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Hello Everyone,

I would highly appreciate your suggestions in regard to the schools I should be targeting. I am an Indian Surgeon, Co-Founder of a Digital healthcare Startup, which works to improve oral cancer screening via telemedicine in Indian rural demography, and author of a multilingual poetry book. I am 28 years old, and have 4 years of work experience (3 years residency and 1 year entrepreneurship). My GMAT score is 710 and I am targeting next fall admissions. I want to work with Healthcare MNCs and consulting firms. So far, I have zeroed in on few schools, on the basis of my Linkedin conversations and online research, but, I am still far away from the final picture.

List : Harvard, MIT, Yale, Kellogg, Wharton, NYU, Duke, UNC Kenan Flagler, Rotman, and NUS.

In anticipation of your suggestions.
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I think your list is great. I would consider adding Haas potentially but you already have quite a few schools - it will be hard to apply to all of the programs.

I would also consider improving your GMAT if at all possible ( The with the number of schools you're planning to apply to you have very little time). The reason I'm suggesting to improve your test score is that based on last year's analysis very few Indian nationals got into top 20 schools with gmat score below 750. Just FYI.

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Thank you for the quick reply. Retaking GMAT is not possible for me, at this point of time. I will reconsider some of the schools in the list, to suit my GMAT score.

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Hi Shaurya03,

Agree with bb on GMAT. You need a higher score to be competitive at most of the schools you’ve mentioned.

Second, be ready to explain (in your application) why you want to pursue an MBA if you’re already running a Company. Leaving a fledgling company altogether or working part time for few years usually doesn’t work out. And if the startup is not working out the way you wanted, then you should look at the lessons you learnt in the last one year that can be helpful in the future. Since yours is a bit non-traditional path, you may find this article useful:
Non-Traditional Applicant? Here’s How You Can Strengthen Your Application
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Hi Shaurya,

Nice to know you are considering MBA after long study years in med school :)

When I graduated from Ross, Michigan couple of years back, there were a couple of MDs in my batch. The b-schools really like the expertise and diversity medical professional brings to the class.

Given your distinctive background, I would say 710 might suffice for the admissions, IF you can make a strong narrative about your career goals and why you need an MBA.

Drop me a note, if you want to talk more or need help with your applications.
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Hi @sharuya03, thanks for your question and yes you have a very interesting profile. You don't see many Indian surgeons in the applicant pool and so for that you may get some traction. The healthcare angle is very compelling-
especially if you explain your work with the digital healthcare startup and why you need an MBA to help be more effective in this. For most of the schools on your list, however, the 710 is under what you want to stand out in these programs so I encourage you to work on that a bit more. The schools with strong healthcare focus and also in a market with strong healthcare leads me to say all the schools on your list are solid here.
I would highly appreciate your suggestions in regard to the schools I should be targeting. I am an Indian Surgeon, Co-Founder of a Digital healthcare Startup, which works to improve oral cancer screening via telemedicine in Indian rural demography, and author of a multilingual poetry book. I am 28 years old, and have 4 years of work experience (3 years residency and 1 year entrepreneurship). My GMAT score is 710 and I am targeting next fall admissions. I want to work with Healthcare MNCs and consulting firms. So far, I have zeroed in on few schools, on the basis of my Linkedin conversations and online research, but, I am still far away from the final picture.

List : Harvard, MIT, Yale, Kellogg, Wharton, NYU, Duke, UNC Kenan Flagler, Rotman, and NUS.

In anticipation of your suggestions.
Dr Shaurya
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Hi Shaurya,

You have a very interesting background and a good range of schools that you are thinking of applying to. I'd be curious to know the breakdown of your GMAT score - if you have scored above an 80th percentile on the quant section, you may be fine, given that you have a bit more of a non-traditional background. The key aspect of your application will be your story and why you are seeking an MBA at this point in time. I've successfully worked with both doctors and entrepreneurs applying to top-tier business school programs - if you'd like to discuss further, I can be reached at https://www.ivygroupe.com/contact.

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