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Hi Christine,

Thank you for taking out time to respond. My only idea was to get some initial feedbacks from an expert to assess my profile to start with. Considering that you and other experts had provided similar advice to many others, I too requested for an intial assessment cum advice. Its not that I like asking question regarding my chances of getting into any college, just that wanted a direction.

Apology if you felt it was inappropriate.

Thanks,
Vips

Hello,

I am a European applicant and trying to see whether I would be competitive for the top MBA schools, especially a finance/entrepreneurship school.
I was thinking about MIT.

Since I don't really know much about MBA world in USA, I would really appreciate any help you may have. Could you evaluate the below and share your thoughts on competitiveness and schools to target please?

Thanks!
Coma
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Below is my profile:

Age: 32

UG: Engineering, top school in country. GPA 2.5 - no special reason for low GPA
Grad: MS in Finance: top school in Europe. GPA 3.7
GMAT: 750, Q:51

WE1: Management / Entrepreneurship (engineering related) : 3 years
WE2: Financial Services / Strategy (well known global company) : 2 years

Work experience covers 5 countries (spent at least 6 months) so far
During my WE2 some of the global projects at which I participated at the design phase became highly successful and recommendations (from senior people in organization) revolve around this

My target schools are Columbia, Harvard, NYU Stern, Stanford and Wharton.

Education
- GPA: 3.70 at Stony Brook University (SUNY) BS in Business Management – Just graduated in August.
- GPA: 3.84 Navy Nuclear Power School. Non degree but very technical and well known for its rigor.
GMAT: 650
Age: 29
White
Experience: 11 years
- 8 years as an enlisted US nuclear trained submariner. Responsibilities included calculating, sampling and maintaining reactor chemistry, overseeing all radiological activities (maintenance, casualty actions in case of reactor accident etc…) and operating the reactor in all modes.
- 1 year at Sandia National Laboratory as a Health Physics Technician integrating radiological controls into all aspects of their experimentation
- 1.5 years at Brookhaven National Laboratory doing the same as at Sandia.
- .5 years at Brookhaven National Laboratory as a Quality Engineer for Radiological Control Division
o Just promoted.
Extracurricular Activities:
- None - When separated from navy, attended school full time and work full time. No time for anything else.
Essays: I have recently received essays from a fellow veteran at one of the top schools. He did exactly what I did in the navy and I intend on using it as a template for my own essays while differentiating myself based on my upbringing
- Grew up in a very poor neighborhood in Dallas Texas
- Only person in immediate family or extended family to graduate college

I know my GMAT is not as high as it could be which may be a problem, especially for the schools I am choosing, but I believe I can offset this in my applications by drawing attention to the technical nature of my past and current job, my GPA in Nuclear Power School as well as my A+ in calculus.

Another important point in regards to my GMAT is that I attended my undergrad full time while simultaneously working full time. I believe I can capitalize on this fact and show that while simultaneously pursuing both, I obtained excellent grades and have been promoted at work. I think this will show that when I stop working and attend school full time, I will perform exceptionally well. Please let me know if this logic will hold up in an application and if I should talk to it.

Please let me know your thoughts and I thank you in advance for any evaluation you provide.

Hello,

I'd appreciate some advice/insight into my situation for applying to business school... I think it's a pretty unique and abnormal situation. I would be applying for a Fall 2014 start semester.

Here's my profile:

Age: 25 Asian male
Undergrad: Civil & Environmental Engineering with 3.1 GPA
Haven't taken GMAT yet
7+ years commitment to church leadership and outreach
Avid guitar player/musician, snowboarder, and basketball player

Work Experience: 2 and a half years, both with Fortune 500 companies. Worked in operations/supply chain management in a Global Leadership program, now doing Product Management at Fortune 100 company

After graduating, I was going for a master's in Operations Design and Management at my school, when my adviser recommended me to go for the MBA instead, as it was a more valuable degree with only a handful of additional classes. I was a full time MBA student (with 0 full-time work experience) for about a year and a half when I was hired into a global leadership development program. I've since then moved into my ideal position and industry with my current employer. I am about 75% done with my MBA which, relative to other programs, is lower cost because I took advantage of graduate tuition promotions.

I'm happy with my current role and the potential growth opportunities, but I feel that my growth could be capped based on the fact that I don't have a top tier MBA. I'd like to get into consulting or corporate strategy, which will likely require a higher ranked MBA.

I've accumulated about $150K in loans from undergrad and the current MBA program that I'm in. Thus, I am only looking into low-cost MBA program, such as:

Kelley at Indiana University, ranked #23. Has a great online/part-time program that costs only $50k total
Marriott school at BYU, ranked #32. Costs ~$20K total, but it is a full-time program
Tepper at Carnegie Mellon, ranked #19. They will be starting a new online/part-time program next year, I believe it will cost around $60k total

Is it worth abandoning my current MBA to pursue a higher ranked MBA given my situation (currently in MBA program @ 75% completion and high student debt)? With my current resume, would I be able to get in the above schools assuming I get a GMAT score around 670-700 or higher? Are there other low cost ranked schools you can recommend that I would be a good candidate for?

