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ruchira.jain: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 2; Joined: Sun Oct 05, 2014 11:38 am

by ruchira.jain » Sun Oct 05, 2014 11:48 am

Hi

I want to apply for MBA programs..
My profile and scores are :

3 yrs exp as Software developer in Microsoft
Computer Science engineering from Manipal University
GRE : 158+162 (320)
GMAT : 650

Currently my target list has these colleges:
1. Duke (Fuqua)
2. Michigan (Ross)
3. Indiana (Kelley)
4. Michigan State (Broad)
5. Emory (Goizueta)
6. Minnesota (Carlson)
7. Penn State (Smeal)
8. Purdue (Krannert)
9. Wisconsin-Madison
10. Illinois-Urbana-Champaign

Wanted to know my chances in the above. And what will be a safe college to apply where it is highly likely for me to receive an admit.

Please help!!

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by GeneralEducation » Mon Oct 06, 2014 4:37 am

Hi Ruchira,

Carlson and Smeal will be safe schools based on your score, what about your post MBA career goals?? which sector you want to get into?? Consulting? general management? Finance? You should ideally shortlist schools based on your career goals. You can also try our Chances of B-School Tool by clicking here https://goo.gl/XV8WeG

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by MBAPrepAdvantage » Wed Oct 08, 2014 10:47 am

What was your percentage score at Manipal? Did you graduate First Class or First Class With Distinction? We need more information to help guide you.

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by interviewbay22 » Sun Oct 12, 2014 11:16 pm

Hello

As an Indian female with an IT background, you will face substantial competition at US business schools as the applicant pool of Indian students with an IT background is very high. So it is important that you have a GMAT score which is much more than the avg GMAT at your target schools. It is good that you are targeting schools a few dream, reach and far schools. Among these schools, only Penn - State and Purdue have average GMAT score below yours. Average for all other schools is above 660 and it is above 700 for Fuqua and Ross. Your GRE score is decent. It is again, slightly on the lower side for Fuqua and Ross.

Tell me more about your profile - GPA, achievements, details of work experience, etc so I can assess your profile better. Unless you have an outstanding GPA, I would suggest you to retake GMAT before applying.

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Barren: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 1; Joined: Tue Oct 14, 2014 12:46 am

by Barren » Tue Oct 14, 2014 12:58 am

Wanted to know my chances in the above. And what will be a safe college to apply where it is highly likely for me to receive an admit.

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by MBAPrepAdvantage » Tue Oct 14, 2014 11:30 am

Baren,

I am a little confused. Are you the same poster as ruchira.jain? If so, could you tell us more about your profile - GPA, achievements, details of work experience, etc so I can assess your profile better. Unless you have an outstanding GPA, I would suggest you to retake GMAT before applying.

If not, could you make another thread with this information and I would be happy to give you some high-level advice.

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by CriticalSquareMBA » Wed Oct 15, 2014 3:51 pm

Yup - definitely need more info. And in addition to what Michael asked for - throw in what you do as a software engineer, your involvement, impact, scope, etc. The more the better!

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