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Hello and welcome to GMAT Club.

To be very frank, 640 for one with demographic from Asia is a tough sell. If you have taken GMA multiple times and hit a wall, try the jury. You may be able to hit much closer to the average or perhaps even above. Otherwise you’re looking at schools with the average of about 600 or 620 and that’s pretty low down the list. At least in the US. I wish I had much better news but I figured no reason to blow smoke and waste your time.

dpkpndy

Thank you so much, experts, for your honest opinion. Your insights are really helpful. I have decided to take one more attempt (probably my last attempt) on the GMAT and if it doesn't work out again, then I will try the GRE. Can you please tell me if it's worth taking another attempt at the GMAT? I want to take another attempt because I was getting a V35-37 score consistently in my official mocks and in other well-reputed test series (including Gmatclub), so I feel I can achieve this score or higher in my next attempt. Your input would be highly appreciated, thanks in advance

MBAGuide

Hi,

The silver lining, I see is your Quant score of 49. However, with a V28, not only are you less competitive within your demographic, but the V28 also highlights a fundamental issue with your verbal abilities across multiple attempts (at least that is how it may appear to the admissions committees). Consequently, they may be concerned that you would be at a significant disadvantage in a global cohort, where discussion-based pedagogy is fundamental to the curriculum. They may also think you would struggle with networking or at recruitments eventually.

If I were in your position, I would aim for a top business school in India, submit a strong application, and work toward international career opportunities gradually. I would not compromise with a Tier 3 school in the US with a GMAT score of 640, that has a poor brand recall elsewhere (especially if you ever have to move back to India).
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Thank you so much for your valuable insight!!

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Hey dpkpndy,

Totally understand your situation as I have seen many go through the phenomenon of GMAT plateau where they are unable to bump up their score after 3 attempts. As others have already pointed out that being from the Indian pool, the score wont make a cut for any renowned MBA program given the cut throat competition for GMAT. Thus, my advice would be to explore the GRE test as an alternative and see if that is better suited to your aptitude and test taking skills. Lately, schools are agnostic to either scores and GRE is gaining prominence amongst the test taking community. So it may make sense to pivot into GRE and see if that lands you a better score and relook your application strategy once you have the score. Further, GRE also has a wider acceptability with the realms of other STEM / Business focused courses.

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For round two, would also recommend Fuqua, Darden and Tuck for consulting. Obviously don’t know your preferences and priorities there are some recommendations for scholarship driven programs. Chicago schools are also very strong as well as MIT Sloan.

Great profile! I had to also look up what GMIM was so thank you for educating me!

As always everyone could use a little bit higher score but it won’t hurt to try. Do you have a quite unique profile so that may be a positive. You can consider taking the Jerry if you have time to see if you can bump your chances slightly up.

PS. The fact you’ve had consulting internships and could secure that line of work should be a very strong and positive message to the university. If for some reason your plans don’t work out, you can always consider coming back for an MBA in three or four years…. 😇

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Welcome!

I would also recommend considering Johnson as a strong investment banking school. Tuck is almost exclusively consulting and Fuqua is also heavy consulting. The only other school I can think of would be Simon but that’s more of a scholarship play.

PS. That GPA of 2.4, is that a pretty low GPA for your country or is that solid?

Beto793

Hello, thank you for your time.

My GPA is low, I know it is my biggest weakness. I’m not sure if I’m calculating it correctly, 2.4 is my undergraduate GPA (the time I was studying my career at collegue).

After I graduated, I enrolled in a Finance Diploma Program in another business school here in Peru, I got 3.5 GPA and the curriculum was 80 hours long.

I’m not sure if that, and my GMAT score and work experience, would suggest that I’m trying my best to get back on track and will be capable to show that I fit in the MBA program.

It’s great you have another degree after college. That will absolutely generally address and cover any concerns there may be with your college GPA. You don’t need to convert it to the 4.0 system but temporarily our decision tracker only supports 4.0 system so will be updating it shortly.

I don’t think you need to worry too much or more about your GPA. I would just write two or three sentences in the optional comments that your undergraduate GPA was not representative of your ability due to whatever reason you want and that’s usually pretty good.

