Dear Graham

I am 34 yrs work as regional manager for Middle East & Africa(5 years Extensive international experience+ 8 Years exp in India). Extensive industry experience in telecom,healthcare,banking. GMAT score of 580 (49Q and 22V). Wanted to apply for Sloan masters at LSB,Oxford,Cambridge,RSM. PLease advice my chances into these programs. DO I need to retake the GMAT to improve the scores.

regards
Kant

Dear Graham

I am 34 yrs work as regional manager for Middle East & Africa(5 years Extensive international experience+ 8 Years exp in India). Extensive industry experience in telecom,healthcare,banking. GMAT score of 580 (49Q and 22V). Wanted to apply for Sloan masters at LSB,Oxford,Cambridge,RSM. PLease advice my chances into these programs. DO I need to retake the GMAT to improve the scores.

regards
Kant

With a 580 GMAT and such a low verbal score, yes, you will need to retake the GMAT to be competitive. LBS is the #1 European b-school and it's highly unlikely you'd get in with a 580.

I would suggest either a solid verbal workout prep book (Princeton Review has one that's really excellent) or a tutor just for verbal prep. You could take a class too if one's near you; cheaper than a tutor and you can skip the quant classes if you don't need them. They couldn't hurt, though.

The work experience is good, but that GMAT score will likely keep you out.

Dear Kant,

Thank you for you posting to this thread. I have responded to your question below:

I am 34 yrs work as regional manager for Middle East & Africa(5 years Extensive international experience+ 8 Years exp in India). Extensive industry experience in telecom,healthcare,banking. GMAT score of 580 (49Q and 22V). Wanted to apply for Sloan masters at LSB,Oxford,Cambridge,RSM. PLease advice my chances into these programs. DO I need to retake the GMAT to improve the scores.

I really have two thoughts here:

1) You have quite a bit of work experience and may consider some of the part-time executive MBA programs, since you are towards the upper range in terms of age/experience for the programs you mention.

2) As Smitty posted (thanks for the help), your GMAT is simply too low for these schools, particularly the verbal component, which will give them cause for concern when assessing your ability to handle the coursework. You may look into GMAT practice options in your vicinity - beyond just purchasing books. Some of the leading test prep folks have online courses you can pursue which will give you access to several sample exams, problems, etc. Of course, if the verbal is really your problem, you might benefit form simply reading more English, taking a literature course, etc. If you read the Wall Street Journal or the Economist for a hour or so a day, you would be surprised how quickly your skills in this areas improve.

Please let me know if you have any further questions.

Best of luck with your applications,

Graham Richmond

Good point, Graham - I had forgotten about the online courses. I haven't taken one myself, but a friend is registered for Princeton Review's online course and says it's surprisingly engaging (she thought it would be hard to stay focused). The books are apparently different from the ones you get at the bookstore, too, more in-depth.

So if a classroom course isn't doable, an online one would be a pretty good alternative.

Dear Graham

Thanks for your help - and yes, I am definitely curious abt Chicago GSB's question! Why do they want to know abt the 3 guests?

rgds

Ray

Dear Ray,

Thank you for reading this thread. I have responded to your question below:

"Thanks for your help - and yes, I am definitely curious abt Chicago GSB's question! Why do they want to know abt the 3 guests?"

First of all, as it happens, Chicago is not asking this question this year - although they may ask it next year (since many schools bring questions out every other season). Oddly enough, the Kelley School (Indiana) asks a similar question about guests for a long car ride (FYI: their deadline for international students is February 1st). Regardless, it is important to understand why US MBA programs ask these sort of questions, so I have explained below.

Chicago asks the 'dinner guests' question to get a sense for your personality. Since they already have a 'career goals' essay along with some other questions about what you might learn at Chicago, this question is really used to get to know you. In order for the essay to work, you will need to do three things:

1) Choose intersting dinner guests. Picking Ghandi, John F Kennedy, Bill Gates, Michael Jordan, Martin Luther King, your father, your grandfather, etc. will usually sound unoriginal and boring. You should also make sure that each of your guests are quite different from each other if possible.

2) Make sure that you not only discuss who you would pick, but also what they might have to say to each other. Don't pick three very interesting people who would have nothing to say to each other! Try to choose a group that could be complementary in some way.

