2 years of work ex and a average GPA!

[aim4thestars]

Hi,
I am a 23 year old from India and I will have 2 years of work experience only by Feb 2012. I was hoping to apply for the 2012 intake.Can i take the GMAT now and apply stating that I will have 2 years of work ex by Feb. How many good business schools accept students with just 2 years of work ex.
And when is the best time to take the GMAT?

My GPA is 6.94 on 10 which is not very impressive. How much weightage is given to GPA when compared to GMAT scores and SOP.

Nanyang Business School (NTU) was one of the colleges I had in mind. How good is it.

[Stacy Blackman]

Hi aim4thestars,

Your GMAT test score carries for 5 years, so you can take the test whenever you would like. The test is changing soon, so we recommend you take it before the next version arrives. We normally recommend 2-3 months of GMAT prep, although this can vary based on the time amount of time you have to study.

A number of business schools will look at candidates with 2 years of experience. Schools typically like to see at least 2 years.

Hope this was of help.

Cheers,

Conrad and the Stacy Blackman Team

[aim4thestars]

Thank you so much Stacy I have a few more queries :

1.How much will my GPA affect my chances of getting through a top business school.
2.I know different schools choose students across different months.. but when do most b schools have their intake. Can you generalize this?

[apphelp]

Hi,
I am a 23 year old from India and I will have 2 years of work experience only by Feb 2012. I was hoping to apply for the 2012 intake.Can i take the GMAT now and apply stating that I will have 2 years of work ex by Feb. How many good business schools accept students with just 2 years of work ex.
And when is the best time to take the GMAT?

My GPA is 6.94 on 10 which is not very impressive. How much weightage is given to GPA when compared to GMAT scores and SOP.

Nanyang Business School (NTU) was one of the colleges I had in mind. How good is it.

Hi,

GMAT score can compensate low GPA.
Also, for applicants with low work ex. GMAT becomes very important. If your work ex is in IT then we would recommend getting a 730+ or so to even stand a chance of getting an interview call unless your extra currics are outstanding.

Nanyang or NUS has rolling admissions, so apply in October immediately when their apps are open to stand best chance. You should be able to take GMAT by then.

Hope this helps.

Apphelp Team

[krishp84]

Why is are MBA Admissions committee so biased against against IT esp.Indian IT when compared to any other profile?
Is it a matter a supply-demand or something else ?

[apphelp]

Its not a matter of someone not liking IT profiles from India. B schools really focus on class room and peer learning and if all are from IT then there is little to learn from each other. Hence it becomes tough for IT profiles.

Apphelp Team

[krishp84]

So it again boils to more supply....Higher supply --> Higher applicants --> Lower diversity

But is this how an equal opportunity education provider should work. Most of the companies advertise as equal opportunity employer. Should these ethics not apply to B-schools ?
There should be surveys conducted - Which school is an equal opportunity education provider ?

Nevertheless, IT is a horizontal that is applied to multiple business verticals. So it is more representative of the actual business environment. That does not mean diversity should not be considered. Rather it should be properly applied by selecting people from different pools of IT rather than considering IT as a vertical business.

Moreover, if the most profiles applying to schools belong to a particular category, this means that category should be given some weight-age if supply is to be maintained;) Otherwise that particular profile will definitely switch to some better opportunities if the schools are biased to maintain their class diversity. The cause-effect has occurred , but the after-effects are what determine the future.

In addition, if today an MBA is considered the ladder to better growth/job opportunity, tomorrow something else will come up. Then no one will give a thought to MBA, like no-one gives a thought to professions of old age.