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Live Profile Evaluation Chat Session with ARINGO MBA admission consultants


Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at 08:30 AM PDT | 10:00 PM IST

What’s in it for you- Live Profile Evaluation Chat Session with Jenifer Turtschnow, CEO ARINGO.

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  • Pre-MBA Role/Industry, YOE, Exam Score, C/GPA, ECs
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Everyone! We will start today’s chat session in about 10 minutes, Stay tuned.

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Hi Everyone! I’m Jen T with ARINGO - Excited to do Profile Evals and answer any questions you may have about MBA/Masters /application/interview.... if you want to chat offline, email me at [email protected]
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Welcome Everyone! To the live chat

Question by a member ..................Hi, what are the chances of getting an admit in top MBA programmes for a techie with 10 years of experience:

University graduated from: West Bengal University of Technology
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Actual or anticipated test score: 655+
Post-MBA goal:Technology & Research, Establishment of Non-Profit organisations
The schools you are aiming for: MIT, Harvard, LBS, ISB
A summary of your work experience and extracurricular activities: Around 10 years of work exp in IT Services and Consulting.
Established Data Engineer with deep knowledge of Data.
Around 2 years if international work exp in Australia helping in business transitions and leading tech transitions.
Part of various volunteering activities in Australia like teaching Maths to school kids and promoting tech knowledge amongst women.
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Hey,
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10th - 96.83%
12th - 97.33
BTech - 9.27 (Dj Sanghvi College Of Engineering)
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1. Currently working in a tier 1 Private Equity Firm in the Technology Department. Working on AI initiatives for Human Capital and Compliance.
2. Have 1.5 years of experience
3. In college was the founder and Editorial Head of TEDx, also was one of 200 selected for JPMC External Engagement Program from my college.

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1. is my profile good for a top tier mba like ISB, SPPJIMR or INSEAD?
2. I am targeting ISB PGP YL as my experience is under 2 years. Should I target that or the Flagship ISB PGP?
3. What kind of GMAT scores should I target to achieve to get into one of the above mentioned programs.

Your guidance is appreciated. Thank You !!!
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Question by a member ..................Hi, what are the chances of getting an admit in top MBA programmes for a techie with 10 years of experience:

University graduated from: West Bengal University of Technology
GPA: 3.7 in Electrical Engineering
Year of Passing:2014
Actual or anticipated test score: 655+
Post-MBA goal:Technology & Research, Establishment of Non-Profit organisations
The schools you are aiming for: MIT, Harvard, LBS, ISB
A summary of your work experience and extracurricular activities: Around 10 years of work exp in IT Services and Consulting.
Established Data Engineer with deep knowledge of Data.
Around 2 years if international work exp in Australia helping in business transitions and leading tech transitions.
Part of various volunteering activities in Australia like teaching Maths to school kids and promoting tech knowledge amongst women.
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Interesting profile - HBS will be hard with 10 years of WE, MIT maybe, LBS better odds will value international experience, ISB may be more of a PGPMAX profile

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I have total 10 years of experience and have done masters in statistics with 8 CGPA, BSc - 65%, 12th - 77%, 10th - 86% state board. I am working as Scrum master in banking domain with big 4 american bank. I have worked with Accenture and KPMG earlier as PMO Analyst. Have major experience in project management, product management. I have volunteered via organization for couple of initiatives.
Post MBA goal: to get into full fletch product management role.
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Where are you wanting to study? EU? US? India?

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Hey,
Jay this side
10th - 96.83%
12th - 97.33
BTech - 9.27 (Dj Sanghvi College Of Engineering)
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1. Currently working in a tier 1 Private Equity Firm in the Technology Department. Working on AI initiatives for Human Capital and Compliance.
2. Have 1.5 years of experience
3. In college was the founder and Editorial Head of TEDx, also was one of 200 selected for JPMC External Engagement Program from my college.

Questions:

1. is my profile good for a top tier mba like ISB, SPPJIMR or INSEAD?
2. I am targeting ISB PGP YL as my experience is under 2 years. Should I target that or the Flagship ISB PGP?
3. What kind of GMAT scores should I target to achieve to get into one of the above mentioned programs.

