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Profile evaluation for Part time MBA

by arnav.m9 Tue Jun 16, 2009 3:33 pm

Business week shows that the average scores of GMAT for UCLA, which is the top ranked business program ranges from 630 to 740. As per this some one with a 650 score, such as myself stand a chance.

What do you guys think about 650 (44 Q and 36 V) for part time programs? Almost all the part time programs,even Booth are in range of this score. I am of East Indian origin, been here in the US for 10 years, have a grad degree in CS from a 2 tier school in DC area (GPA of 3.34). By fall 2010, I will have 7 years of experience in IT. If I include Curricular practical training, it will be 8 years. I am making decent money (into six figures, not to brag, just giving one of the reason why PT is better for me ) and it does not make sense to me to go into a tier 2 school full time sacrificing 2 years of salary, ending up with a student loan of 80-100K, deal with visa situation, loose family time and a lot of other things. I have a good story to tell about my leadership. I have done almost another full time job ( thanks to my flexible hours at work and ability to work late into the night) in the past 3 years as one of the leaders of a non profit. I am sure that this story is a compelling one and it is very relevant to business schools, (US and non US)

I really dont have the energy to take the GMAT again. I scored 700 and 710 on 5/19 and 5/22 and took the GMAT last week only to get 650. It really crushes me because I considered doing FT at LBS/INSEAD, if I get past 700. I cajoled myself saying that every thing happens for a reason and that I am not supposed to fore go my salary and family life.

My Question to you guys is Do I have a chance to get into part time programs with emphasis on Management consulting. I have always been averse to risk and never considered myself some one who is very much interested in finance. Though I would love to learn more about finance, I see myself solving tough problems rather than managing funds. What are such schools that fit my profile? Do I stand any chance for FT programs at INSEAD and LBS?
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Re: Profile evaluation for Part time MBA

by mbamission Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:30 pm

Hi -

Based on what you have discussed it sounds like part-time programs may fit your needs best and it appears as though you would have a compelling candidacy for part-time programs like Booth, provided you can obtain support from your current employer.

For part-time applicants it is important to communicate, through your essays as well as your recommendations, that you are comfortable with your ability to handle a full-time job and part-time MBA program. Your recommenders should echo this sentiment in their recommendations with a strong endorsement for your candidacy.

Where are you located? Would you be able to relocate your job? This may be an important factor as you consider which programs to target.

In terms of INSEAD and LBS, your GMAT score fits within the range of scores based on most recent published class profiles for both schools (albeit at the lower end) which will be a bit of a hurdle to overcome. However, if you feel very strongly about your fit with one of these programs it may make sense to target one of them as they tend to favor more years of work experience (i.e. you mentioned your 7 years) when compared to US schools.

I hope this helps and please feel free to follow-up with further questions.

Regards,
Erin

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