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Hi,

I wanted to get some opinion on my chances to get into UC Berkeley EWMBA, Wharton EMBA or Booth part-time MBA. Please provide some opinion on what needs to be improved.

First the bad part...my GMAT score is 680 (48Q, 36V, 5IR) .

I am an Indian male (30 yrs) with 7+ years of US work exp in consumer electronics field earned in very well known companies. I am working as an Engineering Manager for the last 3.5 yrs and now am almost a senior manager (have few managers directly reporting to me). Have handled very well known customer programs and I was/am doing work which had/has organization wide impact. I hope this can show my leadership story.

I think I can get good LOR's from my VP's, Directors because I work very closely with them.

Undergrad GPA (done from India from a not so well known univ) - 3.9-4.0 (Ranked 3rd in class)
Grad from a US university (MS in EE) - 3.66 GPA

Have actively participated in sports leagues competitively - Cricket and Tennis. Not much community experience.

Growth story - have been active engineer for 1st 1-2 years and then was given lead role which turned into mgmt role.

Thanks a lot again.

Dear CyborgNinja18,

Here are a few point for you to consider:

1. The good news is for the non-fulltime courses, the entry barriers tend to be lower. I wouldn't really consider your GMAT score to be a dampener in that sense. We've had folks at your and below GMAT crack it. Read the story here for more.
2. The nature and quality of your experience takes precedence. It is not clear what aspect of consumer electronics engg you manage, but since you do seem to have leadership experience in an international setting, that will be a huge plus
3. The biggest thing to be clear on is to know what you can and cannot get out of a part time course. Make sure you are able to elucidate your career goals well and have solid backing from your organization to this effect.

All the best

Cheers,