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sattyajmba: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 6; Joined: Mon Apr 06, 2015 9:25 am

by sattyajmba » Mon Apr 06, 2015 9:39 am

Hi. I am Satyajit Chaudhary from India. I am a passout of IIFT Delhi 2012 batch (a Top-10 Indian B-School), currently working in Cognizant Business Consulting. I am in a tricky spot right now in my life & could really use some advice. In my 3yrs in the industry, I have realized that my MBA degree lacks a global perspective & is pretty India-centric. As such, I was pondering over a 2nd MBA, a global one from a FT Top-20 B-School. I appeared for GMAT just to test myself & surprisingly scored 760 (Q-51,V-41, IR-8, AWA-6). But I got to know from different articles that US B-Schools don't usually prefer candidates in their early 30s. That is what has left me completely confused. My profile-
Class X Board Exams- 92%
Class XII Board Exams- 92%
Graduation - B.Tech in Electronics & Communication - 82.9%
MBA - 3.4 on a scale of 4
Work Ex- 4.5yrs, currently working in Cognizant Business Consulting
Will be 32 by the time I join

Now more than a profile evaluation, I would like to know straight from the horse's mouth if such a profile can make it to a Top B-School, if such a profile has any prospects in the gruelling admission process. Only after receiving ur views can I give a serious thought to writing down my essays, jotting down all achievements, et al. Any help will be much appreciated...

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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 » Mon May 04, 2015 4:48 pm

Hi Satyajit,
You've got some good stuff there, but you also have some vulnerable areas. Good GMAT, good work history, good grades. You're also right about the challenges: age, second MBA, lack of international exposure. My feeling, and this is to a large extent instinctive, is that your options are either to go for a second tier or part-time US MBA, or to hold off for a few years and go for an EMBA when you are over 35. That said, I have worked with people with similar profiles who have succeeded in gaining admissions to top MBA programs: the key is to know why you are doing this, to have clear career goals and clear objectives from the MBA application process. You will want to be 100% committed to doing whatever it takes to succeed, including travel to the US to visit schools in person.
Hope this helps!

Best wishes,
Margaret Strother

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