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mihir_kumar · 2009 November 1st, 02:38 PM

Hi,
Would like get your thoughts on which schools I should aim for ...please evaluate my profile...
My profile :
Age : 35 Years
BE : 1996 , India
MBA : 1999, India
Exp : Shopfloor : 1 Year , IT Industry : 10+ years.
Have worked in TOP It companies (IBM , HP)
GMAT Score : 720 ; Verbal 39; Quant : 49 ;AWA : 5.5
References : 1 from engineering School. 1 from MBA College & 1 from Office !
engineering Performance : 63%
MBA performance : 5.2/8
Have Primarily worked in the ERP/CRM area . Consulting as well as implementation. Have worked across multiple countries .
Am also a founder and managing trustee of a small NGO (ASHA) dedicated to providing financial assistance to needy sttudents across the country.
I am interested in pursuing a doctoral programme in Operations Management

thanks
Mihir

phdhope · 2009 November 1st, 08:16 PM

Well, I would say that if your are considering US schools that they would appreciate schooling in the US so that they know you can succeed at a US college. Your class work experience is a little old and not really preparation for a phd program. The work experience is a plus. GMAT is good. You might want to try and improve your LORs. Overall, I think the biggest obstacle you will have in admissions is the fact that most phd applicants have taken many steps to prepare for phd programs (either in research, teaching, classwork, or by scoring really high GMAT scores). Your qualifications don't necessarily show how you have been preparing for a phd in operations. That being said, I think you can apply to many schools and find success. I don't know if we have an operation guys on the forum, but I defer to them for their input on schools.

Ancalagon The Black · 2009 November 2nd, 01:27 AM

You should aim a little lowish in the rankings. This depends largely due to which Indian university you are from. If you are from IIT or IIM, then you are good in anyway. However, if you are not, you have to aim a little lowish in the rankings.

mihir_kumar · 2009 November 2nd, 04:29 AM

thanks phdhope
hmmm...actually I have also taught a few courses in a few colleges,mostly as part time and guest lecturer. Would that help ?

thanks Ancalagon The Black
No I am not from the IIT or the IIM :-(
And 'little lowish ' would mean >50 ??

Mihir

Ancalagon The Black · 2009 November 2nd, 10:38 AM

Aim for schools outside the top 30. Note however that top 30 is very subjective.

StreamerWI · 2009 November 2nd, 07:24 PM

When you say top 30, is that in general? Is there an operations specific ranking somewhere?

Thanks!

Ancalagon The Black · 2009 November 3rd, 02:02 AM

I do not know if there are rankings for subject specific disciplines anywhere. A good indicator is the US and World Report rankings for MBA. You can check it out.

oldprogrammer · 2009 November 5th, 06:58 PM

You might look at UT-Dallas' Business School Rankings (journal/publication-based). You could do your own ranking by selecting only the Operations-ish journals.

phdhope · 2009 November 5th, 07:48 PM

I know there are quite a few rankings for accounting. PAR report presents one, so does financial times, and there have been articles written on rankings that can be found on SSRN or even on this board. That being said, I really don't know of operation rankings.... Sorry.

2009 November 1st, 02:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
mihir_kumar I JUST got here. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 3	PhD after 11+ Years in Industry- Please evaluate profile Hi, Would like get your thoughts on which schools I should aim for ...please evaluate my profile... My profile : Age : 35 Years BE : 1996 , India MBA : 1999, India Exp : Shopfloor : 1 Year , IT Industry : 10+ years. Have worked in TOP It companies (IBM , HP) GMAT Score : 720 ; Verbal 39; Quant : 49 ;AWA : 5.5 References : 1 from engineering School. 1 from MBA College & 1 from Office ! engineering Performance : 63% MBA performance : 5.2/8 Have Primarily worked in the ERP/CRM area . Consulting as well as implementation. Have worked across multiple countries . Am also a founder and managing trustee of a small NGO (ASHA) dedicated to providing financial assistance to needy sttudents across the country. I am interested in pursuing a doctoral programme in Operations Management thanks Mihir

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2009 November 1st, 08:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
phdhope Eager! Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 99	Well, I would say that if your are considering US schools that they would appreciate schooling in the US so that they know you can succeed at a US college. Your class work experience is a little old and not really preparation for a phd program. The work experience is a plus. GMAT is good. You might want to try and improve your LORs. Overall, I think the biggest obstacle you will have in admissions is the fact that most phd applicants have taken many steps to prepare for phd programs (either in research, teaching, classwork, or by scoring really high GMAT scores). Your qualifications don't necessarily show how you have been preparing for a phd in operations. That being said, I think you can apply to many schools and find success. I don't know if we have an operation guys on the forum, but I defer to them for their input on schools.

2009 November 2nd, 01:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
Ancalagon The Black TestMagic Guru Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kolkata, India Posts: 1,156	You should aim a little lowish in the rankings. This depends largely due to which Indian university you are from. If you are from IIT or IIM, then you are good in anyway. However, if you are not, you have to aim a little lowish in the rankings.

2009 November 2nd, 04:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
mihir_kumar I JUST got here. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 3	thanks phdhope hmmm...actually I have also taught a few courses in a few colleges,mostly as part time and guest lecturer. Would that help ? thanks Ancalagon The Black No I am not from the IIT or the IIM :-( And 'little lowish ' would mean >50 ?? Mihir

2009 November 2nd, 10:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
Ancalagon The Black TestMagic Guru Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kolkata, India Posts: 1,156	Aim for schools outside the top 30. Note however that top 30 is very subjective.

2009 November 2nd, 07:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
StreamerWI I JUST got here. Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 10	When you say top 30, is that in general? Is there an operations specific ranking somewhere? Thanks!

2009 November 3rd, 02:02 AM	#7 (permalink)
Ancalagon The Black TestMagic Guru Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kolkata, India Posts: 1,156	I do not know if there are rankings for subject specific disciplines anywhere. A good indicator is the US and World Report rankings for MBA. You can check it out.

2009 November 5th, 06:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
oldprogrammer Within my grasp! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: USA Posts: 425	You might look at UT-Dallas' Business School Rankings (journal/publication-based). You could do your own ranking by selecting only the Operations-ish journals.

2009 November 5th, 07:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
phdhope Eager! Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 99	I know there are quite a few rankings for accounting. PAR report presents one, so does financial times, and there have been articles written on rankings that can be found on SSRN or even on this board. That being said, I really don't know of operation rankings.... Sorry.

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