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by radically » Fri Apr 27, 2012 1:51 pm
Hi,

I come from a tech and non-profit background and would love to get answers to some questions which have been troubling me. First, my profile:

Age: 26
Nationality: Indian
Gender: Female

GMAT: 740

Education: Bachelors in engineering from a decent college in India.

Work ex: 5 years at the time of matriculation (applying for fall 2013)

Marketing manager at a well-known non-profit for children's education in India.

Currently working as the co-founder of a start-up which deals with technology in India.

EC: Active in driving environmental initiatives in my locality.

Goals: Scaling up my venture to impact organizations globally.

My questions:
1. My target schools list for this year: Kellogg, Duke Fuqua, Ross, MIT Sloan (maybe), Cornell Johnson (again maybe). I would love to get a second opinion on my school selection.

2. I applied to Yale SOM last year and got dinged. My biggest fear is ending up with a whole bag of rejections this year. From your experience with interacting with candidates from different backgrounds, I'd love to hear honest feedback about how competitive my profile actually is.

Extremely sorry for the long post - I appreciate your time and patience. Thanks in advance!
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by mbaMissionBrianE » Wed May 02, 2012 1:43 pm
Hello radically, thanks for your question.

Your GMAT is solid, and you seem to have an interesting cross-section of experiences.

Let me ask to be safe: did any program that rejected you offer any feedback? That would provide the most insight into the strength of your candidacy. If you were admitted to IIM, I would think you had a strong profile!

One thing that is a potential red flag: the arc of your career. I certainly don’t know all the details, but I see you were a software developer, then a brand manager for 8 months, then an assistant marketing manager for 7 months, and now the co-founder of a technology start-up. How long have you been doing the start-up? That is a wide range of functions, but if you can tie them together in a compelling story, that isn’t necessarily a dealbreaker. But, do you have good explanations for why you were at positions for 8 and then 7 months? That would be a natural question for adcoms.

Finally, what did you list as your post-MBA goals in your applications? Do your goals make sense, given your past and current jobs? Schools like to see cohesion among your past, present, and future. Given your work experience over a range of functions and industries, I’m wondering if adcoms could clearly see an industry and functional focus in your applications.

I hope this helps. I’m happy to answer follow-up questions with additional information.

Best of luck,
Brian
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by [email protected] » Fri Sep 28, 2012 6:11 am
Hi

I am a female software developer from Microosft R&D , Bangalore, India.
Exp in years: 4
GMAT: 740
VERBAL: 40
Quants: 50
AWA: 4
College: National Institute of Technology
Extracurricular: Participated in social service as part of Microsoft social service campaigns

Want to do a MBA in technology in USA.
Is it possible to get scholarship for an MBA
Which colleges should i aim for?
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