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Hi vivekvijayan, Thanks for your post. Regarding your career goals question, prior experience in finance is not expected in order to successfully pursue a corporate finance career track post-MBA. Your experience in the energy industry will also help support your overall career goals story. I suggest...
- by Heidi Granner
Fri Feb 21, 2014 9:46 am- Forum: Ask Clear Admit
- Topic: Merchant navy Officer. Need a feed back . Pls Help!!!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2595
Hi overcap, Thanks for your post and for sharing your profile details. To respond to your questions, 1. No, you absolutely do not need private sector experience before applying to business school. The admissions officers will review your career progression, level of responsibility, impact, internati...
- by Heidi Granner
Thu Jan 16, 2014 10:31 am- Forum: Ask Clear Admit
- Topic: MBA from non-profit
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1684
Hi 99Problems... Sorry we weren't able to respond in time. We were busy with the final Round 2 application materials. Please feel free re-post if you have a follow-up question here.
Good luck!
P.S.: Great handle
- by Heidi Granner
Thu Jan 16, 2014 10:21 am- Forum: Ask Clear Admit
- Topic: 2nd vs. 3rd round NYU with low GMAT scores
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1789
- by Heidi Granner
Thu Jan 16, 2014 10:18 am- Forum: Ask Clear Admit
- Topic: Pls evaluate my profile for Ivy League MBA
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6120
Minniemouse, Thanks for your post. Regarding your concern about your GPA, here are a couple suggestions to help offset this weakness: 1. A high GMAT score will help mitigate any concerns about your academic abilities. I suggest targeting a 750+, so it is great that you testing in the target area. 2....
- by Heidi Granner
Tue Dec 10, 2013 9:59 am- Forum: Ask Clear Admit
- Topic: Pls evaluate my profile for Ivy League MBA
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6120
mguillot, Thanks for your post. Your academic achievements (education, GMAT) will certainly put you in the running for the top schools. The average stats for your target schools are as follows: GPA's average around 3.5-3.6 and GMAT scores average 715-730. Provided that you present yourself well in t...
- by Heidi Granner
Tue Dec 10, 2013 9:34 am- Forum: Ask Clear Admit
- Topic: 29 y.o. Italian Naval Officer
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1427
- by Heidi Granner
Thu Dec 05, 2013 3:06 pm- Forum: Ask Clear Admit
- Topic: Profile Evaluation
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1779
Hi Vishal, Thanks for your post. As you likely know, you will be applying from one of the most competitive profiles (Indian engineers). Applicants from this profile typically score higher than average on the GMAT. Therefore, I suggest targeting a score that is 20+ points higher than your target scho...
- by Heidi Granner
Wed Dec 04, 2013 4:09 pm- Forum: Ask Clear Admit
- Topic: Gunning for top 10 US colleges, top 5 of Europe
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1462
Hi shikha015, Thanks for your post. The average years of work experience for almost all US full-time MBA programs is 5 years (at matriculation). It typically does serve as a disadvantage when coming in with 3 years or less. More importantly, it is critical to show a track record of success. In your ...
- by Heidi Granner
Wed Dec 04, 2013 4:05 pm- Forum: Ask Clear Admit
- Topic: Profile Evaluation
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1779
jaganpani, Thanks for your post. The average age (upon starting classes) for the schools you are targeting is 27-29 years old. Given you are currently 23 years old and in a very competitive profile (Indian engineer), I recommend working for a couple more years before applying. You will have a much s...
- by Heidi Granner
Tue Nov 05, 2013 10:45 am- Forum: Ask Clear Admit
- Topic: MBA profile evaluation request
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1741
You are both within the 80% GMAT range for Haas' evening and weekend program, so definitely have a shot. They do have one of the most competitive part-time MBA programs, with an acceptance rate of 40%, so it certainly isn't a guarantee of admission. But I think worth putting together a strong applic...
- by Heidi Granner
Tue Nov 05, 2013 10:42 am- Forum: Ask Clear Admit
- Topic: GMAT 640 (Q44 V35) UCLA & Berkeley Part Time-- THANKS !!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 16769
basso25@, Thanks for your post. You certainly have a compelling background which should help you in the application process. However, with a less quantitative undergraduate degree in Communications and a sub-45 Quant score on the GMAT, I do strongly recommend building an alternative transcript throu...
- by Heidi Granner
Tue Nov 05, 2013 10:38 am- Forum: Ask Clear Admit
- Topic: Haas PT chances with 640gmat/3.7NYUmagna cum laude
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1865
hifunda, Thanks for your post. Good luck with your Round 1 applications! In terms of Round 2, a couple schools I suggest considering are University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Florida. They both have strong marketing programs and their average GMAT score is within 30 points of yours. Best...
- by Heidi Granner
Wed Oct 09, 2013 2:47 pm- Forum: Ask Clear Admit
- Topic: Please Evaluate : Indian Female | 650 GMAT
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1568
kenshin_top, Thanks for your post. You have many aspects to your candidacy with should be particularly compelling: strong GMAT and GPA, Class President, success in less common professional background (journalism), and unique interests (Japanese history, military history). The weaker areas of your pr...
- by Heidi Granner
Tue Oct 08, 2013 11:24 am- Forum: Ask Clear Admit
- Topic: 770 GMAT / 9.07/10 GPA
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3046
Hi Greatone2687, Thanks for your post. It sounds like you have had amazing experiences over the last four years! Your international experience (particularly in a management role) will be an asset to your candidacy. In addition, with your strong GMAT score and unique interests (writing), you should h...
- by Heidi Granner
Fri Sep 20, 2013 1:50 pm- Forum: Ask Clear Admit
- Topic: Please evaluate my profile
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1234