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alokspa
Joined: 03 Aug 2016
Last visit: 17 Jun 2017
Posts: 92
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Given Kudos: 53
Location: India
Concentration: Operations, Entrepreneurship
Schools: ISB '18 (D) Oxford"18 (S) NUS '19 (D) Olin '19 (I) Carroll '19 (S) Simon '19 (S) Stern '19 (S)
GMAT 1: 690 Q50 V33
GPA: 4
WE:Design (Transportation)
Products:
Schools: ISB '18 (D) Oxford"18 (S) NUS '19 (D) Olin '19 (I) Carroll '19 (S) Simon '19 (S) Stern '19 (S)
GMAT 1: 690 Q50 V33
Posts: 92
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16 Jan 2017, 01:00
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Hello Experts
GMAT 690 Q 50 V 33 IR 6
BTECH Mechanical CGPA 6.3/10
Experience 80 months (2 years in management & marketing of our family owned educational institute)
Rest 5 years in Deisgn of metro trains, High speed strains & trams
Few highlights of my profile.
Was a major contributor to the first ever metro train to be designed by in India. Was part of the project from start to end. During this project lead many sub systems.
Expertise in handling pilot projects, building resource pool for future bids, mentoring junior colleagues, leading teams of 10-20, experience in handling client from 4 different nationalities, considered one of the best in a pool of 1000 in my technical domain.
Successfully created a pool of 50+ employees in a transportation domain. As a result won a 6 year contract worth multimillion dollar contract with one of the 3 largest train manufacturer in the world.
Have trained over 150 peers.
Managed 1 long term project & 1 short term for close to 3 years. Received team of the month 7 times in the process.
Have applied for 1 patent in rail under frame.
What I believe my career goal has been the same for last 3/4 years. I am going for MBA to achieve that. complicated thing is that my goal is not broad. Its narrow. Its very specific.
My CGPA is not very impressive. I didn’t have much time to prepare for GMAT. Should I retake? (due to new project it wll be very tough to take out time for GMAT)
Even though I have handled foreign clients for 5 year, never got a chance to work from foreign location. But I have worked from client location for more than 2 years in their design centers located in India. Is this going to impact dearly?
Should I apply with my current GMAT score? If yes what colleges I should be applying for realistically? (My preference is Top 40, Location no bar, 12-18 months duration)
Would appreciate honest feedback. Do i have a decent shot in the game?
Regards
Alok
GMAT 690 Q 50 V 33 IR 6
BTECH Mechanical CGPA 6.3/10
Experience 80 months (2 years in management & marketing of our family owned educational institute)
Rest 5 years in Deisgn of metro trains, High speed strains & trams
Few highlights of my profile.
Was a major contributor to the first ever metro train to be designed by in India. Was part of the project from start to end. During this project lead many sub systems.
Expertise in handling pilot projects, building resource pool for future bids, mentoring junior colleagues, leading teams of 10-20, experience in handling client from 4 different nationalities, considered one of the best in a pool of 1000 in my technical domain.
Successfully created a pool of 50+ employees in a transportation domain. As a result won a 6 year contract worth multimillion dollar contract with one of the 3 largest train manufacturer in the world.
Have trained over 150 peers.
Managed 1 long term project & 1 short term for close to 3 years. Received team of the month 7 times in the process.
Have applied for 1 patent in rail under frame.
What I believe my career goal has been the same for last 3/4 years. I am going for MBA to achieve that. complicated thing is that my goal is not broad. Its narrow. Its very specific.
My CGPA is not very impressive. I didn’t have much time to prepare for GMAT. Should I retake? (due to new project it wll be very tough to take out time for GMAT)
Even though I have handled foreign clients for 5 year, never got a chance to work from foreign location. But I have worked from client location for more than 2 years in their design centers located in India. Is this going to impact dearly?
Should I apply with my current GMAT score? If yes what colleges I should be applying for realistically? (My preference is Top 40, Location no bar, 12-18 months duration)
Would appreciate honest feedback. Do i have a decent shot in the game?
Regards
Alok
18 Jan 2017, 15:33
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Hi Alok,
Thanks for writing! To answer some of your questions/concerns:
What I believe my career goal has been the same for last 3/4 years. I am going for MBA to achieve that. complicated thing is that my goal is not broad. Its narrow. Its very specific. What is this goal? Understanding this would help me evaluate your profile
My CGPA is not very impressive. I didn’t have much time to prepare for GMAT. Should I retake? (due to new project it wll be very tough to take out time for GMAT) Your quant score on the GMAT is impressive. Since you're in a very competitive applicant pool (Indian males) I think it's important to try to raise the verbal score too if at all possible. However, the target score you need does depend on the schools to which you're applying
Even though I have handled foreign clients for 5 year, never got a chance to work from foreign location. But I have worked from client location for more than 2 years in their design centers located in India. Is this going to impact dearly? Not necessarily - this is still valuable experience.
