April 26: Q&A about MBA admissions in 2024 with ARINGO

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Profile evaluation requested by a member ........ Indian male engineer; 26 ; Undergrad : Reputed National Institute of technology in India Major : Computer science; Current position : Senior associate, PwC US Advisory. (Management Consulting)WE - 60 Currently leading and setting up an AI team within PwC. Earlier, I used to work with clients from different geographies such as SG, US, Bulgaria and Australia. Have spent quite a lot of time in these geographies. Led many cross-continent project teams. Doing multiple pro-bonos; Extra-curr : Aviation blog, PlanespottingTravelled to around 12 countries- Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Qatar, UAE, Thailand etc.Short term goal - consultantLong term - own consulting firm.

profile sounds strong
Obviously, I am missing GMAT info and the school wish list desire
but your undergrad, work experience, progress, and working with international teams sounds good!
career goals sound fine, but be specific about which industry, which geography etc.
good luck! (after your GMAT, feel free to reach out on shimriw@ARINGO.com) for a deeper profile analysis and chances estimation

Hero ARINGO,

I completed my bachelor’s in 2022, from a Tier 2 University with Business Administration in Finance and scored 4.1/5. My 10th was 78% and 12th was 85%. I’m working with one startup as Relationship cum Project Manager since last 1 year, it’s basically into Venture Capital. Previously worked with HR consulting startup for 9 months. Also, have winning prise for Research Poster on Startup thing, had my own club in Graduation and was Founder and President for a year there, anchored college signature event.

I’m aiming HEC Paris for their Finance or Strategic Management program for Sept 2024 intake, please help me with Profile evaluation if I need to add any specific into it. Also, please guide about what GMAT score would HEC preferred with this profile, as I’m yet to take GMAT.

Thanks. Looking forward to hearing back from you

as there arent many questions lets see if you can spot the truth vs. the myth… can you guess which one of these is actually true?
1. You can’t get into an M7 MBA program without a 750 GMAT
2. If you are older than 30 you can’t get into a top MBA program
3. If you are looking for a high post-MBA salary you have to go to Harvard
4. The GMAT is 90% of the application
5. If I don’t volunteer I won’t get into Yale
6. INSEAD requires international work experience
7. Shimri from ARINGO drinks 6 cups of coffee a day


good profile for the "less experienced degrees" (you could add master’s in management...) I am unsure about your background, but if you come from an overrepresented background, you will need 700 + in the GMAT...

Thanks.

Would the 700+ score require for Masters in finance and Master in Strategic Management also? I did Bachelors of Business Administration, and I would say average profile considering competition. Aslo, if you can guide what else should I include in profile to stand out from the crow.

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as mentioned if you come from an overrepresented background, I suggest you aim for 700+ (naturally if you score a bit less you can still apply!)
how to stand out? work with an expert like me

I’m 33 male worked in top IT firm for 6years and joined family buisness before 5 years.I got GMAT score of 760.What are the possibility of getting into top universities like Kellogg,booth or Wharton or M7 colleges considering my age.Also i don’t want to do EMBA as its not having high placements.

I saw that the median GMAT grades of students accepted into Ivy-league schools are around 730. How significant is the difference between a 700 and a 730 score?

Hi, your experience is on the high side, but if you apply this year, you should be ok for "regular" 2y programs (although, you can also apply to Stanford MSX/ MIT SF one year programs)
how to maximize chances?
Send me your CV, school wish list, GMAT split (well done by the way!) and any other info to shimriw@aringo.com and perhaps we can work together on some stellar apps
I had a 37y old get into Wharton and Kellogg this year!


GMAT is about 30% out of the 100% assessment. some shcools put more of an emphasis on it than others. also, if you come from an overrepresented pool of applicants, the shcools will look for a higher than average GMAT score. and if you come from a less common background they would give you some slack (= if you are a female, coming from a tiny country in Africa, and work in the energy from sea waves industry, a 650 is enough )

Thanks, I’ll get started on packing to move to Africa

or work on your GMAT...

Right, I think we can close this chat now...

Thanks everyone for this session
I really enjoyed your questions and seeing such great profiles!
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