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[bjp2008]

Hi,
I wrote GMAT and got a score of 690.... although i know this is not the good score ... i want to know the chances of getting into good school.
My profile is given below.
GMAT Score ( January, 2009)
Total - 690
QA - 49
VA - 35
AWA – 4.5
Graduation Score:
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BE (Electronics and Communication Engg) – 84.3 %
12th Marks – 80.8 %
10th Marks – 89.62 %
Work Exp
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August 2004 to till date - Senior Software Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd, Kolkata, India
Currently in Kolkata working as a techno-functional lead managing a team of 7. Been in Tokyo, Japan for 2 years managing teams of 4 members at offshore(India) with daily tasks etc.
Total Work Exp ( 5 Years with 2 years at Tokyo, Japan) .

I can get very very good recos from my managers at work and I have been managing teams of various sizes for the past 4 years.
Please let me know with this kind of profile where do I stand and any chances of getting admission into a good B School in Aug/Sep 2010. If yes, then plz suggest few of the good B schools where I do stand a fair chance as per my profile.
Following is the list of few universities where I want to know my chances of getting through with this profile :

1>San Francisco State University, USA
2>Goizueta BS, Emory University, USA
3>McCombs School of Business,University of Texas at Austin, USA
4>York University: Schulich, CANADA
5>Tepper School of Business,Carnegie Mellon Univeristy, USA
6>Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, USA
7>Leonard N Stern School of Business, New York University, USA
8>Cornell University (Stern), The Johnson School,USA
9>Queens, CANADA
10>University of Toronto: Rotman, CANADA
11>Darden School of Business: University of Virginia, USA
12>Richard Ivey, CANADA
13>Kelley School of Business,Indiana University, USA
14>"Krannert School of Management,
Purdue University", USA
15>JHJGSM, RICE UNIVERSITY, USA
16>The Fuqua School of Business,Duke University, USA
17>Kellog School of Business, USA
18>Yale University, USA
19>McGill, CANADA
20>Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Natherlands
21>SDA Bocconi, IMD, ITALY
22>Asian Institute of Management, Somalia
23>NUS, Singapore
24>Nanyang, Singapore

If you can provide me the approx rough idea, that out of these where I do stand a chance then it would be great help to me in deciding to apply for next year fall season.
Also can you suggest few schools where I have a good chance of getting through, preferably in the top 30 list. And if possible please let me know the chances of getting a scholarship among these schools.

Your reply will be highly appreciated

Thanks and Regards,
Bikramjit

[Stacey Oyler]

Hi bjp and thanks for your post. Please see my comments below:

I wrote GMAT and got a score of 690.... although i know this is not the good score ... i want to know the chances of getting into good school.
My profile is given below.
GMAT Score ( January, 2009)
Total - 690
QA - 49
VA - 35
AWA – 4.5
Graduation Score:
----------------------------
BE (Electronics and Communication Engg) – 84.3 %
12th Marks – 80.8 %
10th Marks – 89.62 %
Work Exp

Academically you are a bit below average for many of the schools in your list. Many of the schools in your list have average GPA's of 3.4-3.5 and average GMAT scores of 710+. I strongly encourage you to consider retaking the GMAT as it may help you be a bit more competitive.
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August 2004 to till date - Senior Software Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd, Kolkata, India
Currently in Kolkata working as a techno-functional lead managing a team of 7. Been in Tokyo, Japan for 2 years managing teams of 4 members at offshore(India) with daily tasks etc.
Total Work Exp ( 5 Years with 2 years at Tokyo, Japan) .

Your work experience seems solid, although I don't have a complete understanding of your roles and promotions to date. However, your international experience in Japan is great and will hopefully provie you with some potential essay topics which will help you stand out from the large pool of Indian engineering applicants.

I can get very very good recos from my managers at work and I have been managing teams of various sizes for the past 4 years.
Please let me know with this kind of profile where do I stand and any chances of getting admission into a good B School in Aug/Sep 2010. If yes, then plz suggest few of the good B schools where I do stand a fair chance as per my profile.
Following is the list of few universities where I want to know my chances of getting through with this profile :

1>San Francisco State University, USA
2>Goizueta BS, Emory University, USA
3>McCombs School of Business,University of Texas at Austin, USA
4>York University: Schulich, CANADA
5>Tepper School of Business,Carnegie Mellon Univeristy, USA
6>Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, USA
7>Leonard N Stern School of Business, New York University, USA
8>Cornell University (Stern), The Johnson School,USA
9>Queens, CANADA
10>University of Toronto: Rotman, CANADA
11>Darden School of Business: University of Virginia, USA
12>Richard Ivey, CANADA
13>Kelley School of Business,Indiana University, USA
14>"Krannert School of Management,
Purdue University", USA
15>JHJGSM, RICE UNIVERSITY, USA
16>The Fuqua School of Business,Duke University, USA
17>Kellog School of Business, USA
18>Yale University, USA
19>McGill, CANADA
20>Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Natherlands
21>SDA Bocconi, IMD, ITALY
22>Asian Institute of Management, Somalia
23>NUS, Singapore
24>Nanyang, Singapore

If you can provide me the approx rough idea, that out of these where I do stand a chance then it would be great help to me in deciding to apply for next year fall season.
Also can you suggest few schools where I have a good chance of getting through, preferably in the top 30 list. And if possible please let me know the chances of getting a scholarship among these schools.

You have a very diverse range of schools from programs ranked in 10 to programs ranked in the top 100. I don't feel I have enough information to give you guidance on school selection at this point. Could you share with me a bit more information about your work experience? In addition I'd like to know about your extracurriclular actitivies as well as your short and long term MBA goals. This will give me a clearer picture of your profile and assist me with school recommendations.

Thanks,

Stacey

[bjp2008]

Hi Stacy, Thanks a lot for your reply. I strongly agree with you to retake my GMAT and will try to improve my score.
Regarding my Work Experience , I am working in IT with an MNC for last 5 years. Initially I started working in a Citibank , Japan project at offshore. It was in core banking or commercial banking. Then I worked 1 year for Citicards, Japan project. then I moved to Japan for Citibank Securities japan Ltd. (client) project. I worked almost 4 years in Banking and Finance projects and also 0.5 years in Risk Management for Citi Markets and Banking. Currently I am working with KPMG International, USA in SAP, CRM ( Customer Relationship Management) domain as techno-funtional lead.
As far my career goal I always tried to know the business while working as a technical person in any project. From starting I started to learn the underlying business and provide solution accordingly. Even working at onsite I analysed the business of the customer and designed/developed system to help their business processes. So throughout in my IT career I was more focussed on learning and analyzing business.
I strongly feel that I should move to Business Analysis/Consultancy role in the coming years.
Please let me know if need any further information. I would ask you to help me in selecting those schools which are more focussed in Consultancy/Information Management part.

Thanks and Regards,
Bikramjit

[bjp2008]

Extra Curricular Activities:
1> Member of Toastmaster International Club. Got awards as Most Improved Speaker.
2> Engaged in Social Work. Helps under priviledged students to get their education. Recently got Achiever awards.
3> Learned play Tabla. Completed upto 3rd Year.

Thanks and Regards,
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