PS. There’s a GMAT Club member I know well who is at Darden right now who was from Peru, his name is Renato. If you have not reached out yet, definitely start reaching out to current students. His username is Lure1415 if you want to message him.

Thank you for taking your time to answer. I will definitely contact him.

Just to clarify, I have a bachelor’s degree in Economics. After that I obtained a Certificate in Finance in another school. I don’t think it is considered a degree, but I performed better than I did in college.

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Welcome to GMAT Club and awesome job working towards your goal. Great score too!

I don’t think you realistically need to wait until you get managerial experience. I mean if you get a promotion in the next 6 to 12 months, we expect one, then there could be some benefit but if you are expecting it, you can include it into the application and ask you recommend her to perhaps mention it. If you were expecting anything.

CPA is a valued credential and a very respected one. I have to complement you on the choice of schools. I don’t have much to recommend in addition.

Great school choice and I think your GMAT will totally address your lower GPA. I also think being married and supporting your family demonstrates a certain level of maturity and thoughtfulness and responsibility. That should come through in the application.

Overall, I think you’re doing all the right things and hitting all the right points. I would say you’re going beyond the expectations.

PS. I see you did not put Wharton on your list. My guess is concerned about the GPA. You can always consider it once around one results are out.

🤞 good luck!

haighter

Thank you for the reply.

I am glad my list of schools makes sense, as I spent a long time narrowing down my list. I considered Harvard and Wharton, but I figured that both schools were long-shots (and application fees are steep!) and a lot of the finance-focused students at those schools may have previous IB experience and would be targeting PE or VC roles. I thought a school with a higher number of pivots into IBD would make sense, as we will all be on the same learning curve.

Essentially I targeted schools with a high number of IBD placements each year that are known to have structured recruiting processes.

Good choice and great strategy. You want a school that has a pipeline into target companies and target industry, has a relevant club and second year students who can coach the first years.

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Amazing GPA! If you can pull out a score above 740, there’s a decent chance you may get some money and if you can get 760 or above then there’s a really good chance for a scholarship.

On the other hand, if you hit a wall and you get a really low score, you may want to switch into the GRE land. I feel like a traitor recommending it 😂

tbafupcf

Thank you for the response! Do you think a 700 would be good enough for these schools for general acceptance? (not taking into account scholarships)

700 is totally doable esp with that GPA.

However, If you anticipate that you’ll be coming in on the lower end of the average, and you are not looking for scholarship dollars, GRE has been a cheaper currency so to speak and schools have been more forgiving of lower GRE scores.

In big part, I think that’s due to rankings not considering GRE in the past. At some point it may change but so far that has been the pattern

You can search through the decision tracker filters, here in the same area to look up profiles from past years to see average scores.

PS. I would aim a bit above 700 at the end of the day. You have a great profile and it would be a shame if you were held up by one number. So put in the effort and if you need a little bit of money to get it done but to give you an idea, 40 or 50 extra points on the GMAT can be worth $150,000. Not nothing to sneeze at… but I understand if you’re juggling a lot of things and a very busy job. Something has to give.

Fantastic perspective and great advice! My other worry is my work experience. If i were to hypothetically start school next fall, I’ll have only a little over 3 years of work experience, less than the average for top ranked schools. If things don’t go well, will definitely apply next year as well. There is quite a bit I’m juggling at the moment but will attempt to obtain a >700 GMAT score. Thank you again for your help!!

Yes… sorry I reversed your experience in my mind, thinking it was 3.2 years. Darn dyslexia.

PS. I got my NBA when I only had three years of work experience and there are definitely trade-offs doing it that early. Some people are much more mature at that age and summer or not. Having more work experience helps with recruiting and confidence. It also helps having some promotions and reaching a certain level so there are clear benefits to hitting that spot. I feel like I’m walking back my words now but that was me expecting you to have four years by the time you matriculate.

So something that they will be watching for carefully for your profile with only three years is career trajectory, maturity, and employability.

Very good point. I’m planning on utilizing my recommenders to really show my maturity compared to my peers who may be 2-4 years older than me to show that I’m ready to obtain an MBA.

