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Hi

I am an Indian, female and I am considering pursuing my MBA in the US from fall 2015. I need help in evaluating my profile :

Undergraduation : Bachelor Of Pharmacy ( 2011)
GMAT Scores :

17 January 2014 : Total 630 ( 71%)
Verbal 36 / 81% ; Quant 40 / 47% ; AWA 5.0 / 60% IR : 6 / 67%
20 November 2013 : Total 590 ( 58%)
Verbal 28 / 51% ; Quant 43 / 56% AWA 5.0 / 60% IR : 5 / 52%
17 August 2010 : Total 660 ( 80%)
Verbal 36 / 81% ; Quant : 45 / 63% 660 / 80% AWA :4.5 / 44%

Work Exp : 38 months in International Business for a Mid-Size Indian Pharmaceutical Company .
Key responsibilities
April'14-Present : Assistant Manager - International Business
Operate as first line of contact for Major US and Canadian Partners. Manage major projects and supplies for a top 3 global pharmaceutical company in the US& Canada.
Business Development activities involve meeting potential business clients, evaluating technical/operational feasibility of projects in co-operation with technical teams, contracts and customer relationship management
Participated in overseas customer meets at Germany and Paris.
Prepared budgetary proposals .
Mentored and Trained new entrants.

Oct'12- Apr'14 : Executive - International Business
Analysing sales forecasts, serving as a liaison between internal and external clients, ensuring smooth co-ordination among various teams ranging from R/D Regulatory, Production to logistics. Contributed to more than 30% of turnover within the region.

Feb'12 - Oct'12 : Jr. Executive - International Business
Successfully executed two project plans in co-operation with customer from major pharmaceutical company in the US.
Responsible for production scheduling.

Aug'11- Feb'12 : Trainee- International Business.
Co-ordinated regulatory submissions in Latin America which resulted in registering 4 products in a short span of 6 months.

Extra- Curriculars :
Won an award in State Level Dramatics Competition for " Best Dialogue Delivery "
Assisted in organisation of Company's Annual Gathering and also compered at the event.
Teaching English for past 6 months at two non-profit institutions - for blind and orphan girls.
Organised a small community fund raising campaign for destitute women at St. Mother Teresa's Institute.
Member of Student's Council and Class representative for 2 consecutive years in College.
Was the Head Captain of School and played drums at March-Past events.

Academics :
Distinction Holder. Graduated amongst top 3 students at college and within five at University level.

My focus is to work with a global pharmaceutical organisation post- mba. Having assisted in both marketing and supply chain side of the field, I wish to either to be either a strategic marketing or procurement manager with a top 50 generic pharmaceutical company. My long term goal is to head international business development within the scope of the company.

I am worried about my GMAT score trend and not sure whether my profile is competitive enough against a pool of engineers and candidates from finance/consulting backgrounds.. My target schools are Kelley, Minnesotta, Penn State, Terry, Rutgers and Boston University. My recommendation letters would be from my current supervisor and a colleague from the legal council of the company..

I need some perspective in sorting this out. !

Thanks!
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Hi

I am an Indian, female and I am considering pursuing my MBA in the US from fall 2015. I need help in evaluating my profile :

Undergraduation : Bachelor Of Pharmacy ( 2011)
GMAT Scores :

17 January 2014 : Total 630 ( 71%)
Verbal 36 / 81% ; Quant 40 / 47% ; AWA 5.0 / 60% IR : 6 / 67%
20 November 2013 : Total 590 ( 58%)
Verbal 28 / 51% ; Quant 43 / 56% AWA 5.0 / 60% IR : 5 / 52%
17 August 2010 : Total 660 ( 80%)
Verbal 36 / 81% ; Quant : 45 / 63% 660 / 80% AWA :4.5 / 44%

Work Exp : 38 months in International Business for a Mid-Size Indian Pharmaceutical Company .
Key responsibilities
April'14-Present : Assistant Manager - International Business
Operate as first line of contact for Major US and Canadian Partners. Manage major projects and supplies for a top 3 global pharmaceutical company in the US& Canada.
Business Development activities involve meeting potential business clients, evaluating technical/operational feasibility of projects in co-operation with technical teams, contracts and customer relationship management
Participated in overseas customer meets at Germany and Paris.
Prepared budgetary proposals .
Mentored and Trained new entrants.

Oct'12- Apr'14 : Executive - International Business
Analysing sales forecasts, serving as a liaison between internal and external clients, ensuring smooth co-ordination among various teams ranging from R/D Regulatory, Production to logistics. Contributed to more than 30% of turnover within the region.

Feb'12 - Oct'12 : Jr. Executive - International Business
Successfully executed two project plans in co-operation with customer from major pharmaceutical company in the US.
Responsible for production scheduling.

Aug'11- Feb'12 : Trainee- International Business.
Co-ordinated regulatory submissions in Latin America which resulted in registering 4 products in a short span of 6 months.

