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Assistance needed to shortlist schools

by udit_11 » Tue Sep 21, 2010 7:37 am
Hi Experts,
Pls suggest me some colleges
Also kindly judge my candidacy wrt to below colleges
Colleges : ISB, NTU Singapore, HKUST.. Need assistance with colleges in USA. Not yet sure about Uk and other european colleges.

Target Country: Singapore,India,Hongkong or USA
Target MBA: 1 or 2yrs
Carreer aspirations: IT operations Manager
GMAT Score: 730(Q47,V44, AWA 5.5).
10th Grade: 83%
12th Grade: 80%
Under grads: Bachelors of enggineering in IT.

Work Exp: 50 months as on sep 2010 and still working as associate IT consutant in a leading IT service based company in India.
Not much involved in extra currivular activities. I have a clear short term and long term goals.Just that i am not able to shortlist colleges in USA. Also I am not even sure about my gmat score,whether it will fetch me any scholarship/aid in schools. I was expecting around 750 but my quants kinda screwed me badly.

Any assistance will be helpful. Please respond.
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by ashokkadam » Fri Oct 01, 2010 12:33 am
Hi udit_11,

You may find this article useful. The link is as below.

https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2010/08/ ... l-programs
udit_11 wrote:Hi Experts,
Pls suggest me some colleges
Also kindly judge my candidacy wrt to below colleges
Colleges : ISB, NTU Singapore, HKUST.. Need assistance with colleges in USA. Not yet sure about Uk and other european colleges.

Target Country: Singapore,India,Hongkong or USA
Target MBA: 1 or 2yrs
Carreer aspirations: IT operations Manager
GMAT Score: 730(Q47,V44, AWA 5.5).
10th Grade: 83%
12th Grade: 80%
Under grads: Bachelors of enggineering in IT.

Work Exp: 50 months as on sep 2010 and still working as associate IT consutant in a leading IT service based company in India.
Not much involved in extra currivular activities. I have a clear short term and long term goals.Just that i am not able to shortlist colleges in USA. Also I am not even sure about my gmat score,whether it will fetch me any scholarship/aid in schools. I was expecting around 750 but my quants kinda screwed me badly.

Any assistance will be helpful. Please respond.
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by Jessica@VeritasPrep » Fri Oct 01, 2010 9:07 am
Based on the information you provided, it is difficult to suggest schools US that would appeal to you (I'd want to know more about your future goals, whether you like small or large cities, small or large programs, your learning style, etc.).

BUT, given your grades and GMAT, you have a profile that could be competitive at any US school. You do come from a competitive applicant pool so you will want to take that into account when you apply, but, if you have excellent recommendations and strong essays, there is no reason you couldn't be admitted to a top 20 US program. You will have the most success if you find a program that is best suited to your skills and your long term goals. You will need compelling reasons as to why you want to attend a particular program. There are many Indian IT applicants so you might want to look at schools who don't have quite as many people from this demographic.

You can find many ranking lists of the top US programs online. Pick a few and start to research!
Good luck!
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by ashokkadam » Fri Oct 01, 2010 11:00 am
@Jessica,
I am greatly interested in studying full-time MBA in USA but have budget constraints hence looking for b-schools with moderate tution-fees.

GMAT: 650,
Work exp: 4 years in telecom industry.
Average extra-curriculars
Good recos
well written essays.

I like small cities, small programs.

Kindly help me to short-list few US b-schools. Thanks for your expertise...
Jessica@VeritasPrep wrote:Based on the information you provided, it is difficult to suggest schools US that would appeal to you (I'd want to know more about your future goals, whether you like small or large cities, small or large programs, your learning style, etc.).

BUT, given your grades and GMAT, you have a profile that could be competitive at any US school. You do come from a competitive applicant pool so you will want to take that into account when you apply, but, if you have excellent recommendations and strong essays, there is no reason you couldn't be admitted to a top 20 US program. You will have the most success if you find a program that is best suited to your skills and your long term goals. You will need compelling reasons as to why you want to attend a particular program. There are many Indian IT applicants so you might want to look at schools who don't have quite as many people from this demographic.

You can find many ranking lists of the top US programs online. Pick a few and start to research!
Good luck!
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by Jessica@VeritasPrep » Sat Oct 02, 2010 5:12 am
Most schools in the US will have similar tuitions and fees. Private schools may be in one (higher) category and then public institutions may be a little bit less. You may want to consider going to school part-time if the finances are a big concern. It will be challenging to be admitted to a top program with a 650 (not sure about your grades). I specialize in top tier (top 20) programs and I'm not as familiar with the smaller programs that might be a better fit for you.

Sorry to not be of more help! Hopefully some of my "expert" colleagues will have better suggestions for you!
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by ashokkadam » Sat Oct 02, 2010 5:32 am
Thanks Jessica,
Can you tell me where can I get to know about all US public institutions and their eligibility criteria for MBA?
Jessica@VeritasPrep wrote:Most schools in the US will have similar tuitions and fees. Private schools may be in one (higher) category and then public institutions may be a little bit less. You may want to consider going to school part-time if the finances are a big concern. It will be challenging to be admitted to a top program with a 650 (not sure about your grades). I specialize in top tier (top 20) programs and I'm not as familiar with the smaller programs that might be a better fit for you.

Sorry to not be of more help! Hopefully some of my "expert" colleagues will have better suggestions for you!
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by ash85 » Tue Oct 26, 2010 3:22 am
Hi Experts,

I wrote my GMAT few days back and scored 700. I am not sure if this score will be good enough for me to get admitted to a top tier b-school. Could you please review my profile and help me with the schools that I should apply to. I am more interested in finance or consultancy and want to pursue a full time MBA.

GMAT Score: 700(Q47,V38).
10th Grade: 88%
12th Grade: 85%
Bachelor of technology(computer science): CGPA 8.5/10
Work Ex:- 3.5 years (in a supply chain company) and 1 year of internship in the same organization. I was working on the functional side of the product for around 3 years. Was responsible for new features that go into the product. Worked as a functional consultant on a couple of projects both offshore and onsite for some major FMCG companies. Few months back I moved to the technical side of product development.

Professional Achievements:- I have been promoted twice in these years and also was fecilitated with a milestone award by my organization.

Academic achievements:- I was a scholarship holder throughout my engineering. Also, got few awards in school.


Any assistance from your side will be helpful.
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