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I am an Indian male with 2.7 years of IT experience .I need your guidance on my chances of MBA admission in top universities.Please evaluate my profile and let me know which is best suited for my profile.I am preparing for GMAT and I need to pursue MBA as early as possible.

My Details:

Graduation:B.Tech in Civil engineering from India's rank 1 private college.
CGPA:7.9/10
Work Role:Database Administrator(Cross platform as well as Multi skilled)
Age:24
Company:TCS(Asia's largest IT consultancy)

Extracurricular activities:
Organized quiz competition and was the Head of Quiz committee in my college.Organized sessions for knowledge transition in our company and also mentored people on the same in team.

Colleges I prefer are Wharton,INSEAD,LBS,ISB,Chicago

My concerns/queries:
1.Should I work on shaping my extracurricular activities such that it meets the expectations of top notch colleges? If so please suggest which would be most effective activity that makes my resume unique and highlighted.
2.What GMAT score is required for getting into top notch MBA colleges?
3.What would be the best time for me to take up the examination in-order to get admitted ASAP?
4.I have achieved various technical(ORACLE/IBM) and process certifications and have achieved high percentages(96-98%) in those certifications.These all are done during my job tenure.Will these count during my admission process?
5.For my present work experience and profile what all top colleges I can aim for?
6.What would be best time I can apply for colleges?
7.Recommendation letters I can get from my professors but not from my superiors from my office.I can only get bonafide letters from my work organization and also recommendation letters from my colleagues in my office.Will that impact my admission? If what are the other possibilities/alternative I can cope up for this loss?
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Get 750 plus, then worry about anything else.

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Hello,

Let me answer your queries in steps :
1)Yes you can take time to shape up your ECA(extra curricular activities). What activity would depend on your unique interest and background-there is no such one activity they look for.

2)If you are aiming for top schools then a score above 700 is what you should aim for. Looking at the 2012 class profile at Harvard the students scored between 550-790 in their GMAT and the median GMAT score was 730.
Similarly at Wharton’s MBA class of 2012 the students scored between 650-770 in their GMAT and the median GMAT score being 720.Hence a score above 700 is desirable if you wish to be part of top schools.

3)As long as you take the GMAT before the application deadline, it should be fine.

4)We feel that your certifications are unlikely to make a major difference in your admission process.

5)Generally most of the applicants are from an engineering background with a good 4-5 years of work experience. Plus it is not just the work experience that counts but also what you did there such as -what were your achievements, what initiative you took, what changes you drove in your workplace etc.So you should aim for colleges based on your GMAT score and make sure your profile is differentiated from the rest.

6)Round 1 is the best time to apply assuming you application in round 1 would be as strong as your application in round 2.

7)Recommendation letters are vital part of your application process when planning to study abroad. For an MBA application you would not submit recommendations from college professors – instead you would submit work recommendation letters which play an important role in highlighting you and your skills as a working professional. It is much better if you got the letter from your superior but if not do explain in your application why you couldn’t get it.
Other alternatives to cope for this could be getting recommendation letter from other people you might have worked closely with. These could be your clients or the senior personnel that you worked with in other associations outside work.

Hope this helps!


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I am an Indian male with 2.7 years of IT experience .I need your guidance on my chances of MBA admission in top universities.Please evaluate my profile and let me know which is best suited for my profile.I am preparing for GMAT and I need to pursue MBA as early as possible.

My Details:

Graduation:B.Tech in Civil engineering from India's rank 1 private college.
CGPA:7.9/10
Work Role:Database Administrator(Cross platform as well as Multi skilled)
Age:24
Company:TCS(Asia's largest IT consultancy)

Extracurricular activities:
Organized quiz competition and was the Head of Quiz committee in my college.Organized sessions for knowledge transition in our company and also mentored people on the same in team.

Colleges I prefer are Wharton,INSEAD,LBS,ISB,Chicago

My concerns/queries:
1.Should I work on shaping my extracurricular activities such that it meets the expectations of top notch colleges? If so please suggest which would be most effective activity that makes my resume unique and highlighted.
2.What GMAT score is required for getting into top notch MBA colleges?
3.What would be the best time for me to take up the examination in-order to get admitted ASAP?
4.I have achieved various technical(ORACLE/IBM) and process certifications and have achieved high percentages(96-98%) in those certifications.These all are done during my job tenure.Will these count during my admission process?
5.For my present work experience and profile what all top colleges I can aim for?
6.What would be best time I can apply for colleges?
7.Recommendation letters I can get from my professors but not from my superiors from my office.I can only get bonafide letters from my work organization and also recommendation letters from my colleagues in my office.Will that impact my admission? If what are the other possibilities/alternative I can cope up for this loss?
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