Ask Jeremy @ MBAMission.com - What it takes to get to the best global business school

[pagalguy]

We welcome aboard Jeremy Shinewald from MBAMission to help guide you through the business school admissions maze. Jeremy has extensive expertise in the area of business admissions and essays along with great insight into what makes a brilliant application. Many of the students who have used his services have made it to some of the best schools in the world. You can click here to read their testimonials.

You can use this thread to ask him questions, clarify doubts and learn more about the admissions process in the best business schools of the world. MBAMission.com's advertisement on the left column will take you to their website and will help you understand their services better.

You can post our questions by hitting the 'Post Reply' button above or clicking here

Best of luck to both Jeremy and the PG junta

PS: Jeremy's username is MBA Mission

[ahmadazeem777]

Originally Posted by pagalguy

You can use this thread to ask him questions, clarify doubts and learn more about the admissions process in the best business schools of the world.

A very good initiative . Looking forward to use this thread to resolve my queries.

Azeem

[ahmadazeem777]

Hi Jeremy,

I am here with a set of queries, on which I am still not able to get answer.... I have joined coaching for GMAT with IMS (including admission consluting) I have been given a list of Universities from where I am suppose to shortlist them based upon my prefrences..

I started with shortlisting but then I realised that what if I am missing some the very important prameters (which is required to get an admit into a most profile suited B-School) :crazye ye: :razz:uppydog::r olle yes:.....

So I thought If you could help me on this. I know that most ppl would say that the criteria or Parameters for shortlisting a b-school differs from person to person & one cannot apply the same in every case. But then dont you think that I would be better off I get a whole set of parameters used by junta in general (it alteast ensure that I do not miss out on any of the more fundamental criteria's like Does your Dream Companies also come to the Inst where you are planning to get an Admit ??? etc)

So I would request you to post the parameters which one should use to shortlist colleges. For your info, following are the parameters which I have already thought of in selecting a b-school:-

Does your dream Co recruit the ppl from the B-school ???
Is your Acad + Professional profile+GMAT is sufficently matched with
the B school requirements ?
Does it have reputation for the course you are applying for (I Banking)?
How good/Strong is the Alumni (pl throw some light on How to find it) ?
What is the placement Record ??
What are the VISA norms in that country ?
OOOPPPPSSS how could I forget this one ... total Cost of Education +
living & what is the Scenario of getting loans etc from that particular B
school???
I have run out of Ideas now, I know that I am missing on some of the
very imp parameters ....

For this reason I request you to kindly make me aware of the parameters that I sould use ...
me with your views & sugesstions ...

Thankx

Azeem

[bdsam]

Hi Jeremy!

I posted this query to peers here ... and got some replies ...

However I would again like to levereage your expertise again here!

I was interested in doing an MBA in marketing .... Mostly from US and UK being close second preferrence.

However, I got feedbacks from people already working in US that its difficult for an International Student to get a job in the Marketing field [Specially in US].

The Reasons I got are:
1. Language & Accent:- International students cant get into the local Accent too Quickly. There is always a gap. Most of the Local People/Small Businessman/Investors find it difficult to comprehend.
2. Local Market Knowledge:- International Students hahe feeble knowledge of the local market.
3. Experience:- Most of the people who apply for such courses dont have experience in the Marketing field.

Please throw some light towards this ....

My Immediate goals are to learn from the foriegn markets with the help of Job ... and at a later point start something of my own in India using the Experience I have gained!

My Profile:
Experience - 3 years now in IT ... 4 years by the time I join [No marketing Experience]
GMAT - Takin in August
GPA - 3.6
Extra Curricular - Descent
Engineering in Computer Science

If these are true .... What can improve my Candidature for the MBA course and future careers!

[pramod_misra]

hi all
first of all kudos to all pg adms for starting this thread.its a great initiative.before asking question i am posting my profile.
gmat-720(q-51,v-36)awa-4.5
gpa-3.8
work ex -5 years in a public sector (nuclear power corpn.)no international expo.
average extra curricualr acitivities
i am interested in joining one year mba course(if i can get specialization in technology ,info or general management that is better.
so what are the schools suitable for this need.and how should i proceed.
with regads
pm

[hanu]

hey jeremy hwere r u buddy...hope to read a post from u


well i have a story to tell and some queries for u as well....

I have what u call average acads...i have 64 % marks where my college topper had 74% marks. Although i did secure 4th position (out of 67 students) in 1st year of college i slipped into socializing, drinking and generally having a good time later in college...i only realized my situation when i graduated and then i worked hard to get a job in a top IT company of india and i have since progressed well in my career....now this may not be impressive for a good business school where most students ( i assume) were top 10 % of their class. now my query is how do i mitigate this obvious problem in my profile....to add other info: i have 4 yrs exp., 1 year exp in US, GMAT 700, some extras.

[yepsee]

Hi Jeremy,

I have posted this info on another thread also. However, I wanted to get your perspective on my profile and what else can I do to improve it.

Here is my profile :-

1. B.Tech - IITD - Civil Engg. - 6.24/10.0 (2003 passout)
2. GMAT - 780 (Q=50,V=47)
3. Work Ex: -

• Jun 2003 - Didn't get a job from campus. Searched on my own and joined a software company. Realised this is not what i want to do. Quit in Aug 2003
• Sep 2003 - Went back to a professor and started working in an R&D center of Transportation Engg. Slowly got into econometrics and stuff. Quit in March 2004 coz my contract ended.
• Apr 2004 - Joined a small (30-35 ppl) Market Research company. Learned a lot there. Got promoted in 3 months. Had a leadership role as well. Quit in May 2005 coz reached saturation.
• June 2005 - Joined one of the biggest Credit Card company. Working in same analytics field. Build models, do statistical analysis.

