BREAKING: Target Test Prep releases Brand New 2026 On Demand GMAT prep course

Redeem

Profile Evaluation - Help in selecting a Range Of colleges

Free advice from the world's top MBA consultants
This topic has expert replies
Post new topic Post Reply
Previous Topic Next Topic
Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
Posts: 61
Joined: Sat Mar 20, 2010 7:20 am
Thanked: 14 times
GMAT Score:660

Profile Evaluation - Help in selecting a Range Of colleges

by shalzz9 » Tue Nov 23, 2010 3:03 am
Hi

Below is my profile, Would like to know what range of colleges (in the USA ) should i look forward to apply. I am also looking forward to get some grants or scholarships in the colleges i apply. Would like to know what chances i stand.
Thanks in Advance.


TOFEL : Jan 2010 - Socre 110 IBT

GMAT :

November 2010 - V 36 Q 38 610 AWA - 5.5
September 2010 - V 38 Q 44 660 AWA - 5.5 (Best Score)
January 2010 - V 28 Q 33 530 AWA - 4.0

Undergraduate : Engineering in Computer Science in India.
GPA : 3.0/4.0

Work Exp : 6+ years.
Worked as a software engineer in MNCs and Start Ups.
Won a few awards.
Growth from a junior to a senior engineer , mentored junior engineers.

Extra : I am poet and have been published a couple of times in international books like Chicken Soup for the Soul.
Have been doing Social Work in free time (Cooking food for Visitors and Organizing food for thousands of visitors ) for a Non Profit Organisation for the past 7 years.
Top
Source: — Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant |
User avatar
Legendary Member
Posts: 1255
Joined: Fri Nov 07, 2008 2:08 pm
Location: St. Louis
Thanked: 312 times
Followed by:90 members

by Tani » Fri Nov 26, 2010 2:00 pm
Hello,

Your highest GMAt score is still below the level sought by the top twenty US schools. There are, however, many schools ranked between 20 and 50that would offer a fine education. You will be competing against many technically trained individuals from India and that will make acceptance more difficult. Your 6 years' work experience will help since many applicants only have a year or two.

You will need outstanding references and essays to stand apart from the other applicants. Be sure to emphasize any factors that would differentiate you from other engineers. Have you had direct management responsibility? Have you had extensive customer contact? Your poetry and your extracurriculars should be in your favor. You may want to use an admissions consultant to help you identify the strongest way to position your story.

Scholarships in business school are less common than in other graduate schools because it is assumed you will make enough money after earning an MBA to comfortably pay back your educational loans. Unless you are a US citizen you will not be eligible for US government assistance.

You need to decide what field you want to work in and then be sure that the schools you select will have the needed courses to prepare you. Also, be sure that you have a couple of "Safety" schools on your list - schools for which your metrics are at the high end of, or even above, their class profiles.

Good luck,
Tani Wolff
Top
Post new topic Post Reply
• Page 1 of 1