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LetsDoCanadaMBA

Joined: 23 Jul 2018

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Location: Pakistan

Concentration: General Management

Schools: Alberta "22 (D) Rotman '21 (D) Desautels '21 (D) Sauder '21 (A) Schulich "22 (A$)

GMAT 1: 620 Q40 V35 Verified score

GMAT 2: 590 Q48 V23 Verified score

GPA: 3.62

WE:Manufacturing and Production (Manufacturing)

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Schools: Alberta "22 (D) Rotman '21 (D) Desautels '21 (D) Sauder '21 (A) Schulich "22 (A$)

GMAT 2: 590 Q48 V23 Verified score

Posts: 10

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23 Nov 2018, 21:17

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Profile Evaluation:

GMAT: 620 ( Q40, V35, IR 3)
Matric: 66%
Pre-Engineering: 77%
Mechanical Engineering: CGPA 3.62/4
Experience: 5 years in a well reputed company and held important roles-Currently employed in the same company.
Extra-curricular activities: Captain of the university cricket and squash team. Active volunteer at SOS Children's Villages.

Can you guys kindly evaluate my profile and suggest whether I should apply to the top 10 business schools in Canada or not for an MBA? I don't have time to retake the GMAT as I'm looking to get admitted in the mid 2019 intake.

I have my TOEFL exam on 8th December, 2018.

Regards,
Shahzil

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Hi Shahzil92,

Thank you for your post. What is the purpose for your MBA? Statistically speaking, you will require a stronger GMAT for top 10 Canadian universities (as some have a minimum score requirement). However, it also depends on your ambitions/goals and how strong your presentation of your background and experiences. I hope this helps.

Good luck!

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Status:Assisting candidates to get admit in to top global business schools

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Location: Bangalore

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30 Nov 2018, 07:57

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Hi Shahzil92

If your GMAT is 620 you have lot of competition when compared to top 10 Canadian B-schools average GMAT score. Agree with the mates answered above that its a tough call to get into Ivey League B-schools as the competition is too high for International applicants.

While assessing your application, top b-schools looks for candidates who have leadership qualities, your achievements,post MBA goals and career progression.

We have helped applicants from similar profile to top B-Schools in Canada with scholarship. You can also try your chances for top B-Schools by clicking here https://www.genedmba.com/chances-bschoo ... aST2adMtyL For free profile evaluation, please PM your profile details.

AugustAcademy

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Schools: Stanford '19

GMAT 1: 770 Q51 V44 Verified score

GPA: 3.99

Schools: Stanford '19

GMAT 1: 770 Q51 V44 Verified score

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02 Dec 2018, 01:45

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Hi Shahzil,

You might find it difficult to get into a top 10 program with your current GMAT. You might have to look beyond the top 10 schools, or get a higher GMAT.

Regards,
Karthik

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Location: Pakistan

Concentration: General Management

Schools: Alberta "22 (D) Rotman '21 (D) Desautels '21 (D) Sauder '21 (A) Schulich "22 (A$)

GMAT 1: 620 Q40 V35 Verified score

GMAT 2: 590 Q48 V23 Verified score

GPA: 3.62

WE:Manufacturing and Production (Manufacturing)

Products:

Schools: Alberta "22 (D) Rotman '21 (D) Desautels '21 (D) Sauder '21 (A) Schulich "22 (A$)

GMAT 2: 590 Q48 V23 Verified score

Posts: 10

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31 Dec 2018, 04:40

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Thank you everyone. I have got my TOEFL score-113. Will this make my case stronger?
I'm applying in R2 of the following B-schools:
1- HEC Montreal
2- UBC SAUDER
3- MCGILL
4- ROTMAN

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Shahzil92

Thank you everyone. I have got my TOEFL score-113. Will this make my case stronger?
I'm applying in R2 of the following B-schools:
1- HEC Montreal
2- UBC SAUDER
3- MCGILL
4- ROTMAN

Hi Shahzil92,

While you have a fine IELTS score, the same will not be able to compensate for your low GMAT score. Most of the top Canadian programs will be out of reach with your current GMAT score, as well as considering the fact that you are applying in the second round.

We strongly recommend that you retake the GMAT!

All the best!

geetmpatel20

Joined: 24 Nov 2018

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Location: India

Concentration: General Management, Strategy

Schools: Schulich Sept '23 Desautels '23 Sauder '23 HEC Montreal Rotman '23 Ivey '22 DeGroote'23 Alberta '23

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16 Sep 2020, 05:51

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My current profile:

Age: 25
Sex: Male
Nationality: Indian
GMAT Score: not yet taken but am getting 580 on mocks
GPA: 6.62/10 [Transcript attached]
University: Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Degree/Specialization: B.Tech, Electronics & Communication
Work experience: 1 year 9 months (Full-time) 6 months (Freelancing) [Resume attached]
Designation: Content Writer
Industry: IT services and solutions
Preferred location for MBA: Canada

Current status:
I have taken a break from my full-time job to prepare for GMAT because I wasn't able to prepare alongside the job. So technically, I have been unemployed since Feb 2020.

But, on the flip side, I am currently helping my father to grow his YouTube channel, where he teaches physics in the Gujarati language to 11th and 12th-grade students. I am responsible for doing all the post-production work, from editing videos to doing SEO and CRO (which I learned from my work experience) and uploading videos.

Achievements @ Work:
My core responsibility at work was to create stories that would help the company get more business. For most of my time at work, I wrote high-quality blogs, articles, whitepapers, case studies, and web page content. I have also created business/vendor profiles on some of the most popular business listing websites (e.g., Clutch, G2Crowd, Think Mobile, Good Firms, etc.) for my company.

Leadership:
For once, despite being a content writer, I lead a team of website designers, HTML/CSS developers, and WordPress developers to create a website for a product company. Moreover, I did the on-page SEO of that website by myself, although it wasn't a part of my job profile.

Working on this project gave me an excellent opportunity to work cross-functionally with various teams who have different viewpoints and opinions. The main goal of the project was to redesign the website.

Extra-curriculars College:
I was a technical head in the Electronics and Communications Organization (a.k.a ECO). My responsibilities were to craft and judge technical events/competitions during annual fests at college.
I also brought the participation of almost 200-300 students every year for college fests by visiting various colleges across Gujarat.
I was also one of the instructors in a series of seminars conducted by the college on the topic of "Programming with Arduino."
I co-created a whole new laboratory session/subject/, which would help future students to learn Arduino and how to interface it with various sensors. As a part of it, I created a sensor board with an easy-to-use plug and play sensor modules and a technical user manual that guides students performing practicals.
I also co-founded a startup with my friend called Sivy Electronics. We sold various types of electronic sensors on Amazon and eBay. Plus, we took up projects from multiple clients to build highly-customized IoT (Internet of Things)-based automation products.

Extracurriculars (general):
I am also a singer. I love to sing karaoke songs in house parties, family parties/gatherings.
I have sung over a hundred songs on a karaoke singing platform called Starmaker.
I have also learned Indian classical music professionally for two years.

Post-MBA goals:
Go into technology consulting or consulting in general (haven't yet decided).

Reason to go into consulting - Want to explore various sectors (and find the one I love to work in), learn how the business operates in each of them, meet new people, get global exposure, develop an analytical mindset.

Long-term goals:
To set up my own business and settle in Canada/USA.

Finally, thank you very much for reading all the way through. I would highly appreciate it if you could tell me whether I am eligible for any of the top MBA programs in Canada, i.e., Rotman, Ivey, Schulich, HEC Montreal, McGill, etc. If not, then can you please suggest any other B-schools that I should target. Also, please let me know the GMAT I should target.

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