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Profile Evaluation Updated on: 04 Feb 2010, 23:35
Originally posted by MyMBAdream on 30 Jan 2010, 07:10.
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Hi

Just finished GMAT recently, scored a disappointing 680 (Q 50, V31). I'm currently working in London and would like to pursue a full-time MBA preferably from the UK. Aim to apply in a course starting in FALL 2010.

Please help me evaluate my chance for London Business School, Oxford and Cambridge. In addition, any hints on areas that I should focus in my applications would be highly appreciated.

Also what would be my chances in applying in R3? Also would you encourage me to apply for UCLA, Stern, Booth, INSEAD, and IE? Besides, would you suggest me taking GMAT again, as I am sure I would be able to get a score around 700-730 this time?

Executive summary of my profile:
o 7 years of full-time experience in a Big 4 Consulting IT Group, and working as a Project Leader.
o 2 yrs+ International work experience, having worked in 3 different countries.
o Successfully managed IT programs of up to $10M budget and around 40-50 members involved in a
highly distributed manner.
o Executive program reporting to senior stakeholders (directors) and extensively worked with external customers
o Started projects in the past and lead the teams to grow to a size of 90+ members.
o Won numerous awards with being nominated for the Employee of the Quarter award.
o Bachelor of Technology (Honors), 2003.

Extra Curricular:
o Ventured an IT company in partnership in India . Company Annual Turnover: 0.6 M GBP.
o Key member of various Social societies and actively volunteered for various social causes.
o Cricket: Played the 2008-09 cricket season with a County Division I club.
o Football: Member of a football league in India, and having won the Division A Championship
o Record Holder in the Limca Book of India Records, for the Longest Valley Crossing in Asia.
o Associated with the formation of a Football Training Academy in New Delhi, India
o Key Interest in travelling, having travelled across 12 countries.
o Adequately versed with 5 different languages.

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R3 hurts your chances at all schools. I can't quantify by how much. If you are serious about LBS and think you can easily score in the 700's I think you should retake the GMAT. With your current score, London Business School is a stretch; you have a competitive profile for Oxford and Cambridge.

You might be interested in "Should You Apply Round 3?"

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Thanks Linda for your inputs !!!

Just wanted to finally hear from you, how strong you think my chances are at Oxford and Cambridge for the Fall'10 session with the current statistics, or you suggest me to apply there after re-taking my GMAT as well. Also, can I think about the Spring'11 sessions at INSEAD ?

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Thanks Linda for your inputs !!!

Just wanted to finally hear from you, how strong you think my chances are at Oxford and Cambridge for the Fall'10 session with the current statistics, or you suggest me to apply there after re-taking my GMAT as well. Also, can I think about the Spring'11 sessions at INSEAD ?

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You current have a competitive profile for Cambridge and Oxford. R3, however, makes acceptance less likely unless you have a highly distinctive or unusual profile for the applicant pools at these schools. That's not my sense.

Regarding INSEAD for Spring 2011, if your percentile score for the verbal is over 80%, which I doubt, then you would be competitive. If it is below 70%, then INSEAD would be a stretch. Other elements of your profile are competitive at INSEAD.

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