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sojourn: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 10; Joined: Sun Jun 05, 2011 6:20 pm

by sojourn » Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:19 pm

Hi,

Please evaluate my profile

Demographics:Indian/IT/Female
Age:23
gpa:8.81/10 from an Indian university, top 10 of my class
Xth:90.4%, top 10 of my school
XIIth:96%, 2nd in my school
gmat:720(q 49 v40) awa:4.5
WE:1 year in Asia's largest IT consultancy firm
- working in Oracle EBS, client is one of the largest corporations of US
- was identified as a key resource in the project
- primary point of contact for the clients for a particular module
- good ratings
- was class representative during a technical training program

EC:
- organized fests and cultural activities during school and college
- was class representative during college
- love photography
- charity events as part of company's charity organization
- love reading, so part of company's book club

Would it be worthwhile for me retake GMAT and try to increase my score(my practice test scores were above 750, but unfortunately, was sick during test day)?

What are my chances at Duke, Darden, Kelley, Yale, LBS, Oxford, Judge? What other schools can I look at?

Source: Beat The GMAT — Ask Veritas Prep Admissions Consulting | Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:19 pm

Bryant@VeritasPrep: MBA Admissions Consultant; Posts: 1090; Joined: Wed May 27, 2009 4:06 amFollowed by: 68 members; Thanked: 175 times; GMAT Score:750

by Bryant@VeritasPrep » Tue Aug 23, 2011 6:07 pm

I think your schools are good choices--female friendly and high % of international student body. Your advantages are: female applicant, high GMAT (no need to retake), consultant field has fewer applicants who are female for some reason. Weaknesses are: only one year WE. You need to be able to explain how you were able to learn enough on the job in only one year to really add value vs. other consulting applicants who have worked longer. You can do this by demonstrating above average complexity in your project assignments or perhaps a leadership challenge you conquered which may not typically be faced only one year into the job. You may need to bring out college experience to prove that you are not relying only on your WE--it's all about what you bring to the table, so get creative in showing your team skills, leadership and maturity.

Bryant Michaels
MBA Admissions Consultant

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