Your guidance is appreciated. Thank You !!!
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Hi Jay -
1. Yes, with strong GMAT, good for top tier programs
2. YL is better option if you are not sure your career direction and you need more help in that direction; PGP better if you know your goals and can leverage the connections made with more senior peers for future growth
3. 675+ to be competitive
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1. Yes, with strong GMAT, good for top tier programs
2. YL is better option if you are not sure your career direction and you need more help in that direction; PGP better if you know your goals and can leverage the connections made with more senior peers for future growth
3. 675+ to be competitive
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What kind of additions do you think I should make in order to make my profile stand out?
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If you go for PGP, you’ll need to showcase more leadership/ownership ; or work with clients/stake holders, demonstrate you have enough exposure to contribute to the classroom at the same level as those with ~5 years exp.
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Hi, my profile is as follows:

10th - 96.8% /10 CGPA
12th - 84.6%
Bachelors : Non engineering degree from IIT Kharagpur with a minor in Economics with a CGPA of 8.55
Currently working as a Data Analyst at HSBC. I have over 1.5 years of experience and am aiming for Global MBA (and not MiM) for Fall 2027. I have a variety of extra curricular s in college mainly in Social and Cultural clubs and also have some CSR contributions in HSBC. I have already given GMAT FE once and scored a 655. I am aiming for colleges in Europe and Singapore and also aiming to get some scholarships.
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Hi, my profile is as follows:

10th - 96.8% /10 CGPA
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Currently working as a Data Analyst at HSBC. I have over 1.5 years of experience and am aiming for Global MBA (and not MiM) for Fall 2027. I have a variety of extra curricular s in college mainly in Social and Cultural clubs and also have some CSR contributions in HSBC. I have already given GMAT FE once and scored a 655. I am aiming for colleges in Europe and Singapore and also aiming to get some scholarships.
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Are you wanting to stay in Finance?
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Hi, my profile is as follows:

10th - 96.8% /10 CGPA
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Bachelors : Non engineering degree from IIT Kharagpur with a minor in Economics with a CGPA of 8.55
Currently working as a Data Analyst at HSBC. I have over 1.5 years of experience and am aiming for Global MBA (and not MiM) for Fall 2027. I have a variety of extra curricular s in college mainly in Social and Cultural clubs and also have some CSR contributions in HSBC. I have already given GMAT FE once and scored a 655. I am aiming for colleges in Europe and Singapore and also aiming to get some scholarships.
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Please let me know if I need to give the GMAT again and try and get a better score. HEC and INSEAD are my top colleges that I am aiming for.

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I am open to an MBA in Finance but my interest is more towards Product Management, Strategy and General Management /Consulting
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Question by smartyyy ........... M.Tech from IIT -Delhi [construction management ] GPA-7.5/10 , Year of graduation -2023 B.tech from non IIT college [civil engineering] GPA-9.85/10, Year of undergraduation -2019, Silver medalist awarded Expected gmat score 700+ , Post MBA goals- Strategy and Operations consulting ,
School aiming for- MIT sloan, tuck ,johnson ,Work ex-3+ years of experience in an infrastructure and construction firm ,
Extra curricular-1.among few employees at my company to get an scholarship for pursuing masters 2.part of CSR programs 3.fond of Guitar playing, travelling.
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Please let me know if I need to give the GMAT again and try and get a better score. HEC and INSEAD are my top colleges that I am aiming for.
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655 is in range for both - and LBS, but since you have time and less work ex, a better GMAT could help boost your profile; INSEAD is going to be toughest to crack - they need a clear message that you know exactly where you are going and dont need much career exploration support. Think of ways to highlight your leadership/teamwork/management skills
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655 is in range for both - and LBS, but since you have time and less work ex, a better GMAT could help boost your profile; INSEAD is going to be toughest to crack - they need a clear message that you know exactly where you are going and dont need much career exploration support. Think of ways to highlight your leadership/teamwork/management skills
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What score should I target then? Considering that I am also aiming to get a scholarship
Is 2027 a realistic target or would they expect more experience?
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Question by smartyyy ........... M.Tech from IIT -Delhi [construction management ] GPA-7.5/10 , Year of graduation -2023 B.tech from non IIT college [civil engineering] GPA-9.85/10, Year of undergraduation -2019, Silver medalist awarded Expected gmat score 700+ , Post MBA goals- Strategy and Operations consulting ,
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Interesting profile - wide range of schools, for MIT will need to find that special thing that connects your profile; for Tuck and Johnson, focus on teamwork and closeknit experiences; with
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I completed my B.Tech in 2020 and went on to work with WIPRO and PWC as a Anaplan consultant for approximately 3.5 years. Following this, I have been on a career break for the past 1.3 years . I intend to seek admission this year itself. I understand that a career gap may be viewed unfavorably in my profile; however, I would like to know whether I still have a realistic chance of securing admission this year with a GMAT score of 700 or above. I would appreciate your guidance on this matter.
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What score should I target then? Considering that I am also aiming to get a scholarship
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675+ is optimal - INSEAD is looking for you to convince them that now is the time. We’ve had clients with 2 years of WE get in, but the app was very focused and proved that now was the right time
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