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Hi,

I have just taken my GMAT exam. Here are the highlights of my score and my profile:

GMAT - 650 (V 28 , Q 49)
Work experience- 11+ years
Current Role- Manager in a software company
GPA in undergrad- 2.0 (on a scale of 4)
Target schools- Nanyang business school, NUS,University of Toronto (Rotman),York(Schulich), University of Maryland (Smith),Mcgill

Based on my profile and score, do I stand a chance of getting admission in any of the above colleges? Or what will help me in getting admission in these colleges.

Admissionado · Answer

Hey there, I’d love to help you out but without more info it’s gonna be hard. Where do you work? What do you do? How quickly have you advanced? Do you have any leadership? What are your great achievements? Do you have notable community service or extra curriculars? Which school did you graduate from? All of these will play important roles in your evaluation. Best, Jon And feel free to drop us a line for a more full-on Free Consultation: https://bit.ly/mbafcGC

aksadi · Answer

I work in a startup as a Manager . Have previously worked in companies like Intuit,McAfee ,CGI.
Started my career in 2006 as a associate software engineer in CGI, Joined McAfee in 2008 as software engineer, joined Intuit in 2012 as Senior software engineer, joined current company in 2015 as LEAD engineer, got promoted to Manager in April 2017 . Yes, have been leading teams since 2010 of size 4-14.Have extensive experience in working in product companies and startups.
I am a certified Scrum Master. Received employee of the quarter award in McAfee. I graduated from Dehradun institute of technology (now a deemed University)

Please let me know if you need any more information to evaluate my profile.

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Admissionado · Answer

Well, I think that your GMAT is a bit on the low side for most of those schools. As an Indian Tech candidate you're going to want to be in at at least 30+ points over the average and now you're below on most of the schools. So if it's an option, I would seriously consider a retake in your case.

Also, here are two articles about Indians and the GMAT that might help you out moving forward here:
https://admissionado.com/mba/3-tips-for- ... n=mba_blog
https://admissionado.com/mba/to-retake-o ... n=mba_blog

Best,

aksadi · Answer

But what about my age and years of experience?Also, except Nanyang and NUS all other colleges are not even in top 50. So isn't this score enough for the colleges in Canada?

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Admissionado · Answer

Well your age, which I assume to abound 32 or 33 is probably more of a disadvantage than an advantage at US schools. For European and Asian programs, which tend to have older classes you should be fine.

For Rotman/Schulich. The average GMATs are 665/660 respectively. So you are within range, but still below average, and even moreso for Indian applicants. Whether you want to go for riskier "Top or Bust" strategy or whether you prefer to play it safer and spread out your school selection is entirely up to you.

Hope this helps,
Best,

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