khosursa wrote:
Hi Team, Hope you are doing well. I am an Indian male (Not IT or Software) with almost 3 years work exp.
I just gave my GMAT and scored 670 (Q-49, V-32, IR-6, AWA-Waiting for official score card) but I am not sure if this score is good enough. My friends and colleagues say that GMAT is only a part of the application so I am not able to decide how to proceed.
Please look at my profile and suggest me the best possible course of action.
Work Experience: I am working in US in a world leader of wireless technology company.
Duration: 4 years by October 2015
Designation: Hardware Engineer (Oct 2011 - till date).
Industry: Telecommunication/ Mobile chipset business.
My role is partly technical and partly managerial in nature.
1) Design test and production hardware.
2) Hardware planning, bring up and budget forecasting with program managers.
3) Manage production hardware in China, Singapore and Taiwan.
Education:
1) Undergraduate: Indian University, Aggregate: 77%; First class with Distinction (Highest grade in my university).
2) Masters degree (with thesis): American university, MS in electrical engineering, GPA: 3.94
In my Masters degree I was a research assistant and I published in IEEE.
Leadership Experience:
1) Lead a team successfully to design hardware for a new architecture.
2) Mentor new hires on design and execution of projects.
Community activities and other extra-curricular work:
1) I have been a volunteer at a community center in my city from the past two years.
2) I used to tutor undergraduate kids in Advanced math when i was studying masters in the US university and I also i used to tutor math to High school kids when i was studying in undergrad.
3) Volunteer and later treasurer Indian Students organization in US university.
Short Term goal: Become management consultant and understand how to develop an idea into a successful product.
Long Term Goals: Become an entrepreneur in Education and Infrastructure fields.
My MBA school preference: Wharton, Booth, Fuqua and Yale.
Thanks and Appreciate the help.
Hey there good sir,
Thanks for dropping by here and posting your profile.
Let me start with a bit abrupt but realistic comment. A 670 is not really high enough for the schools you have listed. Even with a 720+ these schools are longshots for Indian non-IIT indian candidates. So the first real consideration is: Should you retake the GMAT? If this was your first time taking the test, I would tend to respond with a resounding YES! And if you'd like to know why I think so, I'd suggest you have a gander here:
to-retake-or-not-to-retake-that-is-the-question-indian-153716.htmlSo that's the first thing. Second, like I wrote above, I don't want to dampen your hopes or nothin' buuuuuut as an Indian Tech candidate not from an IIT and with good, but not great grades Top 10 schools are going to be a longshot with any GMAT. that's not to say that if you were to get a 740 it would not help you IMMENSELY. On the contrary. A great GMAT at this point would help you more than anything else, but still these schools have such a huge pool of people who have not only the GMAT but also the grades and the school and the jobs that they can really take their pick.
So, retaking your GMAT should be your priority number one. At the same time you can think about (and act upon) improving your profile - from getting promotions, to more leads, more responsibilities, more volunteer work, finding some unique activities, and so on. And look at it this way: It's not about just "Getting into Wharton". It's about you getting the best education you can which fits YOU, which gives you the best opportunities to advance to your real goals! And for that, you have plenty of amazing programs out there.
If you have any more specific questions, do not hesitate.
All the best,
JF