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Hi,

Could someone throw some light on Melbourne Business school-its rankings , placements..

Hello - Just started planning to appear for TOEFL and GRE, am put up in Delhi. For TOEFL ETS Guide should be enough? or please suggest!

GRE - thought of using Manhattan Material if available in India + ETS.(Self Study)

However would like to know is this material enough and specifically which one should i use in Manhattan?

Kindly suggest if any worth (the time and money) classes are available in Delhi? 

Thanks,

Avinash

With 4 years of work experience in Bank. with some certification in Banking industry.

I gave CAT  3 times, Havent touched 90 %ile. Although i converted new IIMs but not joined because I always dreamed of Older IIMs. Should i go For GMAT I am scared whether i able to do it or not because it is Global the competition might be tougher.?

No problem with GMAT scores as quants is little bit easier than CAT, i am scared of application process, How to do it when to do it. ?

I already spent one month for prep, Facing some problem in RCs and SCs (for SCs many people suggested for E-GMAT). 

At this point where three months left for CAT i am confused. Whether i am taking right decision or not. 

Please Guide me

Can you guys suggest any good admission consultant in delhi for postgraduation overseas?

Hi,

My profile is as under:

1. M.tech in Environmental Engineering from IIT Bombay (cgpi 8.58)

2. B.Tech in Civil Engineering from an NIT (cgpi 7.14)

3. XIIth - 73%

4. Xth - 92.8%

Currently having a work experience of 1 year as a Consultant(environment) in water sector for Tata Consulting Engineers Ltd. 

Kindly evaluate my profile for pursuing an MBA in Environmental Mangagement or related courses. Which reputed institutes provide these courses and what are the job prospects after completing them. How high a GMAT score should I be aiming for?  

Thanks

I need some serious help i took gmat thrice and my scores are 430,530 and 430.What should i do to improve from 400 to above 700.Please help

where can i get lot of free full length practice tests for GMAT and GRE.(apart from the individual free tests of Manhattan, Kaplan etc).? 

Also, if we consider paid full length tests for GMAT and GRE, who offers the best mock tests ?

Can anyone who has passed out of Calcutta University please tell me how to convert my percentage/ marks into GPA?? 

hello everyone, correct me if I am wrong, The GMAT is of score of 800, the Verbal is on the score of 0-60, quantitative is of 0-60, total score of verbal and quantitative is 200-800, analytical writing is in scale of 0-6 and integral reasoning in 0-10 scale. The integral reasoning and writing is not adaptive nor it is a integral part of 200-800 score.

My question is what this adaptive scoring means? In a score of 0-60 or scale is being calculated in percentile? and if the integral reasoning or writing is not a part of total score of 200-800, then what is the significance of this section?

In short want to know the calculation and score of GMAT, how the different sections is divided?

Hi, I am taking GMAT in September and I am hoping to apply for the first round of admission of B-schools in USA, Europe and Singapore. I have 5 years of experience in the Financial Markets and a MS in Finance. I am now looking to pursue a MBA in FInance from the best unis abroad. I would really appreciate your guidance on the best coaches for SOP/ Essay/ Reco writing in Mumbai. Thanks!

Hi All, 

What kind of colleges one can target with a low GMAT of 600? The objective of MBA is to make a career shift. Any help here is appreciated.

Regards,

Aditya

Could anyone please suggest me if Magoosh online test prep for gre is good enough if I want to start preparing for gre. In case not what  would be better going for online test prep or books like (manhattan gre).....

Hi...Can you please evaluate my profile. It is as below

Puneet is a management consultant working with Accenture for the past 6 years. He has a total work ex of around 10 years with a major focus on the Oil and Gas industry. He is supposedly an SME on Oil and Gas within Accenture.He recently wrote the GMAT and scored a 710. (Q48, V39).

His background is as below - 34/M/Indian 10 years work ex.( Past 6 yrs with Accenture Management Consulting). One of the top performers. Main focus area is oil and gas. Other Experience includes:

Cairn Energy India : Worked as an Assistant Manager in the supply chain division. Looked after key critical tenders and contracts.

Bank of America: Worked in the supply chain department.

Mechanical Engineer and have an MBA from tier 2 college in India. His scores are as below:

MBA - 62% and BE -65% 

Social contributions: have been active within Accenture in social initiatives. Apart from that, has done some more voluntary work in the past but nothing greatly significant.

International experience- Worked around 1 year in Australia for Shell and 6 months in Thailand for PTT (State Oil and Gas Company)

Team handling: Managed 6 resources in Australia. Currently handling 3 consultants. Leadership: 

1. He had set up an entire Analytics center of excellence for a client based out of Australia. He had 6 resources working under him. He was then given the additional task of strategic sourcing for the client. 

