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Hi,

I needed some feedback on my profile and suggestions on where to apply for B Schools

- Indian Male Marketing Professional

- GMAT - 700 | Q49, V35, IR4, AWA5

- Undergrad:
67%, Bachelor in Business Economics, University of Delhi

- Work Experience: 3 years
1. Worked as a freelance marketing consultant with various start ups (8 months)
2. Associate Analyst at Nielsen: Worked i in quantative research for clients such as SC Johnson, Pepsi. (14 months)
3. Founder, The Sous Chef : Started a marketing agency for local restaurants and hospitality business. Didn’t work due to financials. Closed in 4 months.
3. Brand Manager, Vantage Point Company (Start up marketing agency): Lead a team of account managers, content writers and designers, delivering marketing projects to key clients. (12 months)

Co Curriculars
- VP, Marketing AIESEC in Delhi University:
Lead my marketing department for the organisation for a year. Spent 2 and a half years in total in the marketing department at AIESEC during undergrad. Took various other roles in organising committees for events and conferences, including one Organising Committee President role.
- International Internship - Went to Warsaw in Poland to teach English in local schools (6 weeks)

I was looking at some schools in Europe, USA and Canada which have less than 2 year programs. My goal is to intially start working with big brands in their marketing management teams and hopefully have my own venture in the future.

Please let me know where all i can apply, and if you all need any more information about my profile.

Thank you!

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Hi, I just wanted to ask you in very breif, if you could, your GMAT study plan, time and material you used. Thanks.

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Hi, I just wanted to ask you in very breif, if you could, your GMAT study plan, time and material you used. Thanks.

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Hey, you can read my debrief here

https://gmatclub.com/forum/even-a-below ... l#p2162816
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Consider the following points aparvez85:
  1. The career arc looks interesting though the short-lived assignments will have to be put into perspective. In that regard, if you've not had much career progression so far, it might also be worth evaluating waiting another year to bring more stability and credibility to the overall profile.
  2. The AIESEC association will be useful. However, it is a lot more important to have something after undergrad too - anything there on the ECs front?
  3. For reasons mentioned here, we do not speculate on school selection. That being said, not sure if you've done your research well? Marketing management roles are very tough to break into for international candidates. So make sure you plan accordingly and do a lot of homework.
  4. For best MBA programs around marketing, read here.

Hope this helps some.

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Hello aparvez85

Broadly speaking the GMAT score, though good, is not stellar enough to help you stand out at most top US/Europe B Schools, considering your Indian background. Some Canadian schools may be reachable with this.
However, success will also depend on the quality of your work ex, diversity that you bring to the class and fitment of career goals.
Starting with quality of work ex- you may have to show conscious decisions behind each career move considering the choppy career journey (on paper at least) and how does an MBA fit in at this stage. Also, you should be focusing on achievements and career progress to showcase the impact of your work/
Similarly to highlight diversity, your extracurricular activities might be useful. But more than a laundry list, what helps is your contribution and impact here. A good extracurricular is where you have had a long term/serious relationship with the activity and a positive impact on your life or the life of others. As a thumb rule school/college activities do not play much weight unless you have achieved something spectacular.
Coming to career goals- taking up locally based marketing roles in Europe/Canada could become tough (language, culture- several issues). Depends on what roles and companies you end up targeting and how you tie your past experience and transferable skills with your future plans.
Shortlisting schools happens based on your relative strengths (compared to other applicants) on all of the above factors. You do not want to end up aiming schools that do not match your credentials (too high/low or irrelevant)

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Hi,

I needed some feedback on my profile and suggestions on where to apply for B Schools

- Indian Male Marketing Professional

- GMAT - 700 | Q49, V35, IR4, AWA5

- Undergrad:
67%, Bachelor in Business Economics, University of Delhi

- Work Experience: 3 years
1. Worked as a freelance marketing consultant with various start ups (8 months)
2. Associate Analyst at Nielsen: Worked i in quantative research for clients such as SC Johnson, Pepsi. (14 months)
3. Founder, The Sous Chef : Started a marketing agency for local restaurants and hospitality business. Didn’t work due to financials. Closed in 4 months.
3. Brand Manager, Vantage Point Company (Start up marketing agency): Lead a team of account managers, content writers and designers, delivering marketing projects to key clients. (12 months)

Co Curriculars
- VP, Marketing AIESEC in Delhi University:
Lead my marketing department for the organisation for a year. Spent 2 and a half years in total in the marketing department at AIESEC during undergrad. Took various other roles in organising committees for events and conferences, including one Organising Committee President role.
- International Internship - Went to Warsaw in Poland to teach English in local schools (6 weeks)

I was looking at some schools in Europe, USA and Canada which have less than 2 year programs. My goal is to intially start working with big brands in their marketing management teams and hopefully have my own venture in the future.

Please let me know where all i can apply, and if you all need any more information about my profile.

Thank you!

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If you are looking for shorter programs (1 or 1.5 years) you will find the current ranking for the best out of them here: https://aringo.com/mba-1y-one-year-programs/

You have a lot of good things in your profile so with the right essays and recommendations you should be an attractive candidate for most of these programs.

Hope that helps!
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As you are aspiring for Marketing roles post MBA, let me tell you that Fortune 500 companies hire Indian applicants "generally" in the B2B job roles and not in B2C positions. From your profile, I feel that you are passionate for marketing. Certainly, post MBA, you can get into Marketing positions. It depends on your dedication to make the most out of your MBA studies, in terms of internship, networking with relevant companies, and knowledge of marketing subjects.

Your various experiences (freelance marketing consultant, Analyst at Nielsen, Founder, The Sous Chef & VP, Marketing AIESEC) will undoubtedly help you to project your hands-on experience on marketing during job placements.

Having said that, there are some weaknesses in the profile. The GMAT 700 is good but not great for an Indian applicants as other candidates are retaking GMAT repeatedly to achieve a score of 740~750. The undergrad score 67% is also not very great. So your applications essays, resume and reco need to be top notch in order to put you back in the game.

Keeping in mind of all aspects of you profile - GMAT, GPA, Professional career, & extracurricular activities, I would recommend the following schools:

1. Western University: Ivey , Canada
2. HEC Paris
3. McGill University: Desautels
4. Cass City
5. Imperial College London
6. Edhec Business School
7. Erasmus Rotterdam
8. Esade Spain

I have not recommended any US programs as you are looking for MBA programs that are less than 2 years in duration. I have also not recommended schools that I believe you don't have a fair chance of admission with your current profile.

Please let me know in case you need any additional information.

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