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by aj5105 » Sat Nov 15, 2008 8:44 pm
Hello aim-wsc !

I am from B'lore,belonging to the IT fraternity.

best,
aj

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Re: Hi

by sahanip » Sun Nov 16, 2008 3:45 pm
dhanda.arun wrote:Hi Everyone,

Hi all,
I am planning to apply for class of 2010-11
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Age 26
B.Tech from REC
Work Experience 3.5 yrs
2 yrs India, 1.5 yrs canada
Work Profile (Started with broadband, moved to OSS-BSS domain)

GMAT 680, AWA 6



Planning to apply to ISB/SP jain / INSEAD....and looking for more options..
Hey Congrats dude!!
GOOD score in AWA..... suggest some tips and if possible do u have any suggestion for IIM tag.. how to deal wih it?

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by P_mashru » Tue Nov 18, 2008 12:14 am
Hi team!

I dont think am IIM but let me post my profile here (b'se I am in IT and wanna be in the same only).

28 yrs male

7 1/2 half yrs experiance of OE sales management, Corporate sales & Key accounts management out of which 6 yrs in Automobile and more than 1 1/2 yrs in IT

2.82 GPA (approx, dont know exactly how to calculate the same)

Wrote GMAT twice
aug 2008 Q44 V20 - total 530
Oct 2008 Q45 V19 - total 530

Planning to writing it again (probabaly MArch '09) to crack GMAT 650 barrier

Target schools
ESMT
Em-lyon
IE
ESMT
ISB hyd

Would be keen to dig two things from this forum
Aggressive support over GMAT verbal
Successful School admission process (target course start 2010)

Thanx
Praddy
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by karmayogi » Sun Nov 23, 2008 5:27 am
I don't think my post was appropriate for this thread as I haven't given my GMAT yet :). I hope, soon I will repost my profile on this thread.

No option to delete the post, hence edited it.
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by fifthsharma » Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:50 pm
Time to throw my hat into the ring.

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GMAT: 770(V44,Q50,AWA6.0)

BE in Comp Sc Engg from NIT Jamshedpur, aggregate 75% (yes, school was in stone age then)

Working as an IT Consultant / Project Manager in UK, prior WE in Malaysia, Hong Kong, USA, decent leadership experience (both professional and social)

Decent extracurrics

Dinged at HBS, Wharton.

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by aim-wsc » Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:35 pm
Oh, thanks for all the support.
I'll edit the title and remove the season remark.


& yes of course I've not forgotten about post#2. will post it within 2 weeks.

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retake GMAT?

by kulki » Wed Jul 01, 2009 3:19 pm
Hi,
I am also in the dreaded IIT category. I just returned back from the exam and I got a 740. I know I can do better. I still cannot believe that I screwed up my math section - being a engineer! If I could have written the exam tomorrow I would certainly do it. But thats not the case and I gotto wait 31 days. I don't know if its really worthwhile spending another month studying for 10-20 more points. What do you suggest?

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Re: retake GMAT?

by daylebo5 » Sun Aug 09, 2009 12:35 am
kulki wrote:Hi,
I am also in the dreaded IIT category. I just returned back from the exam and I got a 740. I know I can do better. I still cannot believe that I screwed up my math section - being a engineer! If I could have written the exam tomorrow I would certainly do it. But thats not the case and I gotto wait 31 days. I don't know if its really worthwhile spending another month studying for 10-20 more points. What do you suggest?
I dont see any point in wasting time trying to improve your score from 740 to 760.. 740 is good enou for nearly any school.. the time would be better spent on your applications...

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Re: retake GMAT?

by aim-wsc » Tue Aug 11, 2009 4:13 am
daylebo5 wrote:
kulki wrote:Hi,
I am also in the dreaded IIT category. I just returned back from the exam and I got a 740. I know I can do better. I still cannot believe that I screwed up my math section - being a engineer! If I could have written the exam tomorrow I would certainly do it. But thats not the case and I gotto wait 31 days. I don't know if its really worthwhile spending another month studying for 10-20 more points. What do you suggest?
I dont see any point in wasting time trying to improve your score from 740 to 760.. 740 is good enou for nearly any school.. the time would be better spent on your applications...
I concur, 740 is a great score.

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by bharathh » Tue Sep 01, 2009 12:08 pm
Hard core IIM 29 years of age.

Since I have a wife and a baby, I will be applying mostly to 1 yr programs. I'm giving my GMAT for the 3rd time :( on the 12th of Sep.

Got 590 and a 650 so far.

Hoping to break the 700 barrier this time and get done with the damn thing. I have a stamina problem in the verbal section. I switch off for the last few questions every time and can't seem to be able to do anything about it so far :( (Any tips?). I have a problem with silly mistakes in the Quant section.

Education:

Mostly international. London GCE O and A levels, Bachelors and Masters in Computer Science in USA.

Work ex:

Had 2 main jobs... both IT and both in the USA, but I've got the advantage of having worked in diverse industries and roles. My first job out of college was at the biggest IT company in the non-profit industry and the second as a consultant in the financial industry.

Goals:

I want a general management degree/degree focussed on operations/IT management.

Took me a loooooooong time to decide on which schools I'd like to apply to. Here's my list. I'm hoping to apply to all these school for the first round. I really hope that my GMAT score gets to 700 so I don't get hurt by a lowish GMAT score.

B-school targets
US
Tepper (CM), MIT (Sloan) and Georgia Tech(my alma mater)

Non-US
INSEAD (first choice overall), ISB, NUS, Oxford (Said), and Cambridge(Judge)