3) Be sure that the guests you pick are not only interesting, but somehow fit with your career goals and personal interests. For example, if you had a background working for Sony Music and mentioned on your resume that you really enjoyed live jazz concerts as a hobby, then it might be interesting to choose John Coltraine or Miles Davis for your dinner. If you work in finance and have dreams of setting up your own fund, you may want someone like William Sharpe (a finance guru) for the dinner. Of course, you can't just pick three musicians or three academics - since you need a diverse group of guests to show some spark in your personality, etc.

That should give you a sense for why the schools asks these sort of questions and how you might approach them going forward. Please contact us if you are interested in learning more about our services. Our clients are four times as likely to be accepted by a top MBA program than someone applying on their own.

Best of luck,

Graham Richmond, Clear Admit LLC

Thanks for your effort and time here with this kind service.

I would like you help evaluate my chance into the top B-school. I am targeting at LBS, INSEAD, etc.

30 years old, GMAT 740 (qt 50, 96%; vb 40), four years of working experience in China for an Chinese government Office, including three years of manager experience. 5 years of european working experience including 3 years of Ph.D program, with several papers published on prestigour science journal. I want to change career to investment or finance. With an undergraduate major of agronmy and a Ph.D of biochemistry from a top european university.

Thanks.

Dear PETERHAN,

Thank you for your posting to the Clear Admit thread. I have responded below:

Please help evaluate my chance.

Thanks for your effort and time here with this kind service.

I would like you help evaluate my chance into the top B-school. I am targeting at LBS, INSEAD, etc. Are you exclusively looking at the European programs? Obviously, if your goal is to work in Europe, INSEAD and LBS make good sense - as do some of the top US programs like HBS, Wharton, etc.

30 years old, GMAT 740 (qt 50, 96%; vb 40), four years of working experience in China for an Chinese government Office, including three years of manager experience. 5 years of european working experience including 3 years of Ph.D program, with several papers published on prestigour science journal. I want to change career to investment or finance. With an undergraduate major of agronmy and a Ph.D of biochemistry from a top european university. It sounds like you have a very unique background, with above average academics (the PhD and high GMAT score in particular) and some non-traditional work in government and academia. As a non-traditional candidate who is slightly older and has a heavy slant towards academia, you will have to do a very good job when it comes to outlining your career path and need for the MBA, but I see no reason why you can't be competitive at the top schools.

Are you looking at INSEAD's approaching deadline for their January program? If so, please contact us via email (include a CV) so that I can give you a more detailed assessment of your chances and provide you with some information about how Clear Admit can help.

Best of luck,

Graham Richmond

graham@clearadmit.com

Dear Graham,
I am 25 with a BS(from India) ,MS (from US,NCSU) in Telecommunications, 2.5 years of work experience (as of today) in the Telecommunication Industry and am aiming at applying to the top business schools in Fall 2004. I am taking the GMAT later this month, and am trying to explore the benefits your service can offer. Can you provide me with the details. Also, your evaluation of how my background looks for an application to the top schools.
I am looking at US as well as top European schools *Insead, LBS*
Thanks
Vikrant

Dear Graham,

This is Claire from Taiwan. I've checked out your website www.clearadmit.com and seems like you guys offer services much needed for us. Before I look anything further, I'd like to raise some questions here.

My first question is just like most of other people's- which program will I get in( I plan to apply for classes in fall, 2004)
I certainly don't expect anyone to give me the answer precisely but since the competition for MBA programs is only getting more intense each year, I sometimes doubt if it's ok for me to target at getting into top30-50 school. The below is some information about me:

Gmat:700 (34 verbal. 50 quant)
Toefl:277
W/E: 2 years. working for the Insurance Company of North America as an underwriter.
Major in college: Risk Management and Insurance
Had been a summer exchange student at
Stanford and I'm now 23 years old.

I'm thinking about a MBA cause I decide to change the field that I work into consulting - financial industry related consulting.The two years of work experience that I have has provided me with some knowledge needed but I need a MBA for wider exposure and training. At this moment. I'm particularly interested in BC Carrol school and the program offered by Penn State.Though I know MBAs usually have an average of 4 to 5 years w/e, for some reasons, I don't consider waiting for 2 more years to get the degree.

If possible, I'd like to hear your comment on the possibilities to get in my "dream school".

