Hi,
I was hoping that you could give an idea of what my chances are in getting in to the top 20 schools. Here are my profile stats:
1. GMAT: 780
2. Undergraduate School
Bachelor of Technology (Electrical Engineering)
GPA: 2.91
School: MANIT, Bhopal (Amongst the top 30 in India for Engineering)
3. Graduate School
PG Diploma in Management (Communications)
GPA: 2.91 (In the top 15% in my class)
School: Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (Amongst the top 20 in India for Business Studies)
4. Research Experience: Nothing formal only the dissertation during my PG.
5. Teaching Experience: Close to 1 year.
6. Work Experience: Approx. 5 years. I am a copywriter in an advertising agency. So the work generally involves a lot of research on consumers. But it is all secondary research.
7. Concentration Applying to: Marketing (I want my research area to be in domain of marketing analytics. I'm planning to look for the influence of digital marketing in the rural market of India.)
8. Number of Programs planned to apply to : around 5 to 6
9. Dream Schools: Booth, Sloan and Kellogg
Additional certificates:
Coursera Data Science Specialization
Edx Marketing Analytics X-Series
Some additional info:
My work primarily deals with developing new markets in the rural areas of India, especially creating demand for products. I was wondering if this would be of any help in application process?
My questions:
1. What are my chances of getting into the top 20 schools?
2. Should I talk about my area of interest (Indian rural market) in my application essays?
3. Are there any steps that I can take to offset the impact of my low GPA?
4. Does being a writer help in the selection process?
Thanks.