Last visit was: 21 Apr 2026, 05:04 It is currently 21 Apr 2026, 05:04
Home
Messages
Tests
Schools
Events
Close
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Go to My Error Log Learn more
Close
Request Expert Reply
Confirm Cancel
avatar
shana22
avatar
Current Student
Joined: 29 Oct 2009
Last visit: 29 May 2011
Posts: 149
Own Kudos:
38
Given Kudos: 19
Concentration: Strategic Management, Finance, Managerial and Organizational Behavior
Schools:Chicago Booth Class of 2012
Posts: 149
Kudos: 38
Calling all Wharton Fall 2010 Candidates 12 Nov 2009, 16:36
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Dinged.
User avatar
souryab
User avatar
Joined: 09 Nov 2009
Last visit: 12 Mar 2010
Posts: 31
Given Kudos: 1
Affiliations: Triple Nine Society (High IQ)
Location: Mumbai
Concentration: Finance, Marketing, Entepreneurship
Schools:Ross, Booth, CBS, Simon
Posts: 31
Kudos: 0
Calling all Wharton Fall 2010 Candidates 12 Nov 2009, 17:13
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Dinged....lost faith in myself...and God...
User avatar
ko
User avatar
Joined: 29 May 2008
Last visit: 02 Jun 2016
Posts: 278
Own Kudos:
24
Given Kudos: 3
Schools:MIT
Posts: 278
Kudos: 24
Calling all Wharton Fall 2010 Candidates 12 Nov 2009, 18:44
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
souryab
Dinged....lost faith in myself...and God...
Show more

wow
User avatar
souryab
User avatar
Joined: 09 Nov 2009
Last visit: 12 Mar 2010
Posts: 31
Given Kudos: 1
Affiliations: Triple Nine Society (High IQ)
Location: Mumbai
Concentration: Finance, Marketing, Entepreneurship
Schools:Ross, Booth, CBS, Simon
Posts: 31
Kudos: 0
Calling all Wharton Fall 2010 Candidates 12 Nov 2009, 18:56
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Losing faith....too drastic a reaction I think, and most probably temporary

But all in all, I thought I had a good profile:

Manager in Risk Analytics for Citigroup (3.5 yrs now)
Associate Consultant with Kanbay (2+ yrs)
Online journalist with numerous articles on Net (Google search will reveal)
Have covered Auto Expo 2008 in New Delhi where Nano was launched
Social work - Tsunami relief, flood relief, some other activities - Bharat Sevashram, company CSR
Entepreneurship - Partner in content management firm
Extra Currics - Quite a good quizzer and debater. Also a science fiction writer looking for publsihers.
Competent bodybuilder (max bench press 400 pounds )
Krav Maga (Israeli martial art) practitioner and trainer
Member of high-IQ societies Mensa, Triple Nine, ISPE
X, XII - 92.4%, 91.5% - best all round student in West Bengal (2000)
College president, BE (IT) CGPA 8.34
GMAT - 750

And I was especially happy with my Wharton essays.
I just hope Kellogg doesn't disappoint me as well...
avatar
crapface
avatar
Joined: 06 Nov 2009
Last visit: 13 Apr 2010
Posts: 38
Own Kudos:
1
Posts: 38
Kudos: 1
Calling all Wharton Fall 2010 Candidates 12 Nov 2009, 20:50
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
souryab
Losing faith....too drastic a reaction I think, and most probably temporary

But all in all, I thought I had a good profile:

Manager in Risk Analytics for Citigroup (3.5 yrs now)
Associate Consultant with Kanbay (2+ yrs)
Online journalist with numerous articles on Net (Google search will reveal)
Have covered Auto Expo 2008 in New Delhi where Nano was launched
Social work - Tsunami relief, flood relief, some other activities - Bharat Sevashram, company CSR
Entepreneurship - Partner in content management firm
Extra Currics - Quite a good quizzer and debater. Also a science fiction writer looking for publsihers.
Competent bodybuilder (max bench press 400 pounds )
Krav Maga (Israeli martial art) practitioner and trainer
Member of high-IQ societies Mensa, Triple Nine, ISPE
X, XII - 92.4%, 91.5% - best all round student in West Bengal (2000)
College president, BE (IT) CGPA 8.34
GMAT - 750

Show more


wow... what a profile. uhhh will you be my girlfriend?