2. Currently he is managing a team of 3 consultants to work on a strategic project for a French client. He has been instrumental in providing the client with strategic recommendations related to the oil and gas industry. He is into development of Cost Models, Strategic Sourcing Strategies, Commodity price indexing etc.

School Targetted: INSEAD, LBS, Kellog's (1 year), HEC Paris, Cornell University.

Hi I am Planning to give GMAT in December end. I look forward MBA in India only with Finance as Major. Further I majorly entrepreneurial experience do MBA schools consider them?. Further suggest best B schools for MBA finance . My first gmat prep score without score is 430. How can score 700+. Pl suggest! Is it advisable to take coaching as i have been away from studies since last 6 year. Pl advice on best coaching institute in ahmedabad.

Thanks

Hi. I was registering  for my GMAT exam. There is a column wherein we need to select our GPA. My university did not give a GPA but a percentage. Do we need to exactly convert the percentage as per the chart provided or is there a different method to follow? My graduation percentage is 58.34. This converts to .8 GPA as per their chart. Is this correct?

Hi, I am planning to give my GMAT this september, post which I will apply in R1. to US, Europe, Denmark and Singapore. 

By June 2016 , I will have 3 years in work-experience in Financial Risk and Business Consultancy. My scores:

Xth- 91 %

XIIth- 97.2 %

Graduation (Economics Hons from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi)- 60.5% 

During and post college, I have worked with 1-2 NGOs concentrating on education build-up and blood donation drives. My ECA in college was okay. 

Could you:

1) Give the profile a overall look-up

2) What should be the colleges I should look on to/target? For I have a 3 years Undergrad Degree, but will have a 3 years work-ex by the time I join a college. 

3) Also, for the applications: Essays/SOP/LOR; which are the best guides

Thank you.

Hi,

My profile is as under:

Graduation - BBA Hons (specialization in finance) + diploma in liberal studies, PDPU, Gandhinagar. In May, 2013.

CPI - 8.5/10 (silver medal holder).

Experience - Senior Analyst, Metals and Mining Financial Content, SNL Financial. (August, 2013 to March, 2015)

Cleared CFA Level 1, awaiting results for CFA Level 2 (by end of July, 2015). 

I am interested for MBA Finance or MSc Finance. Yet to appear for GMAT. I am targeting top 10 universities in USA or top 5 in Singapore, Canada.

Can you please guide how my strategy plan should be to ensure I get into one of my desired universities.

Hi,

I am planning to pursue Masters in Product Marketing & Branding in another 6 months

Work Exp: 3.5 Years ( TCS & Oracle)

Grad : BBA (78%,2010)

12th:Commerce (77%,2007)

10th: CBSE (78%,2005)

Aspiring GMAT candidate, having 3 months time for preparations (Nov-15)

Question: Prospect of GMAT for top Indian Colleges like IIMs, ISB etc.

Please advice. Thanks 

Ams

My Gmat score is : 700(Q50, V33, IR 5/8,) 

I have spent 40 months in a reputed software firm(Aricent), and have performed well

-Work domain involves ownership of Feature Assignments(Enhancements in Software functionality), Maintenance and support for the existing framework

-The teams faith in my performance- increased responsibility in a very short time, have been handed out two promotions in a short span of 2.5 years and excellent annual ratings. 

-Have led(Sprint Master) the team to successful completion of 3 assignments.

-Worked with different teams to meet deliverable.

-Have been assigned as mentor of freshers, who joined the team this year.

-Have been involved in planning and executing Knowledge transfer sessions for the client and new-joinees.

-ECs  

-I am part of the skit committee in my current firm. Being part of this, I have directed, written the scripts, and led a team of 14 to successful execution of 2 well-received skits in company's cultural events.

-As part of this committee, I have worked closely with company's management in organizing the cultural events.

ECs[past] 

-Co-founder of a Non-Profit Organisation(7 members) whose work was appreciated/recognized by Mayor of the city(Capital) and was covered in 7 newspaper dailies(during my graduation). {can arrange LOR from commissioner(Head, IAS) of municipal corporation too.} 

-Co-founder of a departmental committee, whose work included publishing fortnightly technical newsletters and holding seminars on technical topics.

-Winner of Inter-department badminton championship for 3 consecutive years.

-Winner of Inter-department Cricket tournament.

Graduation Info: 

B.Tech(Electronics and Telecomm, NIT Raipur) 

CGPA : 8.95/10

12th : 79% (CBSE)

10th : 85% (CBSE)

I am targeting ISB round 1.

Please evaluate the profile, and suggest the improvements considering ISB as primary target school.

Also suggestions on other schools, which I can apply to, on the basis of my current profile is greatly appreciated.

What are the materials that one should use for studying for gmat.. I have 2 months time.. please could someone advise as to what to study and from where?