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Many people manage a good GMAT score (700 +), but not all have a profile competitive enough to match an international candidature. I believe a strong profile counts more than a gmat score and application essays. A strong profile doesnt exactly mean a good work exp.
e.g. a candidate wi...

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amoldhl

31 Oct '11

Hi,
The most important thing you can do now to improve your chances of being accepted by a great business school is ace the GMAT. The test takes only three hours to complete, but your score will be weighted more heavily than will your four years of undergraduate work. Schools are relucta...

zabi_king

31 Oct '11

Is this thread dead??

jackywho

01 Aug '07

harshRambles, I didn't apply to Insead last year. A few of my friends had application feedback sessions (though none of them are happy about the quality of feedback).
Try reaching them over phone.
A quick look at Insead site gave me this number - Tel: +33 (0)1 60 72 40 05
And better be...

harshRambles

01 Aug '07

Hey Jacky,
Did you apply to/get any feedback from INSEAD?
I am trying to reach them but they won't respond to email. How do I find out the phone number for my admissions coordinator??
My profile:
750/undergrad in the US/2+ FTE work ex in fortune 50 company in the US/decent social work...

jackywho

24 Jul '07

After an year's application struggle and with multiple dings, I learned some big lessons about "improving profile".
Sure that most of the popularly accepted practices - differentiation, social work, unique experience etc etc - works fine to some extend. But unless you are not able to show how ...

rahul_s

04 Jul '07

Hello All,
I have read in many threads that people keep talking about certification programs/part time courses (to strengthen your profile), can anyone tell me what kind of certification programs/part time courses are we talking about and the universities which offer them in India (i know that...

Manishkaka

02 Jul '07

Hope you guys have been thru this post.
http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/b-school-discussions-mba-abroad/20547-ivey-mba-2008-a.html
A wonderful profile!!

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Manishkaka

02 Jul '07

Some links:
1 Corporate Finance
2 Accountancy

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seshadri.r

28 Jun '07

Have been looking for such a thread.I would like to Do anything
to improve the profile(80% Satisfaction and 20% Application).
Would ask few queries here after giving serious thought.
Regards,
Seshadri.R

catfan

08:04 PM, 28 Jun '07

28 Jun '07

my thoughts for what they are worth ...

although so many people concentrate on making their profile diverse by any means possible, past experience shows that they have a problem defending it in front of the adcom. it becomes difficult for them to convince the adcom people that all the diverse activities that they did ( as mentioned in their application) is not just to create an artificial distinction to their candidature.

i think instead of chasing the chimera of diversity as represented by how many different areas you cover in your CV, its much better to first identify a few activities that are fairly interesting to oneself, and then concentrate on doing different types of activities in that field itself. for example, personally, i love biking, which on its own isnt all that diverse. but i can organise a trip to a scenic place taking on my friends, which makes it something that might just interest the adcom people, especially if we demonstrated some abilities that they might be looking for.
:)

oh and by the way ... that article is rather nicely written ... helps to read it before launching oneself on the diversity quest

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sanket11

28 Jun '07

This is the thread I wanted. I am also planning a very systematic approach to MBA admissions. I have been posting my profile on various thread & I asking people about how to utilize next 12-18 months of period before applying to an MBA. thanks for this thread.
You have mentioned about I...

rahul_s

27 Jun '07

The "building my profile for an international MBA" is my major concern now a days. I am thinking about it all the time. What worries me more is that I have never worked on a real project (being builded by the client) till now, have only acted as a shadow resource that too on a maintenance project...

jagjeet

26 Jun '07

Manish,
Really god info u shared on this Therad, i would like to tak with u regarding GMAT ,
i wanna write it in Aug/07.....my contact detail is
You seem online plz reply me or call me to tak with regaring the strategy for the same...
i will be obliged.....
Jagjeet

jagjeet

04:54 PM, 26 Jun '07

26 Jun '07

Manish,

Really god info u shared on this Therad, i would like to tak with u regarding GMAT ,
i wanna write it in Aug/07.....my contact detail is
You seem online plz reply me or call me to tak with regaring the strategy for the same...

i will be obliged.....

Jagjeet

Guys,

Many people manage a good GMAT score (700 +), but not all have a profile competitive enough to match an international candidature. I believe a strong profile counts more than a gmat score and application essays. A strong profile doesnt exactly mean a good work exp.

e.g. a candidate with 3-4 yrs work ex in IT, applying for an MBA in Fin, should have an appropriate inclination towards Finance. During his course of work experience, he must focus on improving his profile in Finance. He must be able to justify his inclination in Finance in front of himself.

Similarly, an MBA-Marketing aspirant should improve his profile in Marketing irrespective of the background he belongs to.

On this new thread let us discuss how a person can improve his/her profile w.r.t to MBA career ahead.

There are numerous certification courses & activities that many people know. There are numerous places where people write journals (writing international papers strengthens profile like anything). There is a vast pool of information. Let us share.

Apart from this, extra curricular activities play important role in one's profile. There are activities that help people improve leadership potential. A candidate with small work ex (say 2-3 years) cannot strongly demonstrate a leadership potential. But, if he gets involved with some extracuricular activities likes sports, NGOs etc etc managerial potential can be developed and accordingly portrayed in an application.

Let us discuss, suggest and understand how to improve our profile for an International MBA.

We really need some useful posts.

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Manishkaka

26 Jun '07

Read the article. Very nicely written.
Profile increment means not only to make ourselves strong on paper, but doing something that inclines us more towards our ultimate goal.
Many people think on how to improve their personality to become at par with the present day competition. As said pe...

JackOfAllTrades

26 Jun '07

I guess not focussing on certification, we should focus on adding the diversity element to our profile. since there are too many Indians applying abroad, we need to have something extra to have a better chance of an admit.
I have written a post about adding diversity and the importance of it i...

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aim-wsc

26 Jun '07

good thread.
but I think we'll really have to drag admits to post/share their resources here.
esp. about the various certification they did...
My 0.02$ -
One should join such certification courses in order to improve his status quo and not for any MBA application strat.
It's...

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