My second question is that some websites, like yours, offer service to revise the applicants' essays, but isn't it unreasonable for an international student, like me,who scores 4.0 on AWA and 5.0 on TWE to come out with perfect writings?
Hope to hear from you soon and thanks for your valuable time.


best regards,
Claire

Dear Vikrant,

Thank you for your posting. My response is below:


Dear Graham,
I am 25 with a BS(from India) ,MS (from US,NCSU) in Telecommunications, 2.5 years of work experience (as of today) in the Telecommunication Industry and am aiming at applying to the top business schools in Fall 2004. I am taking the GMAT later this month, and am trying to explore the benefits your service can offer. Can you provide me with the details. Also, your evaluation of how my background looks for an application to the top schools.
Thanks
Vikrant

Let's start with your profile: It sounds to me like you have the makings of a competitive candidacy, but I would need to know more about your background. For example, how did you do in school (GPA)? What kind of extracurricular activities do you have? Is the work experience you have largely technical or somewhat managerial in nature? How do you intend to stand out from the other Indian applicants with similar backgrounds?

If you are looking at the top MBA programs you will need to be aiming for a GMAT of 700+, and you should ultimately have a strong academic record (3.4 GPA or higher) and work experience with ample leadership opportunities and team interaction. You should also have well-defined career goals and interesting extracurricular activities.

As far as our services are concerned, we essentially partner with business school applicants to help them through the process of applying to a top MBA program. This involves everything from school selection to candidate positioning, essay editing, mock interviewing and recommendation coaching. Think of Clear Admit as a place where you can get informed feedback on your applications before you submit them to the schools. The service is very tailored - allowing you to work with the same consultant for the duration of the admissions season. Our web site has a wealth of information about our services and qualifications in this area: http://www.clearadmit.com

We also have a lot of experience helping Indians apply to the top schools, so feel free to email us directly at info@clearadmit.com

Best of luck in the application process,

Graham

Dear Claire,

Thank you for reading this forum. I have responded to your questions below:

This is Claire from Taiwan. I've checked out your website www.clearadmit.com and seems like you guys offer services much needed for us. Before I look anything further, I'd like to raise some questions here.

My first question is just like most of other people's- which program will I get in( I plan to apply for classes in fall, 2004)
I certainly don't expect anyone to give me the answer precisely but since the competition for MBA programs is only getting more intense each year, I sometimes doubt if it's ok for me to target at getting into top30-50 school. The below is some information about me:

Gmat:700 (34 verbal. 50 quant)
Toefl:277
W/E: 2 years. working for the Insurance Company of North America as an underwriter.
Major in college: Risk Management and Insurance
Had been a summer exchange student at
Stanford and I'm now 23 years old.

I'm thinking about a MBA cause I decide to change the field that I work into consulting - financial industry related consulting.The two years of work experience that I have has provided me with some knowledge needed but I need a MBA for wider exposure and training. At this moment. I'm particularly interested in BC Carrol school and the program offered by Penn State.Though I know MBAs usually have an average of 4 to 5 years w/e, for some reasons, I don't consider waiting for 2 more years to get the degree.

If possible, I'd like to hear your comment on the possibilities to get in my "dream school".

My second question is that some websites, like yours, offer service to revise the applicants' essays, but isn't it unreasonable for an international student, like me,who scores 4.0 on AWA and 5.0 on TWE to come out with perfect writings?


First of all, your profile sounds very interesting and I couldn't help but wonder if perhaps you should be targeting some higher ranked programs in addition to BC and Penn State. Yes, you have not worked quite as long as many other candidates, but this is not always a barrier to admission (particularly when one considers that you will have 3 years of experience by the time you matriculate). Your GMAT score is very solid and your TOEFL meets the requirements of the top schools. How was your performance as an undergraduate? Remember that younger, less experienced MBA applicants need to have strong numbers (GPA/GMAT), good experiences from work (as indicated in essays and recs) and a clear sense of their goals/need for the MBA.

You might consider emailing us a CV and setting up a free initial consultation to discuss some of these issues at greater length. You can email info@clearadmit.com.

As to your final question about our editing service, Clear Admit gives informed feedback to MBA applicants about their essays - but we do not write essays. Nor do we overly polish essays so that they lose the candidate's voice. Our goal is not to trick the schools into thinking you write better or differently than you actually do - it is merely to make sure that your stories are clear in the application and to ensure that you are putting your best foot forward in the process.

