Hi
tgfjp ..
Welcome to Gmatclub. Your age is perfect. IMD accept second MBA applicants. It would be great if you can score at least 700. IMD focus heavily on professional achivements and hence I would suggest you to introspect more and find those achievements which shows leadership potential and team work. Also, you can mention some monetary values. I suggest to not mention 500% salary increase. You need to show impressive impact stories of work. IMD do not emphasize much on extra curricular.
Your MBA goals from IMD will be tough as it focuses more on Industries and not consulting/financial sectors. You can re-think of goals or make another story. I do not think the childhood achievement will be considered now. You studied French for 7 years and still basic is a disadvantage. You should mention that you know basic French (A1/A2, etc) and not the years. Significantly increasing GMAT chances will not going to help much as the admit/shortlisting chance depends on overall profile. However, there is no harm in scoring as high as possible. It will open doors for scholarship. The story of dropping out and health issues can be mentioned in essay somewhere and explained in OPTIONAL essay. You can follow this
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tgfjp wrote:
Hi everyone,
I am interested in applying to IMD in R1. Please let me know my chances.
Background and nationality: Male, 32 years old (at matriculation), Indian
Undergrad Information:
Discontinued from Computer Science engineering from the top college run by the state government midway due to health reasons.
B.Arts (English) through distance education program from University of Madras - completed in First Class (61%)
PG Diploma in Management full-time (from one of the tier 2 IIMs in India) - completed (Grade : B).
GMAT: 680 (Q: 49, V: 32, AWA: 4, IR: 6). My verbal score was consistently higher in the mocks and hence I'm planning to re-take in Jan 1st week. Expecting ~700. How much of a difference will this make?
TOEFL: 110
Work experience and leadership: (reverse chronological order)
1 year in Cognizant as a Consultant for the 100 member Sales and Marketing services team.
3.5 years in HCL (in the strategy office of BFSI Sales Leadership) as Business Partner. 500% increase in salary from what I earned at TCS BPO (previous company). Traveled to the US five times and to the UK once on business assignments such as Annual planning, Sales conferences, etc. Had experience of working closely with the President of the BFSI vertical on business planning and monitoring. Managed 5 associates. 2 promotions in 3 appraisal cycles.
3 years in TCS BPO customer support (this was prior to graduation and hence wouldn’t count)
Community and others:
Volunteer to teach at an orphanage since May 2019.
Students' council member and Infra secretary during PG study.
Post MBA goal is to join a consulting firm preferably consulting for financial sector clients.
I want to make two particular transitions - location (securing employment in Europe) and go from a corporate function role to a client facing role.
Anything else?
Featured in a national daily at 13 for winning a science talent hunt. (does this even count since it was such a long time ago?)
Data science certification on edX.
Studied French as a second language in school for 7 years. Proficiency level is only basic though.
Have a personal story to say about discontinuing from a top tier engineering college and recovering from a serious accident and illness.
Questions:
What are my chances and specific areas of improvement?
Do I need to increase my GMAT score significantly to stand any chance?