Profile Evaluation

[AqibS958]

Hi

I am an Indian and I am looking for an application in round 2 for the admissions of fall 2015. I am willing to pursue the Full Time 2 year MBA program. I am looking forward to McCombs (Austin), Kellog (Northwestern), Mays (Texas A&M) and Stern (NYU).

I have taken the GMAT exam once on September 3, 2014. Below is my score breakdown:-
Quant- 44
Verbal- 25
AWA- 6
IR- 4
TOTAL 570

Below is a short overview on my profile:-
Age- 22
Education- Bachelor in Financial Markets; Master in Commerce
Experience- 5 months Senior Customer Relationship Executive at a private investment firm; Associate Reconciliation Analyst at Oracle India Pvt Ltd (September 2013-Present)
Co-curricular- Community Worker as a Scout since 2002; Member of AKDN's health segment at the community level since 2010
TOEFL- 98

I hope to work until July 2015 which would make my total experience upto 28 months before I start the academic year.

Although I realize that 570 is a very low score to get into any of the colleges I have mentioned and also that I will have to take the exam again, I just want to ask if my profile would still be considered by any colleges mentioned above. I have read in many forums that GMAT is certainly important but not everything and I am hoping that my current profile matches to the requirements. Also I am riding on the back of a strong 6 in AWA.

Kindly advice

Thanks
Aqib Sunesara

[mbamissionjenK]

Hi Aqib,

Thanks for posting your profile and aspirations.

Two concerns currently.... 1) yes the GMAT. While it's true that the GMAT is not everything... getting in to those schools with a 570 is quite rare. And at a 570-ish I often do see great improvement with some preparation and a re-take. Schools take the highest score and I would encourage that. 2) Your work experience will be on the low side. That could be a concern for schools. They may wonder why you feel this is the time to go to b-school, vs working some more and gaining some more leadership experience and making more of a professional impact, and then applying, fyi. Just being realistic!! Good luck with your decisions and let us know how we can help.