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05 Feb 2017, 23:12
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Hello everyone ,
My GMAT score is as follows - 710 ( Qa 49 Va 36 IR- 7/8 Awa 6/6) . I am thinking of a retake as well so i could touch 720 or more as I represent a demography of a very high Gmat scores (viz India) and my academics are very poor. I am currently in a fix as to which schools to select and apply to in a myriad of schools around the world. The questions that were posed to me when i first posted this query as are follows and i have answered them for you
Q) Do you have a specific Company to work for? - I do not have a specific company to work for. My areas of interest are marketing and Finance, consulting would do as well. Of course every aspirant desires to be in the best of the best companies. Rather than working for a company would love to have company of my own down the line
Q) what do i want from my MBA? - I want my MBA to provide the knowledge n specific skills to run a business. It comes with experience i am sure but an MBA adds value and can make one think better in terms of the business. I would like to start a company of my own. My father has his own business and i want to diversify its services . A marketing related mba would help me to make my company more reachable to cater to the needs of clients. At this stage my answer isn't clear and might be vague but i still haven't put a thought to it . Mostly like i wish MBA helps me better to run a business
Q) Mba full time/part time - I would want to do an MBA full time (2/1 year is fine) . I turned 25 last week so at the moment thinking i could use 2 years for an MBA unless a one year MBA suits me more
Targeting R1 in september so i want to be ready by that time with solid applications for 5 schools. I do not want to apply to a school just because it is valued a lot. For ex- ISB which is a well known school is 10 minutes from my place , but i want to know wether it will help me or not in shaping my career in a better way. I do not want to apply to ISB just because it is 10 minutes away from my place. I am willing to relocate for my Mba and would love to apply to scholarships. I would like to know demographically as well Singapore , US , UK , which is the better area for MBA as i have got mixed responses from various persons.
At this point I am quite unsure of which schools to apply to. I know this sounds vague but I would like to know where to start from before narrowing down the apt schools for myself. I know that individual preferences vary and it all depends on what you want to become and how you want an MBA to help you be the person you envision be. I have got mixed responses from various people as to where to apply and not . So I am very confused and writing this down so that I get a larger picture of how to narrow down schools and start building a profile towards specific schools
Areas of Interest - Marketing / Finance /Consulting
Regards,
HK
Work experience - 42 months ( as on date ) - aug 2013 till today current role - business development executive
10th - 75% (74.42)
12- 87%
Under Grad - 69% (68.51)
PS- excuse typos
Questions credit - Rich (Empower GMAT)
My GMAT score is as follows - 710 ( Qa 49 Va 36 IR- 7/8 Awa 6/6) . I am thinking of a retake as well so i could touch 720 or more as I represent a demography of a very high Gmat scores (viz India) and my academics are very poor. I am currently in a fix as to which schools to select and apply to in a myriad of schools around the world. The questions that were posed to me when i first posted this query as are follows and i have answered them for you
Q) Do you have a specific Company to work for? - I do not have a specific company to work for. My areas of interest are marketing and Finance, consulting would do as well. Of course every aspirant desires to be in the best of the best companies. Rather than working for a company would love to have company of my own down the line
Q) what do i want from my MBA? - I want my MBA to provide the knowledge n specific skills to run a business. It comes with experience i am sure but an MBA adds value and can make one think better in terms of the business. I would like to start a company of my own. My father has his own business and i want to diversify its services . A marketing related mba would help me to make my company more reachable to cater to the needs of clients. At this stage my answer isn't clear and might be vague but i still haven't put a thought to it . Mostly like i wish MBA helps me better to run a business
Q) Mba full time/part time - I would want to do an MBA full time (2/1 year is fine) . I turned 25 last week so at the moment thinking i could use 2 years for an MBA unless a one year MBA suits me more
Targeting R1 in september so i want to be ready by that time with solid applications for 5 schools. I do not want to apply to a school just because it is valued a lot. For ex- ISB which is a well known school is 10 minutes from my place , but i want to know wether it will help me or not in shaping my career in a better way. I do not want to apply to ISB just because it is 10 minutes away from my place. I am willing to relocate for my Mba and would love to apply to scholarships. I would like to know demographically as well Singapore , US , UK , which is the better area for MBA as i have got mixed responses from various persons.
