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2 years ago

Hey DroningHangman,

You have got a solid GMAT score and a robust work experience. Having worked across a spectrum of gaming and marketing profiles you will bring some unique perspectives which I am quite positive the admissions committee would value. Additionally, working with CXO would have helped you imbibe an overview of business while helping you deliver value for your organization. Lastly, your ECs are phenomenal which showcase not only empathy but also a desire to make an impact in your community. Overall you should be positioned quite favorably in the coming admission cycle and hence its imperative that you put in effort into the application to make the requisite impact.
In terms of your college shortlist, would encourage you to explore Kellogg in Round 1 with Early Actions to Darden and Fuqua. Ross is also a solid bet. Both Kellogg and Ross will open consulting doors in the Chicago area while Darden and Fuqua will be more geared towards the NYC area, although there is no hard and fast rule as consulting firms are pretty open with the location preferences of their recruits. For Texas there is not better option than Texas McCombs since they are pipeline for all the consulting firms in the Austin, Houston and Dallas areas.
My only advice would be to take a slightly more long term of your career aspirations to form a strong story that tied together. That will also help you shortlist schools that would probably make more sense from a long term perspective.

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You have provided very limited information to give an objective assessment of your profile. Some prelim observations:
- You can add a whole set of other schools to the mix which will do justice to your career aspirations of being a consultant
-You have a strong GPA but will also a need a strong GMAT score to make the cut
-Stanford GBS tends to look favorable on candidates coming from innovation, tech and entrepreneurship, VC background and looking to build career in these avenues and hence may not be the best bet for a career in consulting. HBS will be a solid option though
- Do explore schools like MIT Sloan, Kellogg, Darden, Ross as well

starzsat0330

Hi, I need help in knowing the chances of 10+ Years experienced person from Pharma in ISB Admissions, can you please help me with that

sunidhisingh

Hey, I am planning to take GMAT soon. Depending upon my scores, I am planning to apply to LBS and CBS. If you don’t mind, can you help me with that in a couple of months? I really need to work on the scholarship part as well. It would be great if you are comfortable in sharing your linkedin so we can connect.

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Hey viditg,

You have a strong GPA, however your GMAT score would be slightly below median for both the schools that you have shortlisted. Since you belong to the overrepresented demographic, would advice you to think about improving the GMAT by a couple of points or thinking about another set of solid schools that dominate the Technology recruitment. Since Big-tech overall doesn't factor in your GMAT during the recruitment process (unlike Consulting and some banks), you can think about some solid options closer to the Tech hubs of Seattle, Bay Area which will prove to be an advantage during the recruiting process. There are some other schools which will do a better job on Tech recruitment than Duke Fuqua, although Ross is a very solid option for Product Management.
Overall the Tech Risk Consulting profile is pretty decent and will enable a smooth transition into a PM role with a large technology company from a skillset and experience point of view. Just focus a little harder on selecting the right set of schools and putting in a solid application.

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viditg

Thanks a ton for your comments. I actually have 2 exit plans in mind: Tech or Consulting. I checked the median GMAT for both Duke and Ross and I believe I'm right at the median score as of now. I agree I'm from an overrepresented demographic but I am first generation college student. Would you be able to recommend other schools that I should target?

Median GMAT score usually doesn't cut it for Indian students as there is an expectations of higher scores from an overrepresented demographic. Fuqua is pretty solid for Finance and Consulting, outside the above your should think about schools like Tepper, Anderson, McCombs, Marshall all of whom have really good tech recruitment although their consulting recruitment maybe a notch below the likes of Ross and Fuqua.

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