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02 Jun 2016, 06:26
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Hi mbaMission ,
Greetings !
I'm a Software Engineer who has approx 3 years of work experience in an IT company and 3 months of cooking experience in a restaurant. However , I have realized that I am best fit for Management consulting and I want to do my MBA in Management consulting from an Ivy League B school. I am in a dilemma here , so need some valuable advice from your team. My dilemma is - What will give more strength to my profile and what will increase my chances of getting into a top b school ?
1. a score of lets say 700 along with 1 year of work ex in consulting and 3 years of work ex in IT
2. a score of 750 along with 3 years of work ex in IT and 1 year of work ex as a Business Analyst
Please advise me on this
Thank you in advance
Greetings !
I'm a Software Engineer who has approx 3 years of work experience in an IT company and 3 months of cooking experience in a restaurant. However , I have realized that I am best fit for Management consulting and I want to do my MBA in Management consulting from an Ivy League B school. I am in a dilemma here , so need some valuable advice from your team. My dilemma is - What will give more strength to my profile and what will increase my chances of getting into a top b school ?
1. a score of lets say 700 along with 1 year of work ex in consulting and 3 years of work ex in IT
2. a score of 750 along with 3 years of work ex in IT and 1 year of work ex as a Business Analyst
Please advise me on this
Thank you in advance
03 Jun 2016, 08:24
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Hi there!
Well a 750 is always going to be better than a 700
and that's a very significant difference because a 750 puts you above average at every program. So that's a really excellent score. So then basically you're asking if a year in consulting is better than a year as a business analyst and that's enough to outweigh the difference between the GMAT scores? That's honestly a really hard question to answer because a) b-schools don't use a set formula or weighting where GMAT is worth more than work experience and b) evaluating the quality of your work experience just based on title is pretty much impossible. Both are common pre-MBA positions and I don't think anyone could say that consulting is always better than a BA position or vice versa...it depends on things like what kind of consulting, how much responsibility you have, how well you perform, whether or not you have opportunities to be a leader or work in cross-functional teams, etc.
What is your actual score now? I assume the 750 is a hypothetical? And if so, how confident are you that you can reach that score?
Lots to think about!
Kate
Well a 750 is always going to be better than a 700
and that's a very significant difference because a 750 puts you above average at every program. So that's a really excellent score. So then basically you're asking if a year in consulting is better than a year as a business analyst and that's enough to outweigh the difference between the GMAT scores? That's honestly a really hard question to answer because a) b-schools don't use a set formula or weighting where GMAT is worth more than work experience and b) evaluating the quality of your work experience just based on title is pretty much impossible. Both are common pre-MBA positions and I don't think anyone could say that consulting is always better than a BA position or vice versa...it depends on things like what kind of consulting, how much responsibility you have, how well you perform, whether or not you have opportunities to be a leader or work in cross-functional teams, etc. What is your actual score now? I assume the 750 is a hypothetical? And if so, how confident are you that you can reach that score?
Lots to think about!
Kate
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04 Jun 2016, 02:27
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Hi Kate ,
Thank you for valuable insight into the sutuation. This clarifies a lot. Yes , the 750 is a hypothetical right now. My actual score is 630(Q47 ,V29) in my first attempt. I'm confident that i CAN reach that score and I'm also aiming to get a job as a Business Analyst or as a Management Consultant.
Thanks ,
Ujjwal Dheer
[quote="mbaMissionKate"]Hi there!
Well a 750 is always going to be better than a 700 and that's a very significant difference because a 750 puts you above average at every program. So that's a really excellent score. So then basically you're asking if a year in consulting is better than a year as a business analyst and that's enough to outweigh the difference between the GMAT scores? That's honestly a really hard question to answer because a) b-schools don't use a set formula or weighting where GMAT is worth more than work experience and b) evaluating the quality of your work experience just based on title is pretty much impossible. Both are common pre-MBA positions and I don't think anyone could say that consulting is always better than a BA position or vice versa...it depends on things like what kind of consulting, how much responsibility you have, how well you perform, whether or not you have opportunities to be a leader or work in cross-functional teams, etc.
What is your actual score now? I assume the 750 is a hypothetical? And if so, how confident are you that you can reach that score?
Lots to think about!
Kate
Thank you for valuable insight into the sutuation
. This clarifies a lot. Yes , the 750 is a hypothetical right now. My actual score is 630(Q47 ,V29) in my first attempt. I'm confident that i CAN reach that score and I'm also aiming to get a job as a Business Analyst or as a Management Consultant. Thanks ,
Ujjwal Dheer
[quote="mbaMissionKate"]Hi there!
Well a 750 is always going to be better than a 700
and that's a very significant difference because a 750 puts you above average at every program. So that's a really excellent score. So then basically you're asking if a year in consulting is better than a year as a business analyst and that's enough to outweigh the difference between the GMAT scores? That's honestly a really hard question to answer because a) b-schools don't use a set formula or weighting where GMAT is worth more than work experience and b) evaluating the quality of your work experience just based on title is pretty much impossible. Both are common pre-MBA positions and I don't think anyone could say that consulting is always better than a BA position or vice versa...it depends on things like what kind of consulting, how much responsibility you have, how well you perform, whether or not you have opportunities to be a leader or work in cross-functional teams, etc. What is your actual score now? I assume the 750 is a hypothetical? And if so, how confident are you that you can reach that score?
Lots to think about!
Kate
