B-school Selection????

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das4mba: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 2; Joined: Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:31 am; Location: hyderabad

by das4mba » Tue Sep 25, 2007 2:06 am

Hey Stacey/Amy...

This is Das. I have a graduate degree in computer science and engineering (GPA 8.3/10) and work experience of 2.5 years in wipro technologies. I took GMAT on August,10th got a score of 670(49Q,32V) and TOEFL(103(R29,L27,S22,W25). intended to pursue a career in Finance (Investment bankin) .

My experience in wipro was purely technical ( Embedded Linux Division). worked with clients from Japan and USA.

involved in extra curricular activities like- -
- Participated in swimming and basket ball competitions
- Was a class Monitor and disciplinary committee head of the student's body in school.
- Organized couple of events in my engineering and company

Could you please help me out with the school selection . I am in plans of applying to 7 schools.. Please suggest me with a range of colleges in which i can apply (from rank 10 to 20) or (rank 20 to 30) or rank (30+)

Thanks in advance...

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by Amy » Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:52 am

Hi das4mba,

Depending on your goals, how you articulate your leadership and management potential and whether you have strong leadership in your extracurriculars, I would think the top 10 will be a bit tough for you.

It's worth doing some research on your own to figure out what criteria is important to you (strength in certain areas, location, price, etc.) but generally I would pick a mix of schools and ranks - some where your GMAT score is above average, some that are a stretch, and some where you are average - to get the optimal range of options.

Good luck!

Amy

Amy
Consultant
Stacy Blackman Consulting

das4mba: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 2; Joined: Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:31 am; Location: hyderabad

by das4mba » Tue Sep 25, 2007 6:51 pm

Thank you for the response. Have done some homework already,but I was pretty confused with the school selection.

List of schools under consideration-
1)Rochester
2)Kelley
3)Fisher -Ohio
4)Purdue
5)Kenan Flagler
6)Wisconsin
7)Smeal
8)Warrington
9)Boston Colllege(Caroll)

Can i go with the above list????And Can you please suggest me some school in EU or Canada????

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by Amy » Thu Sep 27, 2007 2:41 pm

Hi das4mba,

That sounds like a reasonable list. What is your confusion?

Amy

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