Extra- Curriculars :
Won an award in State Level Dramatics Competition for " Best Dialogue Delivery "
Assisted in organisation of Company's Annual Gathering and also compered at the event.
Teaching English for past 6 months at two non-profit institutions - for blind and orphan girls.
Organised a small community fund raising campaign for destitute women at St. Mother Teresa's Institute.
Member of Student's Council and Class representative for 2 consecutive years in College.
Was the Head Captain of School and played drums at March-Past events.

Academics :
Distinction Holder. Graduated amongst top 3 students at college and within five at University level.

My focus is to work with a global pharmaceutical organisation post- mba. Having assisted in both marketing and supply chain side of the field, I wish to either to be either a strategic marketing or procurement manager with a top 50 generic pharmaceutical company. My long term goal is to head international business development within the scope of the company.

I am worried about my GMAT score trend and not sure whether my profile is competitive enough against a pool of engineers and candidates from finance/consulting backgrounds.. My target schools are Kelley, Minnesotta, Penn State, Terry, Rutgers and Boston University. My recommendation letters would be from my current supervisor and a colleague from the legal council of the company..

I need some perspective in sorting this out. !

Thanks!
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Hey there, so first of all, I think that your school list is pretty reasonable (I'm assuming you will be applying before your 660 runs out). Second, I think your fear about your industry is unjustified. Actually I'd say that Pharma is one of the best industries you can apply from. There are a lot of jobs, it requires specific skills, and it's a great business. so show that you are a Pharma Master (of leadership too!) and all will be good. Besides that you have some nice extras - like real deep international experience, and some nice community service, all which give breadth to your profile.

Hope this helps!
And good luck!
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Hi

I am an Indian, female and I am considering pursuing my MBA in the US from fall 2015. I need help in evaluating my profile :

Undergraduation : Bachelor Of Pharmacy ( 2011)
GMAT Scores :

17 January 2014 : Total 630 ( 71%)
Verbal 36 / 81% ; Quant 40 / 47% ; AWA 5.0 / 60% IR : 6 / 67%
20 November 2013 : Total 590 ( 58%)
Verbal 28 / 51% ; Quant 43 / 56% AWA 5.0 / 60% IR : 5 / 52%
17 August 2010 : Total 660 ( 80%)
Verbal 36 / 81% ; Quant : 45 / 63% 660 / 80% AWA :4.5 / 44%

Work Exp : 38 months in International Business for a Mid-Size Indian Pharmaceutical Company .
Key responsibilities
April'14-Present : Assistant Manager - International Business
Operate as first line of contact for Major US and Canadian Partners. Manage major projects and supplies for a top 3 global pharmaceutical company in the US& Canada.
Business Development activities involve meeting potential business clients, evaluating technical/operational feasibility of projects in co-operation with technical teams, contracts and customer relationship management
Participated in overseas customer meets at Germany and Paris.
Prepared budgetary proposals .
Mentored and Trained new entrants.

Oct'12- Apr'14 : Executive - International Business
Analysing sales forecasts, serving as a liaison between internal and external clients, ensuring smooth co-ordination among various teams ranging from R/D Regulatory, Production to logistics. Contributed to more than 30% of turnover within the region.

Feb'12 - Oct'12 : Jr. Executive - International Business
Successfully executed two project plans in co-operation with customer from major pharmaceutical company in the US.
Responsible for production scheduling.

Aug'11- Feb'12 : Trainee- International Business.
Co-ordinated regulatory submissions in Latin America which resulted in registering 4 products in a short span of 6 months.

Extra- Curriculars :
Won an award in State Level Dramatics Competition for " Best Dialogue Delivery "
Assisted in organisation of Company's Annual Gathering and also compered at the event.
Teaching English for past 6 months at two non-profit institutions - for blind and orphan girls.
Organised a small community fund raising campaign for destitute women at St. Mother Teresa's Institute.
Member of Student's Council and Class representative for 2 consecutive years in College.
Was the Head Captain of School and played drums at March-Past events.

Academics :
Distinction Holder. Graduated amongst top 3 students at college and within five at University level.

My focus is to work with a global pharmaceutical organisation post- mba. Having assisted in both marketing and supply chain side of the field, I wish to either to be either a strategic marketing or procurement manager with a top 50 generic pharmaceutical company. My long term goal is to head international business development within the scope of the company.

I am worried about my GMAT score trend and not sure whether my profile is competitive enough against a pool of engineers and candidates from finance/consulting backgrounds.. My target schools are Kelley, Minnesotta, Penn State, Terry, Rutgers and Boston University. My recommendation letters would be from my current supervisor and a colleague from the legal council of the company..

I need some perspective in sorting this out. !

Thanks!

Hey there, so first of all, I think that your school list is pretty reasonable (I'm assuming you will be applying before your 660 runs out). Second, I think your fear about your industry is unjustified. Actually I'd say that Pharma is one of the best industries you can apply from. There are a lot of jobs, it requires specific skills, and it's a great business. so show that you are a Pharma Master (of leadership too!) and all will be good. Besides that you have some nice extras - like real deep international experience, and some nice community service, all which give breadth to your profile.

