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Hello everyone!!!
--> My name is Shyamal ,I appeared for GMAT 10 days back & got a 670..Verbal - 33 & Quant - 48...AWA - 4.0
--> My goal was a 700 but could not get it,though , to be honest , I thought I would be very near if not past the score of 700 after my exam got over.But still I am happy with what I have got.

--> My Preparation : I work for the Largest Private sector organization of India.I have more than 3 years of experience with the same company.I took a leave for 15 days prior to the exam.I gave everything I could in those 15 days.I gave an exam on 1st day of preparation to know where I was , & to my astonishment I had touched the low of 550.I was horrified at that stage,but did not lose my hope.In fact I became more determined.I went through a rigorous process for the next two weeks. I focused on giving as many full length exams as possible to get myself acclimatized to real GMAT exam.Sometimes I would find myself giving 3 exams in a day...because of not getting desired scores.But I never lost hope as i knew my efforts would not go in vain...In my preparation I focused on solving GMAT - OG13.There is no alternate for OG.Its like bible for GMAT students.
I gave 1st GMATPrep just one week before exam & got 610.Kaplan tests were giving me torrid time , so I didn't touch them in last week.Just 2 days prior to exam , I gave 2nd GMATPrep & got a 680 (V-33 , Q-49 ).

--> My Advice : I strongly urge prospective exam takers to use scores obtained in GMATPrep as the yardstick to predict actual GMAT score.Use other exams just to find out newer questions.

--> My questions :
--> Should I send my AWA for a recheck as I am not satisfied with my AWA score of 4.0???
--> Will it hinder my chances of getting into a top50 B-School???
--> With the above score , what are my chances to get an admission into a top50 B-school in US for Fall-2011?
------I wish all the prospective exam takers all the very best...------------------
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No alternate for Smart work...Got 670!!! 14 Nov 2010, 05:06
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Hello everyone!!!
--> My name is Shyamal ,I appeared for GMAT 10 days back & got a 670..Verbal - 33 & Quant - 48...AWA - 4.0
--> My goal was a 700 but could not get it,though , to be honest , I thought I would be very near if not past the score of 700 after my exam got over.But still I am happy with what I have got.

--> My Preparation : I work for the Largest Private sector organization of India.I have more than 3 years of experience with the same company.I took a leave for 15 days prior to the exam.I gave everything I could in those 15 days.I gave an exam on 1st day of preparation to know where I was , & to my astonishment I had touched the low of 550.I was horrified at that stage,but did not lose my hope.In fact I became more determined.I went through a rigorous process for the next two weeks. I focused on giving as many full length exams as possible to get myself acclimatized to real GMAT exam.Sometimes I would find myself giving 3 exams in a day...because of not getting desired scores.But I never lost hope as i knew my efforts would not go in vain...In my preparation I focused on solving GMAT - OG13.There is no alternate for OG.Its like bible for GMAT students.
I gave 1st GMATPrep just one week before exam & got 610.Kaplan tests were giving me torrid time , so I didn't touch them in last week.Just 2 days prior to exam , I gave 2nd GMATPrep & got a 680 (V-33 , Q-49 ).

--> My Advice : I strongly urge prospective exam takers to use scores obtained in GMATPrep as the yardstick to predict actual GMAT score.Use other exams just to find out newer questions.

--> My questions :
--> Should I send my AWA for a recheck as I am not satisfied with my AWA score of 4.0???
--> Will it hinder my chances of getting into a top50 B-School???
--> With the above score , what are my chances to get an admission into a top50 B-school in US for Fall-2011?
------I wish all the prospective exam takers all the very best...------------------
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Congrats On a neat score. But how did you get hold of "OG 13" :? ..."In my preparation I focused on solving GMAT - OG13.There is no alternate for OG.Its like bible for GMAT students."
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Hello everyone!!!
--> My name is Shyamal ,I appeared for GMAT 10 days back & got a 670..Verbal - 33 & Quant - 48...AWA - 4.0
--> My goal was a 700 but could not get it,though , to be honest , I thought I would be very near if not past the score of 700 after my exam got over.But still I am happy with what I have got.

--> My Preparation : I work for the Largest Private sector organization of India.I have more than 3 years of experience with the same company.I took a leave for 15 days prior to the exam.I gave everything I could in those 15 days.I gave an exam on 1st day of preparation to know where I was , & to my astonishment I had touched the low of 550.I was horrified at that stage,but did not lose my hope.In fact I became more determined.I went through a rigorous process for the next two weeks. I focused on giving as many full length exams as possible to get myself acclimatized to real GMAT exam.Sometimes I would find myself giving 3 exams in a day...because of not getting desired scores.But I never lost hope as i knew my efforts would not go in vain...In my preparation I focused on solving GMAT - OG13.There is no alternate for OG.Its like bible for GMAT students.
I gave 1st GMATPrep just one week before exam & got 610.Kaplan tests were giving me torrid time , so I didn't touch them in last week.Just 2 days prior to exam , I gave 2nd GMATPrep & got a 680 (V-33 , Q-49 ).

