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Need your opinion on my profile and chances

Hi Alex, I like your car analogy. Gives me a funny and clear picture of schools. Need your help in evaluating my profile, here's a quick summary. GMAT 700, want to apply this year Age: 31 from Mumbai, India My latest GMAT breakup (4th attempt and highest score)(Q 49 (81 percentile), V 36(80 percenti...

by viidyasagar

Sat Sep 14, 2013 12:42 pm
Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
Topic: Ask MBA Apply
Replies: 121
Views: 43781

@Testluv - ur explanations have always been more helpful than most others'..big thank you.... I have a doubt though - if a certain element is rapidly being depleted, how far fetched is it to assume that world supplies of that element will get over soon??? Isn't that a strong assumption that there is...

by viidyasagar

Wed Aug 07, 2013 1:53 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Uranium Resources - GMAT prep
Replies: 19
Views: 5163

congrats on a great score!!! am curious, what excuse did you give ur office guys to go on LOP???? also, how did GMAC notify you about the score increase?

by viidyasagar

Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:41 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: 740 ( Q49, V42) :)
Replies: 16
Views: 7624

it's clear that a 740 hurts your ego more than your application If you've decided to retake the exam, do it asap before you lose your magical powers.......if the night before your retake is a repeat of the old, then evaluate deferring your appointment.......a higher score is always better than a low...

by viidyasagar

Wed Jun 01, 2011 6:06 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: 740!! Should I retake??
Replies: 52
Views: 18021

Hey Sameer, Apologies for the delay in response. thanks for taking a look at my profile..... to answer ur queries - 1. have i applied to schools in round 1? NO 2. school shortlist: since i wrote this post, i have revamped my school list - HBS, wharton, darden, ross, duke, cornell, tepper, ISB - are ...

by viidyasagar

Fri Dec 10, 2010 1:17 pm
Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
Topic: Ask MBA Crystal Ball
Replies: 527
Views: 167917

Hey Jennifer, thanks for ur reply Yes, radio is my differentiator but i dont have any long term plan with it...it's just something, i am told, i'm good at and i like doing.....i dont know how to include my differentiator as part of goals if it's not that way...the only way is to faff that it is..but...

by viidyasagar

Tue Nov 23, 2010 10:20 am
Forum: Ask mbaMission
Topic: realistic target with a 680??
Replies: 2
Views: 2872

Hey Tani: your words are very encouraging....any example of schools that can be termed as "safety schools"? Since i posted this query, i have long-listed my school selection..would love ur take on my choices 1. UC Berkeley (Haas) - I guess i am already too late here 2. Carnegie Mellon - Te...

by viidyasagar

Sat Nov 20, 2010 12:34 pm
Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
Topic: Am i competitive with a 680???
Replies: 3
Views: 1372

realistic target with a 680??

Kindly help me figure the best b'schools i should target Age: 28 now No of times taken the GMAT: thrice (600-590-680) Profile summary : I have over 4 years of strategy consulting experience, including about 6-8 months of international assignments, have been a radio host, hosting live radio shows in ...

by viidyasagar

Sat Nov 20, 2010 6:28 am
Forum: Ask mbaMission
Topic: realistic target with a 680??
Replies: 2
Views: 2872

Am i competitive with a 680???

Kindly help me figure the best b'schools i should target Age: 28 now No of times taken the GMAT: thrice (600-590-680) Profile summary : I have over 4 years of strategy consulting experience, including about 6-8 months of international assignments, have been a radio host, hosting live radio shows in ...

by viidyasagar

Sat Nov 20, 2010 6:26 am
Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
Topic: Am i competitive with a 680???
Replies: 3
Views: 1372

Schools to apply with a 680???

Would love your take on my profile Age: 28 now No of times taken the GMAT: thrice (600-590-680) Profile summary: I have over 4 years of strategy consulting experience, including about 6-8 months of international assignments, have been a radio host in Mumbai for over 2.5 years, solid community servic...

by viidyasagar

Thu Nov 18, 2010 8:52 pm
Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
Topic: Schools to apply with a 680???
Replies: 1
Views: 1379

Dear Sameer: Would love your take on my profile Age: 28 now No of times taken the GMAT: thrice (600-590-680) Profile summary: I have over 4 years of strategy consulting experience, including about 6-8 months of international assignments, have been a radio host in Mumbai for over 2.5 years, solid com...

by viidyasagar

Wed Nov 17, 2010 9:56 pm
Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
Topic: Ask MBA Crystal Ball
Replies: 527
Views: 167917

Hey Eliot Tx a ton for your response, appreciated... To answer your queries... Best employee' award at your firm - At my firm, awards are given out every quarter. I led a 5 member team to recommend a business strategy for an Operations Research association aiming to increase membership. It was a &qu...

by viidyasagar

Tue Nov 16, 2010 4:54 pm
Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
Topic: Best schools to apply with a 680
Replies: 2
Views: 1736

Best schools to apply with a 680

Dear admission consultants: Would love an expert's take on my profile Age: 28 now No of times taken the GMAT: thrice (600-590-680) Profile summary : I have over 4 years of strategy consulting experience, including about 6-8 months of international assignments, have been a radio host in Mumbai for ov...

by viidyasagar

Mon Nov 15, 2010 6:01 pm
Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
Topic: Best schools to apply with a 680
Replies: 2
Views: 1736

Hunter: Hunters alone are blamed for the decline in Greenrock National Forest's deer population over the past ten years. Yet clearly, black bears have also played an important role in this decline . In the past ten years, the forest's protected black bear population has risen sharply, and examinati...

by viidyasagar

Wed Oct 06, 2010 6:56 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Boldface from GMATPrep
Replies: 9
Views: 3761

something that's linear will fit in the form y=mx+b what you are suggesting is that b=0 so y=mx is a ratio, but that may not be the case. Let's look at the question. let R scale = x scale and let S scale = y scale (x1,y1) = (6,30) (x2,y2) = (24,60) to get slope (or m) we can write (60-30)/(24-6) = ...

by viidyasagar

Tue Sep 21, 2010 2:07 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: R/S scale
Replies: 6
Views: 1967