Jan 18: Everything you would like to know about 2023 MBA Admissions.

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Everything you would like to know about 2023 MBA Admissions.

Wednesday, January 18, 2022, at 7:00 AM PDT | 08:30 PM IST | 10:30 AM EDT

Shimri Winters, London Business School grad and head of the ARINGO MBA Admissions strategy team will answer questions regarding MBA admissions in 2023. Shimri will address round 1 vs. round 2 chances, the difference between European and US programs, and answer individual questions regarding chances estimation, profile evaluation, school selection, and more.

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ARINGO · Answer

Looking foward to the chat!

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Thank you ARINGO for joining, Let’s start the session

Welcome Everyone! To the live chat

ARINGO · Answer

Hi Everyone, I’m Jen with ARINGO - excited to answer any questions you have about MBA admissions/applications/interviews!

ayush021 · Answer

Hi. Thanks for this opportunity.

ARINGO · Answer

Thanks for joining!

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Question ........... M.Tech from IIT -Delhi   GPA-7.5/10 , Year of graduation -2022 B.tech from non IIT college   GPA-9.85/10, Year of undergraduation -2018, Silver medalist awarded Expected gmat score 700+ , Post MBA goals- Strategy and Operations consulting ,
School aiming for- MIT sloan, tuck ,johnson ,Work ex-3+ years of experience in an infrastructure and construction firm ,
Extra curricular-1.among few employees at my company to get an scholarship for pursuing masters 2.part of CSR programs 3.fond of Guitar playing, travelling.
What are my chances?

ayush021 · Answer

How do we short list schools?

ARINGO · Answer

Everything sounds solid - academics, WE, goals, will need 730+ to be competitive for school list, but if you can tailor your apps to each school, you have good chances for Fall 2024

First - determine post-MBA goals
Second - determine location - US, EU/UK, AU, SE Asia... 
Third - research schools with the specializations you are interested in
 - look at employment reports, student clubs and rankings

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Question ................Philippines, 27 year old Male
Pharmacist since 2015, currently working as a Medical Representative in a MNC
Target schools: Rotman, Schulich, Alberta and other Canadian B-schools for immigration
Specialization: Healthcare Management
Career Path: Product Management in a pharmaceutical company
GMAT: 530 (3 attempts), GPA: 2.0
Career profile:
2 years-current in a pharma MNC
Won the company’s highest sales achievement in 3 consecutive times, started after only 6 months on tenure
Other sales achievement awards
Designated as field trainer for new employees, the youngest and least tenured in the position.

2 years in a top hospital in the Philippines as clinical pharmacist
No medication errors incurred
Pioneered an update in a crucial reference system in the hospital. What are my chances for top 15?

ARINGO · Answer

Strong work profile - pharmacist and MNC are great, HCM is a great goal and works well for most top programs as they have carved out HCM specialties. Canadian schools can be good with 530 - is 2.0 out of 4? this may be tricky and require some additional academic boost - like MBA Math - you can have a chat with adcoms about your profile and get feedback. Beyond my question about GPA, its a solid background and you could even explore schools that are offering GMAT/GRE waivers... or explore taking the GRE. Happy to chat offline as well - https://calendly.com/jenifert-aringo/gmatclub

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Everyone, we have around 20 minutes left in this chat session. Ask your questions quickly

Question.......... Hi there, I’m from India, Female, Age - 27, Graduated in Chemical engineering from top 3 IIT, GPA- 3.4/4.0, Total experience is of 3 years, 11 months in Oil and Gas sector in same company with horizontal movement across Operation role to design role to Operation management role. GMAT- around 700 expecting (will be giving soon). Can you tell me which all schools I can target. At present I’m active member of Toastmasters International and holding a role in Executive Committee of the Club also.

ayush021 · Answer

Indian engineer male. 
Undergrad- btech 2016 chemical engineering (7.85/10)
Work ex- Working in oil psu for 6.5 years. Have got 2 promotions so far. Worked in different departments. 
College extra curriculum- college entrepreneurship cell president. 
Post MBA goal- operations
Haven’t researched on schools yet
How would you evaluate my profile.

ARINGO · Answer

Great profile, not sure what your post MBA goals are but you can target T15 schools in US, Oxford, Cambridge, maybe LBS... Can also consider Rotman and Canadian schools. Happy to discuss offline more too https://calendly.com/jenifert-aringo/gmatclub Hi - profile sounds strong, would highly recommend applying for F24 as you are starting to have too much much work ex for traditional 2 year MBA - most Top programs max out around 8-9 years, especially for Indian candidates. Happy to discuss a more specific plan offline - https://calendly.com/jenifert-aringo/gmatclub

ayush021 · Answer

What is F24?

ARINGO · Answer

Fall 2024

ayush021 · Answer

Yes that’s the plan. How much weightage does recommendation letter has usually has?

ARINGO · Answer

Most schools will say less than 5% - it acts as a confirmation to what you’ve written in your application, it allows committee to verify your WE to some degree and offers insights

ayush021 · Answer

Thank you.

what’s the difference between one year and two year programs?

ARINGO · Answer

1 year programs will give you the MBA core curriculum with a few electives for specialization and no internship - this means it is best for someone that has a solid function or sector that they want to continue to grow within. If you are looking to move to a completely new sector or function, the electives and internship in a 2 year program provide more upskilling/training and insurance for employers. 
I will say that most EU/UK programs are 1 year and tend to do well in the corresponding markets for employment, even if pivoting into new sector/function. Just depends on the program.

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