4. I take out time from my job to go to a school for underprivileged children to teach.
5. I am aiming for Fall 2007 and want to do MBA in Finance.

I am planning to apply to Chicago, Stanford, Harvard and LBS.

Could you give your opinion about what these institutes look for and whether my profile is in synch with that?

Are there any other good schools for finance?

What are the weak points in my profile?

Would be really great if you could share your thoughts here.

Vishal

[MBA Mission]

Thank you for the introduction, Allwin.

I am quite pleased to be available to Pagalguy members to answer any questions on the admissions process, from those as broad as “What are my chances at Harvard, Stanford, Wharton?” or “How can I enhance my community and personal profile?” to those as specific as “How can I mitigate an F in calculus?” or “Is this response appropriate for Duke essay three?”

My goal is to help create transparency and demystify the admissions process for those applying to North American and European MBA programs.

Sincerely,
Jeremy Shinewald
MBA Mission

www.mbamission.com (new website coming soon)
646-485-8844
Skype: MBAMission

Throughout the last six admissions cycles, MBA Mission has worked with a small number of applicants from around the world, helping them gain coveted Letters of Acceptance to top-ranked U.S. and International Business Schools. We work closely with each candidate to identify unique attributes and experiences and then translate them into compelling and, most importantly, differentiated applications.

[MBA Mission]

Azeem,

Thanks for your post.

While parameters for selecting a program do vary by applicant, it is important that candidates consider a full complement of factors as they make their selections. The list below is composed of those factors that we think should be considered by international applicants as they examine schools abroad. Some of these factors are career-oriented, some academically-oriented and some socially oriented.

Each candidate should obviously determine which factors are most important to him her, based on his/her needs. For example, if a candidate were to determine that the case-method of learning is most important, then HBS, Darden, Tuck and the Ivey School (Western Ontario) would come to the forefront and then he/she could consider other factors thereafter. Similarly, if the candidate were to determine that he/she wanted to be in a major city for reasons of employment/networking or simple personal preference, schools such as HBS, MIT, Chicago, Kellogg, Wharton, Columbia, NYU, UCLA, etc. would vault to the top of the list, while others could be crossed off. For most applicants, there is some give and take as the answers are not entirely clear cut -- a reasonable approach might be to try to identify a few factors and see which school meets 4/5 criteria and then evaluate this short-list thereafter.

• Reputation/Prestige Reputation in home country vs. Prestige abroad
• Location Urban Campuses vs. University Towns
• Size of Class Intimacy vs. Anonymity
• Teaching Method Lecture vs. Case
• Core Curriculum Mandatory Core vs. Flexibility
• Recruiting Target firms coming to campus?
• Specializations Marketing, Finance, International?
• Alumni Base Size, Depth, Loyalty? Alumni in home country?
• Facilities Modern vs. Antiquated
• Professors Teaching vs. Research
• Costs Tuition Fees, Loan Programs, Scholarships
• Visa Restrictive or Permissive?

I hope that this gives you a place to start. Please let me know if you would like me to elaborate on any of the criteria above.

Sincerely,
Jeremy Shinewald
MBA Mission

www.mbamission.com
646-485-8844
Skype: MBAMission


Hi Jeremy,

I am here with a set of queries, on which I am still not able to get answer.... I have joined coaching for GMAT with IMS (including admission consluting) I have been given a list of Universities from where I am suppose to shortlist them based upon my prefrences..

I started with shortlisting but then I realised that what if I am missing some the very important prameters (which is required to get an admit into a most profile suited B-School) :crazye ye: :razz:uppydog::r olle yes:.....

So I thought If you could help me on this. I know that most ppl would say that the criteria or Parameters for shortlisting a b-school differs from person to person & one cannot apply the same in every case. But then dont you think that I would be better off I get a whole set of parameters used by junta in general (it alteast ensure that I do not miss out on any of the more fundamental criteria's like Does your Dream Companies also come to the Inst where you are planning to get an Admit ??? etc)

So I would request you to post the parameters which one should use to shortlist colleges. For your info, following are the parameters which I have already thought of in selecting a b-school:-

Does your dream Co recruit the ppl from the B-school ???
Is your Acad + Professional profile+GMAT is sufficently matched with
the B school requirements ?
Does it have reputation for the course you are applying for (I Banking)?
How good/Strong is the Alumni (pl throw some light on How to find it) ?
What is the placement Record ??
What are the VISA norms in that country ?
OOOPPPPSSS how could I forget this one ... total Cost of Education +
living & what is the Scenario of getting loans etc from that particular B
school???
I have run out of Ideas now, I know that I am missing on some of the
very imp parameters ....

For this reason I request you to kindly make me aware of the parameters that I sould use ...
me with your views & sugesstions ...

Thankx

Azeem

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[himanshumohan78]

hi Jeremy,
Thanks for the Initiative taken for PGs. I want to ask one generic question.
This will be applicable to almost all MBA aspirants.
I am planning to do MBA in next 1-2 year from Ivy collegs either in India/US/Europe.
I am from IT sector with a 'not-so-good' college. My question is how i can improve my profile in order to make myself equip for applying to ivy league colleges keeping in mind that my academic college is not so good.
Few of the things i am doing is:
1. Industry best certifications - I just completed my project Mgt certification from PMI.
Now doing oracle ERP certification ( as i am working as Tech consultant in ERP domain).
2. few Extra Curriculars like Joining Public speaking club.

I have 3 yrs of IT experience and i am MCA. By the time i will join MBA college i will have around 4-5 yrs of exp.
So i have 1-2 yrs with me to improve my profile and get to the level where i can apply for TOP MBA colleges. I need your valuable suggestions /Tips on how i can improve my profile.

Thanks abd Regds,
HMG