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WITOW
Joined: 22 Sep 2020
Last visit: 06 Aug 2021
Posts: 18
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Location: Singapore
Concentration: Leadership, Strategy
Schools: LBS '24 INSEAD Aug 22 intake Harvard '24 Wharton '24 Sloan '24 Booth '24 Kellogg '24 Stanford '24 Columbia CBS '24 Judge '23 Said '23
GMAT 1: 400 Q32 V12
GMAT 2: 500 Q44 V16
GMAT 3: 770 Q51 V44 (Online)
GMAT 4: 490 Q35 V22
GPA: 4
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Schools: LBS '24 INSEAD Aug 22 intake Harvard '24 Wharton '24 Sloan '24 Booth '24 Kellogg '24 Stanford '24 Columbia CBS '24 Judge '23 Said '23
GMAT 4: 490 Q35 V22
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29 Jul 2021, 21:31
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Hello Everyone,
I am a 31-year-old Indian Male working in Singapore in Research and Development domain for clean energy and EV domain. I have a total of 7.5 years of work experience including 4 years of manufacturing in India and 3.5 years of R & D in Singapore. I am looking forward to a full-time MBA in upcoming sessions.
R & D -- Energy Research Institute NTU -- 3.5 Years
Academics -- Bachelors of Technology from SRM University India in EEE. Scored (8.24/10).
Master of Science from NTU. Scored (3.25/5).
Post-MBA domain -- Either Moving in clean energy consulting or business development unit in MBB or Moving in FAANG.
My target school are as follows:-
Singapore -- *INSEAD
* -- On the INSEAD website, it is mention that recommended score for INSEAD is 6/8 in IR. However, I had got 4/8 and also in AWA as 4/6. My question is do I have a red flag on my application due to this. (Kindly, folks guide me into this matter)(Very much having anxiety on this point).
UK -- LBS / Judge / Said
(Kindly, folks suggest which one would be much better for me according to my profile.)
USA -- Sloan School of Managment / Ross Business School / UCLA / CMU / Chicago Booth / Wharton / Tepper / Stanford / Harvard / CBS.
India -- ISB.
Also, give comments for chances of getting scholarships.
Would be much appreciated for getting guidance on the same.
I am a 31-year-old Indian Male working in Singapore in Research and Development domain for clean energy and EV domain. I have a total of 7.5 years of work experience including 4 years of manufacturing in India and 3.5 years of R & D in Singapore. I am looking forward to a full-time MBA in upcoming sessions.
R & D -- Energy Research Institute NTU -- 3.5 Years
Academics -- Bachelors of Technology from SRM University India in EEE. Scored (8.24/10).
Master of Science from NTU. Scored (3.25/5).
Post-MBA domain -- Either Moving in clean energy consulting or business development unit in MBB or Moving in FAANG.
My target school are as follows:-
Singapore -- *INSEAD
* -- On the INSEAD website, it is mention that recommended score for INSEAD is 6/8 in IR. However, I had got 4/8 and also in AWA as 4/6. My question is do I have a red flag on my application due to this. (Kindly, folks guide me into this matter)(Very much having anxiety on this point).
UK -- LBS / Judge / Said
(Kindly, folks suggest which one would be much better for me according to my profile.)
USA -- Sloan School of Managment / Ross Business School / UCLA / CMU / Chicago Booth / Wharton / Tepper / Stanford / Harvard / CBS.
India -- ISB.
Also, give comments for chances of getting scholarships.
Would be much appreciated for getting guidance on the same.
02 Aug 2021, 03:01
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Hi WITOW. OK, first - wow, are those your official scores on the side? You moved from a 400 to a 770? That is impressive. Tell me, did you cancel all of these or are any of them on your report? How was your IR in the other tests? If you have an IR that's higher that's on your report, you can point to that, even if your score is low overall, in the optional essay. If not, you certainly could retake. Even if you score lower, having a higher IR could help. If you aren't able to or up for it, put it aside.
A retake though is probably lower priority right now before tackling some other things. For example, you need clear goals, especially since you are on the older side (which increases the risk level of your app). What does Moving mean in the above? You have a lot of options listed here- energy consulting, FAANG, MBB....which is it? I'd go with the one that makes sense for your background and interests the most. Without knowing much about you or which goal you'll pick, I'd maybe try LBS but really this is too tough to say.
I think the M7 might be tough even with your sky high GMAT score, but pick a couple to try. Is CMU not Tepper or are you thinking of somewhere else? That seems like a closer match here, plus perhaps Ross and UCLA on your list. What about the Texas schools if you are an energy person? Rice, McCombs, etc.
I'm afraid I don't have a ton of scholarship info - not all schools offer merit scholarships, mostly schools might do some grants, but a lot of loans...but this is the kind of thing that usually happens later after I am done working on the apps.
Good luck and you might want to check out our career guides on our site and our blog for career postings to help refine your goals!
Warmly,
Julie-Anne
A retake though is probably lower priority right now before tackling some other things. For example, you need clear goals, especially since you are on the older side (which increases the risk level of your app). What does Moving mean in the above? You have a lot of options listed here- energy consulting, FAANG, MBB....which is it? I'd go with the one that makes sense for your background and interests the most. Without knowing much about you or which goal you'll pick, I'd maybe try LBS but really this is too tough to say.
I think the M7 might be tough even with your sky high GMAT score, but pick a couple to try. Is CMU not Tepper or are you thinking of somewhere else? That seems like a closer match here, plus perhaps Ross and UCLA on your list. What about the Texas schools if you are an energy person? Rice, McCombs, etc.
I'm afraid I don't have a ton of scholarship info - not all schools offer merit scholarships, mostly schools might do some grants, but a lot of loans...but this is the kind of thing that usually happens later after I am done working on the apps.
Good luck and you might want to check out our career guides on our site and our blog for career postings to help refine your goals!
Warmly,
Julie-Anne