At this point I am quite unsure of which schools to apply to. I know this sounds vague but I would like to know where to start from before narrowing down the apt schools for myself. I know that individual preferences vary and it all depends on what you want to become and how you want an MBA to help you be the person you envision be. I have got mixed responses from various people as to where to apply and not . So I am very confused and writing this down so that I get a larger picture of how to narrow down schools and start building a profile towards specific schools
Areas of Interest - Marketing / Finance /Consulting
Regards,
HK
Work experience - 42 months ( as on date ) - aug 2013 till today current role - business development executive
10th - 75% (74.42)
12- 87%
Under Grad - 69% (68.51)
PS- excuse typos
Questions credit - Rich (Empower GMAT)
06 Feb 2017, 01:33
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Hello everyone ,
My GMAT score is as follows - 710 ( Qa 49 Va 36 IR- 7/8 Awa 6/6) . I am thinking of a retake as well so i could touch 720 or more as I represent a demography of a very high Gmat scores (viz India) and my academics are very poor. I am currently in a fix as to which schools to select and apply to in a myriad of schools around the world. The questions that were posed to me when i first posted this query as are follows and i have answered them for you
Q) Do you have a specific Company to work for? - I do not have a specific company to work for. My areas of interest are marketing and Finance, consulting would do as well. Of course every aspirant desires to be in the best of the best companies. Rather than working for a company would love to have company of my own down the line
Q) what do i want from my MBA? - I want my MBA to provide the knowledge n specific skills to run a business. It comes with experience i am sure but an MBA adds value and can make one think better in terms of the business. I would like to start a company of my own. My father has his own business and i want to diversify its services . A marketing related mba would help me to make my company more reachable to cater to the needs of clients. At this stage my answer isn't clear and might be vague but i still haven't put a thought to it . Mostly like i wish MBA helps me better to run a business
Q) Mba full time/part time - I would want to do an MBA full time (2/1 year is fine) . I turned 25 last week so at the moment thinking i could use 2 years for an MBA unless a one year MBA suits me more
Targeting R1 in september so i want to be ready by that time with solid applications for 5 schools. I do not want to apply to a school just because it is valued a lot. For ex- ISB which is a well known school is 10 minutes from my place , but i want to know wether it will help me or not in shaping my career in a better way. I do not want to apply to ISB just because it is 10 minutes away from my place. I am willing to relocate for my Mba and would love to apply to scholarships. I would like to know demographically as well Singapore , US , UK , which is the better area for MBA as i have got mixed responses from various persons.
At this point I am quite unsure of which schools to apply to. I know this sounds vague but I would like to know where to start from before narrowing down the apt schools for myself. I know that individual preferences vary and it all depends on what you want to become and how you want an MBA to help you be the person you envision be. I have got mixed responses from various people as to where to apply and not . So I am very confused and writing this down so that I get a larger picture of how to narrow down schools and start building a profile towards specific schools
Areas of Interest - Marketing / Finance /Consulting
Regards,
HK
Work experience - 42 months ( as on date ) - aug 2013 till today current role - business development executive
10th - 75% (74.42)
12- 87%
Under Grad - 69% (68.51)
PS- excuse typos
Questions credit - Rich (Empower GMAT)
My GMAT score is as follows - 710 ( Qa 49 Va 36 IR- 7/8 Awa 6/6) . I am thinking of a retake as well so i could touch 720 or more as I represent a demography of a very high Gmat scores (viz India) and my academics are very poor. I am currently in a fix as to which schools to select and apply to in a myriad of schools around the world. The questions that were posed to me when i first posted this query as are follows and i have answered them for you
Q) Do you have a specific Company to work for? - I do not have a specific company to work for. My areas of interest are marketing and Finance, consulting would do as well. Of course every aspirant desires to be in the best of the best companies. Rather than working for a company would love to have company of my own down the line
Q) what do i want from my MBA? - I want my MBA to provide the knowledge n specific skills to run a business. It comes with experience i am sure but an MBA adds value and can make one think better in terms of the business. I would like to start a company of my own. My father has his own business and i want to diversify its services . A marketing related mba would help me to make my company more reachable to cater to the needs of clients. At this stage my answer isn't clear and might be vague but i still haven't put a thought to it . Mostly like i wish MBA helps me better to run a business
Q) Mba full time/part time - I would want to do an MBA full time (2/1 year is fine) . I turned 25 last week so at the moment thinking i could use 2 years for an MBA unless a one year MBA suits me more
Targeting R1 in september so i want to be ready by that time with solid applications for 5 schools. I do not want to apply to a school just because it is valued a lot. For ex- ISB which is a well known school is 10 minutes from my place , but i want to know wether it will help me or not in shaping my career in a better way. I do not want to apply to ISB just because it is 10 minutes away from my place. I am willing to relocate for my Mba and would love to apply to scholarships. I would like to know demographically as well Singapore , US , UK , which is the better area for MBA as i have got mixed responses from various persons.
