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abhinav8mehrotra
Joined: 26 Dec 2013
Last visit: 04 Aug 2016
Posts: 41
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Location: United States
Concentration: General Management, Strategy
Schools: Tepper '18 (WL) Smith '18 (D) Kenan-Flagler '18 (D) McDonough '18 (A) Kelley '18 (WA) Goizueta '18 (A) Carlson '18 (A) Foster '18 (M$) Simon '18 (D)
GMAT 1: 750 Q50 V41
WE:Engineering (Computer Software)
Schools: Tepper '18 (WL) Smith '18 (D) Kenan-Flagler '18 (D) McDonough '18 (A) Kelley '18 (WA) Goizueta '18 (A) Carlson '18 (A) Foster '18 (M$) Simon '18 (D)
GMAT 1: 750 Q50 V41
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09 May 2015, 17:16
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Will appreciate your insight into the strentgh of my application
.Please suggest colleges where i have a reasonable shot
1.Indian Male IT - TCS Oracle and SAP Consultant.
4 Years Experience
Impactful work experience, many leadership scenarios with good reccomender rapport.
Dont have direct reportees all the time, differs from project to project.
Worked in US IT firm partime in college(3 years) and started a company with thier investment 1.5 years ago.IT Firm - 10 employees, modest projects.
2.GPA-2.5
GMAT : 750 Q:50 V:41
GMAT : 620 Q:44 V:31
3.NMIMS University(Mumbai)-BTech Computer Science
Low Grades due to side projects and distracted by programming gigs.
4
Drama Club Head- School
Class Represtative-School
Cricket Team-college
Festval and Events Orgainzer-College
Tribal Area Community Service - 2 years ongoing.
Various initiatives - education,infrastructure,community bulding etc.
Organize Fitness Events with CSR startup.
Company Internal Community Outreach Programs.
5 .Certifications
Online MOOCs,
Economics(Irvine),Finance(Yale),Statistics(Duke),Accounting(Wharton) etc
Should i get more?
6. Post-MBA goal-IT Strategy/Consultant at a company like Bain,Accenture.
Long Term =Start own tech consulting firm for Non-profit enterprises and Social welfare systems.
Is 2.5 GPA Surmountable?
Please Help.
Regards,
Abhinav
.Please suggest colleges where i have a reasonable shot
1.Indian Male IT - TCS Oracle and SAP Consultant.
4 Years Experience
Impactful work experience, many leadership scenarios with good reccomender rapport.
Dont have direct reportees all the time, differs from project to project.
Worked in US IT firm partime in college(3 years) and started a company with thier investment 1.5 years ago.IT Firm - 10 employees, modest projects.
2.GPA-2.5
GMAT : 750 Q:50 V:41
GMAT : 620 Q:44 V:31
3.NMIMS University(Mumbai)-BTech Computer Science
Low Grades due to side projects and distracted by programming gigs.
4
Drama Club Head- School
Class Represtative-School
Cricket Team-college
Festval and Events Orgainzer-College
Tribal Area Community Service - 2 years ongoing.
Various initiatives - education,infrastructure,community bulding etc.
Organize Fitness Events with CSR startup.
Company Internal Community Outreach Programs.
5 .Certifications
Online MOOCs,
Economics(Irvine),Finance(Yale),Statistics(Duke),Accounting(Wharton) etc
Should i get more?
6. Post-MBA goal-IT Strategy/Consultant at a company like Bain,Accenture.
Long Term =Start own tech consulting firm for Non-profit enterprises and Social welfare systems.
Is 2.5 GPA Surmountable?
Please Help.
Regards,
Abhinav
11 May 2015, 08:50
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Hi Abhinav, thanks for your post.
I'd say a low GPA like yours is not insurmountable. It's just one number on your application so there are many other factors a school will consider. Your GPA is quite low though so it's going to be a red flag for schools, as they use GPA as an indicator of your ability to handle the b-school curriculum. There are a lot of "distractions" in b-school too so you'll need to demonstrate what you learned about yourself and prove you can handle all those demands on your time.
