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kindly provide option of fit school for R2 now ...
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RamN - you have a very interesting profile, and could apply to whatever school you wish (you are in the game for all schools in terms of education, GMAT, professional work experience, and other activities)
which schools are u targeting? which country? what are your post MBA ambitions?

Send me all of this to shimriw@ARINGO.com where I can answer your more personal questions...
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Looking for US only .. Can you give some options for target and safe schools
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M7 stretch (but in the game), top 15 competitive (I would go for as many as possible from this list) top 20 safer...
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Eg : If post MBA target is PM/Biz Ops role in a Tech company, should one ignore applying to schools like Darden,Stern,Tuck etc considering their low employment stats in tech sector or are there any other factors that can make such schools also a viable option even with low employment rate in Tech sector ?
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what’s the drawback in the profile form7
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I have a 710 GMAT and 8 years of oil and operations experience in India. I have strong leadership experience in elected roles and leading disaster management teams. I am an Indian Male applicant with Undergraduate in Mechanical Engineering from a tier 1 Indian Institute ( GPA 7/10). Planning to apply to European and US Schools during Dec- Feb. Could you suggest schools ?
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Any steps/ideas on how to work towards securing a scholarship (both US universities and ISB), given that one has 10 months to apply?
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i am 27 currently and have 4 years of WE in tech. my post MBA goal is to get into product management. however in recent months and years, product management has been offered to people without MBA. some of my colleagues have landed PM role. how do i tackle this question if its ever asked in B-school interview or how do i write about it in essays?
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What are the chances if someone applies for a MIM course with 3 yrs experience? Asking for Canadian universities.
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Any paid services or consulting services that guarantees in getting a scholarship through application?
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what’s the drawback in the profile for@ M7
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If you send me your CV to shimriw@ARINGO.com I will be able to give you personal strengths and weaknesses and spend more time on yru profile than in this chat session... but in a nutshell, no international experience, not currently working for big T1 brand, and coming from a competitive pool of applicants in an extra tough year...

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very slim, as the MIM programs usually look for candidates with up to 2 years of experience

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A scholarship? not for top schools. there are so many factors there... for lower-ranked schools, of course!
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Eg : If post MBA target is PM/Biz Ops role in a Tech company, should one ignore applying to schools like Darden,Stern,Tuck etc considering their low employment stats in tech sector or are there any other factors that can make such schools also a viable option even with low employment rate in Tech sector ?

When choosing MBA programs I would consider 4 factors:
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2. Brand / ranking
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4. employers (BUT, remember, that these shcools might have lower % of tech post-MBAs, but, there are also fewer students looking for tech jobs post MBA... AMAZON/Google/Facebook recruit from all schools!)
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Got it! Have you listed these factors priority wise ?
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While shortlisting MBA Schools how much should one focus on the employment report ?
Eg : If post MBA target is PM/Biz Ops role in a Tech company, should one ignore applying to schools like Darden,Stern,Tuck etc considering their low employment stats in tech sector or are there any other factors that can make such schools also a viable option even with low employment rate in Tech sector ?

When choosing MBA programs I would consider 4 factors:
1. Location
2. Brand / ranking
3. Cost
4. employers (BUT, remember, that these shcools might have lower % of tech post-MBAs, but, there are also fewer students looking for tech jobs post MBA... AMAZON/Google/Facebook recruit from all schools!)
Got it! Why you listed these factors priority wise ?
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that is an individual question. my wife doesn’t like cold weather. so, in my specific case, Chicago is out of the picture, is that the same for you :)

each person has their priority and their criteria for how to choose a school. I gave my 4 , but someone else might have 5 or 6 variables and each person can give a different weight..
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How about applying in round 2 for MIM with 2+ years of experience?
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What is an ideal profile for a recommender? Does it vary from college to college? Recommender being the alumni helps?
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it doesn’t very from business school to business school...
Ideally your boss, or someone who worked with you on a daily basis for a long time.
School alumnus? special bonus...

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As I said, MIMs are for candidates with less than 2years. if you write a steller application, and you have a great profile, you have a chance also with 2.5Y... I know nothing about you, so hard to give you chances estimation :)
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[quote="Applicant4991"]While shortlisting MBA Schools how much should one focus on the employment report ?
Eg : If post MBA target is PM/Biz Ops role in a Tech company, should one ignore applying to schools like Darden,Stern,Tuck etc considering their low employment stats in tech sector or are there any other factors that can make such schools also a viable option even with low employment rate in Tech sector ?

When choosing MBA programs I would consider 4 factors:
1. Location
2. Brand / ranking
3. Cost
4. employers (BUT, remember, that these shcools might have lower % of tech post-MBAs, but, there are also fewer students looking for tech jobs post MBA... AMAZON/Google/Facebook recruit from all schools!)
Got it! Why you listed these factors priority wise ?
that is an individual question. my wife doesn’t like cold weather. so, in my specific case, Chicago is out of the picture, is that the same for you :)

each person has their priority and their criteria for how to choose a school. I gave my 4 , but someone else might have 5 or 6 variables and each person can give a different weight..[/quote] Hahaha..Thank you !
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