Best of luck with your applications,

Graham

Dear Sir,

I'm Sherry from Taiwan. A friend of mine recommended me your website the other day, and after surfing the website, i was thinking if i can ask some questions here and get advice from experienced people like you.

Like most of the applicants, i'm kinda worried about which business school i'm qualified for. The following is some information about me. (i would like to apply for Fall 2004)

GMAT/AWA: 620/4.5
TOEFL/TWE: 253/5.5
Undergraduate Major: Risk Management & Insurance
(GPA: 3.91, graduated as The Best Student of the department, Has been an Economics T.A. when i was a junior)
Working Experience: One year in Chinatrust Commercial Bank as a Personal Banker, Current Job: one year in Insurance Company of North America as an Underwriter. (will have 3 years of experience in total by the time)
And, i'm 24 years old now.

Despite of my risk management and insurance background, i am very interested in the domain of marketing, so I wanna change my career path - I would like to be a product manager marketing consumer products and start my own business in the long run. Therefore, I need an MBA to help me get there. Some people told me it's better to have more marketing-related experience before i get my MBA, but I was thinking of making a change at this moment, not 2 or 3 years later. Right now, i'm targeting the Simon School at University of Rochester and Babson College since they offer distinguished Marketing and Entrepreneurial program. I was wondering if you could provide me with your comments on my chances. Thank you very much for your time.

Best Regards,

Sherry:D

Dear Graham,

My undergrad GPA is 3.62 and I won't have two years w/e until next fall. Therefore, you might need to adjust your comment a little bit. Sorry about that confusion.:)

Many thanx to your valuable time again and your advice. Though I didn't provide you with full information needed to make the judgement, you certainly point out the vital direction for us to successfully market ourselves to those top business schools. I'll drop an email to info@clearadmit.com later when I have time.

regrads,
Claire

Originally posted by Clear Admit
Dear Claire,

Thank you for reading this forum. I have responded to your questions below:

This is Claire from Taiwan. I've checked out your website www.clearadmit.com and seems like you guys offer services much needed for us. Before I look anything further, I'd like to raise some questions here.

My first question is just like most of other people's- which program will I get in( I plan to apply for classes in fall, 2004)
I certainly don't expect anyone to give me the answer precisely but since the competition for MBA programs is only getting more intense each year, I sometimes doubt if it's ok for me to target at getting into top30-50 school. The below is some information about me:

Gmat:700 (34 verbal. 50 quant)
Toefl:277
W/E: 2 years. working for the Insurance Company of North America as an underwriter.
Major in college: Risk Management and Insurance
Had been a summer exchange student at
Stanford and I'm now 23 years old.

I'm thinking about a MBA cause I decide to change the field that I work into consulting - financial industry related consulting.The two years of work experience that I have has provided me with some knowledge needed but I need a MBA for wider exposure and training. At this moment. I'm particularly interested in BC Carrol school and the program offered by Penn State.Though I know MBAs usually have an average of 4 to 5 years w/e, for some reasons, I don't consider waiting for 2 more years to get the degree.

If possible, I'd like to hear your comment on the possibilities to get in my "dream school".

My second question is that some websites, like yours, offer service to revise the applicants' essays, but isn't it unreasonable for an international student, like me,who scores 4.0 on AWA and 5.0 on TWE to come out with perfect writings?


First of all, your profile sounds very interesting and I couldn't help but wonder if perhaps you should be targeting some higher ranked programs in addition to BC and Penn State. Yes, you have not worked quite as long as many other candidates, but this is not always a barrier to admission (particularly when one considers that you will have 3 years of experience by the time you matriculate). Your GMAT score is very solid and your TOEFL meets the requirements of the top schools. How was your performance as an undergraduate? Remember that younger, less experienced MBA applicants need to have strong numbers (GPA/GMAT), good experiences from work (as indicated in essays and recs) and a clear sense of their goals/need for the MBA.

You might consider emailing us a CV and setting up a free initial consultation to discuss some of these issues at greater length. You can email info@clearadmit.com.

As to your final question about our editing service, Clear Admit gives informed feedback to MBA applicants about their essays - but we do not write essays. Nor do we overly polish essays so that they lose the candidate's voice. Our goal is not to trick the schools into thinking you write better or differently than you actually do - it is merely to make sure that your stories are clear in the application and to ensure that you are putting your best foot forward in the process.

