Profile Evaluation - GMAt 630

[JON1]

My Gmat is 630
I have an I.T. background and my Work Ex will be 3 years in April 2012
I am working in Keane India as Senior Software Engineer , and currently deputed at client location honeywell for onsite assignment.
Worked in Tech Mahindra as Technical Associate
Worked in CHemtrols industries ltd as Maketing analyst in product management
I do have any financial issues

10 th : 75 % (1st Distinction - honours , held first rank at university level among all schools )
12 th : 80%
Graduation : Bachelor of enginnering (80.32%) - UNiversity gold medalist

Extracurricular activity : Actively participated in the National service scheme at college level and held the post of general secretary and represented college at university level

In my graduation time held lot of positions for various students societies - like general secretary , vice president , girls hostel sports coordiantor.

I have done training at HIndustan Aeronautics ltd (premier aeronautical company under govt. of india)

This is a short info about my profile.

I want your insight as in what all colleges would accept my profile and i would have chances of getting into them this year itself.

I have shortlisted below colleges. Can you suggest some other colleges also --

1) Wisconsin madison school of business
2) Boston UNiversity school of business
3) Penn State Smeal
4) Texas - A & M school of business
5) Boston College Caroll
6) Marryland Smith

Waiting for ur reply.
Thank you.

[rachel]

Hi! It is hard for me to recommend specific schools because I believe choosing where you will do your MBA hinges so much on personal preferences - such as location, school size, academic programs, etc. I suggest looking through the rankings put together by the Financial Times or Bloomberg BusinessWeek and see where your GMAT and other credentials are competitive.

Best of Luck,

Rachel Beck

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[JON1]

HI Rachael,
Thanks for your opinion.

Here i would like to streamline my choices

Location - US
School size - not a big preference
Academic programs- It should be a 2 year MBA program - preferrably in Finance.
The placement of the college should be good so that i could rely on ROI.
The college should in top 60 - 70 US universities

I looked through the class profiles of the business schools and they all mention the range of the GMAT score as from 610 - 720 and median around 670 or so.

If you could just suggest me some colleges or let me know whether the colleges i have stated above suits my profile or not then it would be a great help as it will help me to ananlyse that i am furthering in right direction or not.

[rachel]

From the list of schools you provided in your initial email, your GMAT still is below the median score for all of them. That doesn't mean you aren't a viable candidate for those schools, but your GMAT is trailing what their typical student has scored. I would suggest still applying to a few of those schools, as well as look at some that might be more on par with your GMAT - possibly Northeastern or University of Pittsburgh, to name a few. Also, remember the GMAT is just one component of the business school application. Your work experience and outside activities also weigh heavily on your candidacy.

Rachel