Sep 2, 2010
MBANoob wrote:Hi Paul,
I would love to hear your take on my problem. I am a 29 year old Indian (male) Software Engineer (non-IT) in the US since 2003. My biggest concern is not what school (which I guess I will have to deal with later), but what kind of MBA.
I have for a couple of years contemplated the MBA and last week finally went and did the GMAT (got a 710-47Q-40V).
I am in the medical devices/life sciences industry and have 5 years of work experience in the field. I started as a Signal Processing Engr after my MS (from the Univ of Hartford in 2005) at a start up and then moved to a more established device manufacturer in 2008. While there, I was promoted to a Sr. S/W Engr from a S/W Engr after a year and have taken up more responsibility in the product development process. Currently my job profile includes S/W development for medical devices (embedded and non-embedded) and the product development process (project mgmt activities, product life cycle activities within the medical device regulatory framework etc...). I love the industry and as of now want to stick in it (Business school might change that!)
I eventually want to get into product development for emerging technologies and bringing them to market etc... So it would be fair to say that my interests are in entrepreneurship, initially with established companies (as a learning process) and then onto smaller ventures or my own venture.
Some more of my background:
Undergrad – Visveswaraya Technological University- B.E. Electronics and Communication – CGPA 7.5/10
Grad – University of Hartford – M.S. Electrical Engineering - GPA 3.8/4
Extra Curricular: Hardly any!
Based on all this, I am not sure if I should do a full time or a part time MBA. Whichever it is, I want to do it from a really good school, else I feel it’s not worth the investment. I am leaning towards a part time, only because I could use the income while I go to school , as I don’t think scholarships come by easy! Like I said I am all confused!
I am in the Boston area, so a part time would be around that area(Babson, BC, WPI, UMass Amherst are my current choices for a part time, any recommendations???)….
Thanks for taking the time to review this post.
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Iceprincess wrote:Hi Experts,
I"ll appreciate any suggestions on my choice of universities with the kind of profile I have.
GMAT: 640 (Q-47, V-32, AWA-5.5)
Job Exp: 4.5yrs
GPA: 3.5
Indian Female, 25yrs
Extra Curriculars: Nothing impressive
Awards received: Mostly technical during my Engineering days.. not sure if they are worth mentioning.
My industry experience has been in IT (ERP-SAP) for about 3 yrs and Sales & Marketing for SAP for another 1.5yrs. I have handled various US assignments from the client's location and my major area of expertise is in Oil & Gas sector and Supply Chain Management.
I intend to pursue my MBA in the Operations & Logistics and/or Sales and Marketing. My choice of universities are the ones which offer both the courses or in someway offer electives for each of these. I am planning to send my MBA application packets latest by Nov 15th to each of the following univs:
1. University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
2. Texas A&M University - Mays School of Business
3. UBC - Sauder School of Business
4. Rice University - Jesse Jones SOM
5. UT Dallas - SOM
6. Arizona State University - Carrey
Please advise on my choice of schools and some others which I can consider. I am apprehensive about my low score.. Please suggest
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Nov 18, 2010
RagaviKarthik wrote:Hi Paul,
I am amazed by the level of detail in your response and I am so glad that I joined this forum. I am sure this forum is going to be of great help to me.
Here is a bit about myself.
Nationality- Indian but currently living & working in Canada on a work visa.
Age-23
Gender – F
GMAT –Planning to take it by Feb 2011
Degree: BBA (Accounting major) from an Indian University & a Post secondary Diploma from Centennial College – Canada( This was a twinning program between the Canadian and Indian business school).
GPA: 3.57
Designation: Final stages of Certified Management Accountants (CMA – Canada) graduating in summer 2011. Just started with Certified Public Accountant (CPA - US).
Languages: Learning French, fluent in English, Tamil and Hindi
Work experience:
Over 3 years of progressive experience working as a Finance officer, Financial analyst and Finance specialist in private, public and non-profit sectors. Performed budgeting & costing, financial reporting & analysis and accounts payables and receivables.
Achievements:
Selected as a Toronto Young Ambassador at the G20 My Summit 2010 . Participated at the G20 My Summit events alongside 200 International Youth Leaders. Received Certificate of Appreciation from the Mayor and Forgien Affairs Minister.
Community service:
Volunteering with a Canadian Non-for-profit Organization as a Membership Database Analyst.