-crapface
User avatar
souryab
User avatar
Joined: 09 Nov 2009
Last visit: 12 Mar 2010
Posts: 31
Given Kudos: 1
Affiliations: Triple Nine Society (High IQ)
Location: Mumbai
Concentration: Finance, Marketing, Entepreneurship
Schools:Ross, Booth, CBS, Simon
Posts: 31
Kudos: 0
Calling all Wharton Fall 2010 Candidates 12 Nov 2009, 21:01
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Would love to be your girlfriend....only problem, I am a guy :P .....also, definitely straight :-D
avatar
crapface
avatar
Joined: 06 Nov 2009
Last visit: 13 Apr 2010
Posts: 38
Own Kudos:
1
Posts: 38
Kudos: 1
Calling all Wharton Fall 2010 Candidates 12 Nov 2009, 21:12
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
oopsie..... saw the "Sourya" bit in your name and assumed that you were a girl. But at least it cracked you up dude... :-D
avatar
kumaran2tm
avatar
Joined: 12 Nov 2009
Last visit: 22 Jun 2013
Posts: 1
Posts: 1
Kudos: 0
Calling all Wharton Fall 2010 Candidates 12 Nov 2009, 21:27
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
crapface
oopsie..... saw the "Sourya" bit in your name and assumed that you were a girl. But at least it cracked you up dude... :-D
Show more


LOL! You guys are way too stressed...
User avatar
souryab
User avatar
Joined: 09 Nov 2009
Last visit: 12 Mar 2010
Posts: 31
Given Kudos: 1
Affiliations: Triple Nine Society (High IQ)
Location: Mumbai
Concentration: Finance, Marketing, Entepreneurship
Schools:Ross, Booth, CBS, Simon
Posts: 31
Kudos: 0
Calling all Wharton Fall 2010 Candidates 12 Nov 2009, 22:06
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
kumaran2tm
crapface
oopsie..... saw the "Sourya" bit in your name and assumed that you were a girl. But at least it cracked you up dude... :-D


LOL! You guys are way too stressed...
Show more

Hey, didn't know Sourya was a girl's name...
The name comes from the Sanskrit word "Shaurya" meaning valor...

And yeah, I AM stressed up....with HBS and Wharton dings and no response from Kellogg, I have every reason to be :cry:
User avatar
praz
User avatar
Joined: 24 Nov 2008
Last visit: 16 Jan 2015
Posts: 228
Own Kudos:
28
 [1]
Given Kudos: 6
Concentration: Finance
Schools:Columbia Business School Class of 2012
Posts: 228
Kudos: 28
 [1]
Calling all Wharton Fall 2010 Candidates 12 Nov 2009, 22:14
1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
hang in there buddy
this process is long but have faith, u will get in :)
User avatar
jankynoname
User avatar
Joined: 28 Dec 2007
Last visit: 17 Nov 2012
Posts: 126
Own Kudos:
33
Given Kudos: 1
Concentration: Finance
Schools:Stanford R1, Wharton R1 w/int, Chicago R1, HBS R2
Posts: 126
Kudos: 33
Calling all Wharton Fall 2010 Candidates 13 Nov 2009, 00:47
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Haha. A girl w/ max bench press 400lbs. LOL. But best of luck guys... my guess is profiles like these will get picked up somewhere pretty solid.
User avatar
souryab
User avatar
Joined: 09 Nov 2009
Last visit: 12 Mar 2010
Posts: 31
Given Kudos: 1
Affiliations: Triple Nine Society (High IQ)
Location: Mumbai
Concentration: Finance, Marketing, Entepreneurship
Schools:Ross, Booth, CBS, Simon
Posts: 31
Kudos: 0
Calling all Wharton Fall 2010 Candidates 13 Nov 2009, 01:34
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
jankynoname
Haha. A girl w/ max bench press 400lbs. LOL. But best of luck guys... my guess is profiles like these will get picked up somewhere pretty solid.
Show more


The fact that someone still thought I was a girl say something about that somebody....a liking for "strong" wome, perhaps :-D

At least this improved my mood somewhat...
User avatar
bigfernhead
User avatar
Retired Moderator
Joined: 18 Jul 2008
Last visit: 15 Jun 2010
Posts: 515
Own Kudos:
2,141
Given Kudos: 5
Posts: 515
Kudos: 2,141
Calling all Wharton Fall 2010 Candidates 13 Nov 2009, 07:22
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Sorry, you do have impressive profile. I think sometimes it just bad luck.

Just got dinged as well. I've accepted that I'm not competitive to the places I want to go this year. Guess next year it is.

souryab
jankynoname
Haha. A girl w/ max bench press 400lbs. LOL. But best of luck guys... my guess is profiles like these will get picked up somewhere pretty solid.


