Profile Review Request : Ask mbaMission

I want to pursue a PhD in marketing from top 20 b-schools globally in the next 3-4 years. Can someone please help me what score I should target in GMAT and what else can be done to better my profile ? Here are my profile details :-

Indian female, by the time I will apply I will be 26/27
Bachelors in chemistry (grade 8.5/10), MBA from IIFT (2.56/4.00) highest is 3.47
About to start job . Role - management trainee sales in a chemical industry MNC
EC - 2 yr member of women empowerment club & editorial board of UG, 1 yr member of Hostel committee in PG
Internships - 1. Marketing intern at a medical devices MNC 2. Sales intern at an ed-tech startup
Competitions - National semi-finalists in 3 marketing corporate competitions

Post PhD goals - Assistant professor of marketing

Appreciate any responses,

Thanks

Hi esha12012000, thanks for reaching out. Our expertise is in MBA programs so I would go straight to the source and check with your target PhD programs on their GMAT ranges. For instance, I checked one school (Arizona State Carey) and they state that they give preference to applicants with 650+ GMAT scores and the average of admitted applicants was 695. So you're probably looking at targeting at least 700+ but even higher depending on which programs. As another example, Chicago Booth says the average GMAT for their incoming class of PhD students is 763.

As far as where to improve your profile, I would focus on demonstrating your interest in marketing and why you want to pursue that field (plus any specific research interests or professors you want to work with) so that you can write a strong personal statement. Also make sure you can demonstrate quantitative strength and the ability to conduct research.

Hope that helps some!
Kate

esha12012000 wrote:I want to pursue a PhD in marketing from top 20 b-schools globally in the next 3-4 years. Can someone please help me what score I should target in GMAT and what else can be done to better my profile ? Here are my profile details :-

Indian female, by the time I will apply I will be 26/27
Bachelors in chemistry (grade 8.5/10), MBA from IIFT (2.56/4.00) highest is 3.47
About to start job . Role - management trainee sales in a chemical industry MNC
EC - 2 yr member of women empowerment club & editorial board of UG, 1 yr member of Hostel committee in PG
Internships - 1. Marketing intern at a medical devices MNC 2. Sales intern at an ed-tech startup
Competitions - National semi-finalists in 3 marketing corporate competitions

Post PhD goals - Assistant professor of marketing

Appreciate any responses,

Thanks

Thanks so much!

Happy to help!

esha12012000 wrote:Thanks so much!