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Location: India
Concentration: General Management, Technology
Schools: ISB '15 (A) Insead '14 (D)
GMAT 1: 630 Q45 V31
GMAT 2: 690 Q49 V35
GPA: 3.8
WE:Information Technology (Consulting)
Schools: ISB '15 (A) Insead '14 (D)
GMAT 2: 690 Q49 V35
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Profile Evaluation Updated on: 27 May 2013, 10:53
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messi10
Hello,

I am looking for a profile evaluation.

Personal
I am a 28 year old Indian male. I completed my Bachelors degree in Engineering from England with a 1st class honours (which roughly translates to a 3.8 GPA).

Work Experience
I continued to live in England and joined a start-up IT consultancy, where I worked for 5 years. The company has grown every year since its start-up and I have been a part of some very good projects that show leadership, business acumen, problem solving and project management.

After that, I wanted to move away from IT and get some experience in general business management. I returned to India in 2010 and for 6 months, I worked to help in the start-up of a mental health charitable organisation.
Currently, I am working in Sierra Leone, Africa as a volunteer (Business Advisor) with an agency called RADA (Rehabilitation and Development Agency) which is working towards securing livelihoods for individuals and communities affected by civil war.

The reasons for working in the development sector have been more from a career change standpoint than philanthropy. I was interested in General Business Management and found more opportunities to learn that by volunteering.
Now, I feel that its the right time to pursue an MBA. I have taken the GMAT once and scored 630 (45Q, 31V). This was done before I enrolled in any prep courses. Since then, I have completed a MGMAT course and am confident that I can raise the score to 680-700.

Target Schools
I am still working on the list of target schools but here is what I have so far:

INSEAD (France)
ISB (India)
Dartmouth (Tuck)

I know that my score is well below their median GMAT. The dilemma I face is that I will be in Sierra Leone till the end of this year and will not be able to take the GMAT before 2013 as there is no test centre here and travelling to another country will be very expensive. Given my age and profile, do you think I have a chance with a score of 630 or should I wait and apply in 2014 with a better GMAT score

Thanks

Sunil
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Hi, Sunil. By my rough calculations, you've been in Sierra Leone for a little over a year. I'm not sure what organizational leadership and impact you've been able to have in that time since this tends to require more time. Unless that impact is huge, the 630 GMAT is pretty much going to keep you out of the schools you've shortlisted, yes. If you wait another year, that should give you more time to shape and influence your organization and boost your GMAT score. At that point, INSEAD is definitely still a good fit but you may be getting a bit old for ISB and Tuck. So if you can figure out a way to travel to an area where you can take the GMAT, I do recommend throwing money at the problem so you can apply this year.