Profile-INDIAN, 27yrs, Exp-61 months as IT analyst, 640 GMAT

[pankhil_garg]

Hi Experts,

After self studying for GMAT, I finally took the test:
640: Q49 V28
Here is my background with my accomplishments:

Education
10th 85.8%
12th 83.8%
Bachelor’s 68.3%
Professional experience of 61 months ( as on 30th NOV)ITIL V3 Foundation Certification- Certified by Office of Government Commerce OGC, UK June 2011
Table Tennis Championship Runners-up (State Level) and 3 times participation at State level
Crafted Whitepaper published on Telecom Management forum
Managed process Architecture for developing my organization’s capability
Experience with NGO (4 months) teaching poor children.
Star Performance Award and Outperformance Award

640 GMAT??

I really want to join an MBA program (in 2013) a 1yr course (not more than 18 months), in banking finance or energy domain. I have been working with one of the Telecom giant in an analyst position, which is more of a functional role within IT.
Moreover, I believe that I wouldn’t be able to retake my GMAT as I'm working fulltime and in tight schedule.
The worst thing is that I lack knowledge about the B-schools :(
However, based on my research I have finalized few colleges:
Great Lakes Institute, Chennai India
ISB (Indian School of Business) Hyderabad, India (way out )
National University of Singapore
Nanyang Business School and
The University of Hong Kong
Recommendations shouldn’t be a problem for me.
I love to work with calculations and will prefer any related course as interest always drives me.
Sorry to be so long-winded. I appreciate any advice on the schools to consider. Thanks!

[pankhil_garg]

Hi Mili,

Request you to share your knowledge and provide support.

Thanks in advance!

[mili]

Hello!

Sorry for the delayed response. Thanks for your patience.

So, I would say that with your profile, ISB is probably a reach/unlikely program. The others are possibilities, but I know they are getting more and more competitive, so it's hard to say. If you're unable to retake the GMAT, you might consider adding some slightly less competitive programs to your list to hedge your risks a bit.

Seems like you are targeting Asia-Pac schools. Would you consider Australia? There are some programs there that I believe are less competitive and might be good ... depends on what you are looking for. Also not sure if they are 1 year or 2 year programs. There are many 1 year/18 mo. programs in Europe that you might consider as well, INSEAD being the most popular; but unfortunately I don't think you'd be competitive for that program.

Wish you the best,
Mili

Mili Mittal
Senior Consultant
http://www.mbamission.com

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