Hi. I am Satyajit Chaudhary from India. I am a passout of IIFT Delhi 2012 batch (a Top-10 Indian B-School), currently working in Cognizant Business Consulting. I am in a tricky spot right now in my life & could really use some advice. In my 3yrs in the industry, I have realized that my MBA degree lacks a global perspective & is pretty India-centric. As such, I was pondering over a 2nd MBA, a global one from a FT Top-20 B-School. I appeared for GMAT just to test myself & surprisingly scored 760 (Q-51,V-41, IR-8, AWA-6). But I got to know from different articles that US B-Schools don't usually prefer candidates in their early 30s. That is what has left me completely confused. My profile-
Class X Board Exams- 92%
Class XII Board Exams- 92%
Graduation - B.Tech in Electronics & Communication - 82.9%
MBA - 3.4 on a scale of 4
Work Ex- 4.5yrs, currently working in Cognizant Business Consulting
Will be 32 by the time I join
Now more than a profile evaluation, I would like to know straight from the horse's mouth if such a profile can make it to a Top B-School, if such a profile has any prospects in the gruelling admission process. Only after receiving ur views can I give a serious thought to writing down my essays, jotting down all achievements, et al. Any help will be much appreciated...
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Hi Satyajit,
You've got some good stuff there, but you also have some vulnerable areas. Good GMAT, good work history, good grades. You're also right about the challenges: age, second MBA, lack of international exposure. My feeling, and this is to a large extent instinctive, is that your options are either to go for a second tier or part-time US MBA, or to hold off for a few years and go for an EMBA when you are over 35. That said, I have worked with people with similar profiles who have succeeded in gaining admissions to top MBA programs: the key is to know why you are doing this, to have clear career goals and clear objectives from the MBA application process. You will want to be 100% committed to doing whatever it takes to succeed, including travel to the US to visit schools in person.
Hope this helps!
Best wishes,
Margaret Strother
You've got some good stuff there, but you also have some vulnerable areas. Good GMAT, good work history, good grades. You're also right about the challenges: age, second MBA, lack of international exposure. My feeling, and this is to a large extent instinctive, is that your options are either to go for a second tier or part-time US MBA, or to hold off for a few years and go for an EMBA when you are over 35. That said, I have worked with people with similar profiles who have succeeded in gaining admissions to top MBA programs: the key is to know why you are doing this, to have clear career goals and clear objectives from the MBA application process. You will want to be 100% committed to doing whatever it takes to succeed, including travel to the US to visit schools in person.
Hope this helps!
Best wishes,
Margaret Strother
