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ElSantoVicioso
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Hello and Namaste to everyone on the forum!!
My first post on the forum and I apologize for directly going for the eternal question that has been lingering since ages in my mental faculties.
I am a 24 year old Indian/IT/Male who has always had this dream of making it big in the management arena and I have been involved in Team building and Organizing activities at school,college and organizational level. I have been an active member of various sports squads, interest groups and student bodies and have always performed to the max.I love taking initiatives and successfully enforcing them.
Now I appeared for GMAT in desperate situation (the deadline for one of the premier Indian colleges was approaching and I ,all of a sudden, decided to appear for the same) in 2008 with just a week's preparation (1-2 hours per day) and somehow scored 730 (Q51, V38). Honestly speaking, had it not been for the last 5 questions of the Verbal section, I could have scored better.
However, since I had just 2 years of experience under my belt, I couldn't make it beyond the interview stage at the mentioned college and all that I was left with was the score card.
So right now, I have 4 years of experience under my belt but with a very common professional profile with respect to the Indian applicant pool.There has been about 6 months of leadership exposure as I established a new offshore team for a North American telecom.Being part of a global organization has allowed me to hone my interpersonal skills as well as develop cross cultural sensitivity and given me the chance to work in close quarters with multi-ethnic teams, on a daily basis.My opinions are valued by the senior management and I have been handling communication with the clients as well as onshore teams. Moreover,the extracurricular activities and CSR involvement has been good with allround presence in Sports,Dramatics, Social cause, Debates, Quiz etc. Have even started a tennis group for my office colleagues.
In short, I am a good team player with good analytical/interpersonal skills and leadership traits and would like to take it to the next level so as to assume more responsibilities across various industries/sectors.
The questions that I would like to toss out here are as the following:
1.Whether I should pull up my socks and have another go at GMAT by September or is the value and weightage of the current score good enough to land a seat in the likes of HBS, Yale,GSB, INSEAD, LBS?As right now it's more about the guilt of not preparing hard for the first attempt.
2.Another factor is financial aid. What role does the GMAT score play in the financial aid decision? I don't have reasonable savings and would be banking on aid+loan to fund the dream.
3. Which colleges are more likely to accept a candidate like me, given the current score?
4. My inclination is towards pursuing a career in Strategic Management/ Consulting. Which colleges are the best bet for the same?
My first post on the forum and I apologize for directly going for the eternal question that has been lingering since ages in my mental faculties.
I am a 24 year old Indian/IT/Male who has always had this dream of making it big in the management arena and I have been involved in Team building and Organizing activities at school,college and organizational level. I have been an active member of various sports squads, interest groups and student bodies and have always performed to the max.I love taking initiatives and successfully enforcing them.
Now I appeared for GMAT in desperate situation (the deadline for one of the premier Indian colleges was approaching and I ,all of a sudden, decided to appear for the same) in 2008 with just a week's preparation (1-2 hours per day) and somehow scored 730 (Q51, V38). Honestly speaking, had it not been for the last 5 questions of the Verbal section, I could have scored better.
However, since I had just 2 years of experience under my belt, I couldn't make it beyond the interview stage at the mentioned college and all that I was left with was the score card.
So right now, I have 4 years of experience under my belt but with a very common professional profile with respect to the Indian applicant pool.There has been about 6 months of leadership exposure as I established a new offshore team for a North American telecom.Being part of a global organization has allowed me to hone my interpersonal skills as well as develop cross cultural sensitivity and given me the chance to work in close quarters with multi-ethnic teams, on a daily basis.My opinions are valued by the senior management and I have been handling communication with the clients as well as onshore teams. Moreover,the extracurricular activities and CSR involvement has been good with allround presence in Sports,Dramatics, Social cause, Debates, Quiz etc. Have even started a tennis group for my office colleagues.
In short, I am a good team player with good analytical/interpersonal skills and leadership traits and would like to take it to the next level so as to assume more responsibilities across various industries/sectors.
The questions that I would like to toss out here are as the following:
1.Whether I should pull up my socks and have another go at GMAT by September or is the value and weightage of the current score good enough to land a seat in the likes of HBS, Yale,GSB, INSEAD, LBS?As right now it's more about the guilt of not preparing hard for the first attempt.
2.Another factor is financial aid. What role does the GMAT score play in the financial aid decision? I don't have reasonable savings and would be banking on aid+loan to fund the dream.
3. Which colleges are more likely to accept a candidate like me, given the current score?
4. My inclination is towards pursuing a career in Strategic Management/ Consulting. Which colleges are the best bet for the same?
