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adm209: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 11; Joined: Sat Apr 11, 2009 6:05 am; Location: Delhi; GMAT Score:730

by adm209 » Tue Apr 14, 2009 4:14 am

Hi,
I am a final year mechanical and automation engineering student (female)from an above average university in India. Its IGIT (Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology), Guru Gobing Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi My university doest follow the gpa system but my percentage marks is around 74%. The topper has around 84%.
10th Board: 85%. 12th board: 84.6%.
My college extracurriculars are good- won a few debates, student council member, position holder in societies, have a couple of publications, scholarship holder, internship at GE.
I have scored 730 on the gmat.AWA: 5. I plan to take a 2-3 work experience in the automobile manufacturing sector in India plus do social service with an NGO simultaneosly and then apply to top 15 mba colleges in the US, ISB and Spjain(in India).
What are my chances of getting into top 15 US colleges after a couple of years?..I have admits from average Indian B-schools through CAT right now...should I forgo those an apply through GMAT to US colleges later?...And what is the conversion rule for convrting percentage into gpa?

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Cindy Tokumitsu: Legendary Member; Posts: 590; Joined: Mon Sep 08, 2008 3:51 pmFollowed by: 7 members; Location: New York; Thanked: 47 times

by Cindy Tokumitsu » Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:39 am

Hello,

First, the adcoms will understand the relative merit of your GPA as they’re quite familiar with the Indian system.

If you excel in your work environment (i.e., develop an outstanding track record that can be substantiated) and take on leadership roles in the NGO/extracurricular work, I’d say it would be appropriate to target top-15 US schools, among others (maybe a couple of top-20 too). To prepare for this process, in your work, if it’s technical, seek out opportunities for interaction with the business side, with customers, etc. and then highlight those experiences along with your leadership in your essays. Planning ahead as you are, you can take such steps to avoid having the adcoms perceive you with the Indian tech stereotype. I believe that if you follow these points and also create outstanding applications, you’d have a shot at top-15 programs.

As to whether it’s better to wait or to accept one of the offers you’ve received from the Indian programs, I can’t answer that without knowing your goals and a lot of other factors that go into making such a decision. The best thing to do is to list out and weigh the factors pro and con for both options and then take an objective analysis.

Good luck!

Best regards,
Cindy Tokumitsu
Senior Editor, Accepted.com
www.Accepted.com

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