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flipper wrote:Hey Aringo,
My question is would work experience with a well-known international organization contribute to my candidacy? in what way?
Thank you.

dss0070 wrote:Hi Aringo,

I appeared for GMAT last year and will start applying this year. It would be great if you can give me an insight.

Profile :

Ethnicity :Indian Male
Age : 24
GMAT : 710 (Quant:50 and verbal:36)

1. Work experience:(19 months currently but while joining program next year it will be 3 years)

Working in one of the MNCs in IT field and have gathered a good experience in the fields of software development, Consulting and testing field . I have closely worked with some of the Pharmaceutical giants for consulting activities and have good understanding of drug industry. Also I am Social Advocate and other responsibility positions.

2. Academics :
Have very good academic record(Class X: 94% AND Class XII: 93) and was merit holder. Along with that I cleared few of the competitive exams in India.
Graduation : Bachelor of Technology(From one of the top 10 colleges in India)
CGPA : 8.8/10 (Department rank 4 of 90 students)

3. Extracurricular
I have decent extracurricular at college and university level but nothing on State or National level.

I am looking for top 20 MBA schools and

I have few questions :

1. Considering my demographics(Indian), should I retake my GMAT? What are my chances for going to top 20 schools?

2. Are there any specialization courses like Masters in Finance where they might consider students from non finance background?

3. What is the ideal time for applying, since I have already started preparing draft for essays and actual admissions will be starting in Mid June for most of the programs. Is it ok to apply in first couple of weeks of round 1 or I should apply in the middle of round 1?

tomboy198789 wrote:Hi,
I would like a profile evaluation. Following is my profile:

Background:
Education: Graduated from a non-IIT college in India with a GPA of 3.4 in 2012 in Computer Science Engineering
GMAT: 710
TOEFL iBT: 117/120
AGE: 23

WORK EXPERIENCE:
36 months before completion of under-graduation in education sector with a start-up which has been recognized globally by Dell, IIMs, Ivy League college - UPenn. Continued the work with the same start-up for 2 years more after graduation. Co-founder and COO at the start-up.

Work Related Achievements from June 2012 - Present:

"¢ Conducted a pan India competition which saw participation from 100+ cities and 20,000+ students.

"¢ Successfully established the entire North India division for the start-up. The responsibilities included from HR, Operations, Marketing to actually working on the field.

"¢Initiated and developed a program to improve data driven decisions for students.


AWARDS and EXTRACURRICULAR INFORMATION:
"¢ Student Council Treasurer-Organized the College technical and cultural festival with a footfall of 5000 people and a budget of INR 5 million combined
"¢ Led the start-up to win at an international competition organized by Dell.
"¢ Internship of 2 months in Europe in IT.
"¢ Keyboard player just for relaxation.


OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION:
"¢Languages known: English, Hindi, Punjabi, French (Basic)
________________________________________________________________

My goal is to come back to India after graduation and expand my start-up business and help diversify in the education field itself.
I wish to apply this year to top tier schools such as Harvard, Stanford, Kellogg and MIT Sloan.

Should I still consider these as stretch schools as I might fall short of work experience. What else can I do to better my chances?

Thanks in advance for all the help.

kuliyevanm wrote:Hello.I'd like to ask you to evaluate my profile and say how strong I'm for the selected schools.Meanwhile, it would be nice to hear your opinion on wheather I should retake GMAT. I'm so busy in my life that I don't actually have a time to retake it unless it seems as the critical factor on being accepted to MBA.

About me:
I'm 28 years old white female from Azerbaijan.

