Phoren B-school 2009 aspirants

[eNVious]

Originally Posted by nishant_tyagi47

Hello Friends,

I'm right now working with a MNC in ITES sector, my profile is as below:

Xth- 73%
XIIth- 69%
B.Tech- 72%
Work Ex- 2.8 years
GMAT-700
Designation- Sr. Quality Analyst
Handling 3 different teams- total 40 associates under me.

Apart from this I have lot of achievements and initiatives on my name along with many motivation drives run by me as part of my leadership skills in my organization. And for social participation I've been awarded by my VP for initiatives that I've taken for our society as part of CSR.

Along with all these, I'm have good comand over basic management concepts and subjects.

Being in ITES sector, I hope i fulfill the demand for diversity in terms of experience as required by most of the international colleges. My field of interest for MBA is Service Marketing/International Business.

Though I never had a foreign trip, but am good in handling international client. Right now I'm dealing with one of the Giant telecom company in Canada. And I can have recommendation from them as well.

It woud be great if you could comment on my profile and show me the real picture.

Coool profile!!!
I am not an expert , but from what I know of others with less attractive profile than yours have been able to get into the B schools ranking between 30-60 on FT.

So, way to go!!!

[sunetra_virdi]

Originally Posted by zor.singh

To summarize my prep:

I had a lot (and i mean a lot) of false starts in my prep. By false
starts i mean that i used to study for 2 - 3 days and then chuck it again.
I needed a jatka to really start preparing and i got that around October.

So people if you are the lazy kinds trust me. Pick a date. It aint gonna happen till
you actually pick a date and pay out the cash. Thats when it pinches and studies
get serious.

As for the material

Material
--------
1. Prinston review (good but not comprehensive.. a good place to start)
2. OG 10 and 11 (between the two of them a HUGE question bank)
3. Manhattan for SC (gets all your concepts straight..a must do)
4. Spidey notes on SC.. great resource for the finer points
5. 1000 question pack (did only 40 %)


Practice tests and my scores with stage of prep
-----------------------------------------------
1. Gmat Prep Test 1 : 720 : first week of prep
2. Prinston Review test 1 : 690 (47Q/39V) : 18 oct
3. Kaplan Test 1 : 650 |
4. Kaplan Test 2 : 640 | Basically i did one
5. Kaplan Test 3 : 660 | every weekend
6. Kaplan Test 4 : 620 | -- this one was a shocker
7. Prinston Review test 2 : 710 (51Q/37V) : 18 dec
8. Prinston Review test 3 : 690 (51Q/34V) : 19 dec
9. Prinston Review test 4 : 680 (44Q/40V) : 21 dec (this one scared the SHIT out of me)


While i was preparing i never really looked on to these forums much
and definitely did not do any questions i found on the net. What the tests told me
continuously was that i sucked at SC. So i attacked that by doing sheer numbers.

Another thing i did (and this really helped) is maintain excel sheets containing
all my answers. This helped me in attacking the ones i had gotten wrong on a latter
date and also to figure out where i needed more study.

Ne thing else u need to know please ask...

ohh and i got 770 on the 2nd GMAT prep test. They say what u get on this is what u get on the exam.. guess they were right. (thankgod for that)

Hi Zor,need ur help on GMAT.... just decided to take the exam in Jan 2009. Please let me know if u have shortlisted some colleges.... i need some advise on that..... TCSunetra

[tishan]

hi puys,
can anyone please tell me how are the UK B schools as far as getting a job after the completion of the couse is concerned?

[Amit_C]

Hi All,

I gave the GMAT this month. My score is 710 (PS 49, VA 38 ) AWA (4.0)

Acads
Xth 87%
XIIth 89%
BE 65%

Work Ex:
IT industry. Will complete 3 Yrs in Nov 08.

I am planning to apply to US B-Schools in the first cycle.
Which B-Schools will be appropriate for my score? Any realistic suggestions?
Will the low AWA score matter much?

Thanks
Amit

[nishit.shah]

Hi All,
I am looking for MBA in Fall 2009 in US or Singapore
My Profile is :
Studies : Average - Engineering in Information Technology
Curricular Activities : Very Good
Exp : 3 yrs of IT Exp in leading MNC by (APR 09)-- Exceedingly good performance and growth
Also have 3 months Internationalxperience, might be able to add few more months to this before Fall 09
I am looking for an MBA in following fields (numbered based on priority)
1. IT/Infrastructure Industry
2. Operations Management
3. Finance Management
I might prefer working for 2 yrs atleast in US or singapore after MBA.
Can you please help me with college names along with SCORES and academic profile they prefer.
How much would be average cost in US or Singapore?
Please reply me soon, as I need to list 5 colleges to send my Score Card.

Looking forward to your reply!!

[Dopa]

Originally Posted by Amit_C

Hi All,

I gave the GMAT this month. My score is 710 (PS 49, VA 38 ) AWA (4.0)

Acads
Xth 87%
XIIth 89%
BE 65%

Work Ex:
IT industry. Will complete 3 Yrs in Nov 08.

