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Concentration: Healthcare, Strategy
Schools: Fuqua '14 (D) Stern '14 (D) Tuck '14 (D) Johnson '14 (WL) Kenan-Flagler '14 (I)
GMAT 1: 690 Q47 V38
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Profile Evaluation [#permalink] New post   16 Apr 2011, 08:22
Hi Alex,
Thanks in advance for your insights. below is my profile and questions-
Profile: Indian/male/ 29 yrs old

Education: MS from US university in Chemistry (non-engineer), GPA 4.0/4.0--2006
B.Tech in chemical Technology from India (Mumbai university), Score 68 %--2002

Work experience: Total six years, Currently working as Scientist (drug discovery) since 2006 in one of the top three pharma companies in US, one promotion.
Also worked in Indian pharma company from 2002-2004 as Scientist

GMAT Score History: Highest score- 690 (Q47/77 % , V38/83%), 2nd attempt in Feb 2011,
3rd attempt in April 2011, 660 (Q 49/86 %, V31/58 %),
1st attempt in 2008, wanted to have feel og GMAT, 590 (Q47, V25)

Extracurricular activities: Organized science activities for high school kids with my company in US, Was treasurer for one of the association in grad school and raised 20K for in a year and increased funding for the association and Organized many events during undergraduate studies.

Post MBA industry: Healthcare and consultancy

Stretch schools : Tuck, Yale, Stern and Columbia

Sweet spots: Duke, UNC, MaComb.

Concerns/Questions: My biggest concern is my GMAT score and specifically 3rd time V score and also my GMAT score from 2008. How these are going to see by Adcoms ? They really see highest one ? or will my 3rd time verbal get red flag?

How is my schools selection? Any more schools that you can suggests (considering my post mba plan
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Re: Profile Evaluation [#permalink] New post   17 Apr 2011, 08:43
I think you've got realistic expectations with the schools you listed - it's a good mix of stretches and sweet spots.

As for your GMAT, yes they only care about your highest score. Don't worry about your other attempts.

All you can do at this point is focus on doing the best you can on the written applications and interviews.
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GMAT 1: 690 Q47 V38
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Re: Profile Evaluation [#permalink] New post   18 Apr 2011, 16:48
Alex thanks a lot!! one more questions, I am also considering Darden, Ross and Cornell. Will you consider these schools for me as stretch or sweet spots. Appreciate your help.
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Re: Profile Evaluation [#permalink] New post   19 Apr 2011, 14:49
Schools in the top 16 (Yale, Columbia, Duke, Darden, Michigan, Stern, Cornell) will be stretches - not huge stretches, but enough of a stretch that you'll need a bit of luck to get in. However, you have enough of a shot that they're worth a serious try.

Schools outside the top 16 but within the top 30 are sweet spots -- schools with strong regional reputations like Texas, UNC, USC, Tepper, Georgetown, etc.

And given your background (you already have a masters degree, you have a pretty solid career already), it's probably not worth it to go outside the top 30 as a "safety". What may work best is to focus only on stretches and sweet spots (choose 5-6 schools), and then if you don't get in, you can always reapply a year or so later into a part-time or executive program.
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