Profile Evaluation after ding from Mannheim Business School

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GMAT: QA = 49, VA = 40, AWA = 6. IR = 8, Total = 730
TOEFL: Speak = 30, read = 30, Listen = 30, Write = 29, Total = 119
Work Ex: 3.5 yrs in Indian Oil, India
2 months in United Breweries, India
Responsibility: Process Engineering role for 2.5 yrs, operations for initial 1 yr. No subordinates.
Intl experience: Dealing with international consultants/vendors
Acads: 8.8 from top engg college in West Bengal (non IIT)
Extracurriculars: Secretary of college festivals and clubs. Started a couple of festivals with own initiative.

Recently dinged from Mannheim 2nd round (applied one day before deadline).

Advice on where all to apply (few far reaches and few realstic ones). Hopefully 5 applications can be done.

Career options: Open to Consulting or strategy/Operations. Equally open to marketing/finance.

Can I apply for Fall 14 anywaere? If not then Fall 15. How to improve profile in one year?

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by mbaMissionJenK » Thu May 08, 2014 5:15 pm
Hi there,

Sorry to hear it did not work out with Mannheim. Congrats on the solid GMAT, side note.

Tough to assess your ding fully without a lot more context and info... but potential concerns that could have been raised, that come to me just with reading your brief info here include:

-experience looks very technical and potentially lack of leadership experiences or few/less areas you can truly say you made an impact???

-your goals perhaps came across as weak or uncertain? saying you are "open to x", especially with several very different options, won't be enough to get you into b-school generally... you do need to sound like you know what sort of job you will get right after b-school. ;)

In terms of schools, really depends upon what you are looking for, in so many ways. Certain countries or regions for starters? For more on choosing schools, check out our free download at https://info.mbamission.com/Selecting-Yo ... ram-E-Book.

It would be tougher to find a school still accepting apps this late, though not entirely impossible. In terms of bolstering your application for the following year, see my concerns above. ;) Focus on how you can really show leadership and people skills; take on a new project or initiative where you can strengthen management or communication skills. Get involved in the community. Do further research to solidify your goals and reasons for applying for the MBA. Good luck to you !
Jennifer Kedrowski
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