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Hi Lisa,

Can applications to the following programs be considered safe against my profile?

1)NUS, Singapore
2)Nanyang, Singapore
3)UBC, Sauder, Canada.
4)Queens, Canada.
5)Brigham Young, USA.

by rohittk

Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:57 am
Forum: Ask Stacy Blackman
Topic: career switch from IT to Finance - need profile feedback
Replies: 7
Views: 6199

your profile is ok...A score between 680-700 should be very competitive for the schools that you have mentioned..Nanyang has an essay where it specifically wants you to talk about your social contributions. So you might consider taking care of that aspect of your application too. Even I am planning ...

by rohittk

Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:56 am
Forum: The Application Process
Topic: GMAT score for NTU/NUS/SMU S'pore & plz evaluate my prof
Replies: 4
Views: 12550

Thank you Lisa. Your answers will surely help me in preparing a competitive application. Thank you again.

by rohittk

Sun Oct 25, 2009 1:01 am
Forum: Ask Stacy Blackman
Topic: career switch from IT to Finance - need profile feedback
Replies: 7
Views: 6199

Congrats for the admit to Ivy.

I will really appreciate if you could share your profile, things like:

1)GMAT score with break ups.
2)Num of yrs of prof work experience.
3)Domain in which you expertized.
4)Undergrad GPA

It will really help if you share the above details. Thank You.

by rohittk

Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:12 am
Forum: Admissions Success Stories
Topic: Richard Ivey MBA 2011 -ACCEPTED!
Replies: 8
Views: 14389

One more question Lisa. Couple of days back I received a mail from the Director of Admissions, Notre Dame MBA program. They say that they scanned my profile in GMAC and consider me as a " Priority Candidate ". Do you have any clue about this? Should I take this as a encouragement to apply ...

by rohittk

Sat Oct 24, 2009 4:44 am
Forum: Ask Stacy Blackman
Topic: career switch from IT to Finance - need profile feedback
Replies: 7
Views: 6199

Thanks a lot Lisa for the reply. The point that you made about me applying to schools where my GMAT score is equal or greater than the school's avg. will really help me in choosing the right school. Well i am still concerned about distinguishing myself in the applicant pool. I have an experience in ...

by rohittk

Sat Oct 24, 2009 4:27 am
Forum: Ask Stacy Blackman
Topic: career switch from IT to Finance - need profile feedback
Replies: 7
Views: 6199

Bringing on top. Stacy/Lisa can you please help me here?

by rohittk

Thu Oct 22, 2009 6:27 am
Forum: Ask Stacy Blackman
Topic: career switch from IT to Finance - need profile feedback
Replies: 7
Views: 6199

career switch from IT to Finance - need profile feedback

Stacy, Please find below some salient points of my profile that you will find handy while evaluating my profile: 1) I am an INDIAN male working as a Senior Software Engineer with a reputed MNC in INDIA. 2) My work experience until now stands at 40 months. 3) Have an international exposure of 3 month...

by rohittk

Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:32 am
Forum: Ask Stacy Blackman
Topic: career switch from IT to Finance - need profile feedback
Replies: 7
Views: 6199

You should also complete all the 6 manhattan tests and review them properly. Manhattan really provides very good explanations.The tests will also help you in building stamina and tackling fatigue during quants.

by rohittk

Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:54 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: Low GMAT score - Please Help!
Replies: 7
Views: 3902

You should also complete all the 6 manhattan tests and review them properly. Manhattan really provides very good explanations.The tests will also help you in building stamina and tackling fatigue during quants.

by rohittk

Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:53 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: Low GMAT score - Please Help!
Replies: 7
Views: 3902

Again really informative.Thank you.

This is could very well be a bug in the test. If I could spend 30 mins to ponder on whether "I should be taking the break", effectively I get 38 mins to spend between the two sections :shock: :shock: :shock:

by rohittk

Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:03 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: 730 (50Q 38V) AWA 5
Replies: 18
Views: 4350

Congats for the scores and thank you for the very informative tips you have provided. I have a question about the breaks. You mentioned that the breaks are for a duration of 8 mins now. Does that mean that the break between AWA and quant is 8 minutes and the break between quant and Verbal is also 8 ...

by rohittk

Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:21 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: 730 (50Q 38V) AWA 5
Replies: 18
Views: 4350

Answer is D as slope = (y2 - y1)/ (x2 - x1).
Interpolate values into this equation and you know why the answer is D.

by rohittk

Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:56 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: 178 Does straight line have a negative slope?
Replies: 6
Views: 1375

inputs needed on these two questions

(a) In the xy co-ordinate plane, line l and line k intersect at the point(4,3). Is the product of their slopes negative? (1) Product of the x intercept of line l and k is positive. (2) Product of the y intercept of the lines l and k is negative. (b) If k is a positive integer, is k a square of an in...

by rohittk

Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:50 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: inputs needed on these two questions
Replies: 7
Views: 1278

The answer is A, which is pretty straight forward because revenue is measured by sales whereas profit is measured dy the difference between revenue and cost of production. Therefore if the demand at the sation drops, the sales will drop, which will inturn decrease the revenue. On the other hand if t...

by rohittk

Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:23 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: MGMAT 700+ CAT Question
Replies: 9
Views: 1841