Should I apply with my current GMAT score? If yes what colleges I should be applying for realistically? (My preference is Top 40, Location no bar, 12-18 months duration)
Again, this depends on what yout career goals are, as well as which area you'd like to live in post-graduation
Hope that helps! Feel free to write back with follow-up questions
Thanks for writing! To answer some of your questions/concerns:
What I believe my career goal has been the same for last 3/4 years. I am going for MBA to achieve that. complicated thing is that my goal is not broad. Its narrow. Its very specific. What is this goal? Understanding this would help me evaluate your profile
My CGPA is not very impressive. I didn’t have much time to prepare for GMAT. Should I retake? (due to new project it wll be very tough to take out time for GMAT) Your quant score on the GMAT is impressive. Since you're in a very competitive applicant pool (Indian males) I think it's important to try to raise the verbal score too if at all possible. However, the target score you need does depend on the schools to which you're applying
Even though I have handled foreign clients for 5 year, never got a chance to work from foreign location. But I have worked from client location for more than 2 years in their design centers located in India. Is this going to impact dearly? Not necessarily - this is still valuable experience.
Should I apply with my current GMAT score? If yes what colleges I should be applying for realistically? (My preference is Top 40, Location no bar, 12-18 months duration)
Again, this depends on what yout career goals are, as well as which area you'd like to live in post-graduation
Hope that helps! Feel free to write back with follow-up questions
alokspa
Hello Experts
GMAT 690 Q 50 V 33 IR 6
BTECH Mechanical CGPA 6.3/10
Experience 80 months (2 years in management & marketing of our family owned educational institute)
Rest 5 years in Deisgn of metro trains, High speed strains & trams
Few highlights of my profile.
Was a major contributor to the first ever metro train to be designed by in India. Was part of the project from start to end. During this project lead many sub systems.
Expertise in handling pilot projects, building resource pool for future bids, mentoring junior colleagues, leading teams of 10-20, experience in handling client from 4 different nationalities, considered one of the best in a pool of 1000 in my technical domain.
Successfully created a pool of 50+ employees in a transportation domain. As a result won a 6 year contract worth multimillion dollar contract with one of the 3 largest train manufacturer in the world.
Have trained over 150 peers.
Managed 1 long term project & 1 short term for close to 3 years. Received team of the month 7 times in the process.
Have applied for 1 patent in rail under frame.
What I believe my career goal has been the same for last 3/4 years. I am going for MBA to achieve that. complicated thing is that my goal is not broad. Its narrow. Its very specific.
My CGPA is not very impressive. I didn’t have much time to prepare for GMAT. Should I retake? (due to new project it wll be very tough to take out time for GMAT)
Even though I have handled foreign clients for 5 year, never got a chance to work from foreign location. But I have worked from client location for more than 2 years in their design centers located in India. Is this going to impact dearly?
Should I apply with my current GMAT score? If yes what colleges I should be applying for realistically? (My preference is Top 40, Location no bar, 12-18 months duration)
Would appreciate honest feedback. Do i have a decent shot in the game?
Regards
Alok
GMAT 690 Q 50 V 33 IR 6
BTECH Mechanical CGPA 6.3/10
Experience 80 months (2 years in management & marketing of our family owned educational institute)
Rest 5 years in Deisgn of metro trains, High speed strains & trams
Few highlights of my profile.
Was a major contributor to the first ever metro train to be designed by in India. Was part of the project from start to end. During this project lead many sub systems.
Expertise in handling pilot projects, building resource pool for future bids, mentoring junior colleagues, leading teams of 10-20, experience in handling client from 4 different nationalities, considered one of the best in a pool of 1000 in my technical domain.
Successfully created a pool of 50+ employees in a transportation domain. As a result won a 6 year contract worth multimillion dollar contract with one of the 3 largest train manufacturer in the world.
Have trained over 150 peers.
Managed 1 long term project & 1 short term for close to 3 years. Received team of the month 7 times in the process.
Have applied for 1 patent in rail under frame.
What I believe my career goal has been the same for last 3/4 years. I am going for MBA to achieve that. complicated thing is that my goal is not broad. Its narrow. Its very specific.
My CGPA is not very impressive. I didn’t have much time to prepare for GMAT. Should I retake? (due to new project it wll be very tough to take out time for GMAT)
Even though I have handled foreign clients for 5 year, never got a chance to work from foreign location. But I have worked from client location for more than 2 years in their design centers located in India. Is this going to impact dearly?
