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Hi,

I have 2.2 years of work experience in the IT industry where I'm working with Deloitte USI currently. I got a GMAT score of 650 (Q49,V30). I did my engineering in IT from Pune University with 70% average. (IT/Female/Engineer) I have good/decent number of extracurriculars to strengthen my profile. I also have entrepreneurial experience in the retail & corporate gifting space. I was looking at joining MBA programs in Sep 2021. I wanted to know if I stand a chance at any good university in US, Singapore, Canada and EU if I apply right now.

Looking forward to your inputs!
Thanking you in advance!

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Following the post as I am in a similar position almost.
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Apply in Early action round next year to have a good chance. But I do suggest a retake
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Hi @Srishtimaitra-- One thing about Rotman is that they do look holistically at this and GMAT is not always their biggest driver-- so I think your experience working for Deloitte will be helpful. That being said, 2.2 yrs of work experience is still a little soft and if you were to work another year and also get your GMAT Verbal score up you would likely increase the range of schools where you could be in plan. Your odds in EU are lower with your lower work experience. You could apply to Rotman and see what happens and I have seen clients with lower scores yet strong work do well in the application process at Rotman. But my gut reaction honest opinion is that you might be better off waiting a year, improving GMAT verbal and applying R1 2021 for Fall 2022 matriculation.
I have 2.2 years of work experience in the IT industry where I'm working with Deloitte USI currently. I got a GMAT score of 650 (Q49,V30). I did my engineering in IT from Pune University with 70% average. (IT/Female/Engineer) I have good/decent number of extracurriculars to strengthen my profile. I also have entrepreneurial experience in the retail & corporate gifting space. I was looking at joining MBA programs in Sep 2021. I wanted to know if I stand a chance at any good university in US, Singapore, Canada and EU if I apply right now.

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Hi @Srishtimaitra-- One thing about Rotman is that they do look holistically at this and GMAT is not always their biggest driver-- so I think your experience working for Deloitte will be helpful. That being said, 2.2 yrs of work experience is still a little soft and if you were to work another year and also get your GMAT Verbal score up you would likely increase the range of schools where you could be in plan. Your odds in EU are lower with your lower work experience. You could apply to Rotman and see what happens and I have seen clients with lower scores yet strong work do well in the application process at Rotman. But my gut reaction honest opinion is that you might be better off waiting a year, improving GMAT verbal and applying R1 2021 for Fall 2022 matriculation.
I have 2.2 years of work experience in the IT industry where I'm working with Deloitte USI currently. I got a GMAT score of 650 (Q49,V30). I did my engineering in IT from Pune University with 70% average. (IT/Female/Engineer) I have good/decent number of extracurriculars to strengthen my profile. I also have entrepreneurial experience in the retail & corporate gifting space. I was looking at joining MBA programs in Sep 2021. I wanted to know if I stand a chance at any good university in US, Singapore, Canada and EU if I apply right now.

Looking forward to your inputs!
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Thanks for the inputs, Donna!
How much of an increase in GMAT would be needed? I have an IELTS score of 8. Also wanted to understand if it would be better to apply for a MIM program with this profile or wait for a year and try for MBA program?
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srishtimaitra and Saasingh:

While it of course depends on what you mean by "good university in US, Singapore, Canada and EU" but your GMAT score on top of your minimal work experience and competitive demographic classification is going to make it very hard. Have you even started your applications? If you have not, I can't see a situation where you will be able to pull this off with much success.

Given that you are relatively young, you should do what another poster suggested and wait until the fall of this year to apply for matriculation in the following year. That will give you more work experience and time to (study and prepare) for a redo on the GMAT. You do not need to rush this degree. Get into the best MBA program you can so you can set yourself up for the long run!

Please reach out to us at Admissionado for a free consultation if you need guidance and application support.

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Hi Srishti, to be honest with you a gmat of 650 and tech background is not enough to crack Rotman. I would suggest you to atleast improve your score by 50 points and apply again next year. This should make your profile much more attractive.

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