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by Prashamsh » Mon Jun 28, 2010 4:44 am
Hi Stacy,

This is Prashamsh. I have given my GMAT recently and scored 640 (49 Q and 27 V). I have good percentage (80%) in acads. I will have an IT experience of 4 years by 2011 fall.

Please let me know what i have to do(How to build an Useful profile) in this 1 year in order to get into any of the good B-Schools(probably top 30) in the world.

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by Lisa Anderson » Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:55 am
Dear Prashamsh,

I encourage you to research the schools of interest to you to get an idea of what the "average student" looks like--in essence, the class profile. This profile will give you an idea of where your GMAT and GPA need to be to be competitive. For tips on identifying schools, please visit our sticky on school selection. You have enough work experience, but it is the quality of the experience that counts, not the quantity. Depending on the schools you decide to target, you might need to retake your GMAT and increase your score. You want your GMAT to be above the school's average to be in the best position. Additionally, you will want to present a well-rounded person, so you will want to have some activities outside of the office you can note in your applications. Finally, the sooner you get started, the better, as you want to have enough time to submit a quality application package.

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by Prashamsh » Tue Jun 29, 2010 11:12 pm
Hi Lisa,

Thanks a lot for the guidance. I will go ahead and collect the college information, depending on the requirement i will decide whether to give GMAT again. I will have to join some social organizations very soon. By the way i have work experience of 4 years in IT testing (Testing the Insurance applications of State farm (a major insurance giant in US), who is our client) and my designation is Senior Software Engineer. Please let me know if at all this experience counts in terms of quality.

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by Lisa Anderson » Thu Jul 01, 2010 9:20 am
Quality is not about the title or the industry; it is about what you have done in your career that has added value to your company and the accomplishments you can note on your resume. Likewise, you want to be able to demonstrate that you have progressed during your tenure. Even if your title has not changed, has the scope of your responsibilities increased over time? Have you taken on larger projects? larger budgets? supervision of more staff? Quality is the demonstration of progression and advancement of your skills and career by what you have accomplished during your professional experience. While the number of years and job titles will help to indicate those changes, admissions committees will scrutinize your resume, essays and recommendations for further evidence of your progression.

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