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by simran001 » Fri Sep 24, 2010 8:56 pm
Hi,

Request you to analyse my profile. I am applying to top B-schools in the first round, please suggest what kind of schools might be a good fit.

I did my major in Comp science and engineering

GMAT -- 710(Q 48,V40)

GPA--3.4/4.0
work experience--3 years (1 years with an leading IT firm and 2 year with an goverment organisation [teach for india] ).

extra cocurricular--
..Cultural secreatary during college .
..Active in the college community and during school
..excellent at sports.
..NSS secreatary during college.
...school captain during school.
..have led cricket teams at both school and college level.


Social service-
.organise blood donation camp.
..working with NGO.
..also working with orphanage since 1 years.
..tree plantation

I have my 2 year work exp. in TFI(teach for india).it is also a social service.In this i have to teach student of rural area for 2 years full time. It is a govt. organisation and tie up with top univ. like stanford gsb,harvard business school,princeton ,ISB.
it is same as teach for america.

have strong recommendations from TFI alum.

Looking at my profile, what are the chances that i can get through an MBA prgm of any b-school from the top 15-20 b-schools?
Is there any chance for stanford,harvard.beacause my organisation has tie-up with these univ.or i have to retake GMAT.

Actually on the internet i saw a video in which they talked about how to getting into HBS.Then one of the member of the selection committee said that we also consider a guy who has score less than 700 even 630 but there is something unique. He did not explain this.I want to ask you what type of uniqueness they want.....
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by Cindy Tokumitsu » Sun Oct 24, 2010 10:32 am
Hello,

I believe I addressed your post earlier, perhaps this is a re-post. In any event, you raise a new question, regarding HBS's comment regarding taking people with lower GMATs if there's something unique. What that means is that the adcom will look at the applications holistically. If there is something so uniquely compelling about a particular applicant that they're willing to overlook the low GMAT, they may admit such person (as long as they're also comfortable he or she can do the work).

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Cindy Tokumitsu
Senior Editor, www.accepted.com