Profile evaulation

Question

Hi,

I need help in getting my profile evaluated and getting answers to some questions regarding admission into colleges in Canada.

Demo:
M/29/Indian (Holding Canadian PR)

Academics:
B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur in 2009. CG: 6.97/10

GMAT:
Not yet attempted. What should be the target score based on profile and college?

Work Experience: Total 8 years of experience
Latest experience at a Super App startup where I was the Head of Product Operations and Experience, in Vietnam (for 2 years).
Short stint in Canada for 3 months as E-commerce Manager.
Prior to that, I have diverse experience in city Operations, BD, Marketing and Sales in India in various startups and organizations. Co-managed my family business with my father for 1 year. Also worked as a mathematics teacher for 6 months.
In majority of the companies, I have been promoted within a year of employment.

Extra Curricular:
Worked with an NGO during my stint at Uber to train women drivers for free and provide a livelihood.
Student motivation lectures and career advice to 10th-12th class students after JEE success story.
NCC cadet for 2 years and holder of B certificate.
Core Organizing Committee member for SpringFest (Cultural Festival) for 1 year.
1st Prize in National Level Technical event for ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers).
Part of many robotics workshops and robotics club at the college.

Post MBA goals:
1. Grow internally in organizations and reach C-suite level to drive not only work goals but also culture within companies.
2. As a second priority, take up Product Management in tech based startups/ organizations, using prior experience to my advantage.

Target School:
1. HEC Montreal

Questions (Apart from profile evaluation):
1. What other schools in Canada could be targeted for MBA, with/ without scholarship for domestic students (as PR holder)?
2. What should be the target GMAT score for HEC Montreal with this profile and for other recommended colleges?

Thanks.

yashikaaggarwal · Answer

ARINGO   Admissionado  we could use some help here. Thank you.

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ARINGO · Answer

Jhherry hi, Shimri from ARINGO here From what I can see you have a strong profile! Very good academics, great career progress, nice international experience in Vietnam and Canada and of course EC activities. What are you missing? a GMAT score and a stellar application Answers to your questions: Q: What GMAT score do you need? A: Well, the higher the better... but as the school's average is 625, I suggest you target a 650 plus Q: what other schools can I target A: All top Canadian schools, like Rotman, Sauder, McGill, Schulich, Queen's, Ivery... Q: what GMAT score would I need for these top schools? A: As you come from a very competitive background (even with the PR), I suggest you aim for 700+ for all the above schools Happy to discuss further and perhaps assist with your amazing application. As always, I can be found on shimriw@ARINGO.com, so feel free to reach out once you have taken the GMAT. GOOD LUCK!

Admissionado · Answer

Jhherry :

We agree with ARINGO's post. You always want to target 20-30 points higher than the school's average GMAT score. This way it becomes an "asset" rather than a check of the box or a handicap. How has your prep been going? Practice tests are always a helpful indicator though not a guarantee of anything.

The school list is also spot on.

After you've taken the GMAT, reach back out so we can provide even more guidance.

-Admissionado

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