in any of Harvard, Kellog, LBS or Columbia?

Thanks in advance
JP


JP,

Sorry about the dings. I think they may be telling you that you are aiming a bit too high. So I don't think HBS, Kellogg, CBS, LBS would be the most logical choices. Consider strong finance schools like Duke, Michigan, Rochester, Carnegie-Mellon.

Good luck,
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Re: Rejected from Wharton and Chicago [#permalink] New post   23 Nov 2006, 04:57
pbodine wrote:
hellojp wrote:
pbodine wrote:
sm176811 wrote:
I think:
Insead - good chance
Harvard - stretch
Chicago - GSB - good chance
Wharton - stretch
Yale - very good chance


HelloJP,

I basically agree with sm176811, but I would tweak his odds downward just a bit from "good" to "decent" chance at INSEAD and Chicago because your bullet list of accomplishments kind of misses the point of what the top schools want -- leadership and impact stories -- which you did not directly provide.

Good luck,


Hi,
I am extremely sorry for late reply. Got busy in the applications. Finally I applied to Wharton, Chicago, Insead, yale and Cornell.
Got Rejected from Wharton and Chicago :( . Still waiting to hear from Cornell, Yale and Insead. Keeping my fingers crossed.
Regarding Leadership stories, I have 3-4 quite interesting ones, which i have been putting in my essays. But still not sure abt the reason of rejection from Wharton and Chicago. (may be competitive Indian IT pool)

Which all other schools I should apply to? :?:

Seeing the result from Wharton and Chicago, should I try in any of Harvard, Kellog, LBS or Columbia?

Thanks in advance
JP


JP,

Sorry about the dings. I think they may be telling you that you are aiming a bit too high. So I don't think HBS, Kellogg, CBS, LBS would be the most logical choices. Consider strong finance schools like Duke, Michigan, Rochester, Carnegie-Mellon.

Good luck,


Thanks for your reply. My revised list includes following school:
Stern, Darden, Rochester, UCLA, Duke, Michigan, CMU

Any thoughts on them.

Thanks in advance
JP
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Re: Rejected from Wharton and Chicago [#permalink] New post   26 Nov 2006, 17:08
hellojp wrote:
pbodine wrote:
hellojp wrote:
pbodine wrote:
sm176811 wrote:
I think:
Insead - good chance
Harvard - stretch
Chicago - GSB - good chance
Wharton - stretch
Yale - very good chance


HelloJP,

I basically agree with sm176811, but I would tweak his odds downward just a bit from "good" to "decent" chance at INSEAD and Chicago because your bullet list of accomplishments kind of misses the point of what the top schools want -- leadership and impact stories -- which you did not directly provide.

Good luck,


Hi,
I am extremely sorry for late reply. Got busy in the applications. Finally I applied to Wharton, Chicago, Insead, yale and Cornell.
Got Rejected from Wharton and Chicago :( . Still waiting to hear from Cornell, Yale and Insead. Keeping my fingers crossed.
Regarding Leadership stories, I have 3-4 quite interesting ones, which i have been putting in my essays. But still not sure abt the reason of rejection from Wharton and Chicago. (may be competitive Indian IT pool)

Which all other schools I should apply to? :?:

Seeing the result from Wharton and Chicago, should I try in any of Harvard, Kellog, LBS or Columbia?

Thanks in advance
JP


JP,

Sorry about the dings. I think they may be telling you that you are aiming a bit too high. So I don't think HBS, Kellogg, CBS, LBS would be the most logical choices. Consider strong finance schools like Duke, Michigan, Rochester, Carnegie-Mellon.

Good luck,


Thanks for your reply. My revised list includes following school:
Stern, Darden, Rochester, UCLA, Duke, Michigan, CMU

Any thoughts on them.

Thanks in advance
JP


JP,

A very smart, focused list. All excellent programs, and all programs where you have a decent to good chance.

Good luck,
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