I am planning to apply to US B-Schools in the first cycle.
Which B-Schools will be appropriate for my score? Any realistic suggestions?
Will the low AWA score matter much?

Thanks
Amit

Hi Amit,

As far as I have read regarding this on PG, if your AWA is 4 or more, its gonna be fine. You have got excellent overall score which matters more. I think you can apply to all the B schools you want based on whatever criterions you chose but AWA of 4 is not going to be a road block as far as I know.

Plus you can try to compensate the AWA with your application and essays.

All the best for apping season!

[sunetra_virdi]

Originally Posted by Neo2000

Try to maximise your savings. Start thinking in terms of dollars. 3Lakhs at today's conversion rates comes to about $7500. Do you think this will last you two years?? Why not 6Lakhs? There's still two years to go.

Do you realise what a psychological boost it will be to go to college knowing you have $15000 in your bank account?? In best case scenario where you get tuition loan, that's 15k to blow over a period of 15months(i'm assuming summer intern will bring in some more dough)

When univ's quote total cost they just include tuition fee, books, room and food. Miscellaneous expenses vary from student to student and cannot be accounted for. Yet, you have to realise that a foreign MBA is more than just books and school experience. There will be a lot of wining and dining, socialising,things to experience and none of this comes free

Hi Neo,
unfortunately i dont have much of my personal savings and i am planning to apply for 2009 fall..... ur post is worrying me as to how i wud manage even if i get an admit..... i am yet to take gmat.... but this is a big worry....i was thinking of applying in schools with lower tuition fees or the ones which offer TA and all...... those wud be mostly public b schools.... private ones r sure expensive.... can u please advise?
sunetra

[Neo2000]

Originally Posted by sunetra_virdi

Hi Neo,
unfortunately i dont have much of my personal savings and i am planning to apply for 2009 fall..... ur post is worrying me as to how i wud manage even if i get an admit..... i am yet to take gmat.... but this is a big worry....i was thinking of applying in schools with lower tuition fees or the ones which offer TA and all...... those wud be mostly public b schools.... private ones r sure expensive.... can u please advise?
sunetra

First get in then worry about finances. Finances can also be worked out later. Nearly all top schools offer loans from banks that they've tied up with.

Get in first. Its not as easy as you think it is.

[rahulsar]

Hey all. myself Rahul sareen, working in ST Micro... in IT domain(networks and system, no s/w) with 2+ yrs exp. gave gmat bt 680 score. will definitely give again n am confident for 720+. will apply next year 2009 with 3 yrs exp.

Profile:-
10th - 82%
12th - 77%
Btech - 71% (UPTU) - nt vry high scoring univ. topper(~82%)
Extra cricular - v . good -- college captain, volleball gold medalist n bst plyr in all-india inter collg meet in IT BHU. many school, clubs n inter collg sports n fashion show certi. selected in 1st rnd INDIAN IDOl, organizd many inter collg events, felicitated by collg chairman.
Wrk -- appreciation cert frm client for solving max issues, voted best performer of quarter in project, leading internal team of 16 in STM
Reco - frm collg vice-prez, my HCL SDM(may be VP also), my present manager
Certification- SUN and HP ( domain relatd)
Academics certi -- among top ten in class. thts it
This is the biggest weakness in profile

I would really appreciate if u cud suggst me means to offset fr academics n other weakness

Im basically lukin for Finance/Technology consulting with finance being priority. Thinking 4 CFA?? Also thinkn 4 presentn paper in conferences or being speaker?? NGO's?? Wat say!!

Plz if u cud suggest me with univ. and SOPS etc BECAUSE ESSAY wise seriously nt vry cnfidnt...

Any help wud be appreciable n of gr8 hlp.

[pradeep43602]

Hi All,

I gave my GMAT 2 weeks back and got a very bad score of 620.
I was completely distraught as i prepared well and was performingly decently in my mocks.
I've come out of the disappoitment and decided that i would apply to B-schools with the same score as i do not want to write again
I would like u guys' frank opinion on whether i'll be able to get into top 20-30 colleges of US with some financial aid.

My profile:

GMAT: 620
Work Ex as of now: 3 yrs in IT+ 1 yr in Manufacturing co.
Academic record:Above average through out but nothing excellent.No other achievements.
Other achievements: 1)represented my state(AP) in national TT tournament at the sub-junior level.Also played at the district level at sub-junior level.
2)won prizes for TT at school level and local club level.
3)Actively participated in other sports at school level.
4)I was a NCC cadet at school for 2 yrs and have a "B" certificate.

Seeing my profile above do u guys feel i stand a chance of getting into decent college.What all colleges can i hope for getting into.
How to search for colleges as i'm getting confused searching through the net.Please also let me know how to gather info accurately.

I'll be really grateful if you all can help me out in this as this is really important for me.

Looking forward for your valuable suggestions.

Thnaks and Regards,
Pradeep