--> My Advice : I strongly urge prospective exam takers to use scores obtained in GMATPrep as the yardstick to predict actual GMAT score.Use other exams just to find out newer questions.

--> My questions :
--> Should I send my AWA for a recheck as I am not satisfied with my AWA score of 4.0???
--> Will it hinder my chances of getting into a top50 B-School???
--> With the above score , what are my chances to get an admission into a top50 B-school in US for Fall-2011?
------I wish all the prospective exam takers all the very best...------------------
Congrats On a neat score. But how did you get hold of "OG 13" :? ..."In my preparation I focused on solving GMAT - OG13.There is no alternate for OG.Its like bible for GMAT students."
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Thanks!!!
U gave GMAT or yet to give it???
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Should I send my AWA for a recheck as I am not satisfied with my AWA score of 4.0???
--> Will it hinder my chances of getting into a top50 B-School???
--> With the above score , what are my chances to get an admission into a top50 B-school in US for Fall-2011?
------I wish all the prospective exam takers all the very best...------------------
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Top50 includes a wide variety of schools. I think you should be fine and get somewhere for Fall-2011. But better hurry.
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Should I send my AWA for a recheck as I am not satisfied with my AWA score of 4.0???
--> Will it hinder my chances of getting into a top50 B-School???
--> With the above score , what are my chances to get an admission into a top50 B-school in US for Fall-2011?
------I wish all the prospective exam takers all the very best...------------------

Top50 includes a wide variety of schools. I think you should be fine and get somewhere for Fall-2011. But better hurry.
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Thank you sir for the positive reply...I shall be in a position to apply in 2 weeks time (Max).

Sir , Please evaluate my profile and provide guidance...

--> My profile:
--> Name : Shyamal Mandirwala
--> Age : 24
--> Nationality : Indian
--> Experience : 3+ (specifics below)
--> GMAT : 670 (Q-48,V-33,AWA-4.0)

--> Undergrad :
- Electrical Engineering with 76.13% in last year from a Government Engineering College from Gujarat.
- Secured 2nd rank in University in final year results
- Secured 1st rank in college in 2nd year result
- Final Year project on Energy Auditing & Management with Professional Energy Auditors

--> Areas of Interest:
- Energy Management, Energy Finance, Entrepreneurship

--> Experience details:
- More than 3 years with India’s Largest Private sector Organization.
- My Job profile of Manager – Maintenance includes Handling day to day activities involved in maintenance of all the Electrical equipments in a Petrochemical Plant. It also includes Plant Shutdown activities. I have exposure to preparing Annual Budget for my department. I have a Green Belt in Six Sigma for ‘Problem Solving Approach & QC Tools ’.
- I have successfully conducted Energy Auditing , both Industrial & Domestic , for my organization.
- I am currently working on developing application for using Renewable Sources of Energy in my organization.(This activity is done along with my routine jobs. )
- Awarded ‘The Best Trainee ’ recognition out of 40 trainees after completion of 1 year training period in my organization.
- I was member of the team that represented my organization at national level & won Regional of National Competition for Young Managers (Held by All India Management Association) 2008.The theme for competition was : MANAGING DIVERSITY-THE CHALLENGES FOR INDIAN INC.

--> Extracurricular :
- Participated in many national level technical events during college days & secured 1st rank for Paper Presentation in a national level competition .I did presentation on “FUSION…AN ENERGY OPTION FOR FUTURE”.
- Cleared the screening of SSB, Indian ARMY
- Active participation in many Environment Awareness camps & Outdoor trekking camps
- Competed in State level Chess Competition
- Excelled in many exams on General Knowledge during school days

--> Extra info:
- I have started a group called ‘YUVA’,which has young professional from my organization, all in their twenties. This group works on developing & helping each other. Its motto is "LEARNING & SHARING".I am currently heading this group which has a strength of 30 members.

--> My Preferences :
- MIT,SLOAN ( For Energy MBA )
- UT,Austin ( For Energy MBA )
- Rice University ( For Energy MBA )
- ISB, Hyderabad ( For Core MBA )
- Uni. Of Colorado, Denver ( For Energy MBA )
Please guide on how to put my profile more convincingly to get an admission into above mentioned schools...
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Same question how did you get a hold off OG 13???? Is it out
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