Hi
I took my GMAT the day before and scored a dismal 520 Q 41 V21. I have never seen such a poor score in my practice tests. The lowest i ever scored was 590( on a bad day after work) and normally scored between 620-650.
Anyway, now i know this score is too pathetic to take me to any ranked university. I plan to give my GMAT again after a month, but will work on my applications in the meanwhile(I HAVE to go for FALL '09).
Background:
Indian Femal working in an IT insurance & health solutions company with 2 yrs experience(by Oct 2009),but not having a typical IT profile. I am working as the Project Management Officer with emphasis on the overall functioning and finances of the project. In the past 1+year with the company i have made a big leap in terms of progress. Moved from handling the processes of 1 project to about finances and processes of over 100 projects now. More into general Management now. You can say I am the assistant to the Head of Delivery Operations in company(He is the No. 3 man in the company).
Education:
Fairly decent academics. Awareded the Bachelor of Engineering degree with overall 1st class (63%) and distinction(73%) in final semester from mumbai university.
Extracurricular Activities:
Been the Joint Cultural Secretary of the students council for my college.
Organizes a number of technical and cultural events for the same
Been an active participant for collecting relief funds for flood victims.
Volunteer activity for AIDS affected and underpreviliged children
Aspirations:
Being practical,I am looking for a B-School which may not necessarily be highly ranked but one that offers a good oppurtunity for placements.
Keeping this in mind i am planning to apply to
1.San Fransisco State University
2.San Jose State University
before my 2nd attempt. If my score drastically improves in the 2nd attempt (which i hope should) then i will target some better colleges.
Any suggestions?
How do i go about my applications?
Which B-schools should i target?
P.S: Since i am an international applicant,i would be trying to apply for the 2nd round. So i will be choosing schools who have their 2nd round deadlines in late January or early March.
I took my GMAT the day before and scored a dismal 520 Q 41 V21. I have never seen such a poor score in my practice tests. The lowest i ever scored was 590( on a bad day after work) and normally scored between 620-650.
Anyway, now i know this score is too pathetic to take me to any ranked university. I plan to give my GMAT again after a month, but will work on my applications in the meanwhile(I HAVE to go for FALL '09).
Background:
Indian Femal working in an IT insurance & health solutions company with 2 yrs experience(by Oct 2009),but not having a typical IT profile. I am working as the Project Management Officer with emphasis on the overall functioning and finances of the project. In the past 1+year with the company i have made a big leap in terms of progress. Moved from handling the processes of 1 project to about finances and processes of over 100 projects now. More into general Management now. You can say I am the assistant to the Head of Delivery Operations in company(He is the No. 3 man in the company).
Education:
Fairly decent academics. Awareded the Bachelor of Engineering degree with overall 1st class (63%) and distinction(73%) in final semester from mumbai university.
Extracurricular Activities:
Been the Joint Cultural Secretary of the students council for my college.
Organizes a number of technical and cultural events for the same
Been an active participant for collecting relief funds for flood victims.
Volunteer activity for AIDS affected and underpreviliged children
Aspirations:
Being practical,I am looking for a B-School which may not necessarily be highly ranked but one that offers a good oppurtunity for placements.
Keeping this in mind i am planning to apply to
1.San Fransisco State University
2.San Jose State University
before my 2nd attempt. If my score drastically improves in the 2nd attempt (which i hope should) then i will target some better colleges.
Any suggestions?
How do i go about my applications?
Which B-schools should i target?
P.S: Since i am an international applicant,i would be trying to apply for the 2nd round. So i will be choosing schools who have their 2nd round deadlines in late January or early March.
