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My profile is as follows

GMAT- 690/5 ( a bit low score)
Toefl -112

Acad- Class12-90%
B.tech - 9.5/10( NIT silchar one of top colleges in india and was the gold medalist)

Work ex- in petroleum industry with ONGC for 3years
Working in a project with experience of project management and business development apart from technical work.

EC- good
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I want to pursue a career in Energy consulting.
I am unable to decide which colleges to keep in r1 and which in r2. What are my realistic chances?

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My profile is as follows

GMAT- 690/5 ( a bit low score)
Toefl -112

Acad- Class12-90%
B.tech - 9.5/10( NIT silchar one of top colleges in india and was the gold medalist)

Work ex- in petroleum industry with ONGC for 3years
Working in a project with experience of project management and business development apart from technical work.

EC- good
Reco-good
I want to pursue a career in Energy consulting.
I am unable to decide which colleges to keep in r1 and which in r2. What are my realistic chances?

Thanking you
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Sayantan,

You're welcome.

Regarding the Round 1/Round 2 choice, please see "Should You Apply Round 1 or Round 2?"

Consider UT Austin, CMU Tepper, Yale, Cornell, and Michigan Ross.

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Hi Linda

I went through ur choice of colleges for me just want to put down my selection of schools can you just review them for me....which are better options and which are not for me?
Kellogg, Ross,MIT (Top layer)- 2 out of these 3
Duke, Tuck, Darden, UCLA, yale , cornell, CMU (Middle layer) - Choose 5 out of these
Rice, UT Austin, Maryland, USC-Marshall (Safe schools)-Choose 2 out of these

I have been spending a lot of time on sorting down my colleges and i guess i need to put my act into play...so cud u just help me in this

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Hi Linda

I went through ur choice of colleges for me just want to put down my selection of schools can you just review them for me....which are better options and which are not for me?
Kellogg, Ross,MIT (Top layer)- 2 out of these 3
Duke, Tuck, Darden, UCLA, yale , cornell, CMU (Middle layer) - Choose 5 out of these
Rice, UT Austin, Maryland, USC-Marshall (Safe schools)-Choose 2 out of these

I have been spending a lot of time on sorting down my colleges and i guess i need to put my act into play...so cud u just help me in this

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Kellogg, Ross,MIT (Top layer)- 2 out of these 3 MIT Sloan (quite a stretch)and Ross.
Duke, Tuck, Darden, UCLA, yale , cornell, CMU (Middle layer) - Choose 5 out of these Duke, Darden, Yale, Cornell, and CMU Tepper.
Rice, UT Austin, Maryland, USC-Marshall (Safe schools)-Choose 2 out of these Rice, UT Austin

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Hi Linda

hey really thanx....just want to know whether CMU will be a stretch for me as i saw in some blogs that they are looking for students with higher GMAT from indian circle from the last year
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Hi linda again just wanted to ask you are u suggesting MIT to be a better option for me than Kellogg....

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hey really thanx....just want to know whether CMU will be a stretch for me as i saw in some blogs that they are looking for students with higher GMAT from indian circle from the last year
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Sayantan,

In general, the top schools get higher than average GMATs from Indian applicants. CMU is no different in that regard than the others in your middle layer. However, you are more competitive at these school than at your top tier, but your GMAT could be an issue at all.

Regarding Kellogg and MIT, either program would be a fantastic option for you. You asked me to choose 2/3 and I chose. I chose MIT over Kellogg, because it might be a better fit for you, but it would be really hard for me to argue that case with any conviction. If you prefer Kellogg, apply to Kellogg.

Another Resource: Where Should You Apply? A Guide to Selecting the Best MBA Programs .

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Hey I was looking at MIT and what i found out was that they are looking for higher GMAT avg scores as compared to that of Kellogg and also have a lower enrollment rate as compared to Kellogg.

Hey and finally i may sound over ambitious with my profile or GMAT score...but what about Wharton. I have researched a bit...about 25% of the admits have less than 3 yrs of work ex there.....the only thing i do have is that my work ex is bit different from the other indian applicant pool. I am thinking of applying there in R2 till then i would be ready with my essays and thus would have a better chance to look at things. So should i apply at Wharton ....do i have any chance at all? Just the only consolation i do have is that my acads are very good and if they can compensate for my low GMAT.
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Hey I was looking at MIT and what i found out was that they are looking for higher GMAT avg scores as compared to that of Kellogg and also have a lower enrollment rate as compared to Kellogg.

Hey and finally i may sound over ambitious with my profile or GMAT score...but what about Wharton. I have researched a bit...about 25% of the admits have less than 3 yrs of work ex there.....the only thing i do have is that my work ex is bit different from the other indian applicant pool. I am thinking of applying there in R2 till then i would be ready with my essays and thus would have a better chance to look at things. So should i apply at Wharton ....do i have any chance at all? Just the only consolation i do have is that my acads are very good and if they can compensate for my low GMAT.
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I am not optimistic about your chances at Wharton, just like I am not optimistic about your chances at any of your Tier 1 school, and Wharton is definitely Tier 1, but given your grades, it is also not impossible because your college grades are outstanding. But don't count on your Tier 1 schools.

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Hey Linda among the colls which ones are u referring to as Tier 1 other than WHarton
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Hey Linda among the colls which ones are u referring to as Tier 1 other than WHarton
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In an earlier post you referred to MIT, Kellogg, and Ross as "top layer" and I referred to them as tier one. Anyway, that's what I meant.

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