MAYS(TAMU) Fall 2009 aspirants and admits

MBA
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Hi Guys, I will be joining MAYS School at Texas A&M; next fall.I had applied for fall 2008 session and had a admit. However , could not join owing to some personal reasons. I now have my deferral request approved and shall be joining the clas…

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Hi Guys,

I will be joining MAYS School at Texas A&M; next fall.I had applied for fall 2008 session and had a admit. However , could not join owing to some personal reasons. I now have my deferral request approved and shall be joining the class of Fall2009.

Aspirants : You can approach with any sort of queries or assistance. I can share with you my experience of last year..Hope to see you all in Texas next year!

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I have applied for Mays TAMU in Round-1 for 2009 Fall.I am waiting for interview call as of now:)

My profile:-
W.E: 4.5 yrs (5+ by joining) in Tech. consulting and prod. development
Intl exposure: Yes
CGPI: 9/10
GMAT: 660(V: 31,M:49)

I will appreciate if you can provide me some input on suitability of my profile.Also,please share your profile and how the entire application process including interview call went for you(i.e when you recieved call /experiences).

Hi Guys,

I will be joining MAYS School at Texas A&M; next fall.I had applied for fall 2008 session and had a admit. However , could not join owing to some personal reasons. I now have my deferral request approved and shall be joining the class of Fall2009.

Aspirants : You can approach with any sort of queries or assistance. I can share with you my experience of last year..Hope to see you all in Texas next year!
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Hi,

I might not be the best person to comment on your profile and your chances.However, i can assure of a very streamlined admissions process.To my perception you have a great basic profile and you can build over it by writing good essays..

Here goes my profile :
GMAT : 700/6
Work Ex : 4 years of Tech Consulting ( SAP Consulting ) experience with a MNC at the time of of joining.
ExtraCurricular Activities: Very good with number of awards and accolades.

My experience of admissions process at MAYS ws by far the best among all the schools i applied to.Though it will call for a lot of patience.Bt believe me the wait is worth. Jus make sure, you follow up good . One tip that i will have for fellow applicants is to participate in chat sessions that the school organises.Show a lot of interest in the school and that goes a long way in tilting the favors towards your side.

Lemee knw fr ny other help that you might want on this!


I have applied for Mays TAMU in Round-1 for 2009 Fall.I am waiting for interview call as of now:)

My profile:-
W.E: 4.5 yrs (5+ by joining) in Tech. consulting and prod. development
Intl exposure: Yes
CGPI: 9/10
GMAT: 660(V: 31,M:49)

I will appreciate if you can provide me some input on suitability of my profile.Also,please share your profile and how the entire application process including interview call went for you(i.e when you recieved call /experiences).
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hi
even i have applied to mays for round 2.. on nov 30th.
hw many days do they take to respond ?
here's my profile:
gmat-690/toefl-111/w.ex-3.5
thanks!

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I applied to TAMU in first round. Have not heard back from them yet.

Any idea when the shortlist is out for the first round?

My profile:

Exp : 3.5 yrs. IT consulting
GMAT : 680
TOEFL : 111
Decent Acads
Good Extra-curriculars

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Hi,

They take around a month to respond..Since you are a round 2 applicant, i will suggest you to wait . To improve your chances , make sure you attend all the chat sessions and prepare well for your interview.

All the very best!

Gundeep

hi
even i have applied to mays for round 2.. on nov 30th.
hw many days do they take to respond ?
here's my profile:
gmat-690/toefl-111/w.ex-3.5
thanks!
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Did anybody get an interview call? I applied on Nov 1st, Haven't heard back anything yet.

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I sent out a mail asking for the status of my application and I got the below response today, Looks like I am not in the interview shortlist. Did anybody get an interview call?

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Thank you for your email, and for your application to the Full-Time MBA at Texas A&M; University! Your application and supporting documents were received and have been included for consideration for Round 1 admission.

You will receive further information from the Admissions Committee within the next three-to-four weeks. We realize you are anxious for an admission decision, and thank you for your patience as we work to review the numerous applications our office has received.

Should you have further questions, please contact our office at [email protected].
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Folks, Do add your profile alongwith your queries/update. That will help the group at large!

All the very best for the process.

I sent out a mail asking for the status of my application and I got the below response today, Looks like I am not in the interview shortlist. Did anybody get an interview call?

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Thank you for your email, and for your application to the Full-Time MBA at Texas A&M; University! Your application and supporting documents were received and have been included for consideration for Round 1 admission.

You will receive further information from the Admissions Committee within the next three-to-four weeks. We realize you are anxious for an admission decision, and thank you for your patience as we work to review the numerous applications our office has received.

Should you have further questions, please contact our office at [email protected].
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My Profile - GMAT:660 and 7+ years of experience, team lead at IT MNC firm in India

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Folks, I got my decision today :-)

Its a reject 😞 Curious to what went wrong, Was it my GMAT score?

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Hi,

it probably seems that it was your GMAT score. i dont have insights to your essays so cant comment much...all the very best for your future applications.



Folks, I got my decision today :-)

Its a reject 😞 Curious to what went wrong, Was it my GMAT score?
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Hello frns!! got my decision today....... I have been dinged.. without an interview :sad: All the best to other aspirants!!!!!!!!!!!

