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sam11owen Just gettin' started!
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manufacturing background Post Sun Sep 26, 2010 4:11 am
hello
can anyone pls tel me how would having a manufacturing background help me in an MBA application
im a production engineer from India
since most students applying from india are a part of the IT pool, does having a background of manufacturing help?
wil it help me contribute more to an MBA class?
would the MBA adcom think so too?
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Post Sun Sep 26, 2010 12:50 pm
I would say that you are correct that many applicants from your pool are IT background, so having a manufacturing or industrial engineering background could help differentiate you. Schools all want to diversfy their incoming classes, so you should definitely play up the things you have experienced and achieved professionally which are out of the ordinary, especially contrasting them with things like finance or IT.

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sam11owen Just gettin' started!
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Post Sun Sep 26, 2010 1:09 pm
thank you very much Mr Bryant
i appreciate u taking time out to help me
sir, would u have any suggestions regarding any b schools tat look keenly onto manufacturing engineering students
as in a good scope for them during and after an MBA
i know a masters in operations is a good suggestion
but i wud rather prefer an MBA after work Ex
so are there any schools tat wil help me get placed into a manufacturing firm after my MBA
be it US or any other European b school
thank you

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Post Wed Sep 07, 2011 8:53 am
hi sam11owen
i am also a production engineer from india ,currently working in the automobile industry. I will be applying for fall 2012 . Did u get any more information regarding what US b schools will be more suitable for industrial engineering background people. Can this background mitigate the effect of a low GMAT score which in my case is 640 QA 47 VA 30 AWA 5/6

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