Hope this helps!
And good luck!
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Hi Jon,

Thanks for the encouragement :)

While getting a job in the pharma industry is not a hassle i think getting into B-school is , especially when there are zillions of Indians with tech/consulting/finance backgrounds , 700+ GMAT scores and excellent extra- curricular. That said, I feel the bar for Indian applicants is quite high these days.
I have been advised to raise my GMAT score to stand a better chance at any of the schools in my list. However, given the fact that the score is not going up (rather declining) , i feel i'll be wasting my time re-appearing and then, losing out on the 660 also. - which i plan to use for R1/R2 deadlines this year. However, will the adcoms look at the other scores also and how do declining scores reflect on the application?

Also, what's your take on expanding the list. If at all reqd.

Look forward to!

Thanks
Gauri
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Hi Jon,

Thanks for the encouragement :)

While getting a job in the pharma industry is not a hassle i think getting into B-school is , especially when there are zillions of Indians with tech/consulting/finance backgrounds , 700+ GMAT scores and excellent extra- curricular. That said, I feel the bar for Indian applicants is quite high these days.
I have been advised to raise my GMAT score to stand a better chance at any of the schools in my list. However, given the fact that the score is not going up (rather declining) , i feel i'll be wasting my time re-appearing and then, losing out on the 660 also. - which i plan to use for R1/R2 deadlines this year. However, will the adcoms look at the other scores also and how do declining scores reflect on the application?

Also, what's your take on expanding the list. If at all reqd.

Look forward to!

Thanks
Gauri

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Hi Gauri,
So you are right that the bar is quite high for Indian applicants especially. But that is why you have at least two advantages over the thousands of tech candidates (there aren't that many finance candidates… not going in… :) ), being from pharma and being female.

About your GMAT, now obviously it would be better if you could get higher, but as you have mentioned you took it twice more and it is not getting higher. So at some point, even if it's lower than you would like, it's probably better to accept that your score has reached a certain limit, and to go with it. Unless you know that you can get higher, then maybe it would be worth it. But that is something you need to decide for yourself and not go on the basis of "Ah, I'll retake because it would be awesome if I got a higher score."

The AdComs will of course see your other scores, and it will give you a tiny weeny disadvantage, but let's not let them worry about that by distracting them with an awesome application!
:)

Hope this helps,
Jon
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Hi Jon,

Thanks for the encouragement :)

While getting a job in the pharma industry is not a hassle i think getting into B-school is , especially when there are zillions of Indians with tech/consulting/finance backgrounds , 700+ GMAT scores and excellent extra- curricular. That said, I feel the bar for Indian applicants is quite high these days.
I have been advised to raise my GMAT score to stand a better chance at any of the schools in my list. However, given the fact that the score is not going up (rather declining) , i feel i'll be wasting my time re-appearing and then, losing out on the 660 also. - which i plan to use for R1/R2 deadlines this year. However, will the adcoms look at the other scores also and how do declining scores reflect on the application?

Also, what's your take on expanding the list. If at all reqd.

Look forward to!

Thanks
Gauri


Hi Gauri,
So you are right that the bar is quite high for Indian applicants especially. But that is why you have at least two advantages over the thousands of tech candidates (there aren't that many finance candidates… not going in… :) ), being from pharma and being female.

About your GMAT, now obviously it would be better if you could get higher, but as you have mentioned you took it twice more and it is not getting higher. So at some point, even if it's lower than you would like, it's probably better to accept that your score has reached a certain limit, and to go with it. Unless you know that you can get higher, then maybe it would be worth it. But that is something you need to decide for yourself and not go on the basis of "Ah, I'll retake because it would be awesome if I got a higher score."

The AdComs will of course see your other scores, and it will give you a tiny weeny disadvantage, but let's not let them worry about that by distracting them with an awesome application!
:)

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Thanks so much Jon!! Could you suggest a few more schools where i could be a fit ?
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Well, probably your sweet spot will be in schools between the ranking of about 20 and 50. Cross-reference the regular rankings with specific Healthcare/Pharma rankings (like here: https://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandr ... t-rankings) and also do a bit of research to see the schools employment reports and see if the school sends folks to big Pharma firms.

Hope this helps!
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Well, probably your sweet spot will be in schools between the ranking of about 20 and 50. Cross-reference the regular rankings with specific Healthcare/Pharma rankings (like here: https://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandr ... t-rankings) and also do a bit of research to see the schools employment reports and see if the school sends folks to big Pharma firms.

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Wow! Thanks a tonne Jon.. This really helps! :)
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Well, probably your sweet spot will be in schools between the ranking of about 20 and 50. Cross-reference the regular rankings with specific Healthcare/Pharma rankings (like here: https://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandr ... t-rankings) and also do a bit of research to see the schools employment reports and see if the school sends folks to big Pharma firms.

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Wow! Thanks a tonne Jon.. This really helps! :)
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Yaaaaaay…
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