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hello friends, 
this is my profile below. Do I stand a chance in Melbourne business school?
I have scored 670 in my GMAT and 110 in TOEFL. Can you ppl

Thx 
Saturnic

EXPERIENCE

At Present:

Working as Assit.Manager (Accountant and Finance) at manufacturing firm Shoe Fashions, Agra, since 2006 to 2008
• Job includes monitoring and managing financial transactions, P&L management.
• Cost management and taxation matters.

New Age Infosys: Proprietor and CEO: From 2003 to 2005
• Led 12 men team in the field of the marketing of communication and security equipments.

As an Audit Clerk at G.Chaturvedi & Co., chartered Accountants, Agra: From 1998 to 2002

Jobs involved: 
• Annual audit of Allahabad Bank, Central Bank
• Statutory audit of Allahabad Bank
• Tax audits Of various firms
• Dealing in Sales Tax matters

Did 3 years training as article clerk with G. Chaturvedi & Co. Chartered Accountants, 22/25 Sanjay Place, Agra, as per rules of The Institute of chartered accountants of India.

EDUCATION

• B. Com. from Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Agra in 1999.
• Group 1 of PE2 examination conducted by The Institute of chartered accountants of India.
• Have a sound knowledge of Accounting standards and SAP issued by The Institute of chartered accountants of India.
• Have a working knowledge of Sales tax, Income tax.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Have won several online creative writing contests.
• Represented College teams Cricket.
• Participated District chess championship
• Worked for an NGO for orphans
• Other interests include traveling and reading book, listening and knowing people from different societies and cultures.

prashok · Answer

What's your breakdown (verbal/math) on the GMAT, saturnicverses? I think you're above the average GMAT for MBS (IIRC, it's around 640-660), but if you're in the highly-competitive Indian pool, you may need to have differentiating factors in other areas as well.

saturnicverses · Answer

my breakup is Quant 46 and verbal 35

prashok · Answer

That's a pretty good score for MBS, though it would be better to have a more balanced verbal score.

I would say that your stats are competitive, but being in the Indian pool will make things difficult -- so differentiating yourself in your essays and your overall application package will be key.

Probably worth asking Paul as well for his opinion, if you haven't done so already:
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GMBA85 · Answer

Hi Prashok,
I'd like your advice on a couple of things ..

I am an Indian - with 2.5 yrs of work ex and good career progression with a Top MNC

GMAT Score - 720 (V41. Q49)

What are my chances of making it to MBS?

bsd_lover · Answer

GMBA85 - thats a fantastic score for MBS - but Australian schools tend to like >3 years of WE. Having said that I think you have a shot.
Good luck.

prashok · Answer

Agreed with bsd_lover -- the GMAT score will set you well above par, but AFAIK both AGSM and MBS have higher average age and work experience numbers than the US schools (and even some European programs). If you have solid work progression or some notable accomplishments to write about, I too think the chances can be pretty good.

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