Mar 19: Building Your School List? Ask Me Anything with ARINGO

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Building Your School List? Ask Me Anything with ARINGO MBA admission consultants

Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at 9:00 AM PST | 09:30 PM IST | 12:00 PM EST

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Karanjotsingh · Answer

Hi  Sajjad1994 , just a quick question, will this be a live, interactive session or is it structured as a chat thread we can catch up on later? Thanks!

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Actually both! This will be a live interactive chat session but you can also read the chat later. One advantage of being live in the chat is you can ask as many question as you want within the stipulated chat time.

Karanjotsingh · Answer

Sounds great—thanks for clarifying!

Bhanusrich · Answer

Hi
I am looking for post mba job in luxury brand management sector

Please suggest which school in Europe is best choice

Sajjad1994 · Answer

I am waiting for our expert to join us soon.

Arm007 · Answer

Hey, I have a gmat focus score of 695 and work ex of around 5 years, in analytics firm. I did my undergrad from an IIT. What are my chances to get in INSEAD in Jan 2026?

ARINGO · Answer

Hi Everyone, sorry for my tardiness!

parsh_waah · Answer

Hi,
Which colleges among the US top20 should one specifically target if they plan on joining the finance industry post MBA

ARINGO · Answer

I am here and ready to answer questions about Your school list!

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Thank you for joining, Let’s start the session

ARINGO · Answer

HEC Paris is hands down #1, SDA Bocconi, LBS... and others can get you there as well, but these are the top

The most finance focused schools are Wharton, Booth, Columbia, Cornell, NYU... Haas has also had recognition in this area too

Statistically, you have great odds... the story is what will matter now - highlighting international experience or exposure and need for global program.

parsh_waah · Answer

Hey, I have a gmat focus score of 675 and work ex of 3 years in product management at Deutsche Bank. Have a decent undergrad GPA and extra curriculars. In what colleges among the US top20 do I have a realistic chance of getting in

Arm007 · Answer

Thanks ARINGO. I wish to work in UAE, in management consulting post MBA. Which colleges apart from INSEAD can I target?

ARINGO · Answer

Sounds like a good profile - many schools can be viable - what are you looking to do after MBA? that will be a factor in building a connection to the school in the application.

parsh_waah · Answer

I am planning to switch into the finance industry hopefully to into investment banking

ARINGO · Answer

I highly recommend looking into NYU Abu Dhabi for UAE - the have a J-term start and it is a new program but NYU itself has been there for years and has a great network. LBS is another great option.

I would say Kellogg as stretch, Cornell as target - which includes Duke, Haas, NYU - other schools can get you to finance too, but these are the ones that stand out the most.

parsh_waah · Answer

A last one, between HEC Paris , NUS Singapore and NTU Singapore which one has a strong finance program and reach

devdattakhoche · Answer

Hello!

I am currently preparing for GMAT.

I am a Engineer , working in Fintech space at JPMorgan (one of the global/Industry leader in Finance).
Undergrads is okay.. 9.01, rest of the profile is decent not too good , not too bad , like acads are good.
I have been invovled in clubs/orgs and some extra curricular activites too.
Have more than 3 years of work ex.

I plan for NUS, ISB, HEC paris, IMD Swiss , Melbourne Business assuming I will be able to score above 655+ in my GMATs.

Any suggestions , if I should go for any other schools or is it even possible for me to get these admits, so should I target for higher GMAT score ? I am mostly inclined towards Fintech as I know that space now

ARINGO · Answer

With these 3 its not a question of which is the strongest, its a question of what market do you want to be in - EU or SEA?

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