Indian, 3.5 years diverse exp., GPA 2.6, GMAT 770 (Q50,V46)

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theworldisflat: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 19; Joined: Sat Jun 20, 2009 2:09 am

by theworldisflat » Wed Aug 13, 2014 9:24 am

Hey,

Here is a little more detail about my candidacy:

Male
Studied at a Top-10 engineering college in India
Got a suckey GPA (6.6/10)
GMAT 770 (99 percentile in Quants and Verbal)
Worked in Marketing in a Fortune 500 company for 2 years (with 1 promotion)
Co-founded a socio-political organisation (with good results) and worked on it for 1.5 years (1 step up in the internal hierarchy)

Can you give me some objective insights on the strength of my candidacy at Kellog, Harvard, Stanford and Fuqua? Also, if I have to apply to only 2 out of those 4 in Round-1, then which ones should they be? (strategically speaking)

Looking forward to your opinions and inputs.

Cheers,
Anish

P.S - "Wisdom of the crowds" is more than welcome too Smile

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by Eliot » Fri Aug 15, 2014 9:15 am

Hello Anish,

Thank you for your post!

Your 770 GMAT should help you stand out in the admissions process, as you come from an oversubscribed pool of Indian nationals, with an engineering degree from an Indian institution. Your marketing focus could also help you stand out in admissions; however, it will depend on your responsibilities, impact and leadership experience. Without the details of your work experience and demonstrated leadership, it's a bit difficult to quantify your chances. However, broadly speaking, your GMAT and non-engineering career should help you be competitive.

Despite the strengths I noted above, HBS and Stanford will be reach schools, so you may want to consider only applying to one of them and dedicating your time to another program (choosing this other program will likely depend on your goals, where you want to end up after graduation, etc.). Round 2 tends to be a more competitive round simply because application volume tends to increase. Your safest route would be to apply to Kellogg and Fuqua in Round 1, but you could also balance the risk by applying to a reach program and Kellogg or Fuqua in Round 1, then the remaining reach program and Kellogg or Fuqua in Round 2.

If you'd like to discuss your applications further, please contact us directly: https://www.clearadmit.com/services/free-consultation/

Eliot Ingram
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