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Good luck with the GMAT!
A medical doctor is a very challenging and respected position in the US. I think you can find options in Healthcare consulting in the immediate timeframe, Fuqua and UNC offer good opportunities for people looking to get into Healthcare consulting - even if you don't have your heart on it, AdCom will love you if you write about it.

Medecin

Thank you so much for these insights!

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I believe you are aware that you qualify as a diversity candidate. However, to distinguish yourself within the diversity applicant pool and secure a spot in top-tier programs, it is essential to conduct thorough research and comprehend the unique offerings and pathways to your goals at each school you apply to.

If your aspirations involve healthcare-related objectives and you are considering top B-schools, schools like Tuck and Duke MBAs may be fitting choices due to their affiliations with medical schools. Both institutions have robust pharma/healthcare specializations and are renowned for their consulting prowess.

For a career in management consulting, you could present your short-term plan as targeting generalist consulting roles within the healthcare sector, eventually transitioning into a specialized track (e.g., marketing or research) after a few years, as many consulting firms offer this flexibility. In the mid to long term, you could explore leadership positions. Your ability to articulate your interest in a specific healthcare field will be pivotal in making your candidacy distinct.

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Hi. I would also recommend looking into Columbia and Kellogg - both have a Family business track, which makes it much easier for someone with Family Business background and having family writing LOR's

P.S. Crazy GMAT score by the way! Really really good!
PPS. For the sake of MBA, you would have 3 years of Work Experience since most would be considering it at the time of matriculation or around July 1 timeframe.

madhavreddy

Thank you for getting back at my post, It really means a lot to get help and suggestions Your insights and assistance are greatly appreciated.

Also, you don't need to translate your GPA into the 4.0 scale, so you can leave it in the original state/CGPA number.

yeshn

Hi Madhav, I am a prospective applicant too. Would it be possible to connect over email?

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ARINGO

Hi lilcc,

Thanks for sharing your profile and MBA aspirations.

My name is Priyanka, Client Manager at ARINGO.

Your overall experience is on the higher side than the class average of your target schools. We suggest considering MBAs for mid-career professionals (https://www.aringo.com/mba-over-30/) or EMBA programs. Some of these schools also take EA scores. Please check the requirements from your end too

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A lot of details are missing like your undergrad institute, the impact of your work, promotions, international, exposure, extracurriculars, etc. in the given information, so if you send me your CV and other info on [email protected], I would love to connect you with our CEO who will be happy to help further with a detailed review and perhaps work together on some fantastic apps.

All the best!

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Specializing in candidates with GMATs under 720 or low GPAs

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Clover159

Congrats!!! Amazing how you got 100% schoolarship from Havard. I'm from Vietnam too and apply for MBA intake 2024. If possible, It would be great if I have a talk with you for 30 min hearing your story & advice. Thank you very much!!!!

cup_vt

Hi @Clover159, I'm from Vietnam too and also applying for 2024 intake. I have connected successfully with Hoang so if you need help, please DM me (he's already matriculated so I guess he'd be very busy now).

That’s awesome!
Thank you so much for offering to help!

Interesting to see that a person was denied at Kellogg but admitted at HBS. you could argue that maybe they knew that they would not matriculate or sensed it, but I don’t think so. If they had a really strong candidate, they would’ve admitted it. I think this shows an example where admissions can be a crapshoot… unpredictable.

@bb Totally agree. It could also because that somehow the applicants pool that specific year for HBS didn't have many people from similar background/profile but for Kellogg there were many. bb please could you help quickly scan through my profile and share your thoughts?

I think Harvard having the most applicants of any business school would not have a lack of strong candidates. I’ve heard that the strength of Harvard class is so strong that they could fill two classes if they want it and not go down and quality… I think this is more on Kellogg and than Harvard.

PS. I’ll check your profile. Sorry if I haven’t seen it

You're correct that HBS has the most applicants but not many from my country. I have scanned through the decision tracker in previous year for Vietnam applicants to HBS and found not many. There were people are (I know) would make a strong candidate for HBS but didn't apply as they thought HBS as "best in the world" and went for a little lower reputed schools (outside HSW).

