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Re: Profile Evaluation Request
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31 Jul 2013, 13:33
Hi there,
Thanks for posting all of your profile info! While it sounds like for your specific job, you've accomplished a lot, it is all still very technical in nature, and business schools are very interested in knowing if you possess leadership, teamwork, people management, and communication skills as well... and you will need to work hard to show that you are not JUST an IT/technical applicant. With just around 2 years of work experience, that is also a drawback as schools are looking for those with more experience to bring to classroom discussions, particularly in the areas I mentioned above. All that said, 640 is not out of the question at the schools on your list, BUT it is below the average at most of them, making it that much tougher for you to gain acceptance. Depending upon what preparation you've done, you may want to invest some more time and effort with a preparation program and try to see what you can do with the GMAT one more time, and/or consider getting another year of work experience and seeing where you can gain some leadership and management experience that you could focus on in your applications. I encourage you to continue researching your options with the question of your personal career goals FIRST and foremost in your mind, and think about what next steps make the most sense given your goals. Finally, I should mention that scholarships are not extremely common in the MBA world, and those that are given are usually for the best applicants received and vary a lot by school. Most MBA students finance their education through low-interest educational loans paid off with their post-MBA salary over 5-15 years or so.
Good luck to you on your decisions!