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by nafeezahmed » Thu Nov 25, 2010 3:57 am
Hi, I am a mechanical engineer with 6 years of work ex (2 years of work experience in France), currently working as Assistant Manager in TOP Indian MNC.

GMAT - 660 (Q49, V31) AWA 4/6

Education

Post graduate Diploma in Business Administration - Institute of Management Technology (one year duration- Distance education - completion in 2011)

Graduate Degree: 81% (First Class with Distinction) >> CGPA - 3.6/4 [equivalent]

Others:

Certificate in Project Management - Loyola Institute of Business Administration (3 months duration)

Work Experience - Total 6 years - Career progression as shown below
1 year - Assistant Manager - lead a team of six engineers in Chennai
2 years - Site coordinator (France - Client side) lead a team of 4 engineers - Client interaction - vendor discussion
1.5 years - India offsite Lead - 3 engineers
1.5 years - Team member

Achievements - Involved in starting a New engagement (new client) for L&T - translated to a profit of $50 000 for the year 2009-2010 (4 member team)

Extracurricular
Co started a NGO - with the aim of helping the destitute and protection of environment
Core Team - Team Building exercises organized at center level (Team of 6 organize events for around 500 employees)
Industry Interface in charge in College
Won events in sports & technical competitions - College & School level

Language Skills - Tamil, English & French (passed A1 - Intermediate)

My choices of schools are
1) University of Toronto: Rotman
2) University of Western Ontario: Ivey
3) York University: Schulich
4) Boston University School of Management - Dual degree MS/MBA

What are my chances at the above mentioned schools?

For this profile what sort of US/ UK schools you would advice to apply - My interest is primarily in General Management, Operations, Strategy & Consulting.

Do you think retaking GMAT will increase my chances to gain entry into top colleges?

Thanks
Nafeez
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by paulsbodine » Thu Nov 25, 2010 10:58 am
Nafeez,

Your verbal score is a concern, so if you have evidence (e.g., practice tests) that you can raise it, retake it. Your existing PGDM may also be a minor issue that you'll want to explain. Your leadership (Asst. Mgr. + NGO) seems strong. You should be competitive at all four schools. In the UK, you consider schools like Said, Judge, Cranfield, Cass, and in the US you could consider schools like Purdue, Notre Dame, Georgetown, CMU, UT, Washington (Olin), UNC, and Indiana.

Hope this helps,
Paul Bodine
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by nafeezahmed » Thu Nov 25, 2010 9:24 pm
Thanks Paul

I will be giving my GMAT again (Within 5 weeks from now). My quans score is very stable around 47-49 but the verbal score is a concern (Max of 38 during practice tests, with average around 34). Hopefully should break into 700+

My main concern is that I might miss the deadline for R2, and going by the figures R3 will have a lower acceptance rate than R1 or R2. Should I apply for R2 and update the score(after retake) or attain a score and then apply to the desired universities confused on that front

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Nafeez
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by paulsbodine » Thu Nov 25, 2010 9:40 pm
Nafeez,

Meet the second-round deadline, even if that means going with the score you have. If your schools will consider a post-deadline GMAT score, then take advantage of that fact. But push all your applications to the third round just for the sake of a GMAT test that may not raise your score.

Hope this helps,
Paul Bodine
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by nafeezahmed » Fri Nov 26, 2010 6:00 am
Thanks Paul for your valuable feedback!
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