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gmat82: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 4; Joined: Sat Jul 26, 2008 7:51 am

by gmat82 » Sat Jul 26, 2008 8:01 am

I wanted to share brief about my profile and will appreciate if I can get some inputs-

1.Education:-
B.Tech(I.T) Honors from top engineering college with 9.1/10 CGPI(=3.64/4.0) and among top students.
2)GMAT:- Got score of Maths-49 and verbal-31 in both the attempts in GMAT though I was expecting a score of 750+ but still dont know where it all went wrong second time.(score:-660,650,4.5 AWA)

3)Work experience:- 4+ years of experience in telecom companies.(2.5 yrs in top telecom giant and 1.5 yrs in US based telecom consulting Startup).Will be 5+ at time of joining in 2009.

4)International exposure:-

- Involved in Live-Field customer support at Alcatel-Lucent, Germany which helped in polishing soft-skills and technical knowledge.

- Involved in technical discussions and customer interaction in Austin-US, which provided good exposure to managerial and interpersonal skills.

5) Innovation:-

-Started an innovative product firm in 2006.

6)Extracurricular:-

-Started and managed cultural fests across the company as part of Out-of-box-club.

-Founder of technical discussion forum(The R&D Forum) in current company.

I have decided to apply in following schools:-

1.Maryland Smith

2.Rotman

3.UT-Austin

4.Indiana-Kelley

5.Oxford

6.UNC kenan flagler

7.Rochester-Simon

8.Cornell-Johnson

1.Please provide me some inputs on whether my list seems fine and what all colleges are in safe/ambitious/moderate lists.
2.If a candidate app in bschool in ,say round 1 and notify school of last gmat score/s and "after notification and before deadline" gives gmat again,then is it upto the candidate to notify the school again?

Thanks.

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Lisa Anderson: MBA Admissions Consultant; Posts: 3845; Joined: Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:57 pmFollowed by: 148 members; Location: Houston, TX; Thanked: 442 times

by Lisa Anderson » Sat Jul 26, 2008 8:24 am

Dear gmat82,

I think you have put together an appropriate list for you based on your profile. Most of these schools are probably a moderate or ambitious choice with your current GMAT score of 660. Your GMAT will be on the low side for the international applicant pool, but it looks like your GPA and work experience could be above average. Ideally, it would be good for you to improve your GMAT to the 680-720 range.

If you do retake the test, just be sure to have the scores sent to your target schools. Likewise, if you decide to submit your applications prior to retaking the test, it would be helpful for the schools to know you plan to retake the exam and when the test date is. Otherwise, they will move forward with the evaluation using your highest score to date.

Best of luck,
Lisa

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gmat82: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 4; Joined: Sat Jul 26, 2008 7:51 am

by gmat82 » Sat Jul 26, 2008 8:38 am

Hi Lisa,
Thanks a lot for your reply.
Please suggest some safe schools for me.
Also,Are following schools safe:-
1.Penn state-Smeal
2.Michigan Broad
3.Boston University

If I retake the test(before say R1 deadline) but after submission of application,and then I notify schools whom I had not added in GMAT 5-school list,will the new score be considered then?For those whom I could not notify in any way,they will assume my last score as final.Am I right here?

Thanks.

Lisa Anderson wrote:Dear gmat82,

I think you have put together an appropriate list for you based on your profile. Most of these schools are probably a moderate or ambitious choice with your current GMAT score of 660. Your GMAT will be on the low side for the international applicant pool, but it looks like your GPA and work experience could be above average. Ideally, it would be good for you to improve your GMAT to the 680-720 range.

If you do retake the test, just be sure to have the scores sent to your target schools. Likewise, if you decide to submit your applications prior to retaking the test, it would be helpful for the schools to know you plan to retake the exam and when the test date is. Otherwise, they will move forward with the evaluation using your highest score to date.

Best of luck,
Lisa

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Lisa Anderson: MBA Admissions Consultant; Posts: 3845; Joined: Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:57 pmFollowed by: 148 members; Location: Houston, TX; Thanked: 442 times

by Lisa Anderson » Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:47 am

Dear gmat82,

In order for your application to be complete, the schools must receive an official GMAT score report. If you did not include a school on the list when you took the exam, then you need to order the report. A school will only consider a score they have the official score report for and you must direct the testing service to send the score report to a school. If a school allows your application to be evaluated with a copy of the unofficial score report, then the school will either hold your decision until the official report is received or reserve the right to withdraw an offer of admission if you do not provide an official report.

As for naming schools, I generally do not do that because 1) I do not have enough information and 2) school choice is a personal decision. You need to identify programs that offer you what you are looking for in terms of curriculum and career opportunities. If you are simply picking schools off a list, then you not only put yourself at a disadvantage in the application process but will also fail to receive all of the benefits of business school. Safety schools should usually have an average GMAT, GPA, and work experience at or below your numbers.

Best of luck,
Lisa

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Stacy Blackman Consulting

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