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A little bit about me:
I was born in India but moved to Mauritius withing 6 months of being born because of my dad's work. Since then, I've moved to a different country every 3 years. All over the world; Mauritius, Rome, Ethiopia, Canada, Malaysia, Japan, Dubai. I finally came back to India in 2011 for my undergrad. All of this moving has had a toll on me psychologically. No long term friends, my home-country didn't feel like home, nowhere felt like home to be honest. I do know one thing though; I cannot adjust living in India having spent all my life in countries like canada and rome.
My problem:
Finally after a lot of convincing, my dad decided to get posted to Chicago, his last posting before retirement. So, I currently live in Chicago, trying to get my life together. If I don't get into a school I'll have to go back to India which I prefer would not happen because of the reasons mentioned above.
I could really use some advice on where I can apply, or how I can start this process of gathering myself and doing something with my life.
Here's the deal, I have an abysmally low GPA in my undergrad (2.37) and my GMAT score was average (540) I've Taken the GMAT 3 times already, but I did it 2 years ago. I want to study further whether its an MSc or an MBA, and it doesn't really matter if its a top b-school or not, i just wanna study, but i just don't know where to apply or where to start. I've wasted 3 years of my life doing absolutely nothing due to being depressed and not realizing it, but I finally want to get my life back together and do something but I can't find a stepping stone to do it.
anything other than studying is not an option for me right.
Desired country of study: USA
Desired State of study: Illinois (not important but would be awesome if it was Illinois)
Desired level of study: Masters.
Desired term of entry: ASAP
Please, I implore the gmatclub community to come together and help me out with this.
Hoping to get replies soon.
Thanking you,
Ashish
I was born in India but moved to Mauritius withing 6 months of being born because of my dad's work. Since then, I've moved to a different country every 3 years. All over the world; Mauritius, Rome, Ethiopia, Canada, Malaysia, Japan, Dubai. I finally came back to India in 2011 for my undergrad. All of this moving has had a toll on me psychologically. No long term friends, my home-country didn't feel like home, nowhere felt like home to be honest. I do know one thing though; I cannot adjust living in India having spent all my life in countries like canada and rome.
My problem:
Finally after a lot of convincing, my dad decided to get posted to Chicago, his last posting before retirement. So, I currently live in Chicago, trying to get my life together. If I don't get into a school I'll have to go back to India which I prefer would not happen because of the reasons mentioned above.
I could really use some advice on where I can apply, or how I can start this process of gathering myself and doing something with my life.
Here's the deal, I have an abysmally low GPA in my undergrad (2.37) and my GMAT score was average (540) I've Taken the GMAT 3 times already, but I did it 2 years ago. I want to study further whether its an MSc or an MBA, and it doesn't really matter if its a top b-school or not, i just wanna study, but i just don't know where to apply or where to start. I've wasted 3 years of my life doing absolutely nothing due to being depressed and not realizing it, but I finally want to get my life back together and do something but I can't find a stepping stone to do it.
anything other than studying is not an option for me right.
Desired country of study: USA
Desired State of study: Illinois (not important but would be awesome if it was Illinois)
Desired level of study: Masters.
Desired term of entry: ASAP
Please, I implore the gmatclub community to come together and help me out with this.
Hoping to get replies soon.
Thanking you,
Ashish
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Hey Zoxuul ,
I believe if you really improve your GMAT, you can get into a good college of course with the quality of essays and strong reasons for all the gaps you mentioned.
I would prefer working hard on Gmat and get the decent score (the more the better).
Step 1: determine the schools you think you are comfortable with.
Step 2: Once done, find out the average Gmat score and Gmat score range of those schools.
Step 3: try to get Gmat score of higher range of those schools.
Step 4: Write best quality essays and proof them that despite your low gpa , you are ready for their rigorous curriculum.
All the best
I believe if you really improve your GMAT, you can get into a good college of course with the quality of essays and strong reasons for all the gaps you mentioned.
I would prefer working hard on Gmat and get the decent score (the more the better).
Step 1: determine the schools you think you are comfortable with.
Step 2: Once done, find out the average Gmat score and Gmat score range of those schools.
Step 3: try to get Gmat score of higher range of those schools.
Step 4: Write best quality essays and proof them that despite your low gpa , you are ready for their rigorous curriculum.
All the best