My profile:
GMAT: 710 (50,35)
TOEFL: 106
WE: 2.5 yrs IT (SAP Consultant with top Indian IT firm, 7 mnths of operational experience as team lead)
Acads: BE (CSE) 72%, XII 77%
EC: Decent

My Journey So far:
Admitted: SMU's Cox School of Business, Dallas with $58,000 scholarship
Dinged: ASU's WP Carey & TAMU's Mays
Interviewed: Kelley & Olin
Applied: ISB, Darden & Simon

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Hi Guys,

These days I am writing my essays for Mays and I am somewhat confused about the second essay. It asks 'what has prevented you from becoming more successful'.
I always find it difficult to talk about my weaknesses. Can someone here give any tips, considering most of you have already applied to Mays. What sort of weakness is safe to talk about especially when we admit that it has prevented us from becoming more successful. What's the best approach to take?

Please help.
Nikita (GMAT 680, TOEFL 115, BTech in 2005, 2.5 years of experience that includes IT, HR and NGO)

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This essay mostly depends on the examples you cited from professional life.In general, you should capture a weakness which a target bschool can help in.eg. lacking team building skills which a team-oriented program can help in,knowledge of functional areas like marketing which you could not learn to full extent.
Hope this helps :)


Hi Guys,

considering most of you have already applied to Mays. What sort of weakness is safe to talk about especially when we admit that it has prevented us from becoming more successful. What's the best approach to take?

Please help.
Nikita (GMAT 680, TOEFL 115, BTech in 2005, 2.5 years of experience that includes IT, HR and NGO)
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Hi Gundeep,

Congrats for your admit 😃 And thanks for helping us out here...!!

I am a late bloomer and now I want to start with the application for Mays. Trying to meet Jan 5h deadline.. though donno how feasible it will be.
Also, after seeing the kind of profiles that are getting rejected, i am a bit skeptical.

My profile:-
GMAT - 660
TOEFL - 104
Work Ex. - 2.5 years as of now., Non IT as an Asst. Manager.
Acads:- Excellent. B. Tech Mechanical Engineer from NIT
EC : V. Good

Please comment on my chances. Also, if you can recommend me some other colleges that will suit my profile, it will be great.

Thanks
NoeL

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I submitted the app today (jan 4 2009) and got this...dosent say round 2 ?

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Thank you for submitting your application to Texas A&M; University. Your application is very important to us, and your materials will be reviewed immediately. Our Admissions Team will contact you promptly if any documents are missing from your file.

At Texas A&M;, we place significant pride in our thorough and objective admissions process. I'd like to take an opportunity to review our process with you so that we can appropriately manage your expectations.

Once we receive and compile application materials in our office, the files are then reviewed by independent application readers. This part of the process can take up to eight to twelve weeks (varies by application volume).

Once the readers provide feedback, the files are reviewed to determine if the Admissions Committee will extend an invitation to interview. After the interview, the Admissions Committee conducts a final review and an admissions decision is rendered.

We recognize that you've put a lot of time and effort into preparing the best possible application for admission to our program. While we try to move forward as quickly as possible with our applications, we know that you appreciate the thoroughness of our process.

Thanks again for your sincere interest in Texas A&M; University. On behalf of the Admissions Team, we look forward to working with you!

Best regards,

Wendy Flynn,
Director of MBA Admissions
Full-Time MBA and EMBA - Houston
Texas A&M; University

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Hi,

I might not be the best person to be commenting on your chances.However, i can pass on some suggestions based on my experience .

- Try improving your GMAT score by few notches . That will add value to your otherwise strong profile.
- You have a non IT work ex , so make sure you make the best use of the same by projecting the diversity of your work ex through your essays.
- College selection primarily depends on your aspired area of specialisation. Select your school accordingly and that will go a long way to help your chances.
- Connect with the adcom team on a regular basis through chat & other connect sessions. They are very approachable and the best onez to help your cause.

Drop in a mail to me in case you need any more help.



Hi Gundeep,

Congrats for your admit 😃 And thanks for helping us out here...!!

I am a late bloomer and now I want to start with the application for Mays. Trying to meet Jan 5h deadline.. though donno how feasible it will be.
Also, after seeing the kind of profiles that are getting rejected, i am a bit skeptical.

My profile:-
GMAT - 660
TOEFL - 104
Work Ex. - 2.5 years as of now., Non IT as an Asst. Manager.
Acads:- Excellent. B. Tech Mechanical Engineer from NIT
EC : V. Good

Please comment on my chances. Also, if you can recommend me some other colleges that will suit my profile, it will be great.

Thanks
NoeL
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Hi,
i am a first timer on pagalguy. here is my profile.

GMAT-700, toefl-100
Work ex-6yrs
Industry- power sector (PSU)
Interested in energy sector after MBA.

Applied in first cycle of tamu. got an interview invitation and scheduled it for 15th jan. I have applied to very few schools but desperate to get into tamu mainly bcoz of cost factor. can lostsoul4mba pls help in better knowing TAMU and through the interview process. I have decided to take part in chat session to be held on 14 jan but would lke to know the other ways of connecting with Adcom.

Regards