Should I apply with my current GMAT score? If yes what colleges I should be applying for realistically? (My preference is Top 40, Location no bar, 12-18 months duration)
Would appreciate honest feedback. Do i have a decent shot in the game?
Regards
Alok
alokspa
Joined: 03 Aug 2016
Last visit: 17 Jun 2017
Posts: 92
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 53
Location: India
Concentration: Operations, Entrepreneurship
Schools: ISB '18 (D) Oxford"18 (S) NUS '19 (D) Olin '19 (I) Carroll '19 (S) Simon '19 (S) Stern '19 (S)
GMAT 1: 690 Q50 V33
GPA: 4
WE:Design (Transportation)
Products:
Schools: ISB '18 (D) Oxford"18 (S) NUS '19 (D) Olin '19 (I) Carroll '19 (S) Simon '19 (S) Stern '19 (S)
GMAT 1: 690 Q50 V33
Posts: 92
Kudos:
40
19 Jan 2017, 02:12
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Hello
What is this goal? Understanding this would help me evaluate your profile. I am a product design professional ( Trains, metro trains, trams). My goal is to move higher in the ranks for next few years post MBA. Then to start my own organization as equipment or service supplier to major transportation companies. At stretch I will try to become a train manufacturer myself.
My CGPA is not very impressive. I didn’t have much time to prepare for GMAT. Should I retake? (due to new project it will be very tough to take out time for GMAT) Your quant score on the GMAT is impressive. Since you're in a very competitive applicant pool (Indian males) I think it's important to try to raise the verbal score too if at all possible. However, the target score you need does depend on the schools to which you're applying. I have planned to apply for colleges that have deadline in Feb with 690 & will retake GMAT in Feb end & apply to other colleges hopefully with a 730+ score
I have 2 questions. Which schools I should apply with 690 (planning to apply schools with 12-18 months duration)
Can You help me in finding courses that offer 12-18 months MBA?
Few I know I am listing Kindly add some more if you know.
US
Kellogg
Columbia - 16 months
Cornell Johnson
Goizueta
Mendoza
USC Marshall
Hough Florida
Krannert (Purdue)
SMU Cox
NON US
Oxford (Said), Cambridge (Judge), IE, IESE, HEC Paris, INSEAD and IMD.
Thanks
Alok
What is this goal? Understanding this would help me evaluate your profile. I am a product design professional ( Trains, metro trains, trams). My goal is to move higher in the ranks for next few years post MBA. Then to start my own organization as equipment or service supplier to major transportation companies. At stretch I will try to become a train manufacturer myself.
My CGPA is not very impressive. I didn’t have much time to prepare for GMAT. Should I retake? (due to new project it will be very tough to take out time for GMAT) Your quant score on the GMAT is impressive. Since you're in a very competitive applicant pool (Indian males) I think it's important to try to raise the verbal score too if at all possible. However, the target score you need does depend on the schools to which you're applying. I have planned to apply for colleges that have deadline in Feb with 690 & will retake GMAT in Feb end & apply to other colleges hopefully with a 730+ score
I have 2 questions. Which schools I should apply with 690 (planning to apply schools with 12-18 months duration)
Can You help me in finding courses that offer 12-18 months MBA?
Few I know I am listing Kindly add some more if you know.
US
Kellogg
Columbia - 16 months
Cornell Johnson
Goizueta
Mendoza
USC Marshall
Hough Florida
Krannert (Purdue)
SMU Cox
NON US
Oxford (Said), Cambridge (Judge), IE, IESE, HEC Paris, INSEAD and IMD.
Thanks
Alok
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Hi Alok,
Thanks for writing! To answer some of your questions/concerns:
What I believe my career goal has been the same for last 3/4 years. I am going for MBA to achieve that. complicated thing is that my goal is not broad. Its narrow. Its very specific. What is this goal? Understanding this would help me evaluate your profile
My CGPA is not very impressive. I didn’t have much time to prepare for GMAT. Should I retake? (due to new project it wll be very tough to take out time for GMAT) Your quant score on the GMAT is impressive. Since you're in a very competitive applicant pool (Indian males) I think it's important to try to raise the verbal score too if at all possible. However, the target score you need does depend on the schools to which you're applying
Even though I have handled foreign clients for 5 year, never got a chance to work from foreign location. But I have worked from client location for more than 2 years in their design centers located in India. Is this going to impact dearly? Not necessarily - this is still valuable experience.
