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09 Apr 2015, 10:53
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I got a 720 in GMAT (Q50 V38 IR6 AWA6)
CGPA: 8.54
Pursuing Mechanical Engineering along with a minors in Finance, from BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus. (Currently in 3rd year) [ In India]
Extra-Curricular:
● Executive Director, Bulls and Bears Club, The Finance and Investments club of BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus
● Corroboration and Review Committee (CRC)
● Mentor, at Mentored Research’s Equity Research Initiative
● Editor, Mechanical Association
Want to apply to the top MBA programs and I am also looking for advice that could help strengthen my application, if not now, then probably in the coming years.
Currently looking at Harvard 2+2, Stanford, Yale Silver Scholar program.
In the long term looking forward to applying to Chicago Booth, Wharton and others in the same set. (These require work experience, so cannot apply now)
Which round would be a suitable option for me? What should I do now to increase my chances? What are my chances with the current profile?
Post MBA goals: Haven't really figured it out. Interested in Consultancy.
CGPA: 8.54
Pursuing Mechanical Engineering along with a minors in Finance, from BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus. (Currently in 3rd year) [ In India]
Extra-Curricular:
● Executive Director, Bulls and Bears Club, The Finance and Investments club of BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus
● Corroboration and Review Committee (CRC)
● Mentor, at Mentored Research’s Equity Research Initiative
● Editor, Mechanical Association
Want to apply to the top MBA programs and I am also looking for advice that could help strengthen my application, if not now, then probably in the coming years.
Currently looking at Harvard 2+2, Stanford, Yale Silver Scholar program.
In the long term looking forward to applying to Chicago Booth, Wharton and others in the same set. (These require work experience, so cannot apply now)
Which round would be a suitable option for me? What should I do now to increase my chances? What are my chances with the current profile?
Post MBA goals: Haven't really figured it out. Interested in Consultancy.
10 Apr 2015, 18:51
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Hi there!
Congrats on a solid GMAT performance and on getting that under your belt at an early phase/while still in undergrad. As just mentioned on another post to someone still at university, scores are valid for 5 years so you have some time to think about your options, OR if you do pursue a program like Silver Scholars etc, you’d apply during university.
It IS a tough application pool (Indian IT/engineering applicants) that you would be coming from, so anything you can do to really stand out, make an impact at university (or professionally if you wind up waiting until later to apply), get involved in the community, show leadership in and outside of work/school, develop your management and people skills, will help. To be honest those programs mentioned at HBS and Yale and Stanford are quite selective and at the moment it’s tough to say that you have a lot in your profile that would differentiate you from the crowd, so while you can always give it a shot, know that it could be a long shot (without knowing more about your profile). If you wind up waiting and getting some work experience first, then a lot of your profile will be what you’ve accomplished professionally, so lots of potential, and lots of unknowns, along that route. In either case, you’ll also want to do that thinking and researching and soul searching to nail down your post-MBA goals, as NOT having goals identified, and basically NOT being able to answer the ‘why do you want an MBA?’ question will make it pretty tough to gain admission over another competitive applicant who does a great job making a case for why this is the best next step for them (especially at the top ranked programs!).
Keep us posted on further questions or how else we can help and good luck on your decisions and coming years!
Congrats on a solid GMAT performance and on getting that under your belt at an early phase/while still in undergrad. As just mentioned on another post to someone still at university, scores are valid for 5 years so you have some time to think about your options, OR if you do pursue a program like Silver Scholars etc, you’d apply during university.
It IS a tough application pool (Indian IT/engineering applicants) that you would be coming from, so anything you can do to really stand out, make an impact at university (or professionally if you wind up waiting until later to apply), get involved in the community, show leadership in and outside of work/school, develop your management and people skills, will help. To be honest those programs mentioned at HBS and Yale and Stanford are quite selective and at the moment it’s tough to say that you have a lot in your profile that would differentiate you from the crowd, so while you can always give it a shot, know that it could be a long shot (without knowing more about your profile). If you wind up waiting and getting some work experience first, then a lot of your profile will be what you’ve accomplished professionally, so lots of potential, and lots of unknowns, along that route. In either case, you’ll also want to do that thinking and researching and soul searching to nail down your post-MBA goals, as NOT having goals identified, and basically NOT being able to answer the ‘why do you want an MBA?’ question will make it pretty tough to gain admission over another competitive applicant who does a great job making a case for why this is the best next step for them (especially at the top ranked programs!).
Keep us posted on further questions or how else we can help and good luck on your decisions and coming years!
11 Apr 2015, 13:06
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Thanks Jen for your honest opinion.
Yeah I know that it would be a long shot right now, and I am looking only to the top programs, so I think this a rest for now. But can you suggest me what kind of work experience do such programs value more? Startups? What else?
Yeah I know that it would be a long shot right now, and I am looking only to the top programs, so I think this a rest for now. But can you suggest me what kind of work experience do such programs value more? Startups? What else?
