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What Are My Chances - Profile Evaluation Tool! WAMC
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What Are My Chances - Evaluate Your Profile!
Use this tool to estimate/evaluate your chances of admission into one of the Top 25 MBA programs
The accuracy of this tool depends on the accuracy of your entries/answers - please see below for explanations of some of them
✅ Make sure to expand the Advanced Parameters to get the highest accuracy
Want to see how successful real essays and resumes look for Admitted Students?
You can get them from previously admitted students here: https://gmatclub.com/mbaappstore/
Inputs & Choices Overview:
Background: based on your own judgement, how do you think your background will be perceived by the admissions committee? There are differentiators that make one's profile more or less diverse. For example an Indian male engineer is likely highly over-represented whereas a New Zealand Engineer is likely under-represented and a Military Applicant with Special Forces designation is likely under-represented or Unique in their background. Examples:
Undergrad Prestige in Your Country: - are there regular applicants to the MBA programs of your choice from your Undergraduate institution?
Age: This is age at the time of matriculation
Work Experience: This is your work experience at the time of matriculation
Reapplicant: If you are a reapplicant with a significant change in your application such as a difference of GMAT score that's 40 points or more AND additional changes such as using help with admissions or meaningful promotion in this application season, please select NO
How does it work?
There is a short and a long version of the tool. You could technically fill out just the GMAT/Background information. In that case, the tool assumes AVERAGE values for all other answers. To get the most precise answers/estimates, please answer every question. We have been working for a few years on a project that has been a brain-child of souvik101990 and I am glad we are finally at the stage that we can release and share it. Please give it a try and share what you think - appreciate any comments/feedback.
What do you think about this tool?
How can we improve?
What is done well?
Does it work for PT, EMBA, Weekend MBA?
Not yet. This tool only works for FT MBA Admissions.
Is this tool Perfect?
Ha. No. It is based on historical data but it is not perfect for every case. This is likely a case that explains the 80% of data and then has 20% outliers.
Use this tool to estimate/evaluate your chances of admission into one of the Top 25 MBA programs
The accuracy of this tool depends on the accuracy of your entries/answers - please see below for explanations of some of them
✅ Make sure to expand the Advanced Parameters to get the highest accuracy
Want to see how successful real essays and resumes look for Admitted Students?
You can get them from previously admitted students here: https://gmatclub.com/mbaappstore/
Inputs & Choices Overview:
Background: based on your own judgement, how do you think your background will be perceived by the admissions committee? There are differentiators that make one's profile more or less diverse. For example an Indian male engineer is likely highly over-represented whereas a New Zealand Engineer is likely under-represented and a Military Applicant with Special Forces designation is likely under-represented or Unique in their background. Examples:
- Heavily over-represented: Indian IT Males
- Somewhat over-represented: Indian non IT applicants and SE Asian Applicants
- Average Representation: US and EU Applicants
- Under-represented: South America, Oceania, or African applicants, US Military Applicants
- Unique: you know who you are
e.g. Syrian refugees, Tibetans, Spec Ops Operators, Athletes, Performers, and other people with unique background, history, or work experience.
Undergrad Prestige in Your Country: - are there regular applicants to the MBA programs of your choice from your Undergraduate institution?
Age: This is age at the time of matriculation
Work Experience: This is your work experience at the time of matriculation
Reapplicant: If you are a reapplicant with a significant change in your application such as a difference of GMAT score that's 40 points or more AND additional changes such as using help with admissions or meaningful promotion in this application season, please select NO
How does it work?
There is a short and a long version of the tool. You could technically fill out just the GMAT/Background information. In that case, the tool assumes AVERAGE values for all other answers. To get the most precise answers/estimates, please answer every question. We have been working for a few years on a project that has been a brain-child of souvik101990 and I am glad we are finally at the stage that we can release and share it. Please give it a try and share what you think - appreciate any comments/feedback.
What do you think about this tool?
How can we improve?
What is done well?
Does it work for PT, EMBA, Weekend MBA?
Not yet. This tool only works for FT MBA Admissions.
Is this tool Perfect?
Ha. No. It is based on historical data but it is not perfect for every case. This is likely a case that explains the 80% of data and then has 20% outliers.
Re: What Are My Chances - Profile Evaluation Tool! WAMC
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27 Mar 2024, 16:03
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Welcome to gmatclub.
There’s always a difference from season to season and year to year but I think many of the things can be fairly consistent.
First, I’ll outline your strengths:
1. your background and work experience sound strong. The strengths will be further evaluated based in promotions and raises and basically your performance compared to your peers but on paper is strong
2. The fact that you’re not switching from industry to industry and staying within your space, is also strong
3. Being a US applicant and not depending on the scholarship, is also a strength
Areas of improvement
1. Your score is hovering around the average of the top 25. It would be very helpful to get some higher numbers. It’s a score you can apply with but if you can spend another four or six weeks I wouldn’t do more and push it up 20 or 30 points, you would suddenly become an asset to school looking to improve their average for the class. at this point you are not adding anything at the best case scenario and potentially bringing them down.
2. Why MBA and why full-time.
This is a question some of the more experienced candidates have a hard time answering. Business schools want certain experience range because that is who usually gets hired out of business school. Once you go outside that experience range of about five years, business school value starts diminishing. Nobody wants to be unhappy when you graduate on the school is not able to find a job for you because That’s not the profile they can fill. Not sure if this makes a lot of sense but I hope it does.