Should I apply with my current GMAT score? If yes what colleges I should be applying for realistically? (My preference is Top 40, Location no bar, 12-18 months duration)
Again, this depends on what yout career goals are, as well as which area you'd like to live in post-graduation
Hope that helps! Feel free to write back with follow-up questions
Thanks for writing! To answer some of your questions/concerns:
What I believe my career goal has been the same for last 3/4 years. I am going for MBA to achieve that. complicated thing is that my goal is not broad. Its narrow. Its very specific. What is this goal? Understanding this would help me evaluate your profile
My CGPA is not very impressive. I didn’t have much time to prepare for GMAT. Should I retake? (due to new project it wll be very tough to take out time for GMAT) Your quant score on the GMAT is impressive. Since you're in a very competitive applicant pool (Indian males) I think it's important to try to raise the verbal score too if at all possible. However, the target score you need does depend on the schools to which you're applying
Even though I have handled foreign clients for 5 year, never got a chance to work from foreign location. But I have worked from client location for more than 2 years in their design centers located in India. Is this going to impact dearly? Not necessarily - this is still valuable experience.
Should I apply with my current GMAT score? If yes what colleges I should be applying for realistically? (My preference is Top 40, Location no bar, 12-18 months duration)
Again, this depends on what yout career goals are, as well as which area you'd like to live in post-graduation
Hope that helps! Feel free to write back with follow-up questions
alokspa
Hello Experts
GMAT 690 Q 50 V 33 IR 6
BTECH Mechanical CGPA 6.3/10
Experience 80 months (2 years in management & marketing of our family owned educational institute)
Rest 5 years in Deisgn of metro trains, High speed strains & trams
Few highlights of my profile.
Was a major contributor to the first ever metro train to be designed by in India. Was part of the project from start to end. During this project lead many sub systems.
Expertise in handling pilot projects, building resource pool for future bids, mentoring junior colleagues, leading teams of 10-20, experience in handling client from 4 different nationalities, considered one of the best in a pool of 1000 in my technical domain.
Successfully created a pool of 50+ employees in a transportation domain. As a result won a 6 year contract worth multimillion dollar contract with one of the 3 largest train manufacturer in the world.
Have trained over 150 peers.
Managed 1 long term project & 1 short term for close to 3 years. Received team of the month 7 times in the process.
Have applied for 1 patent in rail under frame.
What I believe my career goal has been the same for last 3/4 years. I am going for MBA to achieve that. complicated thing is that my goal is not broad. Its narrow. Its very specific.
My CGPA is not very impressive. I didn’t have much time to prepare for GMAT. Should I retake? (due to new project it wll be very tough to take out time for GMAT)
Even though I have handled foreign clients for 5 year, never got a chance to work from foreign location. But I have worked from client location for more than 2 years in their design centers located in India. Is this going to impact dearly?
Should I apply with my current GMAT score? If yes what colleges I should be applying for realistically? (My preference is Top 40, Location no bar, 12-18 months duration)
Would appreciate honest feedback. Do i have a decent shot in the game?
Regards
Alok
GMAT 690 Q 50 V 33 IR 6
BTECH Mechanical CGPA 6.3/10
Experience 80 months (2 years in management & marketing of our family owned educational institute)
Rest 5 years in Deisgn of metro trains, High speed strains & trams
Few highlights of my profile.
Was a major contributor to the first ever metro train to be designed by in India. Was part of the project from start to end. During this project lead many sub systems.
Expertise in handling pilot projects, building resource pool for future bids, mentoring junior colleagues, leading teams of 10-20, experience in handling client from 4 different nationalities, considered one of the best in a pool of 1000 in my technical domain.
Successfully created a pool of 50+ employees in a transportation domain. As a result won a 6 year contract worth multimillion dollar contract with one of the 3 largest train manufacturer in the world.
Have trained over 150 peers.
Managed 1 long term project & 1 short term for close to 3 years. Received team of the month 7 times in the process.
Have applied for 1 patent in rail under frame.
What I believe my career goal has been the same for last 3/4 years. I am going for MBA to achieve that. complicated thing is that my goal is not broad. Its narrow. Its very specific.
My CGPA is not very impressive. I didn’t have much time to prepare for GMAT. Should I retake? (due to new project it wll be very tough to take out time for GMAT)
Even though I have handled foreign clients for 5 year, never got a chance to work from foreign location. But I have worked from client location for more than 2 years in their design centers located in India. Is this going to impact dearly?
Should I apply with my current GMAT score? If yes what colleges I should be applying for realistically? (My preference is Top 40, Location no bar, 12-18 months duration)
Would appreciate honest feedback. Do i have a decent shot in the game?
Regards
Alok
