Aringo, please help!! i am freaked out about my GMAT score and maybe not so great rest-of-profile...
Stats:GMAT - 660 (Q44, V36 , AWA 5, IR 4)
GPA - 3.76/4 or 8.93/10
WE at Matriculation - 5 years
Demographic - Indian, Female
EducationB.E (Bachelor of Engineering Electronics) from top private insitution India
PG Diploma in Fashion Design. (graduated as the topper) at a local design college India
Work Experience*Database Engineer (Trainee) at a Fortune 100 MNC (Financial services) right out of undergrad - 1yr , India
Fashion Merchandizer at an e-commerce studio - 6 months USA
Founder / Entrepreneur of an e-commerce branding consultancy - 1 year , India; Continue to serve as advisor
Project Manager at a data science consultancy - 1.5 years and counting (current role) with some international (on-site) exposure
*I can quantify significant achievements/impact at each job role.
Extra-Currcs.1) Photo-stylist - photos published in local media
2) Writer - Novel long-listed at a National Award; contributing author to a top 10 career blog in India
3) certification in at least 2 foreign languages.
Volunteering1) Life-skills trainer at a Disability centre for 1 yr as company's CSR activity
2 Personally mentored four unemployed women resulting in their self-employment and significant earnings- 1.5 yrs and ongoing
Post MBA Goals:Innovation Consultant or Product Manager to spearhead organization strategies with a triple bottom line benefit. (draws from my experience as designer, project manager of products, and engineering background). MBA adds the finishing cherry on the top (aka business side of the equation).
Target Schools:
Tuck, Darden, Kelley, Rice, Wisconsin Madison.
Dreamt of Kellogg, Stern and Harvard but gave up after my GMAT score.
May need to consider: UCLA, Carlson, Kenan Flagler?
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Is my profile anywhere close to what my target schools are looking for or is my profile really handicapped? Should i re-take the GMAT though i have no hope of improving on it no matter the prep i put in? (second attempt was a 630)