Best of luck with your applications,

Graham

Dear Sir,

I have posted my profile here for a while but haven't heard anything from you. I was wondering if you could assess my chance. I pasted what i have posted below:

I'm Sherry from Taiwan. A friend of mine recommended me your website the other day, and after surfing the website, i was thinking if i can ask some questions here and get advice from experienced people like you.

Like most of the applicants, i'm kinda worried about which business school i'm qualified for. The following is some information about me. (i would like to apply for Fall 2004)

GMAT/AWA: 620/4.5
TOEFL/TWE: 253/5.5
Undergraduate Major: Risk Management & Insurance
(GPA: 3.91, graduated as The Best Student of the department, Has been an Economics T.A. when i was a junior)
Working Experience: One year in Chinatrust Commercial Bank as a Personal Banker, Current Job: one year in Insurance Company of North America as an Underwriter. (will have 3 years of experience in total by the time)
And, i'm 24 years old now.

Despite of my risk management and insurance background, i am very interested in the domain of marketing, so I wanna change my career path - I would like to be a product manager marketing consumer products and start my own business in the long run. Therefore, I need an MBA to help me get there. Some people told me it's better to have more marketing-related experience before i get my MBA, but I was thinking of making a change at this moment, not 2 or 3 years later. Right now, i'm targeting the Simon School at University of Rochester and Babson College since they offer distinguished Marketing and Entrepreneurial program. I was wondering if you could provide me with your comments on my chances. Thank you very much for your time.

Best Regards,

Sherry

Dear Sherry,

Thank you for reading our thread. I apologize for the delayed reply! I have responded to your profile below:

I'm Sherry from Taiwan. A friend of mine recommended me your website the other day, and after surfing the website, i was thinking if i can ask some questions here and get advice from experienced people like you.

Like most of the applicants, i'm kinda worried about which business school i'm qualified for. The following is some information about me. (i would like to apply for Fall 2004)

GMAT/AWA: 620/4.5
TOEFL/TWE: 253/5.5
Undergraduate Major: Risk Management & Insurance
(GPA: 3.91, graduated as The Best Student of the department, Has been an Economics T.A. when i was a junior)
Working Experience: One year in Chinatrust Commercial Bank as a Personal Banker, Current Job: one year in Insurance Company of North America as an Underwriter. (will have 3 years of experience in total by the time)
And, i'm 24 years old now.

Despite of my risk management and insurance background, i am very interested in the domain of marketing, so I wanna change my career path - I would like to be a product manager marketing consumer products and start my own business in the long run. Therefore, I need an MBA to help me get there. Some people told me it's better to have more marketing-related experience before i get my MBA, but I was thinking of making a change at this moment, not 2 or 3 years later. Right now, i'm targeting the Simon School at University of Rochester and Babson College since they offer distinguished Marketing and Entrepreneurial program. I was wondering if you could provide me with your comments on my chances. Thank you very much for your time.

I think you are clearly on the right track in terms of your desire to pursue the MBA next fall. You do not need to work in marketing prior to getting the MBA - in fact, many students use the MBA to transition from one field to another - particularly given the summer internship opportunities.

I do have some minor concerns about your profile for Rochester and Babson. Although your GPA is wonderful, your GMAT will not stand out at these programs - and I am also curious how you performed on the verbal portion of the exam. Your TOEFL is also on the lower end of the spectrum that schools consider (typically 265+ is desired). Be sure to remember that English language skills are closely scrutinized for international applicants.

As far as your work experience is concerned, I am less worried about that - since you will have 3 years in total by the time you matriculate. It will be very important that you demonstrate instances of leadership and teamwork in your essays to show the schools that you have something to share in the classroom.

Please let me know if you have any further questions.

Best of luck,

Graham
info@clearadmit.com

Hi Graham,

Am new to this forum, and definitely require help. Am 26 and working for 5 years for a big 4 accounting firm in India handling M&A activities. Have a score of 800 in the GMAT (dunno how!!), and am now looking actively at applying to the top 6 schools. How important really is a GMAt score. Of course, I shall be writing the essays based on the topics which would be coming out. (Wharton is already out with the topics). I have extra curriculars in school and college, but not much after joining work. However, have shown leadership traits right since school and have been involved in various extra curriculars as well. Given all this, and assuming that my essays may be in the 'medium' league, considering I don't know the competition, what schools could I really target. Should I be including some 'safe' schools in my target list as well?