At this point I am quite unsure of which schools to apply to. I know this sounds vague but I would like to know where to start from before narrowing down the apt schools for myself. I know that individual preferences vary and it all depends on what you want to become and how you want an MBA to help you be the person you envision be. I have got mixed responses from various people as to where to apply and not . So I am very confused and writing this down so that I get a larger picture of how to narrow down schools and start building a profile towards specific schools
Areas of Interest - Marketing / Finance /Consulting
Regards,
HK
Work experience - 42 months ( as on date ) - aug 2013 till today current role - business development executive
10th - 75% (74.42)
12- 87%
Under Grad - 69% (68.51)
PS- excuse typos
Questions credit - Rich (Empower GMAT)
Hi HK,
I am glad that you reached out to this forum. You are still several months away from application deadlines, and I think this time will be crucial for you to understand the admissions process, as well as what you need to do to prepare yourself for successful applications.
At the onset, I will point out that 42 months is substantial work experience. B-schools consider work experience until you matriculate, which will be by Fall 2018 at the earliest. So consider this as your work experience. It does not matter if you do not have entrepreneurial experience. Every one in the MBA class can not be an entrepreneur, and that's not what the admissions teams expect from applicants. Instead they look for diversity and the richness of specific experiences you have built within your company.
Carrying the same thought forward, you do not have to become an entrepreneur after the MBA. Think through your career goals now- you will definitely need more clarity over what you wish to do, right down to the industry and function. If you want to join the family business, start getting involved now so that you have something to build upon by the time you start applying, because business schools would like to see some evidence of your involvement and impact in the business.
At this point, I am not going to suggest b-school names or countries to study in to you, because I believe you need to research this more and by yourself. Read up b-school rankings, read up websites of programs that interest you and also, contact current students/ alumni to know more about programs of interest. For ISB, I'd simply say, hop across and get to know the program.
Here's the link to a blog I wrote that will get you started on how to select business schools.
It's not a bad idea to retake GMAT, and while you are at it, do aim for more than a 10 point increase.
08 Feb 2017, 04:07
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Hello there!
First, 710 is a good score, so unless you think you can score, say, 740...it wouldn't be necessary to retake the GMAT. But then again, it is up to you!
MBA rankings can be a good way to start researching schools. But don't let rankings be the only criteria. There is much more to schools apart from rankings. Here are a few schools you can start with. Have a look at their websites as a start:
Kellogg MBA, Columbia Business School, Duke Fuqua, HEC Paris, Rotman MBA (Toronto, Canada)
After you have done so, please feel free to get in touch with us on the mail ID below for assistance with your applications.
First, 710 is a good score, so unless you think you can score, say, 740...it wouldn't be necessary to retake the GMAT. But then again, it is up to you!
MBA rankings can be a good way to start researching schools. But don't let rankings be the only criteria. There is much more to schools apart from rankings. Here are a few schools you can start with. Have a look at their websites as a start:
Kellogg MBA, Columbia Business School, Duke Fuqua, HEC Paris, Rotman MBA (Toronto, Canada)
After you have done so, please feel free to get in touch with us on the mail ID below for assistance with your applications.
