Phoren B-school 2009 aspirants

[necromonger]

Originally Posted by elecabhinav

Hello Friends,

I am confused as to which colleges should I apply to for fall 2009? I need your help in zeroing in on the b-schools .Right now these schools are in my mind:

Insead
LBS
ISB
HEC Paris
Oxford
Cambridge
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Nanyang Singapore
My guidelines for choosing a particular B-school are:
· be based in India/Europe/USA/Singapore
· be less than 18 months MBA program
· have good placement
· be recognized in India (in case of a non-Indian school) as I want to return back to India 1 year post MBA
· be a top ranked school
Please help me.

Thanks in advance

elec,

With 4 years of experience (and as an Indian) you must be able to demonstrate outstanding qualities in your application for INSEAD. If you are keen on INSEAD, then I would say wait and year or two and give it a strong shot, the school does not favor re-applicants kindly so "one shot is what you got."

Your choice of schools has a wide range in terms of their value proposition, you might want to think through a little more on where you want to put effort in applications. I prefer the "do a few, but do them really well" philosophy.

regards,
-n

[sethipun]

Hi,

Does anyone know some good consultant(s) in and around Delhi/Chandigarh helping in MBA admission process ?

[just4anshul]

@necromonger

CMU Tepper has an early graduation option, and it fits all your conditions too.

[Neo2000]

Originally Posted by just4anshul

@necromonger
CMU Tepper has an early graduation option, and it fits all your conditions too.

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Oh and a Best of Blogging award winner too

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Even though necro's blog is mentioned in his sig Let me wear a Suit. Please! necromonger @ INSEAD MBA Blog

[brandmanager]

Hi Puys,

New to this thread,but not to PG.Planning to write Gmat in September-around 10th,have not checked the dates ,hope they are available.Have not started preparation yet,would only start once am back to India around 25th June,am sure would be able to manage it.

My Profile

10th-80%,
12th-76%
BE. 63%- average score,avg university from Maharashtra
2 Yr Apparel Merchandising and Marketing management Diploma from NIFT( 6.8%)
Total work would be 6 Yrs, april 2009

1 yr work ex post BE in a Sales and Distribution firm in Eletrical components( Non IT)
2.5 yrs work ex in a Retail Major in Operations and Business Development, Heading North India for one of the international Brands,handling a large team and Business-
Last 1.5 Yrs in a Top MNC's New Retail venture as Brand Manager(Marketing) handling Brand management, new product launches,sales promotions etc.,also dual handling the Customer Experience Manager profile.Primarily a Retail Experience ( front end as well as back end)

Apart from work work as a part-time faculty for retail management course in one of the colleges in Delhi/Chennai( more as a hobby).have bene doing that for 2 years now.

Extra curriculars have been a saving grace.

Department Captain and strategist for 3 years( Cricket,Volleyball),Won Many awards in Cricket at B.tech.Played Carrom at college level.

Sports Captain and College President during my PG.Participated.College Debating winner,Coordinator for college Fest...and other activities.

Still involved in Cricket at office level-

Guys your take on my profile.

Am Looking at ISB, Insead,Manchester Business school,NUS,and may be HEC and IMD.

Reaaly looking fwd to understand my chances.

Anyone from Chennai, who would be intersted in becoming a study partner

cheers.

[itch]

Your Profile Have load to talk about ... and i believe you should finish GMAT ASAP and start applying to the mentioned universities .... you stand a good chance.....

Originally Posted by brandmanager

Hi Puys,

New to this thread,but not to PG.
....
cheers.

[brandmanager]

Thats what am Trying Itch

have finally registered for GMAT, End august..intime for ISB deadlines..

Need to really work hard and get a decent score.

any additions in ur opinion which can be highlighted in my profile


rgds

[didot007]

Hi all
My profile is as mentioned below. I scored quite low on the GMAT.
I am targeting US B schools like - Kellogg, Fuqua, Chicago GSB, Darden (Virginia), Ross (Michigan). Do you think I should retake the GMAT to get a better score? I want to apply in the first round but if i retake the gmat I might miss the first round of a few univs? And should i target other univs which are more safe (suggestions are welcome)?

GMAT (June 10th 200
Total Score 660
Quant 47
Verbal 34

ACADEMICS
-Overall University topper from Jamia Millia Islamia University with CPI of 9/10, Electronics engineering
-Received several Merit scholarships (helped to cover entire engineering fees)
-Lots of extracurriculars - Vice president, Secretary of society boards, dance, sports etc.,,

WORK EXPERIENCE
Full Time
-Working with TCS in the Business Intelligence domain of IT as a key developer
-Nearly 3 Yrs of work experience by July 2009
-Awarded Star of the Month, Quality Six Sigma Green Belt and Black Belt holder
-Integrated Project Management coordinator and Induction coordinator

Part Time - Non Profit
-Working for the IEEE since the past 6 years as a volunteer, currently holding crucial position in the international board
-Awarded the Larry K. Wilson Award at the Asia Pacific level by IEEE for outstanding leadership
-Presently holding crucial volunteer position in the IEEE Boards, globally.
-Travelled extensively for IEEE Meetings and Conferences to places spanning Asia, South America, North America and Canada.
-Conducted virtual global Seminars for IEEE as the keynote speaker

[Aim750+]

Hi guys,

I am new to PG and need advice regd the applications to foriegn unis.I have booked a date in end of July for my GMAT... what i would like to know is the date too late for applying for 2009. I mean do i have to have a GMAT score before i consider which colleges i want to apply for?

I went to a consultancy and the guy suggested that i should start off my applications asap.. to be able to apply for the first round based on my profile. He said it does not matter even if i take the test in aug... but how can i decide on the colleges without a GMAT score?

Please help!!!

[ChandaMama]

Originally Posted by didot007

Hi all
My profile is as mentioned below. ....

hi PGite,
Based on your profile and experience(which is not on higher side),I will say that its good for you if you can re-take gmat and score atleast 30-50 marks more than previous attempt provided that you are a bit confident that you can improve the score.Although,GMAT score is just one part of application and its not everything,but its true that this part is simplest to improve.Other than that,essay/profile/GPA etc do matter a lot.If an applicant has average gmat,than a high work exp can fill up that weakness in profile and since the competition which u will be having in US schools is with international applicants,so you need to have an edge over them.
Lets come to another part of your question which was about targetting safe universities.I will say that,you can try for 20-40 US univ with good chances but again it depends on where you want to get in at the end of day since MBA in US is big investment and you may not want to look urself into the mirror and question about this decision few years down the line (decision of going to say rank 20-40 school rather than say,top 5/10).Please note that I am not saying that a Bschool rank is everything to consider while deciding a school,but still everyone of us has some dream schools and in my opinion its better to chase your dreams!!