A couple of ways to address a low GPA are 1) get a high GMAT, which you've done, so congrats! and 2) take supplemental pre-MBA courses, which you've also done. For the MOOCs you've taken, did you receive grades? If not then I would strongly recommend taking more courses where you are graded and try your hardest to get A's. If you've already got good grades in the four you've taken then I don't see a need to take more.
By the way, you should also plan to write an Optional Essay to explain your low GPA and reflect on how you've matured since then.
One other thing to be thinking about -- making the transition from a technical / IT role to a top strategy consulting firm can be tough. So perhaps think about an alternative near-term goal, perhaps IT consulting, or just be prepared to demonstrate very clearly what transferable skills you have and how you're preparing yourself to make that transition.
Take a look at GPA ranges for schools to get a sense of where you'll fit. You're definitely going to be below average for all the top US programs, so I'd primarily target schools below the top 15. I just think top 15 programs are going to be too concerned about your GPA, especially given the competitive demographic you're applying from.
Good luck with the process and keep us posted if we can help!
I'd say a low GPA like yours is not insurmountable. It's just one number on your application so there are many other factors a school will consider. Your GPA is quite low though so it's going to be a red flag for schools, as they use GPA as an indicator of your ability to handle the b-school curriculum. There are a lot of "distractions" in b-school too so you'll need to demonstrate what you learned about yourself and prove you can handle all those demands on your time.
A couple of ways to address a low GPA are 1) get a high GMAT, which you've done, so congrats! and 2) take supplemental pre-MBA courses, which you've also done. For the MOOCs you've taken, did you receive grades? If not then I would strongly recommend taking more courses where you are graded and try your hardest to get A's. If you've already got good grades in the four you've taken then I don't see a need to take more.
By the way, you should also plan to write an Optional Essay to explain your low GPA and reflect on how you've matured since then.
One other thing to be thinking about -- making the transition from a technical / IT role to a top strategy consulting firm can be tough. So perhaps think about an alternative near-term goal, perhaps IT consulting, or just be prepared to demonstrate very clearly what transferable skills you have and how you're preparing yourself to make that transition.
Take a look at GPA ranges for schools to get a sense of where you'll fit. You're definitely going to be below average for all the top US programs, so I'd primarily target schools below the top 15. I just think top 15 programs are going to be too concerned about your GPA, especially given the competitive demographic you're applying from.
Good luck with the process and keep us posted if we can help!
abhinav8mehrotra
Joined: 26 Dec 2013
Last visit: 04 Aug 2016
Posts: 41
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 55
Location: United States
Concentration: General Management, Strategy
Schools: Tepper '18 (WL) Smith '18 (D) Kenan-Flagler '18 (D) McDonough '18 (A) Kelley '18 (WA) Goizueta '18 (A) Carlson '18 (A) Foster '18 (M$) Simon '18 (D)
GMAT 1: 750 Q50 V41
WE:Engineering (Computer Software)
Schools: Tepper '18 (WL) Smith '18 (D) Kenan-Flagler '18 (D) McDonough '18 (A) Kelley '18 (WA) Goizueta '18 (A) Carlson '18 (A) Foster '18 (M$) Simon '18 (D)
GMAT 1: 750 Q50 V41
Posts: 41
Kudos:
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20 May 2015, 07:17
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Thanks a lot for your inputs Kate
I had another short question:
If i had to choose 1 course acc. to my profile for maximum impact and relevance:Which would u suggest.
1.Math for Mangement -UCLA
2.Business Statistics - UCLA
3.Business Applications of Calculus - UCLA
4.MBA-Math
My current MOOC's have certificates of completion , but not grades on the transcripts .But % is given on the website
Regards
I had another short question:
If i had to choose 1 course acc. to my profile for maximum impact and relevance:Which would u suggest.
1.Math for Mangement -UCLA
2.Business Statistics - UCLA
3.Business Applications of Calculus - UCLA
4.MBA-Math
My current MOOC's have certificates of completion , but not grades on the transcripts .But % is given on the website
Regards