Hi @cup_vt So grateful to know you from such international forum. Love to connect with you further. I left a DM to you.

Thanks!

HBS scholarship is need-based, which is unique compared to other programs. Basically if you get into HBS, and you make less than 65K/year, you are getting some money, and if you are an international, you are going to get quite a bit of money... if you get in

Thanks very much!! Interesting insight. Very helpful!

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Sorry for missing your profile 🤦‍♂️

I think you’re doing really well by connecting with other applicants and talking to the current students and learning what it takes.

A big part of the application is to show yourself as a top 5% performer in everything you do.

You don’t want to come off arrogant or anything like that but instead you use results to paint the picture. For example, someone may have volunteered for Red Cross but you’ve done more than just volunteer, perhaps you made some recommendations or suggestions or you took initiative beyond the expected. and all of your examples and essays you want to clearly exceed expectations at work, and everywhere else.

Looking at other applicants, it seems like Vietnam the ground 700 may be totally cool score. I’m not sure if you need to give any (s) these are explanations, anyone coming from India definitely would have to, because it’s just too competitive but looking at your other successful countrymen, or women, it seems the score works.

Finally I would say it’s very awesome and fantastic that you are planning to continue to work in a similar industry and that you already have taken steps to enter the renewables sector. It’s a great confirmation that you’re not just sitting on your butt and you’re taking initiative and not just waiting for business school to help you get there so I think you’re doing all the right things 👍

PS. It seems we have quite a number of folks from Vietnam playing this year. I am pleasantly surprised 😎

AndyVN

Thanks @bb for your thoughts. Really appreciate it.

I am considering retaking my GMAT because 1. the IR in my last attempt was terrible (was exhausted and wanted to end the test) and 2. I'm consistently scoring around 710-740 in my practice exams and my gut instinct told me I'm not going to score higher. Do you think I should give it another shot?

It’s not worth retaking the test for IR. Schools do not care about IR. They really ignore that score along with the essay score. So improving your integrated reasoning will have zero impact on your chances but improving your overall score by 20 or more points would have an impact.

Nice spread of schools and great application strategy with spreading the applications between R1 and R2. I would say though applying only to HBS/Stanford is going to be a limited data point... you don't know if you are well short of the goal if you get a ding or not and HSW can be unpredictable.

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Hi. You have an interesting and unique profile. My guess you probably want a higher score for Ross but Kelley and Judge nay work, though I would not expect any Aid with 650 so may be worth retaking if you think there is a chance you can do better and if you can improve by more than 30 points, def worth waiting until R2.

In terms of career, I guess you are going to recruit in CPG, staying in the same industry - that helps a lot having prior work experience, however, CPG is not a super popular track these days - few companies sponsor H1B's and the pay is not as good as Consulting or Tech or finance in the US at least. Just heads up but I think with your background it still makes sense to pursue as you will have the best shot at recruiting. It will be networking and recruiting on your own. I would recommend that you start now and reach out to students and try to connect with folks from CPG background or looking to get into this area - this will help in the long term.

Try connecting with AngelsCry97 https://gmatclub.com/forum/members/member-1262572.html who is at Kelley, First year, and from your home country.

@bb Thanks a lot for your recommendation!
One of the points makes me a little hesitant about my profile is the employability after graduate. Indeed the pay is not as good as Consulting/ Tech/ Finance & probably not a favorable profile that schools want. Yet I can't go away for the passion

hehe Definitely would follow your advice to reach out folks & go networking.

I don’t think this would diminish your chances of admission. The schools want diverse group of students and they also want people who will get a job in their field. Schools want leaders in their field. It may be nonprofit or HR or consulting or tech. Schools know that not everyone will work in consulting but the lake strong people from any industry. If you are good at what you do, and you’re passionate about it, it shows in everything you do.

Thank you for your advice! It did fuel up my confidence.

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Hi Tidefan! Congrats for the 50% scholarship of Kelley! This is the school I'm trying my best to apply for. It would be great to hear some story/ tips from you how to get that much scholarship. Thanks very much!

Awesome job networking. I would also recommend going to the Kelley's website and checking their ambassadors page. Moreover, you can get in touch with AngelsCry97. She is from Vietnam and just started out in Kelley.

