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[Gennie in a Bottle]

Hi
David Im quite a worried man right now.Ur suggestions will be a gr8 help n Satisfaction 4 me.
Hey David my Problem is that I have an undergraduate degree from a non-recognised institution here in Pakistan (earlier I was a student of a chartered institution but I had to leave that institution due to some reasons)and now I want to get admission in MBA at some college at USA.

Plz tell me that with this undergraduate degree from a non-recognised institution which colleges should I Consider for Admission.

I have planned to apply in a few days to some universities like University of new mexico or eastern new mexico university etc.Are these reasonable for admission and visa puposes?

I have one month work experience in Coca-Cola company as assistant marketing manager.Dad is saying to rejoin the job,untill my admission and visa is not confirmed, but im really confused due to this admission process.Pleaseeeee help me.

My GPA is: 3.04

My TOEFL score is: 240 , AWA = 4.5

My GMAT score is: 440 , AWA = 3.5

Quantitative 37 and verbal 15 ( First two reading comp. passages were Extremely complicated).

Thanks.

[Gennie in a Bottle]

Hi
David Im quite a worried man right now.Ur suggestions will be a gr8 help n Satisfaction 4 me.
Hey David my Problem is that I have an undergraduate degree from a non-recognised institution here in Pakistan and I want to get admission in MBA at some college at USA.

Plz tell me that with this undergraduate degree from a non-recognised institution which colleges should I Consider for Admission.

I have planned to apply in a few days in some universities like Univ. of new mexico and eastern new mexico university.Are these Reasonable.I m gonna search for more universities all night tonight.

I have one month work experience in Coca-Cola company as assistant marketing manager.Dad is saying to rejoin the job,untill my admission and visa is not confirmed, but im really confused due to this admission process. Pleaseeeee help me.

My GPA is: 3.04

My TOEFL score is: 240 , AWA = 4.5

My GMAT score is: 440 , AWA = 3.5

Quantitative 37 and verbal 15 ( First two reading comp. passages were Extremely complicated).

Thanks.

[AdmissionsConsultants]

Originally posted by Gennie in a Bottle

Hi
David Im quite a worried man right now.Ur suggestions will be a gr8 help n Satisfaction 4 me.
Hey David my Problem is that I have an undergraduate degree from a non-recognised institution here in Pakistan and I want to get admission in MBA at some college at USA.

Plz tell me that with this undergraduate degree from a non-recognised institution which colleges should I Consider for Admission.

I have planned to apply in a few days in some universities like Univ. of new mexico and eastern new mexico university.Are these Reasonable.I m gonna search for more universities all night tonight.

I have one month work experience in Coca-Cola company as assistant marketing manager.Dad is saying to rejoin the job,untill my admission and visa is not confirmed, but im really confused due to this admission process. Pleaseeeee help me.

My GPA is: 3.04

My TOEFL score is: 240 , AWA = 4.5

My GMAT score is: 440 , AWA = 3.5

Quantitative 37 and verbal 15 ( First two reading comp. passages were Extremely complicated).

Thanks.

Hi and thanks for your inquiry. I know I received your email and you received my email replies yesterday, but I will summarize the response here for the benefit of the readers.

You are not going to be competitive at the top schools given what you stated in your post about your school, GMAT, and lack of work experience. While I don't enjoy breaking bad news, you are going to be wasting a lot of time and effort if you target the competitive schools. This includes schools such as Kenan Flagler that apparently don't require your transcripts be evauated by an outside company. (I pulled that last bit from your email to me.)

I'm not familiar with New Mexico and Eastern New Mexico. If you're still young, you may want to consider working on your positioning and waiting a few years to apply. You may be a stronger applicant at that time.

Best of luck with your applications!

Sincerely,

David Petersam
703.242.5885

Admissions committee experience from the top b-schools

[danielday]

Hi David,

Just gave my GMAT - got a 710. I know its a bit low coz I too belong to the Indian Engineer application pool.

I have a 75+% in Mechanical Engineering (distinction). I worked one year in my family business - helped my sister start up her business (which is now having a turnover of over $250,000 / year). After a year I thought that I needed exposure and experience in a more corporate environment. So I joined a IT firm in Bangalore. At the moment I am working on an overseas assignment with a top financial banking company.

