sbk19 wrote:
rahulprasad11 wrote:
I have been waitlisted without an interview. Cannot help but feel that I have been politely rejected. Right, or am I too pessimistic?
Can you share your profile? 730 in GMAT and still wait-listed, ominous sign for me
Hi,
Nah, do not worry w.r.t to GMAT score only!! GMAT is just part of the application. Maybe the ad com did not like my essays and short/long term goals.
To help you out, the gray areas in my app:
1) I am currently a stay-at-home dad; people find it difficult to fathom that I willingly left my job to take care of my son and help my wife get back to work. Hence, not working since April-2016.
2) 82.6% - 10th and 75.8% - 12th.
3) I have a B.E. computers degree from a not so well known college.
4) 3.25 Lakh per annum starting CTC.
5) No outside help in writing my application.
6) Got only one award in my six years of work experience.
7) Very average extra-curricular till college.
I realized four years ago that I did not have the profile to go for a prestigious MBS course. More importantly, I was sure that I wanted to work as an s/w engineer then and had no reason to justify why MBA?
Hence, I worked on my profile and added a few things:
1. Scored 99 percentile - NIIT National IT Aptitude Test.
2. 730(V40, Q49) in GMAT.
3. Working as a volunteer in an NGO since December-2014.
4. Worked in 3 MNCs and a start-up, taking on some very challenging roles: from handling critical production issues to leading teams to develop new products from scratch and deliver them to market. Also got three promotions in between and no two following roles were similar. 67 months total work experience.
5. Increased my salary to 6 times the initial amount.
6. Worked on my interpersonal and communication skills, and genuinely started interacting and helping people going out of my comfort zone.
7. Developed strong debugging and analyzing skills that I employ in both my professional and personal lives.
8. Have a business idea as my long-term goal and thus looking to get an MBA to convert the same into a concrete business plan. Have the technical know-how to handle the technical aspects of the business in the initial days but feel the need for a professional course and exposure to the non-technical aspects of the business before moving ahead and starting my firm. Even the volunteer work that I am doing is related to my start-up idea and forces me to do things which I do not get to do in my professional life.
But the plan in its current state is too India-centric.
Hope the info helps you figure out where you stand.
Regards,
Rahul