Please evaluate my profile?

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Please evaluate my profile?

by Leto » Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:50 pm
Hey Lisa,

I have been following your response for posts on the forum and like to thank you and your team for helping MBA candidates.

I am also writing you for your suggestions regarding my MBA application profile. I am an Indian male who completed master in Environmental Engineering from a well known university in USA. I am working as an engineer in an environmental engineering design firm since Oct. 2005, and I took few leadership responsibilities, which include starting a sustainability team in my office and designing drinking water system for a poor community in a South American country. I believe that in my application essays, I can show that I am leader with strong moral, social and environmental concerns.

I took GMAT in Aug scored 640, which is on the low end of the spectrum for good schools. But, I am planning to take it once again on Sept. 3rd and I am expecting that I will be able to achieve a score between 670-710. My target school are -
- Duke,
- Darden,
- MIT Sloan, and
- Kenan-Flagler (UNC).

Most of these schools have average GMAT score 680 and more, which I am expecting to achieve in my next GMAT attempt.

My concerns are - firstly that I am in too competitive group, Asian males, and my application may fail because of being low on GMAT. Secondly that I am planning to apply in UNC and Duke in "early action" round, but I think that I have only few weeks to complete my applications and get them reviewed before the deadline.

I will appreciate if you can provide me your comments on my eligibility as a MBA candidate and will be thankful if you can address my concerns.

thanks,
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by Lisa Anderson » Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:08 pm
Dear Leto,

You are correct in your assessment and I am glad you are retaking your GMAT. I think you have some interesting work experience that is different from the norm for Indian male engineers. You should use your environmental engineering experience to your advantage in this regard. Nevertheless, if you do not get your GMAT score up to the 700 range, then I would suggest looking at some other programs in the 15-30 range. Many of them will provide you a good education and the same career opportunities.

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