I plan on doing an MBA and then help grow my family business from the current $4 millon turnover.

Extracurricular: Have been involved with quite a few voluntary work. And started a college magazine (begged for finances and distributed it free to start with).

My choice of colleges: UCLA, UMICH (I was admitted to their undergrad program - dont know if it makes any difference), Kelly, Fischer, Manchester, Rotterdam

How would you assess my chances?

Your suggestions are keenly awaited.

Thanks

[duncan]

David-

I just had a quick GMAT question that I've posted elsewhere on Testmagic, but haven't received any reply. Hopefully you might be able to offer some insight. I scored a 44Q and 41V for a total of 690. I have seen others on this site mention that they had the same verbal and quant scores yet received 700's. Do you have any idea if it's possible to have the same verbal and quant scaled scores as another test taker yet receive a different total score? I emailed the ETS about this, but they did not provide any sort of direct response to my question. Thanks for your time.

[AdmissionsConsultants]

Originally posted by danielday

Hi David,

Just gave my GMAT - got a 710. I know its a bit low coz I too belong to the Indian Engineer application pool.

I have a 75+% in Mechanical Engineering (distinction). I worked one year in my family business - helped my sister start up her business (which is now having a turnover of over $250,000 / year). After a year I thought that I needed exposure and experience in a more corporate environment. So I joined a IT firm in Bangalore. At the moment I am working on an overseas assignment with a top financial banking company.

I plan on doing an MBA and then help grow my family business from the current $4 millon turnover.

Extracurricular: Have been involved with quite a few voluntary work. And started a college magazine (begged for finances and distributed it free to start with).

My choice of colleges: UCLA, UMICH (I was admitted to their undergrad program - dont know if it makes any difference), Kelly, Fischer, Manchester, Rotterdam

How would you assess my chances?

Your suggestions are keenly awaited.

Thanks

Hi and thanks for your inquiry.

Your GMAT score is indeed a bit below the average for the admitted Indian nationals at the top b-schools. This does not mean, however, that it will be impossible for you to get into a top school with a 710. For starters, your high undergrad score can help begin to mitigate any concerns about your academic qualifications.

Your extracurricular experiences and the story you tell – and perhaps more to the point how well you differentiate yourself from the many other Indian IT applicants – will play a key role in the success you have with your applications.

The fact Michigan accepted you into its undergrad program will have no bearing on your chances at the b-school. It’s a different program, different admissions officers, and a different time.

With good extracurriculars and a well-prepared story, you should be competitive at the schools you listed above, with UCLA and Michigan being the most selective and, hence, your stretch schools of this bunch.

Best of luck with your applications!

Sincerely,

David Petersam
703.242.5885

Admissions committee experience from the top b-schools

[jchang45]

Hi David,

Thanks for taking the time to provide so much useful information to this board. My question pertains mostly to fully-employed programs, so unsure if you can provide any feedback or not. By the time I apply for matriculation in 2005, my profile will be as follows:

29 years old, 7 years experience in marketing/public relations for start-ups but most of the time at a very large, well-known global software vendor. BA in Political Science from UCLA in 1997 (3.2 GPA) and a GMAT score of 670 (41 Quant, 39 Verbal -- I know, not great). I did not have a rigorous quantitative workload at UCLA nor was my quant score on the GMAT exceptional, so I have taken Micro and Macro Economics through Berkeley Extension as well as 5 different marketing courses (All A's). I am also in the midst of taking a statistics and an accounting course as well before I apply. As far as community service, I dedicate plenty of time to a YMCA Tutoring program as well as the SF Food Bank.

I relaize the GMAT score is not great, but wondering if you can assess my chances for admission at the Haas part-time program, UCLA's FEMBA, NYU's Langone program...I may also take a flyer and apply for full time at Kellogg for its marketing strength, but I realize that is a HUGE longshot. Other FT programs I am considering applying to include Darden, Michigan and McCombs.

I would appreciate any insight you have. Thank you for your feedback!

