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Updated on: 23 Jul 2019, 12:09
Originally posted by Businessconquerer on 23 Jul 2019, 09:29.
Last edited by Businessconquerer on 23 Jul 2019, 12:09, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by Businessconquerer on 23 Jul 2019, 12:09, edited 1 time in total.
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Hey there,
Do you think an Indian engineer (Civil) be good enough with a 690 score Q47 V37 to get admitted into top 5 bschools, namely, Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley, Wharton, Kellogg??
one year work ex, site and planning, managed labours, and some staff members, not very effective, what do you expect from a one year work ex?
top in class in the #1 university of the state
Leader from school to university (not university president, but a member of the university cabinet, exclusive student member of the anti ragging / bullying comittee, class representative, won college elections with 100% support i.e no one opposed)
Managerial responsibilities in university during alumni meet, college fest etc (if it counts)
Marathon, debates, art, quiz and all rounder certificates certificates in school
Academics consistently in 99th percentile of the class
Grand father was a freedom fighter (if that is relevant)
Please let me know if the following information could be leveraged to get me an interview in the colleges.
I've considered, Duke, UCLA, Cornell, Yale as back up.
But I do need an assurance that the score won't be an issue, then I can work on applications
Do you think an Indian engineer (Civil) be good enough with a 690 score Q47 V37 to get admitted into top 5 bschools, namely, Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley, Wharton, Kellogg??
one year work ex, site and planning, managed labours, and some staff members, not very effective, what do you expect from a one year work ex?
top in class in the #1 university of the state
Leader from school to university (not university president, but a member of the university cabinet, exclusive student member of the anti ragging / bullying comittee, class representative, won college elections with 100% support i.e no one opposed)
Managerial responsibilities in university during alumni meet, college fest etc (if it counts)
Marathon, debates, art, quiz and all rounder certificates certificates in school
Academics consistently in 99th percentile of the class
Grand father was a freedom fighter (if that is relevant)
Please let me know if the following information could be leveraged to get me an interview in the colleges.
I've considered, Duke, UCLA, Cornell, Yale as back up.
But I do need an assurance that the score won't be an issue, then I can work on applications
23 Jul 2019, 10:10
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Hi there,
Not a professional admissions consultant so I’m only giving you my personal opinion as a first year business school student.
From my personal research (incoming class profile of schools) and reading admissions consultant’s comments on other forums, I believe your GMAT score (690) will not be competitive at all for the top 5 schools you mentioned where the average is 720+. Especially coming from an overly represented demographic (Indian/engineering), you will be competing with other Indian applicants with GMAT scores of 740-760+. This also tend to be the GMAT score range for your back up schools. If you want to improve your chance, I recommend improving your score to 740+.
Another thing to note is that with only one year of work experience, your chance of getting into your top 5 schools you mentioned is not good. Even your backup schools has a average experience of 5 years. Of course, rare cases do happen where people either enter with very little experience of directly out of undergrad. I’m not saying it’s impossible, but it’s definitely a uphill battle from here.
Considering your background (Indian), your GMAT score of 690 and only one year work experience, I think top 15-20 school is a reach for you. Top 30-50 should be a more reasonable target. Definitely feel free to ask for a second and more professional opinion by asking for a profile review under the different schools’s profile review forum section on GMAT club.
Good luck!
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Not a professional admissions consultant so I’m only giving you my personal opinion as a first year business school student.
From my personal research (incoming class profile of schools) and reading admissions consultant’s comments on other forums, I believe your GMAT score (690) will not be competitive at all for the top 5 schools you mentioned where the average is 720+. Especially coming from an overly represented demographic (Indian/engineering), you will be competing with other Indian applicants with GMAT scores of 740-760+. This also tend to be the GMAT score range for your back up schools. If you want to improve your chance, I recommend improving your score to 740+.
Another thing to note is that with only one year of work experience, your chance of getting into your top 5 schools you mentioned is not good. Even your backup schools has a average experience of 5 years. Of course, rare cases do happen where people either enter with very little experience of directly out of undergrad. I’m not saying it’s impossible, but it’s definitely a uphill battle from here.
Considering your background (Indian), your GMAT score of 690 and only one year work experience, I think top 15-20 school is a reach for you. Top 30-50 should be a more reasonable target. Definitely feel free to ask for a second and more professional opinion by asking for a profile review under the different schools’s profile review forum section on GMAT club.
Good luck!
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23 Jul 2019, 10:34
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Hi there,
Not a professional admissions consultant so I’m only giving you my personal opinion as a first year business school student.
From my personal research (incoming class profile of schools) and reading admissions consultant’s comments on other forums, I believe your GMAT score (690) will not be competitive at all for the top 5 schools you mentioned where the average is 720+. Especially coming from an overly represented demographic (Indian/engineering), you will be competing with other Indian applicants with GMAT scores of 740-760+. This also tend to be the GMAT score range for your back up schools. If you want to improve your chance, I recommend improving your score to 740+.
Another thing to note is that with only one year of work experience, your chance of getting into your top 5 schools you mentioned is not good. Even your backup schools has a average experience of 5 years. Of course, rare cases do happen where people either enter with very little experience of directly out of undergrad. I’m not saying it’s impossible, but it’s definitely a uphill battle from here.
Considering your background (Indian), your GMAT score of 690 and only one year work experience, I think top 15-20 school is a reach for you. Top 30-50 should be a more reasonable target. Definitely feel free to ask for a second and more professional opinion by asking for a profile review under the different schools’s profile review forum section on GMAT club.
Good luck!
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Thank you, that is true the Indian engineering is the most over represented section after chinaNot a professional admissions consultant so I’m only giving you my personal opinion as a first year business school student.
From my personal research (incoming class profile of schools) and reading admissions consultant’s comments on other forums, I believe your GMAT score (690) will not be competitive at all for the top 5 schools you mentioned where the average is 720+. Especially coming from an overly represented demographic (Indian/engineering), you will be competing with other Indian applicants with GMAT scores of 740-760+. This also tend to be the GMAT score range for your back up schools. If you want to improve your chance, I recommend improving your score to 740+.
Another thing to note is that with only one year of work experience, your chance of getting into your top 5 schools you mentioned is not good. Even your backup schools has a average experience of 5 years. Of course, rare cases do happen where people either enter with very little experience of directly out of undergrad. I’m not saying it’s impossible, but it’s definitely a uphill battle from here.
Considering your background (Indian), your GMAT score of 690 and only one year work experience, I think top 15-20 school is a reach for you. Top 30-50 should be a more reasonable target. Definitely feel free to ask for a second and more professional opinion by asking for a profile review under the different schools’s profile review forum section on GMAT club.
Good luck!
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Which Bschool are you in ? May be you could guide me in my long tidious journey.
