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atnmry
Joined: 06 Jan 2022
Last visit: 04 Jan 2024
Posts: 3
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Location: France
Schools: IESE '25 SDA Bocconi "24
GMAT 1: 670 Q44 V38
06 Jan 2022, 06:31
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Hello!
Let's keep it short, here are the 2 questions I'm asking:
- Can an MBA at McGill / Rotman help me achieve my goals (see below to see what they are)?
- Do I have a chance of getting accepted with scholarship at McGill or Rotman?
I am a 29 year-old French engineer, with a background in Electrical Engineering. I have a bachelors degree from a well known university in France, and a masters degree from the University of Montreal, where I studied mostly machine learning.
I worked as a Data Scientist for about 2 years in France in a well known industrial company, and then joined a startup in Paris where I worked as a Data Engineer for another 2 years. I took a new job last year as a Data / Machine Learning Engineer in Canada, so that makes a total of 5 years in Analytics in an international environment.
I have Canadian PR.
My Goals:
I'd like to explore opportunities in "still technical but less purely technical positions" (read Architect or Product Manager or CTO) in Canada / North America / Europe in the future, and I thought doing a 1-year MBA could be a great opportunity to boost my network and gains skills in areas I currently know almost nothing about (Marketing, Accounting...). I do not want to change my career, but mostly gain complementary skills and boost my network.
I love McGill University (I took classes there as a student) and because they offer a 1 year MBA I'm thinking it could be a great fit. Please provide feedbacks if you have any.
Also, I took the GMAT after studying for a couple of months, and I got a slightly disappointing score of 670 V38 Q44 (I had an average of 700 on the 6 official mock tests), but it seems to be fairly in the range of both McGill and Rotman GMAT scores. Should I re-take it if I want to get a scholarship, or do you think my international profile could compensate? (I feel like my Q44 could be compensated by he fact that I have a STEM degree + 5 years of exp in Analytics)
Thanks a lot!
Let's keep it short, here are the 2 questions I'm asking:
- Can an MBA at McGill / Rotman help me achieve my goals (see below to see what they are)?
- Do I have a chance of getting accepted with scholarship at McGill or Rotman?
I am a 29 year-old French engineer, with a background in Electrical Engineering. I have a bachelors degree from a well known university in France, and a masters degree from the University of Montreal, where I studied mostly machine learning.
I worked as a Data Scientist for about 2 years in France in a well known industrial company, and then joined a startup in Paris where I worked as a Data Engineer for another 2 years. I took a new job last year as a Data / Machine Learning Engineer in Canada, so that makes a total of 5 years in Analytics in an international environment.
I have Canadian PR.
My Goals:
I'd like to explore opportunities in "still technical but less purely technical positions" (read Architect or Product Manager or CTO) in Canada / North America / Europe in the future, and I thought doing a 1-year MBA could be a great opportunity to boost my network and gains skills in areas I currently know almost nothing about (Marketing, Accounting...). I do not want to change my career, but mostly gain complementary skills and boost my network.
I love McGill University (I took classes there as a student) and because they offer a 1 year MBA I'm thinking it could be a great fit. Please provide feedbacks if you have any.
Also, I took the GMAT after studying for a couple of months, and I got a slightly disappointing score of 670 V38 Q44 (I had an average of 700 on the 6 official mock tests), but it seems to be fairly in the range of both McGill and Rotman GMAT scores. Should I re-take it if I want to get a scholarship, or do you think my international profile could compensate? (I feel like my Q44 could be compensated by he fact that I have a STEM degree + 5 years of exp in Analytics)
Thanks a lot!
06 Jan 2022, 11:07
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atnmry:
You must absolutely retake the exam, especially if you want a shot scholarship money. You have an interesting profile, but merit-based scholarships are usually offered to the most desirable candidates as an incentive for them to accept and attend. We're not saying that you are a subpar candidate, but an average GMAT score definitely takes away from your application.
Your international profile will help your overall candidacy but is not going to outweigh your score. Those are just two different components. Having a STEM degree and 5 years in Analytics will show the AdCom that you have technical chops but isn't going to reassure them about the GMAT score. In fact, you could argue they would wonder why you didn't do as well on the GMAT given that you have that background!
Since you scored ~700 on the practice exams, it only makes sense to give it another go. If you can land a 700+, you'll be in much better shape for admission and a potential scholarship.
If you'd like any help with your application, please drop us a line for a free consultation using the following link:
https://admissionado.com/free-consultation/
You must absolutely retake the exam, especially if you want a shot scholarship money. You have an interesting profile, but merit-based scholarships are usually offered to the most desirable candidates as an incentive for them to accept and attend. We're not saying that you are a subpar candidate, but an average GMAT score definitely takes away from your application.
Your international profile will help your overall candidacy but is not going to outweigh your score. Those are just two different components. Having a STEM degree and 5 years in Analytics will show the AdCom that you have technical chops but isn't going to reassure them about the GMAT score. In fact, you could argue they would wonder why you didn't do as well on the GMAT given that you have that background!
Since you scored ~700 on the practice exams, it only makes sense to give it another go. If you can land a 700+, you'll be in much better shape for admission and a potential scholarship.
If you'd like any help with your application, please drop us a line for a free consultation using the following link:
https://admissionado.com/free-consultation/
08 Jan 2022, 01:28
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atnmry
Hello atnmry,
Thanks for writing in.
You must retake the GMAT. While your international profile can help to an extent, both your profile and GMAT need to stand for themselves. Again, the quant could also do with improvement. Besides, the Canadian geography has become extremely competitive of late and you could do with the improvement to have a more realistic shot.
All the best!
