target760gmat wrote:
Hi Experts,
Request you to suggest suitable b-schools for me:
Profile Details:
GMAT Score: 730 (Q50 V39, IR7)
GPA : 8/10 from NIT (Bachelor of Technology , Engineering) India
Work Ex: 4 years
Work Experience in detail:
Working in a top MNC - In Automotive Electronics Domain in India. My current role is to interact with internal customers and obtain requirements for the embedded software development.
Short Term Goal: Product Management
Long Term Goal: Technology Consultant/Strategy roles
Extra Curricular:
Toastmasters, Marathon, Social Service
Target B-Schools:
ISB , SP Jain as of now
(May be NUS - Singapore)
Questions:
(1) What B-Schools can I target for ? (without cost constraints purely based on my profile)
(2) What B-Schools can I target for ? (with cost constraints mentioned below)
Constraint:
Not more than 50 lakh INR (or) 75k USD (including living expense). Willing to take abroad options if scholarships are available.
(3) How to differentiate my essays from others of similar profile, since my profile mostly looks like that of a typical IT Male applicant ?
(4) Anything which I can do to improvise my profile in the next few months ?
(5) Are there any other alternative,possible suggestions for long term / short term goal ? Based on your suggestions, I am planning to learn more about them to find whether they suits my interests or plan. (Not interested in Finance)
(6) Should I improve my GMAT Score (retake) to target better schools within my reach ?
Thanks
Hey there!
So first of all the baseline profile of your is very good - great GMAT, fantastic school with a great GPA. Where it gets fuzzy is your work experience. I don't yet have enough detail there to see where you stand: Where do you work? What do you do? How quickly have you advanced? Do you have any leadership? What are your great achievements? Do you have notable community service or extra curriculars? Obviously Work experience is one of the primary elements of your application, and if I can understand that better, I can advise you more.
Next, r.e. goals: Right now they are quite vague: What industry do you want to work? What positions would you like to hold? Think this through carefully.
On to your questions
(1) What B-Schools can I target for ? (without cost constraints purely based on my profile)
Depends on your work experience as well as your extras and volunteer work, so it's hard to tell. With your GMAT and GPA though it could be Top 20 schools in the US
(2) What B-Schools can I target for ? (with cost constraints mentioned below)
Constraint:
Not more than 50 lakh INR (or) 75k USD (including living expense). Willing to take abroad options if scholarships are available.
Well, I think you may want to reconsider your approach. Nobody actually has the money to attend B-school, but if you can get loans, it's almost always worht it to go to a Top school, since the post-MBA salaries are so high afterwards.
(3) How to differentiate my essays from others of similar profile, since my profile mostly looks like that of a typical IT Male applicant ?
You need to find your unique aspects - professional, personal and otherwise, and drive them home. Fantastic passionate writing helps a lot too.
(4) Anything which I can do to improvise my profile in the next few months ?
MAke amazing applications.
(5) Are there any other alternative,possible suggestions for long term / short term goal ? Based on your suggestions, I am planning to learn more about them to find whether they suits my interests or plan. (Not interested in Finance)
This needs more thought I agree. But I would need more info from you to be able to answer this reasonably.
(6) Should I improve my GMAT Score (retake) to target better schools within my reach ?
No. Your GMAT is good enough to get you into any program. I would suggest concentrating all your energies on your application.
Otherwise, feel free to drop us a line
here for a full evaluationBest,
Jon