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Jpriya, Jpriya, I’d say your GMAT is good for these schools, though if you can get it a little higher that would be ideal. You didn’t mention how long you’ve been at Deloitte, but these committees will want you to have 3+ years work experience. If you would like to discuss how our team can help with application strategy for those schools, please feel free to reach out to me at [email protected]
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Which University accept 600 GMAT score in USA?
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Hi , if I may add my work ex will be 3 years this Aug. So if we are looking at a higher GMAT , how much should I aim for ?
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GRE - 308 (Q155 V153) taken without preperation few months back. Next attempt on 24th July. Target score - 318-320.
Toefl - 108, UG GPA - 7.65/10 , 10th - 81, 12th - 71
Work Ex - 3 Yrs 9 months as of today, by 2022 August will have 4years 10months of experience
Company: Cognizant Technology Solutions
Role: Senior Developer
Responsibilities: I work as a Mainframe Developer in a client facing role. Received promotion at the earliest stage possible.
Extra Curricular:
1) At college level, I was a Treasurer for Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), which had a club in our college and also organised various seminars under it’s banner.
2)  Was part of a 4 member team whose undergraduate research paper was selected for poster presentation in a SPIE conference at Las Vegas. But, only two member went ro present, and I was not one of them.
3) I am part of a small NGO called Oisitic which works for the children and also have a small orphanage.
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Pursuing Google Project Management certification from Coursera.
Target Schools: WP Carey, Simon, Foster
Poat MBA Goal: To go into Tech, preferably Product Management

Query: What are my chances in the above schools and also any othter suggestions (Only STEM MBA)? I will be depending on scholarship to a great extent
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vinayak576, 1. It depends on your family business and level of responsibility. 2. the schools you mention will likely want to see more work experience and a higher GMAT. Columbia actually has a fantastic family business program and January-entry option you may want to consider given your current profile. If you would like to discuss how our team can help with application strategy and GMAT prep please feel free to reach out to me at [email protected]

Vedang1, It will be important to understand what you’re hoping to gain from the program and do after the program and then select schools based on this. If you would like to discuss how our team can help with school strategy and application support please feel free to reach out to me at [email protected]
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Hi, profile background :-
Woman, 24 years
10th (high school):- 95%
12th (high school):-90%
Undergraduate in Engineering :- CGPA approximately 3.5-4 GPA
Work Exp: 3 years as Sales Manager – Institutional Sales. I have worked with different government organizations under my tenure. Apart from the assigned tasks, Within a year and a half was assigned with another project with my own team and was working under close contact and guidance from the CEO.
Extra curricular:- Participated in International Marketing Conference, Organised a national level youth conference, presented and published paper on youth empowerment, organised innovation conference in college, participated in other cultural events and won a few accolades.
Volunteered at an ngo .: Was a part of University level NGO VSM – Vivekananda Swadhyay Mandal for 3 years:
Did internship for a Month in Pledge a Smile Foundation

Extra Courses: Did a 1 month course on Brand Management from online platforms
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Post MBA: I want to work in retail and then within a few years start my own business.
Target college: HBS, LBS INSEAD
Please give suggestions on how to enhance my Profile and also, can you suggest some other top colleges in which I can apply?
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tobeornottobe, your target programs are going to heavily depend on your GMAT score. You’re going to want to aim for a 740+ for top 20 business programs, not only for admission but for recruiting in consulting. You have strong work experience so emphasize this, however you’ll need to be clear why consulting. If you would like to discuss how our team can help with application strategy or school selection please feel free to reach out to me at [email protected]
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what are the chances for m7?
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Hi,
(Edited my goal in the previous post)
Thank you for taking out time to do this!

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Bachelors of Technology with honours - Electronics and Communication, (72%)

Masters of technology – Mechatronics (Automation/Robotics/Automotive focussed) CGPA 9.08. Had Merit based Scholarship.
GMAT – Yet to take

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1. 4 years in Automotive Industry: Fortune 500 company
a. 1st role : Product Engineer in Research and development department.
Focussed on advanced projects to be launched in a span of few years.
Have a patent through this role and 2 trade secret.
Promoted in in 2 years to Senior product engineer.
b. 2d Role: Software controls Engineer – typical hardcore software developer role. Six sigma project experience- had a value addition to the company, taking a dead project and making it a priority project to a valued customer in 3 months span.
Awarded thrice for best performance in the quarter in 4 years.
c. Additional role:
Team based work system trainer – Youngest and the first young(core1, <2 yr exp) employee to be trained before 5-8 years of experience.
Facilitated training to the new joiners with experience ranging from freshers to experience greater than 15 or 20 years. Also a certified Forte trainer and 5 language of appreciation trainer.