Dear dumbdodo,

Thanks for reading the forum. I have responded to your profile below:

Am new to this forum, and definitely require help. Am 26 and working for 5 years for a big 4 accounting firm in India handling M&A activities. Have a score of 800 in the GMAT (dunno how!!), and am now looking actively at applying to the top 6 schools. How important really is a GMAt score. Of course, I shall be writing the essays based on the topics which would be coming out. (Wharton is already out with the topics). I have extra curriculars in school and college, but not much after joining work. However, have shown leadership traits right since school and have been involved in various extra curriculars as well. Given all this, and assuming that my essays may be in the 'medium' league, considering I don't know the competition, what schools could I really target. Should I be including some 'safe' schools in my target list as well?

First of all, congratulations on your GMAT score. An 800 is actually VERY rare and will place you well above the average at the top MBA programs in the US (~700-720). Your work experience sounds solid - although you will have to make sure that you emphasize teamwork, client interaction and managerial responsibilities as much as possible (since accounting/finance jobs often come across as being somewhat 'bland').

In order to advise you as to which schools you might target, I would need to know a lot more about your profile - and your career goals. For example, what did you study as an undergraduate and how were your grades? Do you intend to work in finance after your MBA? Are you hoping to work in the USA? Europe? India? What kinds of extracurricular activities have you participated in before? Do your potential recommendation writers have MBAs?

For now, you strike me as a candidate with a wonderful GMAT score and solid work experience - but these are just two components of your profile. The schools will be looking at much more than this. Please feel free to send us a CV (info@clearadmit.com) and set up a free initial phone session.

Best of luck,

Graham Richmond

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Originally posted by abid
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Dear Graham,

Thank you for taking the time to contribute to this forum, your responses so far have been interesting and rather useful.

I am curious to know whether Canadians are considered "international" in the same sense as other nationalities from other continents. Does being Canadian diminish my chances compared to otherwise equivalent candidates from the US?

My second and third questions are related to my profile which I have summarized below. I apologize it is so long, but it always seemed as if you were looking for additional information in many of the previous posts.

28 years old Canadian
3 years of work experience in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry at a small unknown company. Work in business development (more business than science), includes a promotion from associate to manager as well as excellent annual reviews.
GMAT 760 AWA 5+5
GPA 3.73 BSc with minor in business (At a well recognized university in Canada)

I am entrepreneurial in nature and want to use a strong MBA to help steer my career in that direction, as well as provide additional business tools to help get me there. Although I eventually want to stay in a technology environment, it could be nanotechnology instead of biotech/pharmaceutical for instance. My top choices will be MIT, Stanford, Harvard.

Other than a small internet venture that I founded and ran for 5 months one year ago, I do not have any recent extracurricular activities on my resume because I have focused so much energy on my job over the past 3 years. While I was at University though, I participated in several commities and student activites (one being Executive Editor of an internationally distributed student scientific journal). Does the fact that I was active when I did attend school partially make up for a lack of recent extracurricular involvement?

My biggest question, and worry, has to do with my academic profile. I actually attended medical school (at the same Canadian school) for two years before realizing that it was not the profession for me. So I left (in good standing), did one year of work in a clinical research lab(not included in the 3 years stated above) before returning to school to finish my BSc. (Note that this school accepts some people into medical school before finishing their Bachelors degree.)

I am afraid that this aspect of my academic history will blemish an otherwise potentially strong profile. I have never regretted the decision to leave medical school, and it has been crucial for my success in the industry and position that I am in now. Nevertheless, I am not sure how Admissions Officers will react to what was easily the most difficult decision in my life to make.

If you can shed a little light on your interpretation of my situation, including overall chances, it would be greatly appreciated.

best regards,

canuck1

Dear Graham,

When looking at the universities websites, they all show a range of age. How strictly are they going to adhear to this range? I am about 34yrs age with 11yrs IS (5yrs Managerial) experience, with a BS in Comp. Sc. from India. What are my chances in getting an admission to one of the top MBAs (assuming that I get a good GMAT score)?

Note: I had already posted this questions in a wrong thread!!!.

Thanks in Advance.

Regrads
Pramod

Good day Graham,

I am impressed with the discussion board and your advice.



