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Re: Profile Evaluation Request
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12 Jun 2021, 17:44
Hi, Arpan, hope you are well. Your profile is heavy on a lot of details that don't necessarily matter that much for the MBA process (high school details, activities from 10 years ago) and light on some that are really important, so it's too hard for me to judge your chances! The most important factors in the above that are missing are your GMAT score and the details of your accomplishments and impact at work (individual development of various projects and certain leadership skills such as leading a team could involve a lot of things; this is pretty vague). What's your role in the organization, and what exactly is linking your past to your future. What ARE your goals? Have you put some thought into what you want out of your MBA? I think you would really benefit from some more time constructing your goals and researching programs with different levels of selectivity that are good at placing students into those roles. Without a GMAT yet, that's hard to do, but as a rule of thumb, assume that as a candidate in a very well represented group of applicants, you will need to outperform whatever the GMAT averages are for the programs in question by about 30-40 points. So, if you get a 700, look for schools in your "target" range that have 660-670 averages or so. If you get a 750, you might set your sights a bit higher, with target schools in the 710 area. When you write your essays, work hard to demonstrate clear goals and a strong fit with the programs in question. Because so many apply though from your demographic, do add safer options as well. Wishing you the best of luck!
Warmly,
Julie-Anne