Hi Stacy
Please Evaluate My profile:
GMAT Given twice. First time 580 . Second Time 700(Q50, V35)
Nationality :Indian
Educational Background : Engineer
Work Exp:Worked one year with an IT firm (Consultant) and then started consulting of my own. I have had three clients till date and they are really impressed by the solutions offered by me and by my partner. All three clients have been medium scale industries.
Work Exp will be a 2 years consulting and a year IT till the time I apply.(3 years in total)
GPA: It's been in % and aggregate was a 60%
Extra Circular : Captain of Football team for college and school. Represented college at University Level.
Sports Captain of School
Participated and won awards in Robotics and Quiz Competition at inter college meet.
Social Work: Have worked with old age home and a NGO.
Looking For: Full Time Marketing
Target Schools: Tuck (Dartmouth),Kellogg (Northwestern),Ross (University of Michigan) ,
The other ones which I have taken for back up are University of Texas-Austin,Cornell University (Johnson) and Emory
Which of these seem realistic at this point of time .Also pl suggest which other schools can I target for Marketing ?
Thanks
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Dear gmat_dec,
Your target schools, including the ones you notes as back up, are all highly selective schools. While your profile is competitive for these schools, your decisions will be based on more than a profile. The decisions will be how well you present your background and rationale for an MBA relative to the applicant pool. Likewise, you will need to show how you will add value to these programs. I would encourage you to add at least 2 schools that are more of a safety option for you if your priority is to be in business school by September 2011. These schools will have GMAT averages below 670 and good ties to your desired industry post-MBA. All schools will have marketing electives, but some have richer elective offerings than others in industry or functional specific courses, like brand management or marketing research. Depending on what your career goals are, as marketing is a pretty broad umbrella, you should identify safety options with solid coursework in that area.
Good luck,
Lisa
Your target schools, including the ones you notes as back up, are all highly selective schools. While your profile is competitive for these schools, your decisions will be based on more than a profile. The decisions will be how well you present your background and rationale for an MBA relative to the applicant pool. Likewise, you will need to show how you will add value to these programs. I would encourage you to add at least 2 schools that are more of a safety option for you if your priority is to be in business school by September 2011. These schools will have GMAT averages below 670 and good ties to your desired industry post-MBA. All schools will have marketing electives, but some have richer elective offerings than others in industry or functional specific courses, like brand management or marketing research. Depending on what your career goals are, as marketing is a pretty broad umbrella, you should identify safety options with solid coursework in that area.
Good luck,
Lisa