[AdmissionsConsultants]

Originally posted by jchang45

Hi David,

Thanks for taking the time to provide so much useful information to this board. My question pertains mostly to fully-employed programs, so unsure if you can provide any feedback or not. By the time I apply for matriculation in 2005, my profile will be as follows:

29 years old, 7 years experience in marketing/public relations for start-ups but most of the time at a very large, well-known global software vendor. BA in Political Science from UCLA in 1997 (3.2 GPA) and a GMAT score of 670 (41 Quant, 39 Verbal -- I know, not great). I did not have a rigorous quantitative workload at UCLA nor was my quant score on the GMAT exceptional, so I have taken Micro and Macro Economics through Berkeley Extension as well as 5 different marketing courses (All A's). I am also in the midst of taking a statistics and an accounting course as well before I apply. As far as community service, I dedicate plenty of time to a YMCA Tutoring program as well as the SF Food Bank.

I relaize the GMAT score is not great, but wondering if you can assess my chances for admission at the Haas part-time program, UCLA's FEMBA, NYU's Langone program...I may also take a flyer and apply for full time at Kellogg for its marketing strength, but I realize that is a HUGE longshot. Other FT programs I am considering applying to include Darden, Michigan and McCombs.

I would appreciate any insight you have. Thank you for your feedback!

Hi and thanks for your inquiry.

We do help a large number of applicants each year gain admission into part-time programs. We also interview dozens of admissions officers from the part-time programs each year and we are familiar with those programs and how they differ from their full-time counterparts.

With your GMAT score and A’s in the alternative transcript courses you are taking or plan to take, I see no reason why your academic qualifications would harm your chances at any of the schools you mentioned. We do have consultants in SF who you can work with and meet in person if you so desire. Please don’t hesitate to contact me directly if you would like additional information on our services.

Best of luck with your applications!

Sincerely,

David Petersam
DPetersam@admissionsconsultants.com

Admissions committee experience from the top b-schools

[gymshort79]

Hey David:

GMAT Score: 700
Undergrad GPA: 3.7
Graduated: May 2002 from Ithaca College
Degree: BS in Business Administration, Concentrations in Finance and International Business

Extracurricular Activities in College:

Research Assistant for Financial Analysis in a Professor's PHd Work.
President of International Business Association
Leadership Advisory Committee
Orientation Leader
Resident Assistant
Founder and President of the Ithaca College Republicans
Ithaca College School of Business Dean Advisory Committee Member
Student Government Association Representative
Student Government Association Budgetary Advisor - Paid Position

Work Experience:

6-Month Internship with Merrill Lynch - Customer Service, Mutual Fund and Various Investment Strategy Analysis, Computer System Upgrade Co-ordinator.

2 years Full-Time Experience since Graduation with Small Investment Management Firm in Rochester, NY.

1st Year - Financial Analyst Trainee, responsible for preliminary analysis of economic and sector specific indicators in an attempt to develop a model to aide investment allocation activities conducted by the company on behalf of clients. Performed Trade Settlement Tasks: Made sure all domestic, foreign, fixed income, equity, derivative investments settled correctly between the brokers and banking institutions.

2nd Year - Promoted to Quantitative Analysis Group. Junior Quantitative Analyst. Developed several economic/sector/industry/security models that aided in the investment decisions made by the Senior Research Group of the firm. Prepared weekly/monthly/quarterly portfolio monitoring reports. Developed detailed screens for identifying potentially attractive securities for various senior analysts.

Presently, with my GMAT Score, GPA, and above average experience, I am thinking of applying to some of the top schools. I was wondering first, what level of school you would consider me eligible for? Second, I was wondering whether, in some of the essays, you would include the work done in College as an intern and as a Research Assistant, as that work helped guide me in my career path? Finally, considering the lateness of the application process, how long do you think it should take me to get approximately 6 complete applications out if I work approximately 60 hours a week, if I put the appropriate time into the applications?

Thanks for your help,

James

[jaydi8]

Hi David,
First I would like to thank you for the great help you are providing to all the mba aspirants including me.
I would like your opinion on my chances at the following european schools: Cranfield, Manchester business school and Rotterdam School of Mgmt.
My profile
Work Experience: 6 years in the telecommunications industry mostly in Europe. Have been working in a very flat organization, so no promotions to show. But I have been working in a lot of different roles(mostly technical).

GMAT 730(50q, 40v)

Undergratuate from a reputed Engineering college in India with 74 %.

Thanks
jay