I am a sailing Master of a ocean going Tanker . I am 40 yrs old and I intend to do MBA from top 10 business school . I have 20 yrs of work experiance in Merchant marine out of which 8 yrs as a captain of a ship.

I am a science graduate and currently preparing for GMAT.

Pls advise.

alok

Good day Graham,

I am impressed with the discussion board and your advice.



I am a sailing Master of a ocean going Tanker . I am 40 yrs old and I intend to do MBA from top 10 business school . I have 20 yrs of work experiance in Merchant marine out of which 8 yrs as a captain of a ship.

I am a science graduate and currently preparing for GMAT.

Pls advise.

alok

Hi Graham,

I am the Australian you are talking about!!

I was thinking of applying to the top schools - Chicago GSB, Kellogg, MIT and Harvard. But I took the test for a second time today and got 690 - Q42 (67%) V 42 (96%) (first time 640 with Q38 (55) V40 (90). I am not sure about applying since these schools say they weigh Quant much more and will they discount the second score because I am retaking? Any input would be appreciated!!

Not sure if I should retake for a third time to try to push this up. I performed really well on all the powerprep tests (90 something percentile on both Q and V) but I really am fed up with the GMAT.

I am 27F born in Australia, of Chinese descent, studied at University of Melbourne with a B.Com/B.A combined degree, average GPA around 3.5 (I guess, as I don't know the exact conversion). Did well on all quant courses (except accounting and some finance). I have been in the States for the last three years and my last five years of work experience have been in analytical/quantitative roles.

Do you think I should just sit the test again??

Any input would be appreciated.

Hi,

Please help evaluate my chances for a top 10 US b-school.

B.S. in Comp. Sci from UCLA
3.3 cum. gpa
3.8 major gpa
4.0 technical minor gpa - economics

740 GMAT score

3 years with Intel Corp, currently a Senior Engineer

I have a relatively weak cumulative gpa largely due to a lackluster first year. Also, my degree and work experience (including internships) are very tech oriented. Will these factors preclude me from being accepted to a top 10 b-school?

Thank you for your advice,
Neil

Hi,

I just completed my GMAT. Got a 740 (Q 50 V 41). Now I am thinking of where to go. I am interested in top schools with good programs. I am open for distance learning and full time options.

Currently working in Middle East so part time is not an option. My GPA is just 3 and I have around 5 years of experience. Also I was much active in extra-curricular activites while in college and was president / convenor of few clubs/committes.

Can anyone comment on my chances for a world class MBA.

Regards,
Basheer.

Hi

I am an Indian national wanting to pursue a graduate business degree in US. I am describing my profile for you to advise me to on my chances of making it to a good B school in US. I have yet not taken either the GMAT or TOEFL but am taking both of these exams in October end.

Educational Profile:
Bachelor's Degree:3 year bachelor's degree (B.Sc.) from India (Delhi University)
PG Education: Currently pursuing a PG Diploma in Information Technology from Deakin University, Australia (completion due this year end) through distance learning
Scores:
Bachelor's:First division (64%)
PG: 4.0/5.0.
These scores are by all means good scores as per the issuing University, but I am not sure whether universities such as Rochester Simon, McCombs, Purdue or Kelley Bloomington are going to accept me. I am rather unsure about selecting universities for myself as I find the selection process pretty nonfriendly towards 3-yr degree holders.

Extra curricular activities:
I have participated in lot of co-curricular activities during my school and college days, but haven't done anything other than teaching slum dwellers in my free time since I joined my job. I was a school prefect and house captain in school, a class representative in college, represented my school and college in numerous competetions and even hold a gold medal award for Indian classical dance from an Indian government institution.

Work Experience:
I have a total work ex of 5 years in the Information Technology industry with the 2nd largest IT company in India, HCL Technologies. I have worked on software projects for major banks (Citibank, Standard Chartered Bank, Shinsei Bank Japan, BT Funds Mgmt Group Australia and Bank of Ireland) during my career.

I am scoring about 650 on the practice GMATs by ETS, if this information can be used as a pointer to the score I might get. Please help me identifying which universities I may apply to, who will accept my profile happily. What are my chances in the ones I have mentioned above? Apologies for the long thesis, I just wanted to be elaborate to help you analyze me better.

I am lookign forward to your word.

Many Thanks
Poornima

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