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Hey Team,

I am aspiring to get into a B-school this Fall 2016 in the US.

Here's my profile:

Academics: I've done my B.E from a top college in Bangalore (top 30 in India)
CGPA: 3.25
GMAT: 620
I had a disastrous GMAT. I was getting scores from 660 to 720 in mocks and ended up with a 620.
I have registered for 30th Dec, 2015. I'm confident of getting a score 660-700.

Professional:
Interned at a leading Healthcare provider, Fortis - as a management trainee (while in pre-final year of BE) - 2 Months
Worked at Fortis for International Business - 15 months
Now, working at father's hospital, as manager - Operations - 2 months as of now
I would complete two years of work-ex by the time I July 2016, just before joining the b-school

The ex-director of Fortis, the now COO of another group of hospitals has agreed to give me a LOR.

Extra-cirricular: I was the captain of the college tennis team - secured 3rd place in the inter-university competition
I was a part of the cricket team that won the national cricket competition among Fortis (My director was a part of the team too)
I have done courses in Mountaineering and Aqua sports

Short Term Goals: To improve our health-care organization (first-generation family business)from a single point-management to a professionally managed institute

Long-term goals: To set-up a organizations that provide high-quality medical care and education at low costs, and thus empowering the common man to a better quality of life

I'm looking for a 2-year MBA in entrepreneurship (with some focus on Healthcare, but not a MBA in Healthcare Management solely) in the US. I have Haas, Duke, Darden, Ross, Tepper, Kenan-Flalger, McCombs, Kelley, Emory in mind. Can you tell me which schools would my profile best suite. I plan to focus on any three or four and apply, as I am running out of time. Could you also clarify if i am realistic if I'm thinking of applying to the top schools? (GSB, Harvard, Booth, Columbia)

Your advice will be of great help.

TIA
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Hey Team,

I am aspiring to get into a B-school this Fall 2016 in the US.

Here's my profile:

Academics: I've done my B.E from a top college in Bangalore (top 30 in India)
CGPA: 3.25
GMAT: 620
I had a disastrous GMAT. I was getting scores from 660 to 720 in mocks and ended up with a 620.
I have registered for 30th Dec, 2015. I'm confident of getting a score 660-700.

Professional:
Interned at a leading Healthcare provider, Fortis - as a management trainee (while in pre-final year of BE) - 2 Months
Worked at Fortis for International Business - 15 months
Now, working at father's hospital, as manager - Operations - 2 months as of now
I would complete two years of work-ex by the time I July 2016, just before joining the b-school

The ex-director of Fortis, the now COO of another group of hospitals has agreed to give me a LOR.

Extra-cirricular: I was the captain of the college tennis team - secured 3rd place in the inter-university competition
I was a part of the cricket team that won the national cricket competition among Fortis (My director was a part of the team too)
I have done courses in Mountaineering and Aqua sports

Short Term Goals: To improve our health-care organization (first-generation family business)from a single point-management to a professionally managed institute

Long-term goals: To set-up a organizations that provide high-quality medical care and education at low costs, and thus empowering the common man to a better quality of life

I'm looking for a 2-year MBA in entrepreneurship (with some focus on Healthcare, but not a MBA in Healthcare Management solely) in the US. I have Haas, Duke, Darden, Ross, Tepper, Kenan-Flalger, McCombs, Kelley, Emory in mind. Can you tell me which schools would my profile best suite. I plan to focus on any three or four and apply, as I am running out of time. Could you also clarify if i am realistic if I'm thinking of applying to the top schools? (GSB, Harvard, Booth, Columbia)

Your advice will be of great help.

TIA
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man ur work-ex is too low for you to get into the colleges u have mentioned. u would need a gmat score of atleast 700+ and 3 years of work-ex by the time u start. I would not suggest trying for MBA next year at your work-ex i dont think it will work. get more work-ex and 700+gmat score. otherwise ur profile is good....
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Hey Team,

I am aspiring to get into a B-school this Fall 2016 in the US.

Here's my profile:

Academics: I've done my B.E from a top college in Bangalore (top 30 in India)
CGPA: 3.25
GMAT: 620
I had a disastrous GMAT. I was getting scores from 660 to 720 in mocks and ended up with a 620.
I have registered for 30th Dec, 2015. I'm confident of getting a score 660-700.

Professional:
Interned at a leading Healthcare provider, Fortis - as a management trainee (while in pre-final year of BE) - 2 Months
Worked at Fortis for International Business - 15 months
Now, working at father's hospital, as manager - Operations - 2 months as of now
I would complete two years of work-ex by the time I July 2016, just before joining the b-school

The ex-director of Fortis, the now COO of another group of hospitals has agreed to give me a LOR.

Extra-cirricular: I was the captain of the college tennis team - secured 3rd place in the inter-university competition
I was a part of the cricket team that won the national cricket competition among Fortis (My director was a part of the team too)
I have done courses in Mountaineering and Aqua sports

Short Term Goals: To improve our health-care organization (first-generation family business)from a single point-management to a professionally managed institute

Long-term goals: To set-up a organizations that provide high-quality medical care and education at low costs, and thus empowering the common man to a better quality of life

I'm looking for a 2-year MBA in entrepreneurship (with some focus on Healthcare, but not a MBA in Healthcare Management solely) in the US. I have Haas, Duke, Darden, Ross, Tepper, Kenan-Flalger, McCombs, Kelley, Emory in mind. Can you tell me which schools would my profile best suite. I plan to focus on any three or four and apply, as I am running out of time. Could you also clarify if i am realistic if I'm thinking of applying to the top schools? (GSB, Harvard, Booth, Columbia)

Your advice will be of great help.

TIA


man ur work-ex is too low for you to get into the colleges u have mentioned. u would need a gmat score of atleast 700+ and 3 years of work-ex by the time u start. I would not suggest trying for MBA next year at your work-ex i dont think it will work. get more work-ex and 700+gmat score. otherwise ur profile is good....
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Thank you for your response.

I believe I can show leadership skills at work and from the ones at undergrad. And I intend to go back to family business. Will two years still not suffice?

Could you mention which of the schools will my profile most-suit?
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man ur work-ex is too low for you to get into the colleges u have mentioned. u would need a gmat score of atleast 700+ and 3 years of work-ex by the time u start. I would not suggest trying for MBA next year at your work-ex i dont think it will work. get more work-ex and 700+gmat score. otherwise ur profile is good....
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Thank you for your response.

I believe I can show leadership skills at work and from the ones at undergrad. And I intend to go back to family business. Will two years still not suffice?

Could you mention which of the schools will my profile most-suit?
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man i am simply not qualified enough to tell you which colleges best suit ur profile but what i do know is dat u wud need more work ex and a better gmat score....2 is simply too low....
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GMAT 1: 710 Q49 V37
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I suggest you go through the class profiles of the business schools you've mentioned. Look at individual websites.That will give your an idea of how tough the competition is. And more so for an Indian candidate. The median GMAT score for an Indian candidate is around 20-30 higher than the overall class profile. Yes, you can demonstrate leadership, but so can everybody else. That's not unique. 2 years of experience is the bare minimum. The average work experience of the class at the schools you've mentioned is around 4-6 years. If you want to have a realistic chance of being admitted into any of these, I suggest aiming for a very high GMAT... For Kelley.. At least a 700+.. And 730-740 for Ross,Darden and the likes... Also, I would suggest getting more work experience in addition to this higher GMAT..