Quick question: You mentioned you also got your MBA with 3 years of experience. Do you mind telling me more about that? I feel like it’s a little rare to find folks in the same boat as you and I, so would love to learn more about your methodology with applying, speaking to schools, things you highlighted in your application to stand out, etc. And apologies if this isn’t the right place/area to ask a question like that — still learning to navigate the forum haha

Ha ha. No problem at all. I made a lot of mistakes and did not really know much about MBA and applications so I ended up just learning by making mistakes.

That’s been a while ago 😇 I did not even realize how the recruiting process worked and I thought that having an MBA didn’t really matter what I did before… that wasn’t quite right. 😂
The main lesson I learned is that after business school you recruit based on your pre-MBA work experience. As long as you have unknown consulting brand on your résumé, that should give you some advantage in recruiting for consulting jobs afterwards.

It is good that you’re not changing industries. I’m not sure if you can get sponsored but that is a sweet deal if you can.

What admissions are really worried is can you find a job after you graduate so you want to see and perhaps talk to your colleagues who may have done this journey or talk to students who are recruiting for consulting right now and your target business schools and get their perspective.

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Acadia1234

Hi there! I have not too dissimilar stats and I’m wondering if I could PM you to learn about your experience navigating this process? Thanks in advance!

Welcome to GMAT Club and a great profile!

Obviously it seems Tuck is in your blood and a great option to target. I have a feeling you have a really good chance of getting in three

I think In terms of your other chances and opportunities, you can expect to be evaluated against your peers and your accomplishments against your peer set. Your score is not as critical for the Top programs but it would be nice to hit the average so that would not be a concern on the back of your mind but GRE is more forgiving and schools have been willing to take bigger risks with low GRE than GMAT.

If you are considering healthcare, I would add Fuqua to the list. It is a Yale peer school, so I see why not while it has a strong healthcare connection with the Fuqua highly successful med program and employers.

P.S. Helping others is an amazing and a very rewarding aspect. That's what keeps me around GMAT Club seeing folks succeed and reducing collective pain among the applicants. If you are going to pick that as a theme, would consider putting this through the essay and how you have been doing it, and can do more of it after bschool. However, nobody is going to judge too much if you are going to say that you want to become super rich and run the world (I would not say it so bluntly but you get the idea). That's totally find as you are about to pay $200K for your degree. People understand you want to further your career and you are motivated to improve your current position/situation.

Good luck with the test prep!
BB

Acadia12345

Thank you so much! Based on this profile, how do you think I’m positioned from the perspective of reach vs reach-competitive for the other schools?

Just a quick FYI, this will be quite challenging for admission consultants to provide you with feedback just because of the all andditional information included. It’s helpful to see your writing style but bullet points would be more efficient if you want an additional opinion from someone else. Otherwise they’ll be hunting for snippets of information that matters.

The details I wasn’t able to easily find was how many times you’ve been promoted, how many times you received a raise or comp increases beyond the average. Also, I have not seen it all why you’re trying to go into healthcare. This is priority #1 to have clearly articulated.

In terms of the extracurricular items, those are usually things that go on top of your professional achievements. They’re not as critical unless they have significant accomplishments or have a significant time commitment that would elevate your performance professionally. Some people have very few extra extracurriculars just because the work is so demanding.

Ultimately the question is your performance professionally and if you are 50% or 10% or top 5% performer.

And why would you be successful in the healthcare career. Why would you get hired after business school into healthcare and why do you want to do it?

Thanks so much for your time and careful consideration of my unique profile. Sorry for any grammatical errors: I typed that from my phone.

Performance
(Graduated: May 2018)
Booz Allen (2018-2020)
- Promotion: 1 (Promoted after 1 year, left at 2 years)
- Pay Increase: $72k-83k
- Award: First Year High Impact Award for the National Security Group at BAH (Clients: Defense and Intelligence Agencies)
- Resume captures critical influence on large scale, mission-critical strategies

PwC (2020-Present)
- Promotion: 2 (1 and 2 Year Mark
- Year One: $94k, $7k Bonus
- Year Two: $128k, $23k Performance Bonus (Tier 1: Top 10% of performers), $5k off-cycle performance bonus mid-year
- Year Three $162k, $21k Performance Bonus (Tier 1: Top 10% of performers) plus a $25k Manager Milestone Bonus

I consider myself a very strong writer and therefore have confidence in the quality of my future essays in terms of effectively marrying my core quantitative, qualitative, and leadership experiences in driving massive organizational change and improvement from value identification through capture, with my "Why" which will detail why healthcare/pharma, why I'm a good fit for the industry and a leadership role, how the school will prepare me for this, and how I will contribute to the school in the process. I work 80 hour weeks so while there is little free time, Im deeply involved in volunteering through iMentor, leading firm initiatives and social events, as well as personal "fun" extra curriculars.

