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Hi all,
I have a query. Please advise me on the same.
I am from India and planning to study abroad
I have two years work experience with KPMG and I am thinking of applying for colleges in USA, Australia, Canada, UK (Mostly English speaking countries) for Full time MBA
I want to mention here that I have an overall very impressive educational background (from schooling to undergraduate with first class distinction) and I have a great extracurricular record too. (GMAT and IELTS yet to be given)

Is 2 years work experience sufficient to get a top B school in the countries mentioned above? If not, what can I do extra which can strengthen my application to these schools?

Please do guide me
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The average work experience for all the top B-schools in the world hovers around the 5-year mark. Almost all the schools require a minimum of 2 years before a candidate can apply. So you may consider this information while making your decision of when to apply, good luck.
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Hi nikhilverma22,

While it varies from Program to Program, many Programs expect that Applicants will have 2-5 years of quality Work Experience (including leadership roles) before they apply. You're ultimately asking Admissions questions, so you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile and plans. Those Experts should be able to answer your Admissions questions and help define the specific areas of your profile that could use some improvement. There's a Forum full of those Experts here:

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The length of work experience is measured at the time of matriculation. Seeing that you probably are new to this, if you already have two years, you should really accountant say it as three years because that is the amount of work experience you’ll have but the time you would start school.

Three years is acceptable it is better than the minimum which is two years. You don’t really need to do a whole lot to make yourself a better candidate, as long as you I have enough I’m good experience and have specific goals you would like to achieve.

Ideally, you would stand out in every aspect of your profile to make your candidacy as competitive as possible. That means you would stand out in your work experience and achievements there, performing better than 95% of your peers. That also means you have strong enough GPA from a strong enough undergraduate institution which sounds like you have that.

You should also have at least an average GMAT score for your demographics. For someone from India, that’s about 30 to 40 points more than the schools published average. Which means if Ross has 710 as the average GMAT score, so you will need to get about 750 to be competitive in your demographic pool.

There are a few more things such as letters of recommendation, résumé, extracurricular activities and interview. Those are a bit easier and faster to Master. As mentioned, you can get help from admissions consultants who can fairly quickly clean up your work.

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Thank you so much for your advice!! Much Appreciated!


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The length of work experience is measured at the time of matriculation. Seeing that you probably are new to this, if you already have two years, you should really accountant say it as three years because that is the amount of work experience you’ll have but the time you would start school.

Three years is acceptable it is better than the minimum which is two years. You don’t really need to do a whole lot to make yourself a better candidate, as long as you I have enough I’m good experience and have specific goals you would like to achieve.

Ideally, you would stand out in every aspect of your profile to make your candidacy as competitive as possible. That means you would stand out in your work experience and achievements there, performing better than 95% of your peers. That also means you have strong enough GPA from a strong enough undergraduate institution which sounds like you have that.

You should also have at least an average GMAT score for your demographics. For someone from India, that’s about 30 to 40 points more than the schools published average. Which means if Ross has 710 as the average GMAT score, so you will need to get about 750 to be competitive in your demographic pool.

There are a few more things such as letters of recommendation, résumé, extracurricular activities and interview. Those are a bit easier and faster to Master. As mentioned, you can get help from admissions consultants who can fairly quickly clean up your work.

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