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14 Jul 2014, 07:09
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Hi,
Please evaluate my profile for acceptance.
Nationality: Indian
Age: 33 (at matriculation)
Total Work Ex: Almost 10 years in IT
International Ex: 5 years 6 months in US
10th — 89%
12th — 61% ( State college and low scoring)
Education: Bachelor in Technology - Chemical Engg — 70%
GMAT: 640 (Sep 2011) 650(April 2012) Analytical writing 5
As i did not do well in GMAT , i wrote GRE and got 327 Analytical writing 3 ( some irony)
I have many certifications . I am a PMP certified project manager and also Agile certified professional . I am also a certified scrum master . I also have deep U.S heath care insurance sector knowledge . I have couple of certification regarding that too.
Career Goal: My main goal is to take my management skills to next level . I want to go into management consulting and corporate level management. I was also thinking about finance but i dont think i have much to justify the transition
Work Exp. Details:
I started as a programmer at Satyam computers in 2004 . After two and a half years , i moved to U.S to work as Onsite lead . After that i moved to CGI where i worked till 2012 in various capacities . But or more less , my job remained as a project lead/Business Analyst . In all these years my client was same CIGNA ( major healthcare provider) for whom i worked through CGI and Satyam. As i was associated with CIGNA for so long , i have a substanial knowledge about U.S healthcare payor market .
I also trained about almost 100 people on U.S healthcare insurance system. The class comprised of very senior leaders along with other associates. I also trained them to get certified in healthcare domain.
In June 2012 , i joined a small company called micro excel. I started working as a project manager for Tronox . In Jan 2013 after spending six years in U.S , i moved back to India and joined the offshore operations of Microexcel. Here , i am managing multiple projects in different technologies and teams spread across India , U.S , and Abu dhabi
Schools:
1. MIT Sloan School of business
2. Cornell
3. Kellog School of management
4. Yale School of management
5. Michigan Ross
6. Insead
7. IMD
I have following questions:
Is admission achievable in these schools .. Am i targeting too high …
Please suggest if you think any other schools fits my profile better
Please evaluate my profile for acceptance.
Nationality: Indian
Age: 33 (at matriculation)
Total Work Ex: Almost 10 years in IT
International Ex: 5 years 6 months in US
10th — 89%
12th — 61% ( State college and low scoring)
Education: Bachelor in Technology - Chemical Engg — 70%
GMAT: 640 (Sep 2011) 650(April 2012) Analytical writing 5
As i did not do well in GMAT , i wrote GRE and got 327 Analytical writing 3 ( some irony)
I have many certifications . I am a PMP certified project manager and also Agile certified professional . I am also a certified scrum master . I also have deep U.S heath care insurance sector knowledge . I have couple of certification regarding that too.
Career Goal: My main goal is to take my management skills to next level . I want to go into management consulting and corporate level management. I was also thinking about finance but i dont think i have much to justify the transition
Work Exp. Details:
I started as a programmer at Satyam computers in 2004 . After two and a half years , i moved to U.S to work as Onsite lead . After that i moved to CGI where i worked till 2012 in various capacities . But or more less , my job remained as a project lead/Business Analyst . In all these years my client was same CIGNA ( major healthcare provider) for whom i worked through CGI and Satyam. As i was associated with CIGNA for so long , i have a substanial knowledge about U.S healthcare payor market .
I also trained about almost 100 people on U.S healthcare insurance system. The class comprised of very senior leaders along with other associates. I also trained them to get certified in healthcare domain.
In June 2012 , i joined a small company called micro excel. I started working as a project manager for Tronox . In Jan 2013 after spending six years in U.S , i moved back to India and joined the offshore operations of Microexcel. Here , i am managing multiple projects in different technologies and teams spread across India , U.S , and Abu dhabi
Schools:
1. MIT Sloan School of business
2. Cornell
3. Kellog School of management
4. Yale School of management
5. Michigan Ross
6. Insead
7. IMD
I have following questions:
Is admission achievable in these schools .. Am i targeting too high …
Please suggest if you think any other schools fits my profile better
15 Jul 2014, 13:15
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lone26
Hello there good sir,
Thanks for dropping by, although I'm afraid I don't have good news (at least at the beginning). Pretty much all the schools on your list are out of range for you. As an Indian IT guy who is very much on the older side and with a low GMAT, these schools are not likely to consider your application. You should also think about limiting your applications to EMBA, PT MBA or one-year programs. Two year US programs are likely not to consider your application very seriously due to the age issue.
So that's the bad news - Top 30 schools are pretty much out. The good news is that now you can try and find your fit in other programs. But that will depend on a) what you want to do b) where you want to do it.
Your finance idea, in all honesty is not a good one, because as you yourself have admitted, you don't know how to justify the proposed change, and if you can't then you won't get in. If you were to tell me though that you wanted to move up in management in IT, then I would be like "hey this sounds like a great idea" So you might want to use that as a goal, and then I would also suggest looking for schools with strengths in IT.
I hope this helps you out good sir, and I hope it is not tooooo disappointing for you, but I feel that it's better to be honest and forward from the start. It will save you a lot of time and effort in the end.
All the best,
JF
16 Jul 2014, 04:29
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Hi Jon
Thanks a lot for the honest and frank review. What you advised is pretty much what i feared.
I knew finance was a long shot . But what you suggested is also what i had initially on my mind. To capitalize on my experience on IT and pursue a bigger role in IT management. So i have two questions
1. What programs or schools would be achievable? I am open to U.S and Europe
2. If i increase my GMAT score to 700+ ...will it make any difference. I was not doing good in GMAT ..so i gave GRE on which i scored 327 ..does it count
Thanks again for taking a look and for your valuable suggestions
Thanks a lot for the honest and frank review. What you advised is pretty much what i feared.
I knew finance was a long shot . But what you suggested is also what i had initially on my mind. To capitalize on my experience on IT and pursue a bigger role in IT management. So i have two questions
1. What programs or schools would be achievable? I am open to U.S and Europe
2. If i increase my GMAT score to 700+ ...will it make any difference. I was not doing good in GMAT ..so i gave GRE on which i scored 327 ..does it count
Thanks again for taking a look and for your valuable suggestions