I guess my question around reach vs target reach was a very basic directional sense of holding my essays, recommendations, constant, given what else I've captured including the content in this message, what would be a directionally-accurate grouping--at a high-level-- of the other schools relative to the categories of reach vs competitive/reach.

From what I see, very strong chances across-the-board except perhaps Berkeley which is a smaller program and tends to be more unpredictable.

Wharton is a reach just because it is Wharton, I would put Harvard and Stanford into that category as well.

Hope this helps and hopefully I’m not horribly wrong 😂😇

PS. The only other data point to consider would be your undergraduate institution and reputation. I’m guessing it was competitive based on your job but prestige of your undergrad seems to play a role.

PPS. Your GPA is pretty solid. I had a very similar GPA and it’s highly respectable though among the top 10, the average GPA is about 3.5 so you just look average, see if you have some really strong accomplishments or other time intensive activities you were involved in undergrad, mentioned them on your application to indicate that 3.6 is not your limit though again, this is a minor aspect. This is probably lowest priority. You don’t need to worry about it at all if you get a solid Jerry score but if Jerry score is a little weak then you want to play up your undergraduate GPA.

Thank you for this careful analysis! Yes GPA is lower because of freshman year GPA as i played a varsity sport my freshman year which demanded my time from 3pm to 8pm each day and then I worked 3 student jobs during the day and after practice at night. I worked student jobs for the remainder of my college career too, though stopped varsity lacrosse and focused on other extracurriculars starting spring of sophomore year. Will be sure to weave this in in some capacity.

Awesome profile.
Agree with you that you are not a very typical 2+2 applicant 😇 but I don't think it is going to make a huge difference if you applied for FT program, I think you will get evaluated fairly.

Also agree that your work experience is diverse, though fairly focused. It is just unorthodox perhaps to have PT positions. Not common and the AdCom may wonder why you would not commit to any of them if they were really that good? That's the question they will ask in their minds. They would love it if you were studying or engaged in something else and these were side hustles but for someone who is supposed to work FT, having so many PT jobs is a question mark. Or did you go to school while you were doing these jobs? It would have been awesome if these were promotions/growing responsibility but the PT part will be confusing to AdCom. They will want to know why not FT?

However, you can try to tell the story of "I had an opportunity to try a lot of options/roles/jobs and I did - consulting, fintech, startup. Now I know what I want to do - I want to be a part of a large corp structure and eventually go to the C-suite"

They may like you just because your app will be so different. However, you want to present yourself as focused, determined, and committed because your resume (at first glance) looks the opposite of that - you had a number of PT jobs, startup, getting a masters, and going for an MBA very quickly (why did you get a Masters then?).

I think you can totally apply and have your fingers crossed. Potentially one solution is to work for 2-3 years and apply after that when your work experience will show Full Time, continuity and hopefully some promotions with a strong brand. Then you can have even a stronger story.

Hi there! I have not too dissimilar stats and I’m wondering if I could PM you to learn about your experience navigating this process? Thanks in advance! JB

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Yale and Columbia arent really known for their tech recruiting, both can be solid schools for non-profit and finance focused careers. Ross is a solid choice although your GMAT will be on the borderline for their class and hence the decision can go either way. Same with Darden, although I have heard really solid reviews about Darden in consulting and they are trying to solidify their tech recruitment. You can even think of some solid tech schools like Tepper, McCombs, USC and Foster which have established relationships with tech recruiters and are known to have a solid pipeline of students going to the likes of Amazon, Microsoft etc.
On a separate note, if you are looking to build your career in education, an Edtech firm maybe a better bet than Big Tech as that will be a more specialized role. Big Tech will typically absorb you as a PM for their multiple offerings which maybe no where close to education. Do give it a serious thought.

