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Advice From Admissions Deans: To Listen, or Not To Listen?
“There’s no hard lower bound on GMAT scores.� “This essay is all about the applicant demonstrating a good values fit.� “Our top priority is to create a diverse class of socially conscious leaders.� Review a few B-school admissions pages, watch some interviews with admissions deans, and...
- by Jon@Admissionado
Mon Aug 26, 2019 2:39 pm- Forum: Research MBA Programs
- Topic: Advice From Admissions Deans: To Listen, or Not To Listen?
- Replies: 0
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How To Stand Out If You’re an “Indian IT Guy�
Male Indian IT engineers probably face the longest odds of any applicant demographic, but that doesn’t mean they’re the most challenging case for a good admissions consultant. Far from it. In fact, it can be harder to get an American finance guy into a top school than it is to do the same with a...
- by Jon@Admissionado
Mon Aug 26, 2019 2:32 pm- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: How To Stand Out If You’re an “Indian IT Guy�
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5813
Advice From Admissions Deans: To Listen, or Not To Listen?
“There’s no hard lower bound on GMAT scores.� “This essay is all about the applicant demonstrating a good values fit.� “Our top priority is to create a diverse class of socially conscious leaders.� Review a few B-school admissions pages, watch some interviews with admissions deans, and...
- by Jon@Admissionado
Mon Aug 26, 2019 2:26 pm- Forum: Ask Admissionado
- Topic: Advice From Admissions Deans: To Listen, or Not To Listen?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3014
The collegiate stats you provided look solid, but they aren’t the whole story for HBS 2+2. Besides the obvious GMAT or GRE (median 2+2 GMAT for HBS for class of 202 was 740 - higher than the score for the general MBA population), there is a LOT more to your profile. I would love to help you out, w...
- by Jon@Admissionado
Wed Aug 21, 2019 4:54 pm- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Profile Evaluation 2+2Hbs
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5630
INSEAD in Singapore may be a good fit for you, though I’d encourage you to evaluate their full-time options, too. At 26 and with an expected GMAT of 700 and an EE degree from a top school, you are very qualified but on the younger side of the range for INSEAD full time (29) and potentially not exp...
- by Jon@Admissionado
Fri Aug 16, 2019 11:19 am- Forum: Ask Admissionado
- Topic: Profile Evaluation for Italian guy at NUS
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4574
Congratulations on a solid GMAT score, passing all 3 levels of the CFA and having some really cool work experience! At 4 years post college, you are right in the sweet spot for MBA admissions career-wise. Your apprehension around your GPA is understandable, but it’s not a deal-breaker given your o...
- by Jon@Admissionado
Fri Aug 16, 2019 11:09 am- Forum: Ask Admissionado
- Topic: Profile Review
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4718
Hey there, if you widen your net of kickass-consultants-who-can-help-me-get-me-into-a-top-b-school beyond India, you’ll end up w the world’s best practitioners, and not just India's best. Unlike getting a physical examination from your doctor, being in the same room as your expert isn’t as val...
- by Jon@Admissionado
Mon Aug 12, 2019 5:39 pm- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Mba admissions consultant in India
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8559
Hey there, if you widen your net of kickass-consultants-who-can-help-me-get-me-into-a-top-b-school beyond Toronto, you’ll end up with the world’s best practitioners, and not just Toronto’s best. Unlike getting a physical examination from your doctor, being in the same room as your expert isnâ€...
- by Jon@Admissionado
Mon Aug 12, 2019 5:16 pm- Forum: The Application Process
- Topic: Any one has lead for good Admission consultant in Toronto?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1253
Hey all, first time poster (but long time reader!). I figured I'd give this place a shot to see what advice I can get. I need to give you all some background for all of this to make sense. I'm a career changer. I started off working in Biotechnology because that was what I focused on in undergrad (...
- by Jon@Admissionado
Tue Nov 28, 2017 10:40 am- Forum: The Application Process
- Topic: Looking for advice - torn between a retake or moving forward
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1676
Hey there, I’d love to help you out but without more info it’s gonna be hard. Where do you work? What do you do? How quickly have you advanced? Do you have any leadership? What are your great achievements? Do you have notable community service or extra curriculars? Which school did you graduate ...
- by Jon@Admissionado
Tue Nov 28, 2017 10:36 am- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Profile Evaluation -Oxford, LSE, MIT, HEC, etc.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2538
Sure dude,mikehan wrote:Hi everyone, is there a post anywhere that compiles free resources of past successful admissions essays? Thanks
We have actually not one, or two, but four different volumes of books of "50 Essays that worked".
Just drop us a line on our website,
Best,
- by Jon@Admissionado
Mon Nov 20, 2017 5:54 pm- Forum: The Application Process
- Topic: Free Past Succssful Admission Essays?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1717
Hi All. My first post here. I gave GMAT the day before yesterday and got 730(Q49, V40, IR 8). I am looking for pursuing my phd in consumer behavior. My profile is - 2012 - Mechanical engineering with 8.54 CGPA from KIIT University 2014 - PGDM in Marketing with 5.96 CGPA from MDI, Gurgaon 44 months ...
- by Jon@Admissionado
Mon Nov 20, 2017 5:51 pm- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: GMAT 730 with 3.5 years of experience - Looking for phd
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2652
- by Jon@Admissionado
Mon Nov 20, 2017 5:46 pm- Forum: Ask Admissionado
- Topic: IIT, Non-IIT? Non - Profile evaluation question
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9162
Hello, I am interested in applying for the part time (evening) MBA programs with Booth and Kellogg. My GMAT is 700. My undergrad GPA was 2.83. My masters GPA was 3.31. Both my degrees were in Industrial & Systems Engineering. After researching these forums, it seems like a lot of emphasis is pl...
- by Jon@Admissionado
Sat Nov 18, 2017 8:25 am- Forum: The Application Process
- Topic: Undergrad GPA and it's potential impact on application
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2278
- by Jon@Admissionado
Sat Nov 18, 2017 8:19 am- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: MIM 2018 admissions deadlines dates
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2279