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Re: Profile Evaluation for INSEAD
Hi MBAHopeful-- You've got some great stuff here! New Zealand and Malaysia are both relatively underserved demographics, so either would be an asset for you. Your career progress looks super, although I'd love to see more quantification about the size of the people-leadership roles in your professio...
- by MargaretStrother
Sun Oct 31, 2021 7:27 pm- Forum: Ask Stacy Blackman
- Topic: Profile Evaluation for INSEAD
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5985
Re: Profile Evaluation for Deferred MBA Progam
Hi Otto! Your profile looks very promising. I love the GPA and the international exposure. I'd worry about a 720 GMAT; 2+2-type programs are hard to get into, and you'll probably want to apply with a GMAT that's closer to, or ideally above, the median for your target schools. So 730+ would put you i...
- by MargaretStrother
Wed Sep 29, 2021 12:38 pm- Forum: Ask Clear Admit
- Topic: Profile Evaluation for Deferred MBA Progam
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4250
Re: Profile Evaluation Request
Hi Vaibhav, Thanks for your query. I see a lot of great things in your profile: super GPA, great internationally-oriented work experience. Joining the family business: I wouldn't recommend leaving a global company like EY to work for the family business the year you're applying to an international b...
- by MargaretStrother
Tue Aug 31, 2021 12:08 pm- Forum: Ask Stacy Blackman
- Topic: Profile Evaluation Request
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3547
Re: MBA - Work Experience
Hi Ravi, Thanks for your question! I do think 18 years of work experience will present a challenge to top full-time MBA programs in the US. Most of these programs are targeted for applicants at an earlier stage of their careers; a quick glance at the incoming class profile of top schools shows that ...
- by MargaretStrother
Fri Jul 16, 2021 4:25 pm- Forum: Ask Stacy Blackman
- Topic: MBA - Work Experience
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3370
Re: Rate my profile and recommend schools
Hi Kaizmoto, Interesting profile! Top business schools will like your leadership and experience in operations/manufacturing, such as steel and solar. However, I would need more information in order to better advise you about target schools: 1) Undergraduate institution and GPA 2) Test scores -- GMAT...
- by MargaretStrother
Mon May 31, 2021 2:52 pm- Forum: The Application Process
- Topic: Rate my profile and recommend schools
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1558
Re: Template for a resume and a CV, suggestions or help anyone?
Your CV/Resume is a crucial part of your HBS 2+2 application -- same goes for any other deferred admission application for top business schools. One of the things I work on most with 2+2 applicants is developing the professional experience section: while you're not expected to have extensive busines...
- by MargaretStrother
Fri May 28, 2021 6:30 pm- Forum: The Application Process
- Topic: Template for a resume and a CV, suggestions or help anyone?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3761
Re: Lors for B school
You're in luck! For top graduate business programs such as the MBA, where applicants have typically spent three or more years in the work force before applying, academic recommendations are actually discouraged. Ideally, you would want one recommendation from your current professional supervisor, an...
- by MargaretStrother
Wed Apr 21, 2021 7:58 am- Forum: Ask ApplicantLab
- Topic: Lors for B school
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4361
Re: lehigh vs babson 1 year mba
Not knowing more about your industry or goals, if you're focused on getting a job post-MBA, a quick reply would be "Lehigh" -- Babson specializes in entrepreneurship, with around half their graduating class starting their own companies. Both are great schools, so it's really a matter of wh...
- by MargaretStrother
Sun Mar 28, 2021 8:29 am- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: lehigh vs babson 1 year mba
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3210
Re: evaluate my profile. thanks in advance
Hi there! You've got a lot of great data here -- involvement in college, community service, CFA. Your profile aligns pretty well with a top US Masters in Management program such as the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business. It's actually good that your BTech took 4+ years, because many In...
- by MargaretStrother
Wed Mar 24, 2021 10:15 am- Forum: Ask Stacy Blackman
- Topic: evaluate my profile. thanks in advance
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5163
Re: College Application
Well, this is a pretty open question, but if I had ONE piece of advice it would be: "Answer the question you're being asked." That seems obvious, but it can be tricky: one school asks about your career aspirations and how their program can help, another asks about your short-term goal s an...
- by MargaretStrother
Wed Dec 30, 2020 7:39 pm- Forum: Ask Stacy Blackman
- Topic: College Application
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4485
Re: Regarding schools choice and POST MBA -Career GOALS
Hi Dreamerat34! You have a good grasp of the issues. The key will be finding programs where the experience-range and school assets are both a fit for you. GRE: yes, get it to 160/160 or higher -- again, I recommend looking at your target schools' incoming class profiles, but in my experience the old...
- by MargaretStrother
Fri Nov 27, 2020 9:46 am- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Regarding schools choice and POST MBA -Career GOALS
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3966
Re: GMAT or GRE for lawyer
I'd recommend the GRE, unless you're particularly strong in quant skills. Most lawyers I've worked with have strong verbal skills given their background, but unless they had a lot of quant in undergrad, they struggled with the quant in the GMAT. People generally tell me the GRE is easier for this sk...
- by MargaretStrother
Fri Nov 27, 2020 9:23 am- Forum: The Application Process
- Topic: GMAT or GRE for lawyer
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3216
Re: Admission into a top school?
Fortunately, there will be a few years between your undergraduate graduation and beginning your MBA studies -- typically 3 or 4 years of full-time, post college work experience. So that gives you a lot of time to do things that can minimize the negative impact of the low GPA. * First, of course, be ...
- by MargaretStrother
Mon Nov 23, 2020 10:19 am- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Admission into a top school?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4254
Re: Msc Finance - Need guidance and evaluation for 20F non-IT Indian
Hi -- your numbers look great, but the first thing we need to determine is whether the schools you're interested in will accept applicants with no post-undergraduate work experience. (As an MBA specialist, the MsF applicants I've worked with generally have had a few years of work experience.) Lookin...
- by MargaretStrother
Tue Nov 17, 2020 9:38 am- Forum: Ask Stacy Blackman
- Topic: Msc Finance - Need guidance and evaluation for 20F non-IT Indian
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3805
Re: Profile Evaluation for HSW
Hi Fin94! Well, you've got a lot of good stuff here: love the GMAT, love the work experience. GPA: a bit low for HBS, but they might overlook it if everything else is spectacular. However, I don't have enough material to assess your competitiveness for these programs. Missing for me is leadership, i...
- by MargaretStrother
Wed Sep 30, 2020 12:26 pm- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Profile Evaluation for HSW
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3520