27/F/Doctor

[Neo2000]

No that's not me

Posting on behalf of a friend

Did my MBBS from The Armed Forces Medical College(Pune) which is ranked among the top 3 Medical institutions in India
1.i got around 51% in my total MBBS.Highest was around 65% so i cant be 1st class as marks are concerned.
2.Working with Indian Army since 5yrs4months.Joined as Lt,promoted 2 capt and now Maj.
3.Worked for 4yrs in counterinsurgency/counterterrorism areas of Jammu & Kashmir.
4.Worked in different roles as-

(a)Adjutant of the unit(taking care of the functioning of unit comprising of apprx150 men),
(b)Offg 2i/c
(c) <Missing in the mail sent to me. will update later in the evenin>
d)RMO(regimentalmedical officer)- taught 1000 men in each batch the basics of first aid during emergency situations.
e)was chosen for UN mission to Congo& Iretria.

Feedback will be much appreciated. She's looking at the top b-schools of course.

[Stacy Blackman]

General feedback is that the work experience sounds very interesting. I am sure there are some great stories in there. What were her questions?

[Neo2000]

General feedback is that the work experience sounds very interesting. I am sure there are some great stories in there. What were her questions?

Stacy,
Thank you so much for your prompt reply. Sorry for the delay in gettin back to you. I was waiting for my friend to get back and then i fell ill

Anyway, my friend is worried if her profile is strong enough for her to give a shot at the top colleges, H/W/.........
Also, she hasnt had Math in over 12years so what kind of a GMAT score should she be scoring to be in the ring?

Thank you.

[Amy]

Hi Neo2000,

I think her background sounds very interesting, great raw material for an application.

As for her chances at a top school, she should concentrate on achieving a GMAT at or above the mean of her target schools (which would put her in the "safe zone") and telling her story in the context of business school - why MBA? What are her short and long term goals? What lessons in leadership and management has she learned through her very interesting work background.

Good luck!

Amy

[Neo2000]

Hi Amy,

Thank you so much for your response. I believe this will go a long way in re-assuring my friend.

About time she finally got down to prepping for the GMAT.