Please suggest me some business schools based on the profile below: Education: -B.Sc (Engg) CGPA: 3.14 -MBA. CGPA: 3.28 -GRE: 321, Q: 164, V: 157 -not sure whether to sit for GMAT Work Experience: -2 years (in a leading commercial bank in Bangladesh). Started as Management Trainee (tenure: 1 year 4 months). Got 1 promotion -Now working as Associate Manager (cards product) (tenure: 8 months) -launched 1 new product, one in the pipeline Extra-curricular activities: -worked in an international NGO as part of the research team focusing on the economic development of indigenous people of Bangladesh (3 months) -worked as sports secretary of the department student association in 2 successive terms -editor of department magazine -school sports team player Also, I am finding it difficult to relate my work experience in retail banking with future post-MBA goals. (say, I want to do MBA with concentration in Business Analytics). Would highly appreciate any suggestion on this issue.

sakibb : We would be happy to help, but what are your post-MBA goals? I don't believe you mentioned any. Can you please include them in a reply to this post? Also, you might have some difficulty with getting a second MBA as schools are going to be mixed on whether that is a non-factor or a disqualifying matter. Your list will have to be very particular. There are also a few issues with your profile that need addressing. You don't have a ton of work experience. That's going to make it doubly difficult to get into an MBA program. You also don't have a tremendous undergraduate GPA. Working a few more years will actually help with all of the above as it distances you from your MBA, gives you more of the median level of experience, and puts slightly less emphasis on your GPA. Look forward to hearing back from you, Admissionado

Admissionado Thanks a lot for your response. I don't have a specific goal at this moment. Split between Fin-tech companies concentrating in payment services and financial analyst.

sakibb : Our pleasure. I would look at a few schools such as NYU Stern (reach), USC Marshall and Indiana Kelley to get you started. Just double check to make sure those schools that are on your list accept students already with an MBA! Good luck, Admissionado

Stern and Marshall encouraged to apply despite a prior MBA. Kelley said it is highly unlikely to get admitted into their program with a prior MBA. If I look for business schools ranked between 16-25, would that increase my chance of getting a scholarship?

sakibb : Yes, of course. Generally speaking, the lower the ranking, the more likely it is that you will receive scholarship money. Based on your profile, I would even expand beyond T25. I think there are a few issues with your profile that will make it harder to get money from T15-T25 school. Good luck, Admissionado

Hi Everyone, I'm looking to get into product management with the likes of Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook. So need some inputs on the kind of B-Schools that I should target. A brief bit about my profile: Age: 30 Work-Ex: 6 years in Sales and Marketing with an FMCG firm in India (the roles of Sales Manager, Key Account Manager and Brand Manager) (These are all available after promotions so it's just to indicate the times I have been promoted) GMAT: 670 (Q-48, V-34, IR-8, AWA-6) (will be giving one more attempt this month) Grad: Postgraduate Diploma in Management (from XLRI Jamshedpur) (CGPA of 5.35 out of 8) Undergrad: B.Tech - Electrical Engineering (from Vellore Institute of Technology) (CGPA of 8.06 out of 10) Awards: Best performing sales area across multiple years JSTSE Scholar - Directorate of Education, Delhi Scholar badge holder in School Extra-curricular: Campus winners and runners-up across multiple case competitions (by Hindustan Unilever etc.) Part of the school & college football teams - won various district level & state level competitions Part of college dramatics club and performed in various theatre events Volunteer work with SBI & XLRI around financial inclusion Languages - English, Hindi, Kashmiri, Punjabi (all with Native Fluency); French (B1 Level) Thanks!

jarlgrey : You have an overall great profile including some solid work experience and extracurricular activities. The biggest issue, which I'm sure you already know, is your GMAT score. Coming from a competitive demographic, a 670 will make things quite difficult. If you can achieve 30 more points on your next attempt, that would help. An additional 60 points (which I know is a big ask) will open up a ton of doors. Assuming you don't move up your score, I would look at schools such as Georgia Tech (Scheller), Carnegie Mellon (Tepper), USC (Marshall) and Indiana (Kelley) as those would also fit your career goals. If you improve your GMAT, we can start looking at schools higher up and in geographies even more conductive to PM roles at these tech companies. If you'd like our help putting together this list, feel free to sign up for a free consultation using the link below: https://admissionado.com/free-consultation/

Admissionado Thank you so much for your inputs and feedback. Improving my score on GMAT is the immediate step that I have already embarked upon. I believe that will help me with my chances of securing a good scholarship amount as well. Regards. Posted from my mobile device