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What are my chances at Booth, Kellogg, Tuck, Fuqua, Stern, Darden, Tepper??

Posting it again since I haven’t received any response earlier

Hello, I would like to know what my chances are at M7 schools.

Indian Female, Mechanical Engineer, 730 GMAT ( Q49 V40 ) , undergrad GPA - 8.5/10, already have a masters degree in mechanical engineering in the US.

Work experience:
4 years as an emissions certification engineer for an engineering consultant called FEV in Detroit, Michigan.
No promotions as it is a flat hierarchy but a significant increase in responsibilities.
One of them include mentoring interns and less experienced engineers on the testing procedures and also train all the engineers of the company on the new regulations.

Extra curriculars:
very passionate about advocating for more women in engineering and business, human rights, LGBTQ rights etc.,

1) An active member of society of women engineers local chapter. Served as a chair for the awards committee for FY 2021-2022.
Still An active volunteer with the organization.

2) An active member of an organization called Human Rights Campaign to advocate for LGBTQ

3) An active member of a local democratic club and volunteered rigorously during the last election season.

Hello, I am Manvi
my profile :-
Age:-22
Gender- Female
Graduation- PIMR- BBA business analytics- CGPA 8.78
Work experience Part time- 2years 11 months research analyst
full time 1year 4 months
With this i have done certification course from IIM indore in Business analytics with CGPA-3.42
I am planning to pursue mim or mba
I have not given gmat yet. Please guide me on what should be my gmat score and which colleges i can target.

GMAT is compelling and so are EC’s. Focus on the narrative around WOE and growth/potential given your company is more flat.


Target above 700

For MIM or MSC in management , If I’ve no work experience and a low GPA but also with a 700+ GMAT score, Is there any chance is Top B schools?

Hi, I am Meghana.

My details:
Age - 25
Gender - Female
Graduation - B.E. from India - 8.6/10 CGPA
Internships - 2 summer internships and 1-year part time during the third year of college
Work Exp - 3 Yrs in Business Analytics (Marketing campaigns for major companies like JLR, Starbucks, AMEX, Fidelity, McCormick, TGIF, Wendy’s)
GMAT - 710, Writing it again in a month
Community Work - Nature Clubs, Teaching underpriviledged children, Mentoring Hearing impaired students to find jobs, Pride ERG.
Extra-Cirriculars - Learnt Indian Classical Music for 15 years. Won several state level competitons and geven multiple solo performances, Drama Club in college, participated and won in sever inter-collegiate competitions, Organized multiple events and workshops for the entrepreneurship Club of my college

What are my chances at Booth, Kellogg, Tuck, Fuqua, Stern, Darden, Tepper? And what should I concentrate on?

Hi Scott and PMC, I would appreciate your critical evaluation of my profile.

Background, nationality, and educational background:
- 28, Female, Indian national, currently working in Europe
- BSc. in Environmental Sciences, 3.78/4.0 CGPA from a recognized Liberal Arts University in South Asia (received a full-ride scholarship for 4 years of the UG program)
- MS in Environmental Sciences and Policy, 3.36/4.0 CGPA from a recognized University in Europe (received a full-ride scholarship for 1 year of master’s program)

GRE: 309 (155V, 154Q) and hopeful to surpass 320 during retake

Work experience and leadership:
- Industry: Energy and Sustainability Consulting
- Current position: Risk Manager at F500 company
- Work ex and progression: 4.2 years (Analyst: 24 months -> Senior Analyst: 5 months -> Consultant: 17 months -> Risk Manager: 7 months). I was promoted 3 times during my work ex at current company.
- In my current role, I am managing commodity risk for multinational clients (around 60). I also manage Interns and Analysts.
- Multiple summer internships during UG

Community and others:
I am passionate about mentoring and have volunteered with multiple organizations over the last 10 years.
- Lead Employee Resource group at my company (around 3.5 years)
- Manage recruitment (internship and full-time) from my alma mater (1 year)
- Research Lead at an Environmental organization (4 years)
- Mentor at two NGOs that work for women and other minorities education in Asia. Mentored 4 students for their UG & MS applications (around 2 years)
- Co-founded a non-profit organization that provides admissions consulting for UG & MS to minorities in India (around 4 year)

Post MBA goals:
I want to pursue an MBA to improve my leadership skills and learn how businesses operate. Also, to learn and polish key business and finance-related skills.

