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np3663: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 2; Joined: Thu Jun 02, 2016 4:54 pm

by np3663 » Sun Jan 01, 2017 2:49 am

Hi Margaret,

Thank you in advance!

WE:
- 1 years audit in a Big 4 in India
- 3.5 years articleship/full time internship at a local Chartered Accountant firm

GMAT: 710(Q49, V36, IR6)

Gender-F
Age-28

Education:
- Chartered Accountant (equivalent to CPA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
- Company Secretary from Institute of Company Secretaries of India
- Bachelor of Commerce(First Class Honors) from an A+ accredited university
- Bachelor of Laws(Second Class Honors) from an A+ accredited university

Extracurriculars (College):
- Taught underprivileged children in India for 4 months

Interests:
- Travelling
- Swimming
- Reading

Target Schools (in order of interest):
-Marshall, Mays
-Foster
-Carlson
-Jones
-Kelley
-MIT-MSF
-Carey

Kindly review my profile and recommend the best MBA/MSF programs I can aim.(Need to begin in fall 2017)
Thanks Again.

Source: Beat The GMAT — Ask Stacy Blackman | Sun Jan 01, 2017 2:49 am

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MargaretStrother: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 351; Joined: Fri May 01, 2015 9:10 amFollowed by: 9 members; Location: Brooklyn, NY; Thanked: 44 times

by MargaretStrother » Fri Jan 06, 2017 12:10 pm

In terms of numbers, I think you'd be competitive for most of these schools! I'd love to see more information about your leadership roles, international exposure, experiential differentiation and goals, but in terms of metrics (GPA, GMAT, years of experience) you're pretty much on the dartboard already.
Two things you might want to consider in your applications, especially if you are doing quick applications in the next couple of months:
1) which schools seem to require extensive research in their essays?
2) which schools ask leadership questions that you do or don't have good answers for?

You may want to narrow your applications down to a few schools that you can really dig in on, since few of the essays will be "recyclable". Ultimately your post-MBA goals should be a guiding factor as well, but your research will help you with that: be sure that the schools you're applying to are a fit with your post-MBA goals, by doing extensive research into the coursework and recruitment patterns of each school. And show that research in your essays.

As always, we're here to help, so feel free to contact us for a free consultation: https://www.stacyblackman.com/contact/

Good luck!
Margaret Strother

Margaret Strother
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