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I think a better GMAT score will help the most. Specifically for a consulting company, because they ask for your GMAT score at the time of recruitment.

You seem to have a great track record at work. Beef up your extra curricular profile
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I think a better GMAT score will help the most. Specifically for a consulting company, because they ask for your GMAT score at the time of recruitment.

You seem to have a great track record at work. Beef up your extra curricular profile

Thank you for your suggestions. What score should I target? I have struggled with verbal and just can't seem to conquer it.

Also, any specific kind of extra-curriculars that I should focus on?
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Hi, I'm a 23 year old Indian male (not an IT engineer.)

My GMAT scores are as follows:
GMAT#1 600 (Q45 V29)
GMAT#2 670 (Q49 V32) (Cancelled)
GMAT#3 690 (Q50 V33 IR2)

I have 31 months of management consulting experience with the Risk Advisory arm of Genpact. While working here, I have earned 2 promotions in 31 months and also received the highest rating among my peers in the last promotion.

Education:
Class 10:92.3%
Class 12:87.5%
Undergrad (majoring in Accountancy and Finance) : 89.9%

Additional qualifications: CFA Level 3 candidate (will appear for level 3 in this June)

Extra-curriculars:
-contingent leader of the college in various inter-college festivals. Lead the college to victory in all such festivals.

-Received "Best Organizer Award" from my college for my efforts.

-Active participant in a rural lighting initiative. Was a part of a team that visited villages where there was an electricity problem, and installed solar panels that powered lights.

-Taught basic English to students of a municipal school for a year.

I wish to attend school in fall of 2017. My post-MBA goals are to switch over to strategic consulting or to a more finance oriented role in a conglomerate. I will try to get into such roles this year itself by switching jobs.

My target schools are:

1. Indiana Kelley
2. Georgetown
3. Kenan-Flagler
4. ISB
5. USC
6. McCombs
7. Rotman
8. Nanyang
9. Emory

Please do let me know if you think I should include some other schools in the list. Also, please advise me on what I can do to make my profile stronger and more competitive. I am not sure if I will be able to do substantially better on the GMAT.

Thank you!
Hey dude,
Good to hear from you!
So the firt thing is that sure it is true that a higher GMAT will help. it ALWAYS helps!

But my main question here when I read this is: who are you? what do you want? What are your dreams? What's special and unique about you?

I mean, its great that you arent in IT, but still Indian Male successful with a pretty good GMAT... its just not enough.

You need to become MEMORABLE to the Adcom. To come ALIVE in your application by showing them who you are.

That will be more your secret to success than another 10 or 20 points on the GMAT (once again not that it wouldn't help :)

Best,
Jon