Help Required - GMAT 760

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Help Required - GMAT 760

by catabell2010 » Wed Jul 10, 2013 6:22 am
Hi,

I have come across few of the posts where you have helped candidate like me who are having self doubt.
I haven't given my GMAT yet, but I am scheduled to give it on 13th August 2013.
I am constantly hitting a score of 750-770 in my mocks and believe could score around 760.

Now coming to my profile:
I am an Indian male candidate , 25 years
old having 26 month of experience as of now, which would be around 38
month till the time I start my MBA.
I have done my graduation in 2011 from a top NIT in Computer Science (top 15 in Country) with a CGPA of 7.23/10 which is decent as per my college standards.
Also I could defend my low CGPA as it declined in last 1.5 yrs when me and my friends were trying our hands on entrepreneurship
SSC 90.2%, HSC-85.4% .

Work Exp:
13 months as Software Developer in R&D team in Software Company ( 4th Largest
S/w company)

13 months as Deputy Manager in Retail Bank ( Largest Pvt Bank in India)-CRM Project Team NON IT Role
Worked as Project Manager for CRM system Migration for the whole bank

Hands on experience with a startup- started in college days.

Post MBA Plans : Start a company based on technology and finance( my two favorite stream) bringing trading / stock market news to every household .
This model would work really well in country like India, where most of the general population are still not aware about debt /mutual funds/stock market etc..

In later stage become a venture capitalist, helping start-ups not only with funding but expertise.

Now I know my profile is not outstanding but I believed that If I stretch my score around 770 and have decent essays and application I have a short at top 20. With that thing in mind I contacted few famous consultant in India as well as US, but have become more disappointed as most of them have asked me to target colleges from 35-50. It feels that from start only they are sure that top 30 is out of reach.
Currently I am more or less planning to go without any consultant as I have become more worried after talking to them , than I was before.

Since I have seen you honestly replying to many Indian candidate and helping them.
I just want to ask do you agree with the rest of the consultants.

Regards
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by mbaMissionJenK » Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:57 am
Hi there,

Thanks for all of your profile information. The biggest challenge to your application/profile is that you are part of a common applicant group-- those with IT/engineering experience from India. So the question/challenge is-- how can you stand out from the crowd?? What experiences do you have that you will bring to the program that are unique? Without doing a good job answering those questions, it will be challenging to get into the top US MBA programs, no matter what your GMAT score is.

However if you can make a strong case for what YOU uniquely bring to the table, how you are different from other applicants with similar backgrounds, and also why you need the MBA, how it will help your goals, and why xyz school is right for you-- plus a GMAT over 750-- then you certainly WOULD have a chance at top US programs.

At this point you might benefit from a free consult to discuss your profile further and get more of a feel for whether you can come up with those 'unique' stories and attributes to your candidacy. If you are interested in that option, you can schedule one at https://www.mbamission.com/consult.php.

Wishing you all the best.
Jennifer Kedrowski
MBA Admissions Consultant
www.mbamission.com
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