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Hey there good sir,

From what you have written here I'd say that the schools you are aiming for seem pretty reasonable. The 20-50 range should be about right for you. I think hoping for a scholarship at these schools may be a bit much though.

Your profile is overall pretty good - good GMAT, good work experience, but right now for me I am missing that SPECIAL THING. The profile that the Adcoms most often see is your Indian Male Tech with a good GMAT and good work experience. But they need something MORE. They need not good, but EXCEPTIONAL! And if not that, then UNIQUE, or PASSIONATE (okay that's a lot of CAPS... I hope you'll forgive me :) )

But basically to put it in a nutshell - they are gonna see another 1000 applicants with a similar profile to yours. So why would they choose YOU? That is your key to getting accepted.

Best,
JF

Hi Jon...

thanks for the evaluation...i just went through the video from you about deadlines round 1 or 2 or 3 and you strictly say no to round 3 untill unless there something really very different from others....that helped me a lot so i have dropped the idea to apply in round three to some US schools...please give me your point of view on two more schools...mc master degroote and schulich india+ canada program....as i am already late for the schulich FT canada program...i am taking in mind my scholarship/funding help in mid as without that i cannot pursue MBA


Thanks a lot...
Sahil Bansal

Hey Sahil,
So first of all, if you REALLY want a scholarship, everything is pointing to the idea that you should be delaying your application until R1 next year. The most money is available in R1 in every school, and the money shrinks from round to round. So I would highly suggest you wait until the summer to begin your applications. This will also give you the opportunity, if you think you can do better, to consider retaking the GMAT.

Secondly, although I do understand that you need money, you should be careful with the logic of "I have to get a scholarship." Because basically the way it works is that you will get money offers at schools that are less good than what you could normally get into. So often you will have say for example a choice between a Tier 2 school or a Tier 3 school with some money. But the Tier 2 school might be better place to you get you a better job, and have more chances of doing so, and the prestige you carry with you away in your career is ultimately I feel more important that saving 10 or 20 thousand Euros. I know that debt is scary, but no one finishes Bschool without debt. So alternatively, I'd suggest you to aim for some better schools and some "Safe" schools where you would have a better chance of getting money, and then you can decide whether School X with 15K per year or the better school Z is right for you.

Makes sense?

I hope this helps,
JF