Short-term: I want to do corporate strategy/operations consulting at MBB.
Long-term: Given my extensive energy and sustainability background, I am interested in continuing in strategy consulting or moving to the industry to do sustainability strategy at a Fortune 100 company.

Target schools: HBS, Wharton, MIT Sloan, Booth

Questions?
• What if I do not get 320+ in GRE? Do I still have a shot? Should I still apply in R1 with less than 320 in GRE or wait to get it up maybe apply in R2?
• People’s management: I manage interns and Analysts but on a dotted line. Would this count?

It’s possible, I think the limited work experience will be challenging as that’s very important for business schools.

What GMAT should I target for m7 with very low UG GPA but High Masters GPA?

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You could apply R1 and then share new score for R2.


700+

Hello, here is my profile. Thanks for evaluating:

background:
- Native Alaskan and AAPI, 27 years old female from USA, low-income household
Educational Background:
- BA in Anthropology at a top US school, minor in gender studies and coursework in poli sci. multi-award winning scholar for school fellowships, and US Department of State. Critical Language Scholar.
- post-grad visiting scholar in China for political science.
- Abroad experiences in Nepal, Japan, Myanmar, Kyrgyzstan, Jordan, Morocco, and more.
Languages:
- Arabic, Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese
GMAT:
- not yet taken

Work Experience:
Total years: 5
Role 1: visiting scholar at Chinese university for political science. generated economic and social policy reports for municipal government
Role 2: Executive Director and Founder of NYC chapter of a global peacekeeping nonprofit and professional network - the founder of the org is currently serving under the Biden administration in a highly senior defense strategy role.
Role 3: special projects research analyst to the CEO of a boutique brokerage firm in NYC. Led corporate strategy for high-profile CEOs and fortune 500 companies.
Role 4: part-time chief of staff for boutique consulting firm - pivoting firm into a venture studio
Role 5: volunteering for an impact investing symposium in NYC for prominent finance and fintech professional organization

Post-MBA goal:
Impact investing and VC


Target schools:
* Wharton
* Harvard
* Columbia
* Stanford 
* UChicago
* Northwestern
* MIT
* INSEAD
* HEC Paris
* London Business School



Core question:
- What aspects of my profile should I emphasize to show my best self?
- target GMAT score?

Hi
This is my profile
Indian national (Permanant Resident)
Male
Age : 24
Graduation Year : 2020
Degree : Bachelors in Technology
Branch : Information Technology
Work experience : 2.5 years (3.5 by fall 2024) in Software Development at PWC working with US clients.
Co Curriculars : Part of Toastmasters club in college for 2 years and held a Ex Com position (Treasurer), 1 year of volunteering at NGO, 5-6 courses done related to management on Coursera and grade 2 Piano certification from Trinity College, London.
GRE : 328
Target Schools : IESE, HEC, IE, Rotman

Work experience with focus on leadership potential and career growth, EC/Volunteer work

Hello, I had a few questions:
1. I had a 2.94/4 GPA in uni (B.Sc Economics) and had a few backlogs (re-exams) - will this hamper my chances in even considering T20 schools? Is there any such criteria based on which I am not eligible?
2. I am currently working in the social impact space- what schools would favour women in social impact as their potential candidates?

Focus on getting strong test scores to help offset low GPA

Hi I have 680 gmat score . reapplying and retaking gmat this year.I have Btech in Comp. Sc. and 4 yrs exp. in govt. job in finance role. What career goal should I prefer between general mgmt and product mgmt in tech sector.?