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srinivasarajui: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 51; Joined: Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:52 am; Location: Hyderbad,India; Thanked: 3 times; GMAT Score:580

by srinivasarajui » Wed May 20, 2009 1:28 am

Hi,

I have just started my GMAT preparation, I want to short list my colleges before my exam. So these are my details.

GPA:

M.Tech(PG for 2 years) from KIIT a second tier tech school in India with a 91% (9.1/10). I am the topper of class.
B.Tech(UG for 4 years) from college affilated to JNTU a second tier Univ in India with a 64.5%.
Never failed any course(Will this be use full).

Expreince:
I am an s/w engg with 3 work exp. I worked for Oracle for 2 years and 1 year for cognizant.
The technology is different in both comapnies so want to highlight that as my adoptability.

awards:
Awarded with gold meadel by univ for topping the batch.

I am from a small village in India, So getting educated is a challenge.

I gave a mock gmat test(from manhattan review) i got 590(51Q and 19 V). I will work on verbal to get at least 30. So i am expecting a min score of 600 on my main test(which plan to take in Aug)

With this profile, What kind of schools can I target. What schools I can target if get to 600,650 and 700 on my gmat. I hope that will help me shortlisting the colleges to give on the day of my test.

Thanks in Advance

Srinivasa Raju I

Source: Beat The GMAT — Ask Stacy Blackman | Wed May 20, 2009 1:28 am

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by Lisa Anderson » Wed May 20, 2009 6:14 pm

Dear Srinivasa Raju I,

Ideally, you want to apply to schools where your GMAT is at or above the average. You might still have a chance if your GMAT is below, but close to, the school's average depending on the strength of the rest of your application. Since you are in an over-represented group in the global MBA applicant pool, you definitely need to aim for a GMAT score above the average to be competitive at any school.

Good luck,
Lisa

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