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by jeevish » Wed Aug 01, 2007 7:05 am
Dear stacy,

( plz refer: post on Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:06 am Post subject: ur expertise sort & profile evaluation plz)

I took my GMAT last week. Got a score of 680.

Though I have already sent my scores to HBS, Wharton, Haas & Ross, a serious re-assessment of my chances would help.

I am looking for a program for any of the top schools. I have a full-time technical experience (2+) and I intend to persue a career in the technical domain (preferably Aerospace/ Automobile industry) after my MBA. Sorrt of a techno-mgmt/project mgmt kind of career. In the long run, wud like to establish a engineering firm of my own. I look for universities & programs that take me in this direction. Schools with placements from top technical companies.

Plz tell me whether the schools i hav chosen r reachable now. Plz suggest any other pgm that may be suitable for my interests. Also, plz advice me on re-taking the GMAT.


my profile:

I have an engineering background, technical work experience(2 yrs as on today), part-time business experience (3-4 years), 8.3 GPA/10 (around 3.3-3.4 out of 4) and entrepreneurial interests.

I ve been involved in mentoring my juniors at my Alma-mater and have been involved with a NGO which provides psycological & medical guidance to Cancer patients & their familes. Also an active blogger with interests in poetry, quizzing & cricket.

I am an Indian and can speak 4 indian languages & also French, apart from English. Can speak basic Russian,, now on learning process. i have also been part of a delegation to moscow.
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by Amy » Wed Aug 01, 2007 11:17 am
Hi jeevish,

Establishing how you are different from other candidates with a techical background seeking to stay in a technical field will be key for you. If you think you can increase your score and have the time, it certainly wouldn't hurt to retake your GMAT.

I would advise you to broaden your school list, thinking about the companies you would like to work for and where they recruit. Some major engineering firms focus on schools outside the top ten. Since school choice is so individual, I would suggest doing a little research (especially the kind that involves speaking with others in your dream job) to see what the best options are.

That being said, Ross is probably the most relevant to your career goals out of that list.

Good luck!

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by jeevish » Thu Aug 02, 2007 6:15 am
Thanx a lot, Amy!
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by aim-wsc » Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:56 am
jeevish wrote:Thanx a lot, Amy!
Just in case if you're wondering about your other post of the same topic @b-school section; I've removed it when I realised that it is double thread. :)
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by jeevish » Sat Aug 04, 2007 2:06 pm
I would advise you to broaden your school list, thinking about the companies you would like to work for and where they recruit. Some major engineering firms focus on schools outside the top ten. Since school choice is so individual, I would suggest doing a little research

Hi,,

I have tried to find out the most suitable schools. I still find it very difficult to find out details about the recruiters who visit them, esp engineering firms. The websites seem to have limited info. I have tried mailing a few students & adcom members. No relevant reply so far.

What is ur opinion on Michigan State univ? Like Ross, this also seems to be situated close to auto-majors. Can u provide me with little more tips to identify schools visited by tech majors.
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by jeevish » Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:46 am
No,, dint call up,, but received a couple of replies answering queries on admission. one from Ross & the other from Broad. Both of them say that most automobile companies in Michigan recruit from the campuses.

I think it shud nt be a bad idea to apply to both of the univs in Michigan.



One small query,, Broad is in Michigan State univ,, while Ross is a private college,,

Broad's fees seems to be much less,, almost half the cost of that of Ross

Can u help me compare State univs & Private univs in every context? viz., Academics, Competition for Admission, Fees, Financial Assistance, Infrastructure, Placements, any other aspect u feel is relevant.
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by Sadowski » Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:49 am
jeevish wrote:Can u help me compare State univs & Private univs in every context? viz., Academics, Competition for Admission, Fees, Financial Assistance, Infrastructure, Placements, any other aspect u feel is relevant.
I don't think it's possible to generally compare state and private universities in any of those categories let alone all of them. However, on a case-by-case approach, I've been researching Michigan's and Michigan State's programs. This is all generally available information, but this is what I've found:

- Michigan State is really known for it's supply chain management concentration (#2 in the nation), higher than Michigan
- I assume it is less competitive than Michigan because GMAT, GPA, etc. are lower on average, but there are considerably fewer spots available.
- Class size is much smaller at Michigan State (200 vs. 800)
- Michigan State is ranked as one of the best b-schools in terms of ROI
- Michigan State is also ranked very highly for its placement success
- Scholarship opportunities are probably not much different between the schools, but you may have a better chance at Michigan State, if you're a stellar candidate, than at Michigan.

Aside from all this, though, you mentioned that you want to start your own firm. Michigan State is not really an entrepreneurship school, whereas Michigan is, so that may be a deciding factor.

Just wanted to share a summary of what I know. Hope this helps.

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by Amy » Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:44 pm
Hi jeevish,

University of Michigan (Ross) is a public university. Perhaps it's confusing because the names don't communicate their status - for instance -University of Pennsylvania is a private university, UCLA is a public university, and USC is a private university.

Public universities tend to be slightly less expensive than private colleges and universities, but aside from that difference each individual program is different.

A great resource for any kind of statistical information on b-schools is the businessweek.com site. I would highly recommend it for a deep dive on any one program.

Good luck!

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by jeevish » Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:01 pm
Thanks a lot, Sadowski & Amy!!
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