Indian male CA with sub-par GPA and GMAT waivers is perhaps not a great place to be in. However, the story of becoming an entrepreneur and struggling to grow could be a key ingredient for your candidacy—it all depends on how you position and package it. For R2 in Jan'25, you barely have eight weeks of runway left now. Unless you are well placed to take your GMAT super quick and score a 685+, you will be hard-pressed to prepare strong applications.
Happy to speak if you wish to. You are welcome to DM.
Best wishes.
Dee
harshgoyal
Hi,
I am a Chartered Accountant (equivalent to CPA in USA) and Lawyer from India. Have experience of close to 6 years with KPMG in Corporate International Tax & Exchange Control Regulations from India perspective.
I left KPMG in December 2023 and have co-founded public accounting firm with special focus on taxation and also representing clients in the Tax Tribunals. However my firm is not doing that great. It is profitable but doesn’t have high turnover.
I have done pro-bono cases also and have successfully won in Tax Tribunals. My GPA’s are sub-par and is in the range of 2.35 - 2.80 for my Bachelors in Commerce and Bachelors of Law based on Indian university issued transcript, but detailed evaluation would help so that GPA on 4 point scale might increase. Now, I contemplate to pursue MBA from USA as I aspire to go for Strategy Consulting / Management Consulting.
I have obtained GMAT waiver from Indiana Kelley (Bloomington), Emory, NYU Stern, Georgetown McDonough, Vanderbilt Owen and Carlson to name a few.
I wish to apply in Round 2. Also I am Parallelly working on GMAT so that I can apply to good schools
Please help in evaluating my profile and any tips for essays would be helpful.
Thanks
29 Oct 2024, 12:19 
