[just4anshul]

Hey Guys,

I am a current UNC student and am starting this thread to help prospective MBA students. You can check out my old thread (MBA Fall 2009 Assistance - Profile Evaluations, Essays, Etc.) to see what you can expect from me.

So feel free to ask me anything and everything abt an MBA in the US - admission questions, profile evaluations, essay questions, etc. I will reply to your questions once every week to please be patient.

Good luck
Anshul

[ritwikverma]

Hi,

Here's my profile, can you tell me what are my chances of walking the roads of Chapel Hill...

GMAT score - 680

Work Experience - Accenture(25 months as on 31-Aug-2009)

71% aggregate in Engg. ( I am not sure how to calculate the GPA)

Class XII - 86%, Class X - 86%

Now, if I support my profile with a nice application, what are my odds of making it to UNC?

PS: Do you know Shashank Modi? (A friend of mine, who has joined UNC this year)

[just4anshul]

Ritwik,

Thanks for your message. I do know Shashank Modi. I met him before I left for Canada. You have a competitive profile with a good company. Your work experience is on the lower side so that might be a problem. I would suggest you keep UNC at the bottom of your "stretch" schools.

Tell me a little more more about your post MBA goals and I can help you with your school selection.

hope this helps.
Anshul

[Nishant23]

Hi Anshul,
Thanks for the great service you are doing.
I'll like to ask , what is the benefit that UNC-KF derives from its proximity to RTP. I'm not very clear abt how RTP can boost MBA career chances.
I'm looking to get into consulting , but RTP is more of technical/mfg hub sorts.
So how can RTP help me get a good internship opportunities.

thanks

[waiwai]

Anshul,
I have 6+ years of exp in IT prod development in India with a GMAT of 720.
Can you suggest some schools, both stretch and in range. here are my criteria:
1. No GSB, Wharton, HBS.
2. highly rated on consulting or entrepreneurship or both.
3. Avg work ex more than 5 years.
4. preferably, low tuition fees, or high chances of getting schols.

Thanks!

[just4anshul]

@Nishant,

RTP is all about health care, not many tech companies that will hire internationals
I am not sure about manufacturing.. if you want to get into health care, UNC.Duke
is the place to be... however, if you are interesting in consulting, atlanta, boston,
and DC would be better location choices. For tech, austin, and CA/west coast should do it
UNC is great for finance...


@waiwai,
you seem to have a great profile, but man please take my advice and decide whether
you want consulting or e-ship. Dont keep both options open as your acitivies during
MBA would be very different. Here are 3 schools for entrepreneurship:

MIT
UT Austin
Babson

all three schools are great and are of different ranking levels.

for consulting:

U Michigan
Emory
GA Tech (i know its a tech school but being in atlanta will go a long way)

[sunilchanchlani]

Hey Anshul,

Thanks for starting this thread.

If you can let me know the chances of a good scholarship or any kind of financial aid at UNC then that will be great. I am surely applying to UNC-KF. Just want to know the chances of a good scholarship and wether that depends on R1 or R2. Here is my profile:
710/6.0
4+ yrs in IT (5 by next June)
CV - I guess you have already seen it
XClr - Decent
Acads - Good (not excellent)
Target field: Tech Strategy Consulting.

[just4anshul]

@Sunil,

Your profile looks pretty good, but I doubt you would get a lot of financial aid. If you could retake the GMAT and score around 770 your chances are much higher.

But this is just my opinion, and dont let me stop you, if you think you have it in you, no one can stop you from getting this scholarship.

[sunilchanchlani]

Originally Posted by just4anshul

@Sunil,

Your profile looks pretty good, but I doubt you would get a lot of financial aid. If you could retake the GMAT and score around 770 your chances are much higher.

But this is just my opinion, and dont let me stop you, if you think you have it in you, no one can stop you from getting this scholarship.

Thanks Anshul. BTW ... apart form Emory and Boston Univ can you recommend me another good school for my target field?

[ps_isb]

Hi Anshul,

Here's my profile:

GMAT: 740
Background: B. Tech. (IIT Bombay)
CGPA: 7.2/10
Work Ex: 3.5 yrs
Extra-currics: Pretty Gud
Work Profile: Climate Change and Sustainability
Future Goals: I want to get into climate change strategy and policy making

It would be really kind of you, if could guide me which schools i should target and what are the chances !!

Thanks a ton