PS. You can consider potentially other programs such as part-time or Stanford MSX or Sloan fellows depending on what goals you trying to pursue for someone staying in their career track or in the same industry, those programs work quite well. The admissions criteria are also lower and easier to speak.
Bottom line: do you have what it takes to get into a top 25 program but you can do better if you slightly bump up your score and if you have a tight story that fits the business school mold.
You can improve your application and your overall strategy by connecting and reaching out to current students. Many business schools have ambassadors and students listed on their websites. Hundreds of students. Start reaching out to folks.
PS. Students tend to be poor so offered to buy them a coffee or a lunch and they will be more than happy to share their knowledge. Also you’re probably valuable to them as a referral within the finance space so you should have a pretty good rate of response.
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There’s always a difference from season to season and year to year but I think many of the things can be fairly consistent.
First, I’ll outline your strengths:
1. your background and work experience sound strong. The strengths will be further evaluated based in promotions and raises and basically your performance compared to your peers but on paper is strong
2. The fact that you’re not switching from industry to industry and staying within your space, is also strong
3. Being a US applicant and not depending on the scholarship, is also a strength
Areas of improvement
1. Your score is hovering around the average of the top 25. It would be very helpful to get some higher numbers. It’s a score you can apply with but if you can spend another four or six weeks I wouldn’t do more and push it up 20 or 30 points, you would suddenly become an asset to school looking to improve their average for the class. at this point you are not adding anything at the best case scenario and potentially bringing them down.
2. Why MBA and why full-time.
This is a question some of the more experienced candidates have a hard time answering. Business schools want certain experience range because that is who usually gets hired out of business school. Once you go outside that experience range of about five years, business school value starts diminishing. Nobody wants to be unhappy when you graduate on the school is not able to find a job for you because That’s not the profile they can fill. Not sure if this makes a lot of sense but I hope it does.
PS. You can consider potentially other programs such as part-time or Stanford MSX or Sloan fellows depending on what goals you trying to pursue for someone staying in their career track or in the same industry, those programs work quite well. The admissions criteria are also lower and easier to speak.
Bottom line: do you have what it takes to get into a top 25 program but you can do better if you slightly bump up your score and if you have a tight story that fits the business school mold.
You can improve your application and your overall strategy by connecting and reaching out to current students. Many business schools have ambassadors and students listed on their websites. Hundreds of students. Start reaching out to folks.
PS. Students tend to be poor so offered to buy them a coffee or a lunch and they will be more than happy to share their knowledge. Also you’re probably valuable to them as a referral within the finance space so you should have a pretty good rate of response.
mrstudent1994
Hi Everyone - Thinking of applying for the 2027 MBA graduation cycle this fall, and I just took the GMAT Focus yesterday. I did ok for first time, think I could do better if I take it again. Trying to get a sense of what caliber US business schools I could have a chance at (looking at top 25). Any guidance or thoughts on which schools I should target would be very helpful, and any broader feedback on my profile / application (including lack of extracurriculars) would be very much appreciated! Thanks in advance!
US Citizen, Indian-American, Male, 30 yo
Score: 655 GMAT Focus (93rd percentile)
Pre-MBA industry: Private Equity, Investment Banking
Post-MBA industry: Private Equity or Corporate Development
Work Exp: 8 years in total (4 years in investment banking, 4 years private equity)
1. M&A IB Analyst / Associate at Good Mid-Market firm (think Evercore, Houlihan Lokey, etc.)
2. PE Senior Associate at LMM Fund (~$2Bn AUM)
Education:
1. Harvard- 3.4/4 undergraduate GPA
Extracurricular:
1. Don't have many current extracurriculars given demanding job
US Citizen, Indian-American, Male, 30 yo
Score: 655 GMAT Focus (93rd percentile)
Pre-MBA industry: Private Equity, Investment Banking
Post-MBA industry: Private Equity or Corporate Development
Work Exp: 8 years in total (4 years in investment banking, 4 years private equity)
1. M&A IB Analyst / Associate at Good Mid-Market firm (think Evercore, Houlihan Lokey, etc.)
2. PE Senior Associate at LMM Fund (~$2Bn AUM)
Education:
1. Harvard- 3.4/4 undergraduate GPA
Extracurricular:
1. Don't have many current extracurriculars given demanding job
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Re: What Are My Chances - Profile Evaluation Tool! WAMC
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What did the automated tool say by the way? I am curious.
I think you did a good job covering your weaknesses and applying to a number of programs but it seems they did not like something. Did you write an optional essay about your UG? Also, did you have strong reasons for why you were picking a new career path?
Your MBA is really the biggest influence on your first job out of MBA.
Also, maybe a silly question, did you attend school events and talk to any students or alums and network?
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I attended events for CBS, Tuck, and NYU. Reached out to a CBS student and Tuck alumni. Also spoke with the Tuck adcom, which is why I think I got the interview. I do think I have a strong reason for moving to PM (experience on product-facing teams and product roll-outs) and I wrote an optional essay.I think you did a good job covering your weaknesses and applying to a number of programs but it seems they did not like something. Did you write an optional essay about your UG? Also, did you have strong reasons for why you were picking a new career path?
Your MBA is really the biggest influence on your first job out of MBA.
Also, maybe a silly question, did you attend school events and talk to any students or alums and network?
Posted from my mobile device
If I fill out all the details in the automated tool (solid UG and well-known company for work) I get average probability for CBS. If I do reapplicant I get below average.
