Profile Evaluation - Indian female-28 yrs

Hi there! Thanks for the additional info. Your GPA is excellent so that will definitely help to "counteract" your GMAT. That's OK about the volunteer contributions...not everyone has a lot going on there, but just know that is one other factor that schools look at where you won't be as strong as other applicants. Thanks for sharing more about your post-MBA goals...on paper, I'd say the switch to IT consulting makes more sense given your background plus that tends to be a more common post-MBA hiring field than HR. But you can always recruit for both once you get in!

The timing question is trickier and ultimately that's up to you as it's a very personal decision whether to wait or not...I think a higher GMAT score would strengthen your profile (and you could add some extracurriculars in that time too). But on the other hand, with 7 years experience you are already on the higher end of experience levels (average age for most when they start is 27 / 28)...so waiting a year could make it harder in that regard. So I think I'd give it a shot this year, with a wide range of schools, and then if you need to, you can always reapply with a stronger profile next year.

As for schools, this is really just a starting list but a few that come to mind given your stats / interests are: SMU Cox, USC Marshall, Ohio State Fisher, Indiana Kelley, Michigan State Broad, Vanderbilt Owen, Wisconsin, Boston College, Univ of Washington Foster, maybe Cornell for their 1-year Tech-focused MBA. There are also many programs in Canada, Europe and Asia that you could consider too. Hope this at least gives you a starting point! Good luck!

Thanks for your suggestions.

Can you also suggest some schools in Europe and Asia where I can apply with this score. I would generally like to work in Asia and Europe post the MBA so would like to apply for schools there.

Here are a few to get you started in your research....in Europe: ESADE, Hult, Cass, Imperial College, St Gallen, Rotterdam, Manchester and in Asia: NUS, Nanyang, or HKUST.
Good luck!