2. ~2-year experience in technology-based start-up by the round 1 application:
a. Switched to business analytics role
b. Startup is in initial stage. And was badly hit by Covid.
c. Helped company grow in tough times and spread its roots in the industry to diverse locations across globe.

3. Extracurricular:
a. Graduate in Classical dance - Kathak
b. Hosted few college awareness programs in collaboration with both of my company. Part of volunteer host for SAE (Society of automotive engineer) for various events hosted locally.
c. Cyber Olympiad winner in school
d. NCC cadet A certified (National Cadet corp)
e. National Service scheme volunteer for 4 years: taught underprivileged students .

Post MBA Goal: Leadership roles in Technology based startup/ Entrepreneurship
Question: which college would be a good target and which would be stretch college with this profile considering I can achieve the GMAT goal of 740-750.
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Qorda, In order to be competitive for a top tier school and for scholarships, you’ll want to aim for a GMAT of 740+. You’ll also need a strong GMAT score to be successful in consulting recruiting. You do have good work experience so you could leverage this thoughtfully, but you’re probably going to need to aim for sub top 20 schools. If you would like to discuss how our team can help with application strategy and GMAT prep, please feel free to reach out to me at [email protected].
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Thanks for joining us today PersonalMBACoach

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ZTR2020, it would be hard to guess which school’s would accept a 600 GMAT. Probably schools below top 50 without knowing anything else about your profile. It is a holistic review so the whole package matters.
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Indian female : 19y/o applying to deferral mba/college senior MBA program at HBS, Darden, Kellogg, booth, columbia and MIT. my profile is : 10th grade 95% 12th grade 96% currently pursuing business administration (finance major) undergraduation with grades ranging averaging at 8.9/10. 3 corporate internships totalling 9 months (all different fields but not so popular companies) co curriculars are 60 hours community service plus social volunteer at a firm motivated towards women safety. national level swimmer and core team member of debating society, finance club and lead guitarist of the college rock band. since i’m studying in a target school v likely to receive placements from big4/8. interested to work in financial services pre and post mba. gmat to be taken. target score is 740
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Hi anusharajjj123,

Thank you for sharing. Deferred MBA programs can be quite competitive. Because of this, it is key that you demonstrate leadership in your applications (your corporate internships should provide you with good material to do so). Leadership comes in multiple forms so even if you have not managed a team or a project, there are many ways to demonstrate your unique leadership!

It sounds like you have some strong extracurriculars and, if you secure a 740 GMAT, your test scores will look good as well.

What will really be important here is fine-tuning your career goals. Strong deferred MBA candidates will have a clear sense of their goals, though this often comes only after working together with a consultant on the applications so do not worry if goals feel murky now. While it's great that you are interested in financial services, you will want to think deeper and share your vision for improving your chosen field or company.

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Indian female : 19y/o applying to deferral mba/college senior MBA program at HBS, Darden, Kellogg, booth, columbia and MIT. my profile is : 10th grade 95% 12th grade 96% currently pursuing business administration (finance major) undergraduation with grades ranging averaging at 8.9/10. 3 corporate internships totalling 9 months (all different fields but not so popular companies) co curriculars are 60 hours community service plus social volunteer at a firm motivated towards women safety. national level swimmer and core team member of debating society, finance club and lead guitarist of the college rock band. since i’m studying in a target school v likely to receive placements from big4/8. interested to work in financial services pre and post mba. gmat to be taken. target score is 740
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Hi,

I am an 26-year old Indian Male Non-Engineer Finance profile candidate with a 760 GMAT. I've worked at a small boutique investment bank for the past ~4.5 years and I'm also a CFA Level III candidate.

My aim is to apply to UK-based schools (LBS and Oxbridge) primarily because I want to switch locations and gain exposure in a new country. I am looking to continue working in the same industry and my aim is to work in Corporate Finance/IB in UK for a few years. PE/VC is also an aim but I am keeping my options open as the chances for breaking into PE/VC are quite slim so I have to be realistic.

I wanted your guidance regarding the 'career goals' essay. I have worked on several debt deals in the Renewable Energy space in India and hence, I plan to mention that my short-term career goal is to work in the project financing/corporate finance division of an Energy firm (such as Lightsource) / IB firm with a focus on energy / an energy focused fund (such as Actis). My long-term career goal would to be start an Energy-focused fund of my own.

Someone mentioned to me that it would make sense to state that I plan to come back to my existing firm after MBA to secure a senior role and support the firm's growth into other markets. This would ensure that the ad-com does not consider me as a high risk candidate since I would be guaranteed employment in my home country. However, this does not feel authentic to me so I am not too sure about doing it. Do the career goals that I've stated seem high risk/hard to attain in LBS/Oxbridge?

Your advice would be much appreciated.
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