The fact that someone still thought I was a girl say something about that somebody....a liking for "strong" wome, perhaps :-D

At least this improved my mood somewhat...
Show more
User avatar
souryab
User avatar
Joined: 09 Nov 2009
Last visit: 12 Mar 2010
Posts: 31
Given Kudos: 1
Affiliations: Triple Nine Society (High IQ)
Location: Mumbai
Concentration: Finance, Marketing, Entepreneurship
Schools:Ross, Booth, CBS, Simon
Posts: 31
Kudos: 0
Calling all Wharton Fall 2010 Candidates 13 Nov 2009, 07:31
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Thanks for all the support, everyone.

Assuming my luck continues this way and I don't get an admit this year, how do you guys think I can enhance my profile in one year? I have two ideas:
1. Pass CFA Level 1.
2. Get my science fiction short stories published . :-D

Also, I have read a lot about several M7 schools trending towards younger applicants. Considering I am 28 today, what schools I shouldn't even think of next year?

One more thing...I took my GMAT with only 11 days' prep, and had a small panic attack the night before resulting in only 4 hours of sleep. I believe I can improve on this with another try, say 780. Will that help, considering many of the Indian applicants have ridiculously high scores? Notwithstanding the assertion by schools that all apps are treated equally, we can safely assume the existence of country and region-specific quotas.


bigfernhead
Sorry, you do have impressive profile. I think sometimes it just bad luck.

Just got dinged as well. I've accepted that I'm not competitive to the places I want to go this year. Guess next year it is.

souryab
jankynoname
Haha. A girl w/ max bench press 400lbs. LOL. But best of luck guys... my guess is profiles like these will get picked up somewhere pretty solid.


The fact that someone still thought I was a girl say something about that somebody....a liking for "strong" wome, perhaps :-D

At least this improved my mood somewhat...
Show more
avatar
popper
avatar
Joined: 06 Nov 2009
Last visit: 18 Nov 2012
Posts: 101
Own Kudos:
4
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Concentration: Entrepreneurship
Schools:Darden,McCombs,Owen ($$$$),Booth (int),Kellogg (int)
GPA: 3.3
WE 1: 4 years software consulting - US
WE 2: 2 years management consulting - Argentina
Posts: 101
Kudos: 4
Calling all Wharton Fall 2010 Candidates 13 Nov 2009, 07:38
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
I think it's best to try and realize that Wharton wouldn't have been a good place for us if they didn't see the value in our profiles enough to grant an interview. I don't want to be in a place where I'm not valued or wanted, you know? Hopefully everyone has at least one option at the end of the R1 process...best.
User avatar
souryab
User avatar
Joined: 09 Nov 2009
Last visit: 12 Mar 2010
Posts: 31
Given Kudos: 1
Affiliations: Triple Nine Society (High IQ)
Location: Mumbai
Concentration: Finance, Marketing, Entepreneurship
Schools:Ross, Booth, CBS, Simon
Posts: 31
Kudos: 0
Calling all Wharton Fall 2010 Candidates 13 Nov 2009, 07:48
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
popper
I think it's best to try and realize that Wharton wouldn't have been a good place for us if they didn't see the value in our profiles enough to grant an interview. I don't want to be in a place where I'm not valued or wanted, you know? Hopefully everyone has at least one option at the end of the R1 process...best.
Show more


Well, I would love to believe that but I think i should also entertain the notion that perhaps, my profile and essays weren't good enough. And going by my axiom of hoping for the best and preparing for the worst, I would also like to know how to make my profile "un-rejectable" by the top schools if I don't get an admit this year...
User avatar
ko
User avatar
Joined: 29 May 2008
Last visit: 02 Jun 2016
Posts: 278
Own Kudos:
24
Given Kudos: 3
Schools:MIT
Posts: 278
Kudos: 24
Calling all Wharton Fall 2010 Candidates 13 Nov 2009, 08:00
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
souryab
Thanks for all the support, everyone.

Assuming my luck continues this way and I don't get an admit this year, how do you guys think I can enhance my profile in one year? I have two ideas:
1. Pass CFA Level 1.
2. Get my science fiction short stories published . :-D

Also, I have read a lot about several M7 schools trending towards younger applicants. Considering I am 28 today, what schools I shouldn't even think of next year?