EC:
Arts & Crafts (have won inter-school competitions) and Cooking.
In short, I am working full-time, learning French, actively pursuing two Accounting designations, Volunteering and taking care of my 10 month old.
Desired Schools Ranking: 1) Harvard 2) Booth 3) IIM (India) 4) Wharton 5) Kellog
Waiting eagerly (biting my nails right now) for your valuable feedback.
Thanks,
Ragavi
Nov 18, 2010
shek26 wrote:Hello Paul,
I plan to start applying for September 2011(Fall ) intake. I would like some comments on my profile. Here it goes
Nationality- Indian
Age-24
Gender – Male
GMAT – 620 (Q-48, V-27) AWA-5.5
GPA – There is no GPA system in my university. It is percentage based. However I have good academic records and completed by BE in Mechanical engineering with a distinction(76%) in the final year
Work experience: 2 years(and counting) work experience with SIEMENS Ltd.
Some important responsibilities executed by me include:
Was a part of the team that was responsible for getting Siemens Transformers, India certified for ISO14001 and OHSAS 18001.
One of the coordinators for maintaining 5-S (Quality based system) on the shop floor.
Executing my responsibilities and managing my department alone as a trainee for during the delegation of my superior to Germany for 3 months
Conducting and organising various trainings for shop floor engineers.
Some Achievements
1.Won the Best Project Award during my training period.
2.Submitted a technocommerical paper on a global scale as a part of "Environmental Award 2009" to SIEMENS AG.
3.Software for easy access of training records made using MS Access.
Other Activities:
1.Completed a basic level course in German with an A+ grade.
2.Successfully completed a project titled “Inservice Inspection of a pressure vessel” at Larsen&Toubro Limited, Powai as a part of my undergraduation final year project
3.Stood second in a national level technical paper presentation for the project titled “Inservice inspection of a pressure vessel” held at IIT, Bombay.
4.Have won several accolades in technical paper presentation competitions.
5.Have published around 36 articles on topics of public awareness in Hindustan Times,a leading news daily and 2 articles in JAM, a fortnightly newspaper.
Community service:
•Active member of ~Pankhudi, an NGO that aims at working towards underprivileged children since the last 2 years. Primary responsibility includes teaching slum kids. Have also contributed in other ways to ~Pankhudi.
My verbal score in the GMAT is less but I have done well in the AWA section and my English is also not all that bad considering I have published articles in a leading daily. I would like to know how competitive my application looks and my chances of getting into a good bschool. What can I do to overshadow my low verbal score? I plan to apply to 10 of the top30 bschools in the US. Requesting your comments.
Thanks a lot!
Abhishek Shenoy
Nov 18, 2010
thelog wrote:Hi Paul,
I'd be delighted if you can evaluate my profile and help me with a few pointers
A few things about my profile:
- GMAT 680/6.0 (50/31 - Q/V) - Indian Applicant
- 4 yrs work-ex by mid of 2011
- About workex
-- have been working in the same company for about 3 yrs now. Presently leading the Product Management Team in an EDA company (EDA companies make softwares for semiconductor companies)
-- international workex - two short stints of 1 month each - at company headquarters in the US and at a client site in China
-- twice recognised for exceptional work by the company
-- I am confident of getting good recos from my manager/ex-manager
- Educational - pretty decent - 91% in 10th - 81% in 12th - 81% in UG (Communication & Computers major) - 1 international internship for 1.5 months in Kazakhstan in steel industry
- have good extra currics - participation in debates/extempories/skits at school/college level; founder of a few clubs in college etc
- NGO exp - void
I was hopeful of getting a good GMAT score(700+) which could have put me in an okay position to try for some top B schools (given I belong to the Indian IT applicant category). But given this score, I'm not very sure about my chances.
Post MBA - have an inclination towards Marketing, but would prefer a school where I can explore different options (specially if I opt for a 2 yr program).
I'm thinking of applying to these schools:
ISB India
NUS Singapore
Said (Oxford)
CMU, Duke, Kellogg (the list seems too long here but i'm not sure considering the score)
Please suggest to which other bschools can i apply in the US - as per stretch/reach/safe criteria - it'll be very helpful.
Any other comments on the profile? - All duly appreciated Sir!
Please let me know if more info is needed.
Thanks a lot!
Nov 18, 2010
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