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14 Oct 2011, 11:44
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Demographics: Indian, Male, 30 years
Gmat: 680, Q45, V 38, AWA 6 - [Irony - took Gmat 3 times already.]
Education: Undergraduate - Engineering from India - 76%
Graduate: M S - Computer Science - UT Arlington
Extra curriculars - Best outgoing student - Undergraduation. Representative - Work life balance group in Office - Organization wise Table tennis tournaments for 2 years. Local Yoga club member
Work experience: software engineer in 6 years in a top Tech company - Part of the core team members to launch a brand new product - took from a prototype to a 50+ million dollar product;
Community service: One of Founding members - Ameture Drama troupe - conduct stage drama every year. Successfully donated proceeds to selected charities every year for 5 years now.
Post MBA goals: Management consulting - short term. Long term - Move back to India to join family business.
Target schools: Wharton, Tuck, Kellogg, LBS, Insead, Booth
I would appreciate if you can advice on my GMAT score given that I had already taken it 3 times.
I am also looking to work with admission consultants. So I greatly appreciate directions on how to
a. Choose the right consultants ?
b. Get contacts for consultants ?
Gmat: 680, Q45, V 38, AWA 6 - [Irony - took Gmat 3 times already.]
Education: Undergraduate - Engineering from India - 76%
Graduate: M S - Computer Science - UT Arlington
Extra curriculars - Best outgoing student - Undergraduation. Representative - Work life balance group in Office - Organization wise Table tennis tournaments for 2 years. Local Yoga club member
Work experience: software engineer in 6 years in a top Tech company - Part of the core team members to launch a brand new product - took from a prototype to a 50+ million dollar product;
Community service: One of Founding members - Ameture Drama troupe - conduct stage drama every year. Successfully donated proceeds to selected charities every year for 5 years now.
Post MBA goals: Management consulting - short term. Long term - Move back to India to join family business.
Target schools: Wharton, Tuck, Kellogg, LBS, Insead, Booth
I would appreciate if you can advice on my GMAT score given that I had already taken it 3 times.
I am also looking to work with admission consultants. So I greatly appreciate directions on how to
a. Choose the right consultants ?
b. Get contacts for consultants ?
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15 Oct 2011, 06:29
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Thanks for your post, please find comments below.
Demographics: Indian, Male, 30 years
Ok, so you are above average for age, this will count against you a little
Gmat: 680, Q45, V 38, AWA 6 - [Irony - took Gmat 3 times already.]
At least the verbal is what is hurting you, still not good but better than quant given your background
Education: Undergraduate - Engineering from India - 76%
Which school? Big difference between IIT and others
Graduate: M S - Computer Science - UT Arlington
While less important, graduate GPA?
Extra curriculars - Best outgoing student - Undergraduation. Representative - Work life balance group in Office - Organization wise Table tennis tournaments for 2 years. Local Yoga club member
Any leadership activities? Mentoring, nonprofit, running small company, etc?
Work experience: software engineer in 6 years in a top Tech company - Part of the core team members to launch a brand new product - took from a prototype to a 50+ million dollar product;
How much business exposure did you get? Involved in marketing, biz dev as part of the product launch? Leadership at work? Manage people?
Community service: One of Founding members - Ameture Drama troupe - conduct stage drama every year. Successfully donated proceeds to selected charities every year for 5 years now.
Ok so this is good, you can work with this
Post MBA goals: Management consulting - short term. Long term - Move back to India to join family business.
What is the family business? Why consulting for you specifically?
Target schools: Wharton, Tuck, Kellogg, LBS, Insead, Booth
This is an ambitious list given your background. What company do you work for? I would say to dial down your list because Wharton will be a big stretch for you, I don't see great chances there, similar with Kellogg, and Booth. Have you looked at any second tier schools. Reasons being: 1) Your age 2) Your undergrad (though school tbd) 3) job experience...good but very typical for folks like you and these folks often have 750 GMAT, IIT, and are younger
I would appreciate if you can advice on my GMAT score given that I had already taken it 3 times.
Not much advice on GMAT, do you think you can improve it? I can recommend courses, books etc but after 3 times I assume this is your score. Nothing else to do then besides focus on the rest of the application.
I am also looking to work with admission consultants. So I greatly appreciate directions on how to
a. Choose the right consultants ?
This should be a factor of how comfortable you feel with someone. Reach out to a few of them, have a discussion, see what they all offer and how it differs. The nuances will be small, but we are all different!
b. Get contacts for consultants ?