One more thing...I took my GMAT with only 11 days' prep, and had a small panic attack the night before resulting in only 4 hours of sleep. I believe I can improve on this with another try, say 780. Will that help, considering many of the Indian applicants have ridiculously high scores? Notwithstanding the assertion by schools that all apps are treated equally, we can safely assume the existence of country and region-specific quotas.
Show more

I really don't think there is any significant upside to taking the GMAT again if you've got a 750. An improved score will only give you a very marginal improvement to your candidacy, if any at all (in my opinion). In addition to wasting time that could be better spent, you might actually damage your application for next year, as adcom might wonder about your ability to prioritize important things. Honestly, I would not even consider retaking a 750 for a second. It's really not going to make much difference.

As for the CFA - I'm certainly no expert in this area, but I don't think you'll get much bang for that either, although potentially more than a GMAT retake. I would say that if you were going to do it anyways for your career or personal development, go for it - it might help a little. But don't go through that pain for a b-school reapplication. If it's to further your career, that's a different matter.

If it were me, I'd find some interesting EC to get heavily involved in, and try to get more responsibility at work. In my opinion, those two things will give you war more mileage than more test scores. Just my two cents.
User avatar
souryab
User avatar
Joined: 09 Nov 2009
Last visit: 12 Mar 2010
Posts: 31
Given Kudos: 1
Affiliations: Triple Nine Society (High IQ)
Location: Mumbai
Concentration: Finance, Marketing, Entepreneurship
Schools:Ross, Booth, CBS, Simon
Posts: 31
Kudos: 0
Calling all Wharton Fall 2010 Candidates 13 Nov 2009, 08:10
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Thanks for the feedback. I really appreciate it.

Since the reapplicant essay invariably asks "how have you improved yourself in the last one year", do you think additional job responsibilities and ECs are enough? I think I have a respectable amount of both...I am especially looking for a "killer app" to my app :-D . Tell me, especially those from the US, what kind of ECs and social work are considered really great there?

smkrn
souryab
Thanks for all the support, everyone.

Assuming my luck continues this way and I don't get an admit this year, how do you guys think I can enhance my profile in one year? I have two ideas:
1. Pass CFA Level 1.
2. Get my science fiction short stories published . :-D

Also, I have read a lot about several M7 schools trending towards younger applicants. Considering I am 28 today, what schools I shouldn't even think of next year?

One more thing...I took my GMAT with only 11 days' prep, and had a small panic attack the night before resulting in only 4 hours of sleep. I believe I can improve on this with another try, say 780. Will that help, considering many of the Indian applicants have ridiculously high scores? Notwithstanding the assertion by schools that all apps are treated equally, we can safely assume the existence of country and region-specific quotas.

I really don't think there is any significant upside to taking the GMAT again if you've got a 750. An improved score will only give you a very marginal improvement to your candidacy, if any at all (in my opinion). In addition to wasting time that could be better spent, you might actually damage your application for next year, as adcom might wonder about your ability to prioritize important things. Honestly, I would not even consider retaking a 750 for a second. It's really not going to make much difference.

As for the CFA - I'm certainly no expert in this area, but I don't think you'll get much bang for that either, although potentially more than a GMAT retake. I would say that if you were going to do it anyways for your career or personal development, go for it - it might help a little. But don't go through that pain for a b-school reapplication. If it's to further your career, that's a different matter.

If it were me, I'd find some interesting EC to get heavily involved in, and try to get more responsibility at work. In my opinion, those two things will give you war more mileage than more test scores. Just my two cents.
Show more
avatar
go2bizSkool
avatar
Joined: 25 Sep 2009
Last visit: 09 Apr 2010
Posts: 96
Own Kudos:
11
Location: USA
Concentration: Tech Entrepreneurship
Schools:HBS, Sloan, Columbia, Stern, Tuck
Posts: 96
Kudos: 11
Calling all Wharton Fall 2010 Candidates 13 Nov 2009, 08:11
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
you should also refrain from bragging about high-iq societies. I am not sure if you put that on your resume or essays or anything but it could rub people the wrong way (mensa, triple-9, etc).
avatar
csino
avatar
Joined: 26 Oct 2009
Last visit: 03 Jun 2010
Posts: 49
Own Kudos:
1
Posts: 49
Kudos: 1
Calling all Wharton Fall 2010 Candidates 13 Nov 2009, 08:17
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
The CFA is extremely time consuming and the pass rate is pretty low for level 1 - it may make more sense to concentrate on other things. It probably makes more sense for someone with low quant scores or a non-traditional background.

Does anyone have a sense of how schools view the CFA - curious for myself too since I am in the program


Either way it will be difficult to be actively involved in any ECs if you are locked in your room studying for three months...
   1  ...  21   22   23   24   25  ...  105   
Moderator:
GMATNinja
GMAT Club Verbal Expert
7391 posts