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18 Sep 2019, 21:30
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Hi Friends,
I wish to understand how good/bad is my profile presently to get into PhD Marketing (CB) in top IIMs (India) or top 50 universities in US.
10th - 82%
12th with Science (Physics Chem Bio) - 85%
(Wanted to be a surgeon but met with an accident that resulted in right hand fingers' amputation - was forced to change my field and ended up changing my field completely and graduating in Economics, Psychology, English - however with a very poor score in graduation of 55% because of multiple medical issues and multiple surgeries post accident for the following 2.5 yrs)
Cleared CAT with a 90 percentile and got through MBA program at one of the top 20 in India and one of the best schools for marketing.
Performed pretty well inside the college and even topped college with scholarship in first year in Marketing
MBA- 3.14/4.00 CGPA, Topped Marketing in 1st year : Specialised in Advertising and Marketing Research
Worked in one of world's best advertising agency for a year and in one of the top Market Research Agency as a Qualitative Researcher for 2 years
I will giving my GMAT soon.
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1. What is the minimum GMAT score I should be aiming at?
2. What other research experiences I can get in order to enhance my profile?
3. My undergrad marks are especially low but it is for a very genuine reason that I can support with documents, other than that I have ben a good student always. Would that lower my chances of getting through the top IIMs?
I wish to understand how good/bad is my profile presently to get into PhD Marketing (CB) in top IIMs (India) or top 50 universities in US.
10th - 82%
12th with Science (Physics Chem Bio) - 85%
(Wanted to be a surgeon but met with an accident that resulted in right hand fingers' amputation - was forced to change my field and ended up changing my field completely and graduating in Economics, Psychology, English - however with a very poor score in graduation of 55% because of multiple medical issues and multiple surgeries post accident for the following 2.5 yrs)
Cleared CAT with a 90 percentile and got through MBA program at one of the top 20 in India and one of the best schools for marketing.
Performed pretty well inside the college and even topped college with scholarship in first year in Marketing
MBA- 3.14/4.00 CGPA, Topped Marketing in 1st year : Specialised in Advertising and Marketing Research
Worked in one of world's best advertising agency for a year and in one of the top Market Research Agency as a Qualitative Researcher for 2 years
I will giving my GMAT soon.
--------------------
1. What is the minimum GMAT score I should be aiming at?
2. What other research experiences I can get in order to enhance my profile?
3. My undergrad marks are especially low but it is for a very genuine reason that I can support with documents, other than that I have ben a good student always. Would that lower my chances of getting through the top IIMs?
20 Sep 2019, 11:08
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InspiredSoul
Hi Friends,
I wish to understand how good/bad is my profile presently to get into PhD Marketing (CB) in top IIMs (India) or top 50 universities in US.
10th - 82%
12th with Science (Physics Chem Bio) - 85%
(Wanted to be a surgeon but met with an accident that resulted in right hand fingers' amputation - was forced to change my field and ended up changing my field completely and graduating in Economics, Psychology, English - however with a very poor score in graduation of 55% because of multiple medical issues and multiple surgeries post accident for the following 2.5 yrs)
Cleared CAT with a 90 percentile and got through MBA program at one of the top 20 in India and one of the best schools for marketing.
Performed pretty well inside the college and even topped college with scholarship in first year in Marketing
MBA- 3.14/4.00 CGPA, Topped Marketing in 1st year : Specialised in Advertising and Marketing Research
Worked in one of world's best advertising agency for a year and in one of the top Market Research Agency as a Qualitative Researcher for 2 years
I will giving my GMAT soon.
--------------------
1. What is the minimum GMAT score I should be aiming at?
2. What other research experiences I can get in order to enhance my profile?
3. My undergrad marks are especially low but it is for a very genuine reason that I can support with documents, other than that I have ben a good student always. Would that lower my chances of getting through the top IIMs?
I wish to understand how good/bad is my profile presently to get into PhD Marketing (CB) in top IIMs (India) or top 50 universities in US.
10th - 82%
12th with Science (Physics Chem Bio) - 85%
(Wanted to be a surgeon but met with an accident that resulted in right hand fingers' amputation - was forced to change my field and ended up changing my field completely and graduating in Economics, Psychology, English - however with a very poor score in graduation of 55% because of multiple medical issues and multiple surgeries post accident for the following 2.5 yrs)
Cleared CAT with a 90 percentile and got through MBA program at one of the top 20 in India and one of the best schools for marketing.
Performed pretty well inside the college and even topped college with scholarship in first year in Marketing
MBA- 3.14/4.00 CGPA, Topped Marketing in 1st year : Specialised in Advertising and Marketing Research
Worked in one of world's best advertising agency for a year and in one of the top Market Research Agency as a Qualitative Researcher for 2 years
I will giving my GMAT soon.
--------------------
1. What is the minimum GMAT score I should be aiming at?
2. What other research experiences I can get in order to enhance my profile?
3. My undergrad marks are especially low but it is for a very genuine reason that I can support with documents, other than that I have ben a good student always. Would that lower my chances of getting through the top IIMs?
PhD programs require different skills than Masters' and MBA programs.
The primary critera include:
- Research abilities.
- Post PhD plans.
- Strong academic records and test scores (>690 and above are competitive).
- Strong essays.
- Fit with research interests.
There are other criteria as well, but these are worth considering in your application.
International programs take more broadbased view than Indian schools where research is less emphasized. GL!
20 Sep 2019, 12:45
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I don't know about IIMs, so my answer is for universities in the US.
The minimum GMAT would be around 650. But that's really a minimum score. Not an average score for accepted applicants, not the recommended score. I've not seen many applicants being accepted with a low score, and when that happens it's because they still had a lot of great things to show, like very strong letters of recommendation and research experience. I suggest at least 700, aiming for more than that, to have a strong score.
About research experience, to really enhance your profile you would need experience with academic research, not research at an advertising agency. Of course, the advertising experience can be good (if you know how to sell it, otherwise it can backfire). But that's not what they are looking for in an application for marketing PhD. That research experience may include working as a research assistant for a professor doing academic research, a paper published in an academic journal, the presentation of papers at an academic congress, for example.
From what you have written here, so far your profile is very industry-oriented, not academic. Undergrad and MBA GPAs don't look great, even if you can provide some explanation. You still haven't taken the GMAT. You didn't mention how strong your letters of recommendation are expected to be. So, not a strong profile for a PhD in Marketing in the US yet.
The minimum GMAT would be around 650. But that's really a minimum score. Not an average score for accepted applicants, not the recommended score. I've not seen many applicants being accepted with a low score, and when that happens it's because they still had a lot of great things to show, like very strong letters of recommendation and research experience. I suggest at least 700, aiming for more than that, to have a strong score.
About research experience, to really enhance your profile you would need experience with academic research, not research at an advertising agency. Of course, the advertising experience can be good (if you know how to sell it, otherwise it can backfire). But that's not what they are looking for in an application for marketing PhD. That research experience may include working as a research assistant for a professor doing academic research, a paper published in an academic journal, the presentation of papers at an academic congress, for example.
From what you have written here, so far your profile is very industry-oriented, not academic. Undergrad and MBA GPAs don't look great, even if you can provide some explanation. You still haven't taken the GMAT. You didn't mention how strong your letters of recommendation are expected to be. So, not a strong profile for a PhD in Marketing in the US yet.
