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anmoltalwar1707
Joined: 26 Aug 2015
Last visit: 14 Aug 2017
Posts: 42
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Location: India
Concentration: Technology, Operations
Schools: Kelley '19 (D) Owen '19 (D) Simon '19 (WL) Cox '19 (WL) Babson '19 (A$) Merage '19 (D) Madison '19 (D) Schulich Sept"19 (I)
GMAT 1: 690 Q49 V34
GPA: 3.53
Schools: Kelley '19 (D) Owen '19 (D) Simon '19 (WL) Cox '19 (WL) Babson '19 (A$) Merage '19 (D) Madison '19 (D) Schulich Sept"19 (I)
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05 Apr 2016, 08:53
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Hello Team,
I am an Indian. I applied to 7 B schools and in US but got rejected from all. I applied in Round 2 and Round 3. I am seriously disappointed with myself and need help.
I want to apply in round 1 this year. My profile is as follows.
Occupation - Network engineer. 3 Yeas with HCL technologies. Have started working with British Telecom jut now.
Post MBA career - I want to manage IT operations. I have been working as a part of operations right now. I have been working on projects where planning, analysing and decision making have been important components during project discussions with the client. I want to learn planning and decision making skills Also while implementing projects sometimes I am handling and leading teams. All these factors have prompted me to pursue MBA. I want to take up IT operations management as post MBA career as a career growth option.
Extra curiculars - started an initiative to plant trees around the world called " Plant a tree on every Birthday" on facebook
participated in Indian Idol a popular television singing program
Organised a college level aptitude test.
GMAT - 680 (Q 49 , V 34)
TOEFL - 99
Undergrad - B. Tech in electronics and communication - GPA - 3.56( As per EIRF report) - 65.3% as per my University
Please suggest B schools for my profile and post MBA goals. I want to target US B schools only.
I am an Indian. I applied to 7 B schools and in US but got rejected from all. I applied in Round 2 and Round 3. I am seriously disappointed with myself and need help.
I want to apply in round 1 this year. My profile is as follows.
Occupation - Network engineer. 3 Yeas with HCL technologies. Have started working with British Telecom jut now.
Post MBA career - I want to manage IT operations. I have been working as a part of operations right now. I have been working on projects where planning, analysing and decision making have been important components during project discussions with the client. I want to learn planning and decision making skills Also while implementing projects sometimes I am handling and leading teams. All these factors have prompted me to pursue MBA. I want to take up IT operations management as post MBA career as a career growth option.
Extra curiculars - started an initiative to plant trees around the world called " Plant a tree on every Birthday" on facebook
participated in Indian Idol a popular television singing program
Organised a college level aptitude test.
GMAT - 680 (Q 49 , V 34)
TOEFL - 99
Undergrad - B. Tech in electronics and communication - GPA - 3.56( As per EIRF report) - 65.3% as per my University
Please suggest B schools for my profile and post MBA goals. I want to target US B schools only.
05 Apr 2016, 12:29
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Hi there-
Sorry to hear about your rejections. It is an extremely competitive process! My advice is....
-Definitely apply round 1, round 3 especially is really tough, especially for international applicants.
-Can you retake the GMAT? Your score is good but not really high enough to stand out in a very competitive demographic. I usually like to see Verbal at least at 35. Many schools also look for TOEFL scores above 100.
-Did you get interviews at any of your schools? If so then consider reapplying to those schools. Though you'll need to reapply with some improvements in your profile, like higher test scores.
-Can you add any extracurriculars? What you listed sounds cool, but it's all in the past right? So that could have been an issue.
-Consider having someone help you with your application essays. It's great to have an objective partner brainstorm what you should write about that will help you stand out and read over them to make sure they are in line with what b-schools expect.
-Apply to a wider range of schools. A few that come to mind: Carlson, Mendoza, Krannert, Carey, Katz, Cox, UC-Davis or UC-Irvine.
-One last thing, given your goals, is a Master's in IT Management an option? That almost seems like a better fit than an MBA, but perhaps you've already researched the differences.
Good luck, and keep us posted if we can help with anything else!
Kate
Sorry to hear about your rejections. It is an extremely competitive process! My advice is....
-Definitely apply round 1, round 3 especially is really tough, especially for international applicants.
-Can you retake the GMAT? Your score is good but not really high enough to stand out in a very competitive demographic. I usually like to see Verbal at least at 35. Many schools also look for TOEFL scores above 100.
-Did you get interviews at any of your schools? If so then consider reapplying to those schools. Though you'll need to reapply with some improvements in your profile, like higher test scores.
-Can you add any extracurriculars? What you listed sounds cool, but it's all in the past right? So that could have been an issue.
-Consider having someone help you with your application essays. It's great to have an objective partner brainstorm what you should write about that will help you stand out and read over them to make sure they are in line with what b-schools expect.
-Apply to a wider range of schools. A few that come to mind: Carlson, Mendoza, Krannert, Carey, Katz, Cox, UC-Davis or UC-Irvine.
-One last thing, given your goals, is a Master's in IT Management an option? That almost seems like a better fit than an MBA, but perhaps you've already researched the differences.
Good luck, and keep us posted if we can help with anything else!
Kate
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