Hi redskinner2390,

Thanks for sharing your profile and MBA aspirations.

My name is Priyanka, Client Manager at ARINGO.

Your overall GMAT score and a good GPA seem fine- Don't worry much. The focus needs to be more on your "story" and we can help you with that

. While mentoring is a good story we can discuss your profile further in depth to take out more meaty data for your applications (w.r.t. goals, etc.). The target schools are competitive and will require compelling essays.

A lot of details are missing like your current employment details, roles and responsibilities, etc. in the given information, so if you send me your CV and other info at [email protected], I would love to connect you with our CEO who will be happy to help further with a detailed review and perhaps work together on some fantastic apps.

All the best!

https://ARINGO.com/ – MBA Admissions Consulting

Specializing in candidates with GMATs under 720 or low GPAs

Try our free Admissions Chances Calculator - https://aringo.com/mba-admission-chances-calculator/

All statistics verified by Ernst & Young - https://aringo.com/aringo-mba-admission-statistics/

MegaMBA

Hi. Can we connect?

Hm... the dude's graduated in 2018 but maybe he is still checking his email/profile. I would be surprised however, but it would be a nice surprise

Yeah, I figured it's a longshot, but I wanted to try anyway. My profile is similar to this person's. I thought I could. get a few useful insights about the procedure and admissions.

Awesome profile. I would recommend to you another awesome Brazilian former attorney who is doing his MBA at Darden right now and who’s joining MBB next year - his goals were project management or consulting and your backgrounds seem quite a bit similar. He has been able to leverage his law degree to great extent in recruiting in the United States so this is going to be a great advantage for you as well. If you want to message him on GMAT Club, is user name is @MaliFri.

Do you have an awesome long-term goal. It’s great to have a vision that is personal and unique. I would recommend getting quite specific and granular in your short term goals. I assume you would be recruiting for some tech p.m. rules among the top companies in the US?

celtic95

Thanks, BB! Especially for the @maliFri contact, as it is great to know some inspiring stories. What do you honestly think about my chances at the schools i've listed? Thanks again!

Hi. It is a good question. I can tell you right away that no consultant will tell you that you suck but you are in luck cause I ain't no consultant. Alright. that was a bit of a bad joke, but there was truth in it, nobody wants to kill anyone's dreams. A lot about applications is about your confidence and about how you present yourself.

I would say you picked what i would consider pretty aggressive goals but I think reachable with some help from a friend who can back you up. At the same time, I would say most except UCLA would be no-scholarship programs. If you are considering/looking for scholarships, perhaps worth going down a tier to Fuqua, Ross, Yale, Darden, Johnson, Stern.

I don't do much of profile reviews and I don't consult and I have no idea about the strength of your applications and stories but with lots of assumptions, that's my take. As. usual, it is good to apply to a spectrum of programs to get feedback in R1 and readjust for R2.

My guess you are going to be retaking the GMAT as 600 is a tough sell for some of these programs... though score is not everything and some will waive them for a strong applicant....

Consulting can be a tricky industry to break into. You have to be really focused and polished, quick thinking on your feet, and well presented, though I don't really know about the hiring patterns outside of the US. 😇

Usually in consulting you will be given a project you can start contributing to immediately. This means you learn on your own and start adding value in ways you can until you figure things out. You won't be trained in marketing, finance and operations. Nobody has time for that but you can learn from observing others. You will have to work on the project as otherwise, nobody will pick you and rather pick experienced consultants who do not require training. Most likely you would be deployed in Oil and Gas consulting projects since that's your strength. Just FYI.

Vignesh1996

Thanks Mr.bb for your suggestion.
1. I am a continuation question on the same, can't I be learning the required skills in my MBA course and be job ready, right after my studies
2. If Change of field is required, could you please suggest how shall I craft my application and even my MBA journey

That is a good question. MBA is a pretty generic degree and unfortunately it does not teach you any specific skills you will need on job. 😱

You learn very broad frameworks and ways to prioritize your time as well as manage stress and push yourself to the limits but you don’t really learn how Amazon warehouse functions for example or how Apple marketing works or how Microsoft tech PMs are expected to deliver their PPTs…