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05 Dec 2013, 11:04
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Please evaluate my profile. I am applying in R2.
Nationality/Gender/Age: Indian/Male/27
1) Brief description of your full-time work experience. What do you do?
Total of 4 years. 2 years in Research and Consulting, clients were Global and Fortune 500. Promoted from an Analyst to a Lead role in a year, where I managed a team of 5 analysts and led projects. I then moved into a different role, 2 years as a Software Engg working in a US based MNC)
2) Your GMAT.
GMAT - 750 (Q 50, V 41, IR 8, AWA 4.5)
3) College info: The name of the college, your GPA or grade average, your major, year of graduation. For any graduate degrees, please provide the same info. If you grades are low, please indicate if there were extenuating circumstances.
GPA - 6.2/10. Graduated from IIT Madras in 2009. It was a dual degree in Electrical Engg, which is Masters and Bachelors together in a 5 year program. I think this GPA would translate to about 2.4 or 2.5 on 4 scale. There's no upward or downward trend in my grades. My grades throughout were bad, quant or non quant courses
4) Significant college and post-college extra-curricular activities or community service, especially leadership experience.
Nothing major, was a member of the institute football team and hostel team and won a few medals. Have been participating in some community service activities as part of our company's CSR projects.
5) Important certifications like CFA, CPA, FSA, or CA.
None
6) Your target programs. Please note that my experience is with the top MBA programs (FT, PT, EMBA, Sloan Fellows) around the world. If the programs you are targeting are not listed here, I may not respond due to lack of time.
Do you guys think I should even bother applying to the top 10 univs with such low GPA?
I am counting out HBS, Stan, Booth, Kellogg, Wharton, etc. I know Duke and Ross are also top 10, but do I atleast have an outside chance of getting into these two schools.
The schools I have shortlisted for my apps so far are:
Duke, Ross, Tepper, Darden, UCLA, Cornell, Stern, Tuck and McCombs. I plan to apply to about 5-7 of these.
7) When you plan to apply? Please specify round and application cycle, for example R1 2013-14 or R3 2012-13.
R2 2013-14
8) Your post-MBA goal. - Honestly, I am not too sure right now.
But, my work ex is varied having worked in Consulting Industry catering to Pharma and FMCG clients and then moving into a Software Engg role in my current profile. I would like to leverage this diversified experience and put forward something which would be convincing to the adcoms. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
Nationality/Gender/Age: Indian/Male/27
1) Brief description of your full-time work experience. What do you do?
Total of 4 years. 2 years in Research and Consulting, clients were Global and Fortune 500. Promoted from an Analyst to a Lead role in a year, where I managed a team of 5 analysts and led projects. I then moved into a different role, 2 years as a Software Engg working in a US based MNC)
2) Your GMAT.
GMAT - 750 (Q 50, V 41, IR 8, AWA 4.5)
3) College info: The name of the college, your GPA or grade average, your major, year of graduation. For any graduate degrees, please provide the same info. If you grades are low, please indicate if there were extenuating circumstances.
GPA - 6.2/10. Graduated from IIT Madras in 2009. It was a dual degree in Electrical Engg, which is Masters and Bachelors together in a 5 year program. I think this GPA would translate to about 2.4 or 2.5 on 4 scale. There's no upward or downward trend in my grades. My grades throughout were bad, quant or non quant courses
4) Significant college and post-college extra-curricular activities or community service, especially leadership experience.
Nothing major, was a member of the institute football team and hostel team and won a few medals. Have been participating in some community service activities as part of our company's CSR projects.
5) Important certifications like CFA, CPA, FSA, or CA.
None
6) Your target programs. Please note that my experience is with the top MBA programs (FT, PT, EMBA, Sloan Fellows) around the world. If the programs you are targeting are not listed here, I may not respond due to lack of time.
Do you guys think I should even bother applying to the top 10 univs with such low GPA?
I am counting out HBS, Stan, Booth, Kellogg, Wharton, etc. I know Duke and Ross are also top 10, but do I atleast have an outside chance of getting into these two schools.
The schools I have shortlisted for my apps so far are:
Duke, Ross, Tepper, Darden, UCLA, Cornell, Stern, Tuck and McCombs. I plan to apply to about 5-7 of these.
7) When you plan to apply? Please specify round and application cycle, for example R1 2013-14 or R3 2012-13.
R2 2013-14
8) Your post-MBA goal. - Honestly, I am not too sure right now.
But, my work ex is varied having worked in Consulting Industry catering to Pharma and FMCG clients and then moving into a Software Engg role in my current profile. I would like to leverage this diversified experience and put forward something which would be convincing to the adcoms. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
08 Dec 2013, 13:39
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First, without clear goals, I wonder whether it even makes sense to apply to MBA programs. After all, internship recruiters are on campus as early as the fall. If you don’t know what you want to do, how will you avail yourself of this process?
You’re young enough that you don’t need to apply this year – one thing to possibly consider is to wait a year, take a couple of reputable online courses in relevant topics and earn A’s – and at the same time think through and define your goals. Then you can apply with a track record of some academic success (plus demonstrating seriousness to address your weakness) to really leverage your strong GMAT, plus you will be able to make a convincing case for your goals and actually get the most of the MBA.
That said, if you plan to apply this year still, I do think that with the current GPA it will be tough even with the schools you list. Certainly Stern, Tuck, Darden, etc. would be high reaches. The strong GMAT tells them that you’re smart in a relevant way, but there still is nothing to show that you can succeed in an academic environment – something rather different. This is what an “alternate transcript” would do.
You’re young enough that you don’t need to apply this year – one thing to possibly consider is to wait a year, take a couple of reputable online courses in relevant topics and earn A’s – and at the same time think through and define your goals. Then you can apply with a track record of some academic success (plus demonstrating seriousness to address your weakness) to really leverage your strong GMAT, plus you will be able to make a convincing case for your goals and actually get the most of the MBA.
That said, if you plan to apply this year still, I do think that with the current GPA it will be tough even with the schools you list. Certainly Stern, Tuck, Darden, etc. would be high reaches. The strong GMAT tells them that you’re smart in a relevant way, but there still is nothing to show that you can succeed in an academic environment – something rather different. This is what an “alternate transcript” would do.
cbsrinivas
08 Dec 2013, 22:18
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Thank you for the reply Cindy!
I do plan to do a couple of online courses in Coursera, but wasn't too sure if those grades would really make a difference!
And even though as you said, the schools I have listed are high reaches for now, I still do plan to give it a shot. Do you think, if I apply now and dont get through and if I re apply again next year, that it would hamper my chances? Or would they look favorably at re-applicants who are trying to improve on their profile?
And regarding my goals, like I mentioned, I have worked in Consulting and Technology industries. And I have done well in both these widely different roles. So, I am in kind of a dilemma right now, (inclined more towards Consulting though) to choose the right path for me after an MBA.
Thanks,
Srinivas
I do plan to do a couple of online courses in Coursera, but wasn't too sure if those grades would really make a difference!
And even though as you said, the schools I have listed are high reaches for now, I still do plan to give it a shot. Do you think, if I apply now and dont get through and if I re apply again next year, that it would hamper my chances? Or would they look favorably at re-applicants who are trying to improve on their profile?
And regarding my goals, like I mentioned, I have worked in Consulting and Technology industries. And I have done well in both these widely different roles. So, I am in kind of a dilemma right now, (inclined more towards Consulting though) to choose the right path for me after an MBA.
Thanks,
Srinivas
