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devils_zone: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 3; Joined: Mon Mar 30, 2009 2:28 am

by devils_zone » Thu May 28, 2009 11:27 pm

will be good if you ll do a short profile valuation here

i am a mechanical engineer presently working in IT industry in testing service at a indian giant.
my current work ex here is about 17 months
during this tenure i have got some 3 months in which i handled a project offshore.

my acads have been above average throughout
have been in organizing events during my college days(organised automobile workshops,PRO E workshops etc)
active in sports throughtout my career

i am aiming for a gmat score of and above 700 and working for the same.

planning to apply for fall 2010 in US univ
will my less wrk exp work against me?
which ranking univ can i aim at?am basically looking for a career switch in finance.

also let me know if at all there is any chance of getting a fee waiver with this profile?

pls suggest

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Source: Beat The GMAT — Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant | Thu May 28, 2009 11:27 pm

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 » Sat May 30, 2009 8:04 pm

Hello,

To answer your questions:

Your length of work experience need not work against you for most schools if you make a credible and airtight case for why you need to pursue your MBA now. This will involve compelling goals. That said, it’s a difficult time to make the case for a career switch to finance, given the current global economic cycle – the adcoms will be concerned about your ability to gain employment post-MBA, even if you make a good case for your own reasons. If you have contacts or connections in the industry it would help to weave those in to your essays.

It’s hard to tell what level of schools you’d be competitive at without more information. Roughly I’d say top-25 or top-30 US schools with a GMAT around 700 or in the low 700s. To some extent it depends on high you score in the GMAT and also on how strong your extracurriculars are.

I’m not sure what you mean by the fee waiver.

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

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