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19 Oct 2010, 09:52
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Respected Admission Consultants,
I completed my masters in Computer Science and now I have decided to pursue MBA from Information Technology. My GPA is 3.40 and I have to write GMAT. I don't know how much minimum score is required to get into a good business school.
Also, I need a list of best Business schools. I know one, that is, Harvard Business School (lol). I know its a big one but there is nothing wrong in dreaming about it. Apart from these schools what else are there that I can think about? I am an International Student came here in Aug 2008 and completed my Masters in May 2010.
I am currently working as a Java Developer and I want to pursue MBA parallelly, most preferably MBA-IT.
Please let me know if this is possible. If yes, let me know how can I proceed. I think Spring semester is now too late for me. So I am preparing for Fall 2011.
Thanks,
Shujaath.
I completed my masters in Computer Science and now I have decided to pursue MBA from Information Technology. My GPA is 3.40 and I have to write GMAT. I don't know how much minimum score is required to get into a good business school.
Also, I need a list of best Business schools. I know one, that is, Harvard Business School (lol). I know its a big one but there is nothing wrong in dreaming about it. Apart from these schools what else are there that I can think about? I am an International Student came here in Aug 2008 and completed my Masters in May 2010.
I am currently working as a Java Developer and I want to pursue MBA parallelly, most preferably MBA-IT.
Please let me know if this is possible. If yes, let me know how can I proceed. I think Spring semester is now too late for me. So I am preparing for Fall 2011.
Thanks,
Shujaath.
19 Oct 2010, 10:17
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hi shujaath, first of all, welcome to gmatclub.
Starting your b-school search can be quite a daunting task. As you start to do your research, you're going to form opinions about certain schools. These are your own knowledge and your own preferences working for and against certain schools. From what you have typed, I can tell that you haven't done much research just yet. My suggestion is to start browsing this forum more often and absorb as much as you can. You can also do a google search on business schools and look at some rankings, such as USNews and Business Week (BW). Harvard, of course, is one of the most elite schools, but as you research more, you'll find that Stanford and Wharton (UPenn) are also part of that league. Then you'll realize that UCLA Anderson and Duke Fuqua are also great schools. Anyway, these are things that you should do for yourself because you'll learn so much more from researching than from someone telling you what the good schools are. Once you form a list of schools, you can then ask the admission consultants if these are feasible, given both your undergrad and grad GPA (I can't be sure whether your 3.4 is undergrad or grad, but you'll need to present both numbers).
Here's a starting tip for you: there's really no "minimum score" on the GMAT to get in a "good" business schools. These are all very ambiguous terms that no one can help determine for you. What's considered "good" may not be as "good" for someone else. The moral of the story is to try to get as high of a GMAT score as possible. Remember - a high GMAT score doesn't guarantee you admission, but a low GMAT score will keep you out. Normally, 700+ is the score you want to set your target for if you're gearing toward any top business schools in the States. If you're far away from the published mid-80% range of a school's GMAT score, then you know that your GMAT score may not be as competitive.
Anyway, there's a lot of information circulating on this forum and on the web; start looking at some of them and think about what you want to do post-MBA, because that's also going to factor in what schools you should look at.
Good luck!
Starting your b-school search can be quite a daunting task. As you start to do your research, you're going to form opinions about certain schools. These are your own knowledge and your own preferences working for and against certain schools. From what you have typed, I can tell that you haven't done much research just yet. My suggestion is to start browsing this forum more often and absorb as much as you can. You can also do a google search on business schools and look at some rankings, such as USNews and Business Week (BW). Harvard, of course, is one of the most elite schools, but as you research more, you'll find that Stanford and Wharton (UPenn) are also part of that league. Then you'll realize that UCLA Anderson and Duke Fuqua are also great schools. Anyway, these are things that you should do for yourself because you'll learn so much more from researching than from someone telling you what the good schools are. Once you form a list of schools, you can then ask the admission consultants if these are feasible, given both your undergrad and grad GPA (I can't be sure whether your 3.4 is undergrad or grad, but you'll need to present both numbers).
Here's a starting tip for you: there's really no "minimum score" on the GMAT to get in a "good" business schools. These are all very ambiguous terms that no one can help determine for you. What's considered "good" may not be as "good" for someone else. The moral of the story is to try to get as high of a GMAT score as possible. Remember - a high GMAT score doesn't guarantee you admission, but a low GMAT score will keep you out. Normally, 700+ is the score you want to set your target for if you're gearing toward any top business schools in the States. If you're far away from the published mid-80% range of a school's GMAT score, then you know that your GMAT score may not be as competitive.
Anyway, there's a lot of information circulating on this forum and on the web; start looking at some of them and think about what you want to do post-MBA, because that's also going to factor in what schools you should look at.
Good luck!
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21 Oct 2010, 19:32
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In addition, you should talk to students at the schools right now, as well as alumni. If you have an undergraduate or masters alumni database, search through it and see who you know at the schools you may be interested and send them an email. There is nothing better than primary research. Reading these forums is helpful as well, and your GMAT score required depends on how good your experience is, what schools you went to for undergrad, etc, there is no magic score (though a 700+ is a good target for the top schools)
If you want more guidance to picking schools based on your desired field, let me know. MIT Sloan is a nice option given your interests, not sure how it fits with the rest of your interests and long term goals.
-Scott
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If you want more guidance to picking schools based on your desired field, let me know. MIT Sloan is a nice option given your interests, not sure how it fits with the rest of your interests and long term goals.
-Scott
[email protected]
www.personalmbacoach.com
--Free application strategy discussion & initial essay review
