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simarwalia2609, those are solid scores. Go for it and build the profile. Do feel free to reach out directly if you need help on that.

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Hey! I have a 770 on GMAT. Did undergrad from an Engineering college (Non IIT) in India, and one year fellowship at Ashoka University (Young India Fellowship). Worked with Fractal as a management consultant for 6 months. Simultaneously was working on my own startup. Left Fractal in Feb 2021, and pursued startup full time. Currently, bootstrapped it to total of $75K. Have had a decent exposure to marketing, sales, operations, tech in the last year. In total have Almost 2 years of startup experience. and 6 months at Fractal.ai.

I wanted to know what are my chances for top 15 business schools, given I have almost 2 years less than the average work experience.

P.S. I am looking to apply next year in round 1

Hello simarwalia2609,

Thanks for writing in.

Assuming you will have 3+ years of work experience, you should definitely look at applying to some of the top ~15 US programs. The GMAT is stellar and the start-up experience as well as the fellowship at Ashoka university are bound to add some very valuable talking points. Of course, your chances are going to be highly dependent on the narrative you chart out and the career goals you portray.

Should you feel the need to discuss this in greater detail, feel free to reach out to us for a free profile evaluation session.

All the best!
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Hey! I have a 770 on GMAT. Did undergrad from an Engineering college (Non IIT) in India, and one year fellowship at Ashoka University (Young India Fellowship). Worked with Fractal as a management consultant for 6 months. Simultaneously was working on my own startup. Left Fractal in Feb 2021, and pursued startup full time. Currently, bootstrapped it to total of $75K. Have had a decent exposure to marketing, sales, operations, tech in the last year. In total have Almost 2 years of startup experience. and 6 months at Fractal.ai.

I wanted to know what are my chances for top 15 business schools, given I have almost 2 years less than the average work experience.

P.S. I am looking to apply next year in round 1

My GPA in UG was 8.5/10 (department rank 5) and 3.74/4 at YIF

Hi simarwalia2609,
Outstanding GMAT,
Great Acads, and brand name of Ashoka
Decent experience, both with Start-up & with Fractal,
Can't see any data for your ECs though; with good ECs and a well-written application, you stand a good chance for M-7 with scholarship.

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