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by winner's attitude » Fri Jan 07, 2011 5:25 am
1) Indian Male - 31- Under grads - Business Management ( non IT and non Engineer )
2) Undergrads - Bachelors in Business Admin - First class - among top 10% students
3) A few more achievements with extra ordinary scholarship at national level during undergrads.
4) Experience - nine years of experience in Financial Services
Functionally - Business Development, Retail

Excellent exposure in terms of leadership, have been leading and managing people for the last seven years now

Career progression == trainee TO sr. manager

Now, here come the weaknesses too

1) No international work exposure because my job doesn't demand it all
2) Have already reached an age of 31

Now comes the question Why MBA ?

Want to get into consulting, so my focus would be sales consulting, marketing and strategy.

I have been preparing for GMAT and have been consistently scoring 600-640, but am afraid that this score won't help me in reaching anywhere so am still giving some more time to reach up to 680-700 at least or 700+.

My target schools are

INSEAD
LBS
Oxford
Cambridge
IE

For US

Columbia
Kellogs

what should be an ideal score for such profile with higher work experience like mine ? I want to ensure that my profile doesn't fall behind just because of GMAT score.

Pls suggest any other school in marketing , if you think can be suitable to my profile and can help me as back up

How much does an age of 31 affect?

I understand a few aspects of my questions are very relative, but would be obliged it you can just give your individual comments on the basis of your experience till date

Thanks very much for evaluating my profile
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by Tani » Fri Jan 07, 2011 8:42 pm
A score of 700 would significantly increase your chances with the schools you are targeting. I am sure you are aware that there are thousands of applicants from India every year, most of them with very high GMAT scores. You are fortunate that your work experience and training are not strictly technical and that you have had strong career advancement to date. That will distinguish you from the many IT types and engineers competing for acceptance. Your experience managing people will also work in your favor.

If you are looking to move into consulting, you will have to explain why you are planning to change careers. That will not be difficult if you plan to consult in the field in which you are working. If you are looking to change fields, you will have to explain why you are walking away from your skill base, why you want to move to another area and why you believe you will be successful in that field. If you plan on staying close to the industries in which you already have expertise, you might want to look at executive programs. They are more experience-based and often less concerned with standardized test scores. You can always talk to the admissions departments at your target schools, explain your background and goals and ask which programs they think you are best suited for.

Good luck,
Tani Wolff
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