Profile evaluation: 660 / 3 yr Work ex / IT

[vij.vasudha]

Hi,

Following is my profile.
GMAT: 660 (Q48, V33, AWA5.5)
3 yr work ex in leading IT companies (Accenture and Servigistics). Working in the field on Supply chain management for the past 1 yr with direct interaction with clients.
Academic: Always been consistent. 80% throughout school and engineering (B.tech in comp science)

Following are the universities i am considering. If you could please rate my chances (IN PERCENTAGE CHANCE OF BEING ACCEPTED) and suggest a killer trait that i can include in the application for increasing my chances, I would be very thankful.

Wharton (Pennsylvania)
London School of business
Said Business school (Oxford)
McCombs school of business (Texas)
Tepper Business school (CMU)
Kelley School of business (Indiana)
UNC Kenan Flager (UNC)
NUS (Singapore)
HEC (paris)
Johnson Business School (Cornell)
Judge Business School (Cambridge)
IESE (Spain)
Fuqua School of Business (Duke)
Ross School of Business (Michigan)

Many Thanks!!

[mbamission]

Hi vij.vasudha,

Thanks for writing in -- that's quite a list of schools you have compiled!

It's impossible to give percentage odds of admissions, as several factors go into the admissions process, and I have very limited information about your background and goals.

If I were to divide your choices into tiers, it would be:

Reach: Wharton, LBS, Cornell, Michigan, Duke
Competitive: Texas, CMU
More competitive: Indiana

For the schools I didn't list, I don't know enough about their admissions characteristics to evaluate.

As far as a killer trait -- you want to differentiate yourself from the IT/Engineering field by stressing you have a clear reason for getting an MBA, and sharing any good examples of leadership in your essays.

Good luck with your applications,
Daniel Richards
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[vij.vasudha]

Thanks Daniel.

I have edited the list, and would like appreciate your opinion on it.

Reach: Duke, oxford
competitive: texas, cmu
more competitive: indiana, kenan flagler, fisher(ohio), broad(michigan)

These are the schoold i have shortlisted for applying to R1. Please let me know whether i have a good chance that i'll get an admission in R1. (I have lowered my school-levels slightly this time!!)

[mbamission]

Hi Vij,

I think that revised list looks more realistic. Good luck!

Daniel Richards
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