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by RamaK88 » Thu Jun 05, 2014 2:12 am
Hello Admission ado,

I would like a profile evaluation from you if possible.

My profile particulars are as below:

Experience: Worked 5 years for a big-4 IT firm across three cities in India. Joined as a trainee and am now at a Team Leader position. Won three promotions to get here. I have travelled a lot in India but never outside for work. My work has mostly been on IT consulting engagements (for the first year it was development).

GMAT: 730 overall score, and GPA of 8.1/10.0 from a non-IIT engineering college in India (NSIT) and I graduated in Computer Science. I have taken GMAT three times, is that a problem?

Interests outside work: Have been volunteering for an NGO for more than six months now, and I have represented my company at some corporate debating events. Played some cricket at university levels (lost my certificates), and used to be part of my state under-17 cricket team in school (I never played though, I was part of the 16 but never the final 11).

Is it possible for me to get admitted to US top 10 or Insead? Also, how do I convert my GPA to 4 point scale (simply divide by 2.5?) Can you suggest 2-3 schools that I can look at? Also, is losing my extra-curricular certificates going to be a problem?

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by Jon@Admissionado » Sun Jun 08, 2014 11:48 pm
Hey there good sir,
So, first of all you have a very nice profile and a lovely GMAT. What's just as important as that GMAT is your very fast promotion schedule. This is ULTRA-important in your ultra-competitive applicant pool.

With your GMAT and promotion schedule, you could take your shot at a Top 10 school or two, but they are likely to be long-shots (most of those places will go to IIT folks), so my suggestion would be to concentrate your energies on the 10-30 range, which will be more reasonable for you (and still very excellent!).

Other than that, I can say that you really need to find some sort of unique factor or unique way to present your application. It will help a lot! You are applying from a big and tough applicant pool, but with creativity and passion you can come away with great results.

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by RamaK88 » Tue Jun 10, 2014 9:47 pm
Thank you Jon. I am looking at my schools again. I have dropped INSEAD from my list now.

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by Jon@Admissionado » Wed Jun 11, 2014 1:18 am
And why did you do that? Actually INSEAD will likely be easier than top 10 US, so if it is one of your dream schools it makes sense that you should give it a shot.
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