The Application Process

My main target is ISB, Hyderabad

Age: 29
Gender: Male
Current City: Toronto, Canada
Nationality: Canadian
GMAT: 710
Full Time Work Experience: 8 years
Application year: 2012 (to start either spring or fall 2012)
How far along in application process: ready to put pen to paper

Schools interested in:
U of T - Rotman
York - Schulich
Laurier
McMaster - Degroote

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Age: 29
Gender: Male
Current City: St. Louis, MO
Nationality: US American, Caucasion
GMAT: 720 (46 Q, 44 V), 6.0 AWA
Full time work experience: I guess 3 years, but also have a law degree (JD)
Hopeful entrance year: fall 2012
How far along in app process: have taken GMAT and researched schools, that's about it

Schools interested in:
Tuck
Fuqua
Darden
Anderson
Johnson

Age: 28
Gender: Male
Current City: Sierra Vista, AZ
Nationality: American
GMAT: 760 (Q49, V45)
Work: 6 years, US Army Aviation Officer
Entrance Fall 2012

Schools:

Stanford GSB
HBS
Wharton
Haas
Kellogg
Anderson
Marshall

Age: 26
Gender: Female
Current City: Los Angeles
Nationality: American (caucasian)
GMAT: 770 (49 Q, 47 V, 6.0)
GPA: 3.89 undergrad from Ivy equivalent with double major in econ/psych; 3.96 grad from top 5 program in social psychology
Full Time Work Experience: 3 years at matriculation in venture capital
Application year: 2012
How far along in application process: just starting essays

Schools I'm applying to:
Stanford
Kellogg
Haas
Anderson

If possible please mention your rounds too.

There are a lot of lurkers, still there, who can share there application journey.

Best of luck.

Hey Havoc,

I wanted to ask you, which schools have you finalised? I have a similar profile -

GPA 3.2
GMAT 730
2 years of work ex

and I keep asking people this one question- am I aiming too high by applying for b schools when I have low work ex?

Here's a very scientific way to help us all choose schools, hahaha

https://youtu.be/uohyp5mMLpw

Thanks:)

Age: 25
Gender: Male
Current City: Los Angeles, CA
Nationality: American - Hispanic/Caucasian
GMAT: Not Taken (cold baseline - 510; target score 750, Aug 2012)
GPA: 2.9
Double major - B.S. Business Administration in Management, & Operations/Supply Chain Management
Work Experience: 5 years in F500 company: customer-facing and internal management positions in operations, logistics, safety, claims and security. Responsibilities including quality management, case management, auditing, data mining and analysis, and training. Volunteer experience with national NGO, responsibilities including coaching and training unit leaders to maintain quality unit status and compliance.
Application Year: 2013 or 2014

Schools:
Anderson (visited, sat in FEMBA class)
Marshall
Claremont (Drucker)
UC Irvine
CSULB (backup)

TrueGritMick wrote:Age: 25
Gender: Male
Current City: Los Angeles, CA
Nationality: American - Hispanic/Caucasian
GMAT: Not Taken (cold baseline - 510; target score 750, Aug 2012)
GPA: 2.9
Double major - B.S. Business Administration in Management, & Operations/Supply Chain Management
Work Experience: 5 years in F500 company: customer-facing and internal management positions in operations, logistics, safety, claims and security. Responsibilities including quality management, case management, auditing, data mining and analysis, and training. Volunteer experience with national NGO, responsibilities including coaching and training unit leaders to maintain quality unit status and compliance.
Application Year: 2013 or 2014

Schools:
Anderson (visited, sat in FEMBA class)
Marshall
Claremont (Drucker)
UC Irvine
CSULB (backup)

A few more Top ranking colleges can be added to your School list.
What is your career goal?

If you aim to apply later, try taking a few courses and build an alternate transcript.

throughmba wrote:

TrueGritMick wrote:Age: 25
Gender: Male
Current City: Los Angeles, CA
Nationality: American - Hispanic/Caucasian
GMAT: Not Taken (cold baseline - 510; target score 750, Aug 2012)
GPA: 2.9
Double major - B.S. Business Administration in Management, & Operations/Supply Chain Management
Work Experience: 5 years in F500 company: customer-facing and internal management positions in operations, logistics, safety, claims and security. Responsibilities including quality management, case management, auditing, data mining and analysis, and training. Volunteer experience with national NGO, responsibilities including coaching and training unit leaders to maintain quality unit status and compliance.
Application Year: 2013 or 2014

Schools:
Anderson (visited, sat in FEMBA class)
Marshall
Claremont (Drucker)
UC Irvine
CSULB (backup)

A few more Top ranking colleges can be added to your School list.
What is your career goal?

If you aim to apply later, try taking a few courses and build an alternate transcript.

Thanks for the input! If I were to move towards Chicago for work, perhaps I would add Chiacgo GSB, Ross and Kellogg to the list.

Plan is to work towards the C-suite; alternately, work my way up, find a good fit with a Big 3 consulting firm, eventually branch off and manage a firm's SCM or work for an industry-specific SCM firm. Something where I can both interact with front line employees and help management make the right decisions that align with their strategic position- from micro (work measurement and demand forecasting) to the macro (aggregate planning, carrier portfolio strategy, strategic workforce and IT planning).

I've considered taking a few classes to demonstrate some quant skills and bump up the GPA. Thanks again for the feedback!

Nice outlook.

Keep us posted.