Thanks in advance for your advice!

Hello,

I'd appreciate some advice/insight into my situation for applying to business school... I think it's a pretty unique and abnormal situation. I would be applying for a Fall 2014 start semester.

Here's my profile:

Age: 25 Asian male
Undergrad: Civil & Environmental Engineering with 3.1 GPA
Haven't taken GMAT yet
7+ years commitment to church leadership and outreach
Avid guitar player/musician, snowboarder, and basketball player

Work Experience: 2 and a half years, both with Fortune 500 companies. Worked in operations/supply chain management in a Global Leadership program, now doing Product Management at Fortune 100 company

After graduating, I was going for a master's in Operations Design and Management at my school, when my adviser recommended me to go for the MBA instead, as it was a more valuable degree with only a handful of additional classes. I was a full time MBA student (with 0 full-time work experience) for about a year and a half when I was hired into a global leadership development program. I've since then moved into my ideal position and industry with my current employer. I am about 75% done with my MBA which, relative to other programs, is lower cost because I took advantage of graduate tuition promotions.

I'm happy with my current role and the potential growth opportunities, but I feel that my growth could be capped based on the fact that I don't have a top tier MBA. I'd like to get into consulting or corporate strategy, which will likely require a higher ranked MBA.

I've accumulated about $150K in loans from undergrad and the current MBA program that I'm in. Thus, I am only looking into low-cost MBA program, such as:

Kelley at Indiana University, ranked #23. Has a great online/part-time program that costs only $50k total
Marriott school at BYU, ranked #32. Costs ~$20K total, but it is a full-time program
Tepper at Carnegie Mellon, ranked #19. They will be starting a new online/part-time program next year, I believe it will cost around $60k total

Is it worth abandoning my current MBA to pursue a higher ranked MBA given my situation (currently in MBA program @ 75% completion and high student debt)? With my current resume, would I be able to get in the above schools assuming I get a GMAT score around 670-700 or higher? Are there other low cost ranked schools you can recommend that I would be a good candidate for?

Thanks in advance for your advice!

Thanks for the prompt response!

I'm currently getting my MBA from WPI (Worcester Polytechnic Institute). They are not ranked, but are "#1 part time MBA in Northeast," and was #1 in the nation a few years ago (by businessweek). My fear is that as I'm applying to jobs a few years down the line, my resume will be ignored because I don't have a top tier MBA, specifically competing against other candidates in consulting and strategy. At the same time, there's also the fact that I am near completion to my current program.

How strong of a candidate do you think I would be to get into the programs I had mentioned above? I know I have a lower undergrad GPA, but there was a significant upward trend after my 2nd year. Would a GMAT score of 700 and strong references be enough to overcome that?

I'd certainly like to speak with you more. I'll set up an appointment through the link you sent me.

Thanks!

Steve

Hi Guys,

I want to know what is the equivalent GPA for 59%. I did engineering in one of the indian instituites and I got aggregate of 59%. What is the equivalent GPA for this aggregate.

Thanks
Ravi

Dear Marvel Admissions,

Trust this post you well.

Need your help in evaluating my profile:

Indian, Male, Age 26, Engineering undergrad, Manufacturing sector and consulting work ex, among the top 10% in both university and professional peer group...

GMAT 610 (Q38, V36 ; 46 and 79 %ile respectively) .. I hate to say this, but this my 3rd attempt at the exam, and have been able to get only this.

Undergrad GPA - 8.1 on 10, ( that converts to 3.3 on 4 if I am right), have a PG Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights Law ..

Professional background:

3 years of work ex. as process engineer in automotive manufacturing.. excellent track record at company, in terms of leadership, project management, and responsibilities... handled 2 key product developments amounting to 10 million $ in budget allocations ...another key highlight includes being chosen for funded PG program among a pool of 100 engineers ( 3 were chosen) ..

Post automotive experience, shifted to business consulting, and involved as research analyst tracking the global commercial vehicle market, promotions YoY and recently given team leader role .. presently with the same firm ... key member of team building in the consulting firm, and responsible for establishing an overseas research team this year ... have completed that process and moved to other assignments now... been with the firm for 2 years and 4 months now ( total of 5 years+ work ex. )

Other key achievements:

. Demonstrated team building and leadership qualities --- undergrad placement representative, team lead role in the current profile..
. Profession working knowledge in German ( have completed 6 levels of professional german language from the local office of Max Mueller Bhavan, India)

Target: MIT SLOAN LGO, Tippie, Broad (SCM program), Krannert, Kenan Flager, Anderson .. I know I can't think of top 10 with the GMAT score.. but any advice there would be welcome..

All I want to know is how good are my chances at the listed schools, recommended schools for this background, and what can be ideally done (in brief) to combat the low GMAT... I will be having stellar recommendations and am concentrating on my essays already....

Please advice...

Thanks
apns