Hello, without knowing your background, it's challenging to provide meaningful advice about your suitability for these schools or the feasibility of your goals. A profile evaluation should consider more than just your GMAT score and goals; it requires a broader understanding of your overall qualifications and experiences.

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I would recommend Columbia and Johnson as well as they have a Family Business Track. That makes it easier to apply, frankly, and much friendlier.

P.S. Salute your goal of coming back and helping your country! That's awesome!

freedompasuz

Thank you for your guidance

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Awesome profile! 👍

The only other program I could recommend would be either Wharton or Booth.

Also Good choice of Columbia over their family business program, that’s pretty unique.

xfsyyds666

Thank you bb for the advice. However I forgot to mention that in the why essay for Columbia. I only filled the application form with information about family business. I hope that would not hurt my chance too much.

I think that’s a minor thing. It mostly comes into play when you have LOR’s and other elements peculiar to family business. It won’t hurt chances really. Hopefully you mentioned it as your long term goal type of thing or somewhere. You can also share some of it in interview.

Yes I did mention it in my short term long term goal essay. Thank you again for the advice bb. Fingers crossed!

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Would suggest a score of 720+ for the MFE at Haas since its probably one of the most competitive MFEs. 700 maybe a borderline score although in your case with a strong undergrad GPA it should be okay. Also, just want to highlight that MFE is not best the route for a career in Investment Banking, an MBA will be a better option since all the top tier banks in the US recruit from the MBA pool. MFEs tend to place will in Quant, Portfolio Management and Risk related roles in PE/HF/MF - so please try to establish a fit with your career goals. Also, make sure that you meet their requirement criteria from a quantitative coursework perspective.

Melon_Musk

Thank you for your comment MBAEdge, I will take your advice to heart.

You may be able to get away with a slightly lower GRE score. I would check the average for both if you have access to it… sorry, not a masters guy here 😇

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Typically SG is a global financial hub so dont think a lot of consulting roles - maybe the standard Big 4, but havent heard of too much MBB recruiting from NUS. On the contrary, if you are open to continuing in the financial services industry, NUS can open a lot of doors in the local SG market particularly with large banks and funds.

Sim_SG3

Thank you for the quick response! I'm in two minds about whether to continue in the FinServ/FinTech space or make the switch to Consulting and am hoping the MBA experience would help me arrive at a decision. For now, I'm keeping both options open. Appreciate the insights!

Financial services experience is valuable to consulting firms as well given the client focused model, problem solving and quant skills developed during your Analyst tenure. Just the exit options from both consulting and FinServ tend to be slightly different. With consulting you typically look at corporate roles / entrepreneurship roles in the long term. With FinSer you typically rise up the ranks to an MD or move to a Corp Fin role or maybe a PE/HF role eventually. Dont see a lot of Bankers make it CEOs, most tend to be confined to CFOs within large corporates. So keep the long term picture in mind while making a short terms career decision.

That's extremely valuable advice, thank you so much!! I guess I did unwittingly tunnel vision in on my short-term interests. My current role is restricted to back-office operations, and that's what I'd like to escape in the near future.

Dont discount your experience because its a support role, most roles in India are support functions given the size of the market. Would advice you to focus on the Global Experience you would have built interacting with clients across the globe as that would be valuable for schools. Additionally, an MBA will be the perfect fit to enable you to transition into a full fledged client role in a large market. Have sample ample instances of candidates in support roles transition into solid PE/HF roles with large fund houses / banks withing Singapore and HK. Plus there is a growing Indian presence of Corporate India in Singapore with a lot of companies exploring SGX listing, so that should work in your favour from a recruitment point of view.

Thank you! Your reassurance gives me a lot of courage. I've been fortunate to have a list of strong clientele in the HF space, which I'm hoping will earn me brownie points when applying. A few of these clients are even based in/have branches in Singapore. For now, my focus is working on my GMAT score and applications.

Thats good to know, prior knowledge / experience in the market is always helpful from an MBA admissions point of view and subsequently from a recruitment point of view. Also, have seen a lot of fund houses relocated from London to Singapore due to Brexit and from HK to Singapore due to the China situation. Thus, SG will be a strong market for a career in Finance.

All the best for your GMAT!

