Career Advice between HBS 2+2,LSE Msc Eco, XLRI

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Hi, I will complete my engg in metallurgy from NITK in may 2012 and interested to pursue a career in finance/economics. I have a good extra curricular profile including internships in IIMs and RBI, apart from co ordinating the e-cell activities …

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Hi,
I will complete my engg in metallurgy from NITK in may 2012 and interested to pursue a career in finance/economics. I have a good extra curricular profile including internships in IIMs and RBI, apart from co ordinating the e-cell activities of the institute.
however my acads are pretty weak..88% 10th
78% 12th
8.5/10 engg
since this closes out opportunities at IIMs i would like to know the possibilities for HBS 2+2 programme,MSc eco at LSE or MSc at IGIDR. I heard that xat does not take into account marks of 10th,12th?
will spending a year as a research assistant with profs at igidr or iims help?

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Hi,
I will complete my engg in metallurgy from NITK in may 2012 and interested to pursue a career in finance/economics. I have a good extra curricular profile including internships in IIMs and RBI, apart from co ordinating the e-cell activities of the institute.
however my acads are pretty weak..88% 10th
78% 12th
8.5/10 engg
since this closes out opportunities at IIMs i would like to know the possibilities for HBS 2+2 programme,MSc eco at LSE or MSc at IGIDR. I heard that xat does not take into account marks of 10th,12th?
will spending a year as a research assistant with profs at igidr or iims help?

i would like to point out some points:
1. all iims are not closed out for u.
2. if ur passing out only in may-2012, u shd aim at increasing ur cgpa to 9
3. all top col including xat (actually xlri) take into account 10th,12th etc...only weightage varies
4. look carefully at 2 points abt outside india col: 1. cost 2. mba vs ms
5. i wouldnt recommend IGIDR ...not in league of the other col ur looking at (personal opinion)
6. iims are not the only good mba col ..
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thanks for the reply.is it fair to say that i have better chances at XLRI? how much does XLRI value workex?

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i think xl is looking for overall profile..it wants u to bring something different to the table...not necessarily work ex or acads or extra curricular stuff..
so if u can show real unique stuff (ur interships are real good..keep em goin ) u shd get thru (given xat score and decent gd/pi)

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the best thing about XL is once you get a call you have an equal chance of converting as an IITian with 90+ in 10th and 12th would have.

The profs there just want to know how good and different you are vis a vis the other candidates. any USP and how you would use it in the program ..If you can show them that you are in.

I think same is the case with IIMC and IIML also...

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thanks..
how does working in operations dept of a bank compare to assisting a prof at an IIM in say corporate strategy or macroeconomics? ill have to decide between joining the prof with whom i interned as a research assistant or take up some banking job that i might get through campus placements..
any advice on HBS 2+2 or LSE Msc eco?