Search through this website.....lots of people post here.
In any case, reach out for any specific questions you have. While I was not as positive about your school choices, you can do a combination of reach and non reach schools
-Scott
[email protected]
www.personalmbacoach.com
--Free application strategy discussion & initial essay review
--Insider tips and mock interview preparation
Demographics: Indian, Male, 30 years
Ok, so you are above average for age, this will count against you a little
Gmat: 680, Q45, V 38, AWA 6 - [Irony - took Gmat 3 times already.]
At least the verbal is what is hurting you, still not good but better than quant given your background
Education: Undergraduate - Engineering from India - 76%
Which school? Big difference between IIT and others
Graduate: M S - Computer Science - UT Arlington
While less important, graduate GPA?
Extra curriculars - Best outgoing student - Undergraduation. Representative - Work life balance group in Office - Organization wise Table tennis tournaments for 2 years. Local Yoga club member
Any leadership activities? Mentoring, nonprofit, running small company, etc?
Work experience: software engineer in 6 years in a top Tech company - Part of the core team members to launch a brand new product - took from a prototype to a 50+ million dollar product;
How much business exposure did you get? Involved in marketing, biz dev as part of the product launch? Leadership at work? Manage people?
Community service: One of Founding members - Ameture Drama troupe - conduct stage drama every year. Successfully donated proceeds to selected charities every year for 5 years now.
Ok so this is good, you can work with this
Post MBA goals: Management consulting - short term. Long term - Move back to India to join family business.
What is the family business? Why consulting for you specifically?
Target schools: Wharton, Tuck, Kellogg, LBS, Insead, Booth
This is an ambitious list given your background. What company do you work for? I would say to dial down your list because Wharton will be a big stretch for you, I don't see great chances there, similar with Kellogg, and Booth. Have you looked at any second tier schools. Reasons being: 1) Your age 2) Your undergrad (though school tbd) 3) job experience...good but very typical for folks like you and these folks often have 750 GMAT, IIT, and are younger
I would appreciate if you can advice on my GMAT score given that I had already taken it 3 times.
Not much advice on GMAT, do you think you can improve it? I can recommend courses, books etc but after 3 times I assume this is your score. Nothing else to do then besides focus on the rest of the application.
I am also looking to work with admission consultants. So I greatly appreciate directions on how to
a. Choose the right consultants ?
This should be a factor of how comfortable you feel with someone. Reach out to a few of them, have a discussion, see what they all offer and how it differs. The nuances will be small, but we are all different!
b. Get contacts for consultants ?
Search through this website.....lots of people post here.
In any case, reach out for any specific questions you have. While I was not as positive about your school choices, you can do a combination of reach and non reach schools
-Scott
[email protected]
www.personalmbacoach.com
--Free application strategy discussion & initial essay review
--Insider tips and mock interview preparation
17 Oct 2011, 00:51
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Hi Kulki,
Since you are aiming for top schools then a score above 700 is desirable. However GMAT alone won’t determine your chances of admission; beyond the academics will also help you in determining your candidature and your work experience plays a vital role as well. In general most of the Indian applicants are from engineering background with a good 4-5 years of work experience. So you would need to differentiate yourself from others . Start thinking what makes you unique and what’s that ‘hook’ that will be key to your application. Make sure you follow the ‘show rather than tell’ principle so that the admissions committee could really understand your strengths and differentiating factors Although it is not just the work experience that counts but also what you did there like-what were your achievements, what initiative you took, what changes you drove in your workplace etc. So you need to ensure that in 6 years of work experience you have demonstrated the skills business schools are looking for. This could still put in a strong set of essays for you.
Do contact us if you need further assistance.
Since you are aiming for top schools then a score above 700 is desirable. However GMAT alone won’t determine your chances of admission; beyond the academics will also help you in determining your candidature and your work experience plays a vital role as well. In general most of the Indian applicants are from engineering background with a good 4-5 years of work experience. So you would need to differentiate yourself from others . Start thinking what makes you unique and what’s that ‘hook’ that will be key to your application. Make sure you follow the ‘show rather than tell’ principle so that the admissions committee could really understand your strengths and differentiating factors Although it is not just the work experience that counts but also what you did there like-what were your achievements, what initiative you took, what changes you drove in your workplace etc. So you need to ensure that in 6 years of work experience you have demonstrated the skills business schools are looking for. This could still put in a strong set of essays for you.
Do contact us if you need further assistance.