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Thank you so much! I really appreciate you taking the time to lay all of this out for me. Have a wonderful rest of the week, cheers!

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Hey Subhasish,

You have got way too many colleges on your shortlist buddy! We are almost past Round 1, so would suggest you focus on tackling the GMAT and keep that on a priority. Depending on when you are done with the test, you can target about 3 schools in Round 2 if you have over 2 months prior to deadline otherwise would recommend targeting the next year intake.

All the best!

Subhasish_B

Was feeling lost seeing so many posts, thanks for taking a look at my profile. Yes, many schools, just so I don't miss even the slightest chance I might have in any of them. Also have started preparing for my GMAT, any suggestions for the best resources that I need to keep handy to target a score of 720 - 750?

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Hi and welcome.
I think the schools make sense. Your executive assessment score is pretty high and should not raising the flags.

Depending on your application strengths, you can upgrade and consider Kellogg - very strong for Tech.

Alternatively among other schools, Berkeley is a little tricky because it’s a small program and admissions tends to be unpredictable. It’s a bit of a gambling.

In terms of other programs to recommend, if you are considering consulting, Darden is very strong.

secret123

Thanks for your reply, bb! I'm curious if the consulting at Darden is primarily focused on strategic consulting, aiming for MBB. My interest lies more in the practical tech-related field, with the ultimate goal of pursuing a career in tech consulting.

Sorry, yes, Darden is MBB-focused. Frankly, all business schools love MBB’s and focus on them.

I’m not as familiar with tech consulting MBA roles. I know that Accenture has a huge tech arm but they don’t really recruit MBA folks. Most of it is developers and technical expertise rather than leadership and strategic.

I think Deloitte does some and I believe they actually pay better than McKenzie. And for consulting jobs, your school probably doesn’t matter as much. For example you can go to Harvard, Darden, or Jones and end up at McKenzie or equally you can also get weirded out during the interview process.

While the name alone does not help, going to school the places people into particular firms is very helpful. This creates a pipeline, a connection, a culture of interview prep and Keith Smith studying and consulting clubs. So I would say any consulting school, regardless if it’s strategic or tech focus would be helpful since the recruiting process is somewhat similar. I know some firms use behavioral interviews and others use of approaches or something else like that but ultimately if you have a larger size program, you will have hundreds of applicants pursuing consulting and that will give fertile ground for practice networking and strength in Numbers.

I guess what I meant to say was it actually doesn’t matter to the school you go in a roundabout way 🥴

by the way, it is really good that you are laser focused. Don’t let people tell you that it’s a weakness because it’s actually a strength.

Highly appreciated! I'll search for employee reports and decide where to apply for R2.

Wow! Wished we had more folks with such profiles applying to business schools to take their experiences and learnings to the next level. For Entertainment and Sports would recommend EU schools over US since there are very limited opportunities for International students in those industries within the US. HEC/ Oxbridge/IESE are pretty solid options in the EU, within Canada will be more in favor of Toronto and Ivey given their locations and local network.

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Hi. I think you have a good match between your stats and target schools.

P.S. I can't really recommend many of the European schools due to lack of transparency in hiring and career outcomes as well as lower comp numbers (though in fairness, many degrees cost less than in the US).

You have nailed the list of schools, would only add USC to the list as well. Wont recommend EU for Tech consulting due to the limited opportunities and the struggle with the local language. HEC maybe the only school worth considering if you are keen to maybe settle down in EU and have a long term career over there.

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Hey Siddharth,

The Govt of India experience is pretty solid and by large widely accepted by MBA programs across the globe. Your GMAT is slightly below average for the India applicant pool but should be doable for the set of schools that you have mentioned. Since Manufacturing is a career focus, Germany will be a solid bet given their leadership in the industry, abundant job opportunities, and their immigration policies which have been opening up in the last couple of months. HEC again is a solid school for pan EU / ME recruitment and should be a good shot with your profile and your GMAT score. Within EU you can also think about ESCP which a solid business schools with campuses across EU thereby enabling you to get access to opportunities within multiple countries.
Within SEA, honestly the only sets of schools that would be worth considering are NUS and NTU, however both tend to do well in Finance / Tech / Strategy focused roles, haven't heard of too much industry recruitment with these schools.

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