Degrees: Being the Youngest among students admitted to Bachelor Degree in Azerbaijan at the age 15, I got highest Score in entrance exams among 100 000 students applying for the Universities in Azerbaijan
Received Scholarship for 4 years bcs of excellent grades in Bachelor degree assigned directly from the President of Azerbaijan Republic

Age 15-19 : Bachelor in Applied Mathematics&Cybernetics/Top 1 University in Azerbaijan/ GPA: 4 out of 4
Age 19-20 :MS in Applied Mathematics: Top 1 University in Azerbaijan/ GPA: 4 out of 4
Age 20- 22:MA in IT Business: World Top 13- Korea's Top 1 Uni / GPA 3.76 out of 4

Career: Started to work from 15 years old (Overall - 8 years full time, 4 y part time)

Research Institute (AZ)- 4 years Part time
Az.Ministry of Communication and IT(AZ) - 2 years - Project Manager for International Tender Evaluations
P&G (AZ) - 6 months Marketing & Sales
SK ( 1 of Korea's biggest System Integration IT firms )- 5 years working as Korean HQ employee in Overseas business branches of SK all over the world- Project Controller, Sales, Contract Management and other various job positions achieved through promotions
Samsung (Biggest Korean Company , Industry IT) - 1 year - Strategy Consultant - Youngest in my rank even among Koreans and international employees of Samsung. I'm involved in various consulting projects all around the world including those in Moscow, Silicon Valley,Middle East etc.
I'm taking very active role in globalizaion of Samsung such as I've been a role model for Samsung in many advertisements,leader of the biggest Social Community Group of Samsung, frequently appearing in news,presentations etc.

Other interesting facts about me : travelled to more than 40 countries,huge experience in working with different cultures
Very active in sports: Black belt in Taekwondo , Tennis,Swimming, Scuba Diving,Snowboarding.. etc

Expected Recommendations: 1st - Minister of XXX of Azerbaijan
2nd - Senior Vice President of Samsung
3rd- Alumni of the Universities that I'm going to apply (Have a lot of friends from each schools)

Languages: Azerbaijani,Russian,English, Korean,Chinese,Turkish - all are fluent
Private business Ownership: Couple of times started my own businesses such as Restaurants/ Cofee Shop and, Logistics and Exports

GMAT : 660 Quantitive - 50 ,Verbal 29


Target Schools:
Harvard,Standford,Wharton,Columbia,MIT,Booth,Kelogg

Hello kuliyevanm!

Thanks for your question.

You have a very impressive profile, and are a strong candidate.
As for your question, the bottom line is this: no, I don't believe you need to re-take the GMAT. In your case, your score is probably good enough.

If you apply to all of those schools that you listed and submit strong, well-written applications, I believe you will be accepted to at least a few. So as long as you are open to attending any of them, I give you a pass from another round of GMAT

Good luck,
David
Senior consultant
Aring.com

kuliyevanm wrote:Hi David
Thanks a lot for your evaluation. So you are saying that I dont need to retake GMAT if I'm ok with getting into any of schools.
What do you think for which schools my profile can be considered as strong and for which ones competitive? Should I consider to retake GMAT if my target schools mainly are Harvard,Stanford and Wharton?
Just a small note that my Masters degree from Korea was in English so probably that can cover the low GMAT verbal score.

olimpic wrote:Hey Aringo,
In order to improve my quant skills before applying to an MBA program, should I take precalculus or calculus course? Does it matter if the courses are taken at a community college or should it be at a more prestigious school?
Thanks in advance.

pratyushkumarsingh wrote:Hi,
here are the details of my profile:
Ethnicity: Indian
Age: 27
GMAT Score: 760 (Q-50, V-41, IR-7, AWA- Awaited)
I am an army officer. Joined the training in Nov 2004 and got commissioned in Dec 2008.
Have got two promotions. I have served in varied regions including highly operational areas.
Completed my bachelors in science from national defence academy. Post graduate diploma in defence management and military studies from Indian Military Academy.
Joined as a technical officer in a technical support arm. Completed b.tech from a prestigious army college while serving.

CGPA:
B.Sc. : 6.92/9
B.Tech. : 8.35/9

Avid sportsman
Commanded units independently and held positions generally meant for much higher ranking officers in extremely high active areas. Commanded brigade level units consisting of almost 100 men. Faced numerous logistic and operational challenges.

I now want to shift to the corporate world and hence want to pursue MBA from a highly reputed b-school. Please evaluate my profile and assess if it fits any of the schools such as Kellogg, Insead, Sloan, Columbia, Haas, LBS etc.
Looking to join in 2015-16