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Hello,  

           Need some advice. A snapshot of my profile is below,

10th - 90%

12th - 87%

B.Tech - (CGPA) 7.1 / 10 ( NIT, Allahabad) , strict grading and was in the top 30% of my class

Work-ex (software) - 4 yrs in Sony  ( will be 5 yrs when I join a b-school) with decent career progression

GMAT - 760 (Quant- 51 , Verbal -42)

Certifications - CFA level 1 cleared, FRM level 1 cleared and few more long distance certifications in micro, macro economics, accounting from reputed institutes of the world such as wharton, university of illinois etc.

Extra curricular - Decent ( part of a rock band, into running marathons , sports etc.)

MBA concentration- Fin-Tech

My question is given my profile are the below schools realistic?

Target schools - Columbia, Cornell, Stern, Ross, Tepper




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HELLO GMAT prep Team

I have been working as a mechanical engineer in a core company , and its been 4 years of experience. I have appeared for CAT thrice but didn't got expected results . This year I have started for preparing GMAT and its going well .

My academic

10th: 81%

12th: 78%

Btech (mech): 7.77 CGPA

could you suggest me Best colleges and minimum GMAT score for Operation Management . Does my acad profile affect my admission in those colleges . 

Thank YOU!!

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best practice exercises for integrated reasoning?

how many tests of integrated reasoning should i attempt each day .? aiming for a score of 7 or 8

105

Hi Consultants,

My profile is follows:-

Academics:

10th - 91%

12th - 90%

B.Com (Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Rajasthan) - 69%

Completed my Chartered Accountancy with AIR 19 in 2012

Work experience:

An Insurance multinational - 5 months

Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Videsh Ltd. (A Maharatna PSU in Upstream E&P business) - 2 years in july 2015

I am contemplating on writing GMAT and apply for MBA in top 10 - 15 universities mainly in US. 

What are the chances of my application being selected if i get gmat score in +700 range. Also i would like to know any good gmat prep + post gmat assistance institutes in delhi ncr.

What is average ROI in the top 10 programs ?

Your valuable suggestions will help a lot. 

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Dear @prepzone  & Puys

could you suggest me a good book for Combination , permutation and probability . I am worse in this topic and need to start fresh . Please help me!!!

107

Hi All,

I have been preparing for GMAT exam and I am planning to appear for it in mid-August. I have a 2 year work ex in the Software industry with a multinatinal corporation and it will be 3 years by the next fall. Thus I am targeting some of the top B-schools in the US for next year admissions.

I have pretty decent academics:

10th: 89%

12th: 89.4%

B.Tech(N.I.T. Jalandhar): 7.2/10

I am mainly concerned about my profile. Though I have been actively participating in extra-curricular acivites at the school and college level, I have not been much involved in any 'profile-building' activities in the past two years while working. How do I make up for that now since I am planning to target next year? what are my options now?

P.S. I had been involved in sports and other activites at school level. I had been an active member of some college level clubs and president of one. Also, I was involved in the various college fests. I am pretty confident of scoring a 700+ score in GMAT.

Thanks in advance.

108

Hello!

Trying to improve verbal.. current score is a 650 ( Q51, V28) . any suggestions on improvement plans?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Cheers

Kailash

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I have work experience of 6 years in the banking industry.presently I am a deputy manager at state bank of India.as a starter what is the best way I should prepare for gmat..

110

please provide links for official mocks

111

Where can we find mock tests for GMAT without having to shell out a huge amount for them?

112

I have 5 years of Work-ex in an IT firm.

When should be the best time to take GMAT in order to target for top b-schools in India? Please suggest.

113

Hello Puys,

I attempted the GMAT today and had a disastrous performance. I scored 670 with Q48/V34. I was aiming at 720+ to apply to schools like ISB and IIMA. I will complete 7yrs and 4 months of IT experience in March 2016, and 74.5%, 71.3% and 8.45 CGPA in X, XII and B.Tech respectively. So here are my questions -

1) Is 670 a safe score to apply, given my profile and await a call from the mentioned schools?

2) Is it wise to take another test, although I am not very clear as to where I went wrong?

114

In how many days do we  get GMAT score to upload for applying to any institute

115

A dumb question!!

What marks can anyone expect in GMAT with a accuracy rate of 50%.

I know there are different factors but still any idea would help me a lot.

117

Hi Guys,

I am completely new to  GMAT so would really appreciate if you could help me out a little bit.

My profile is follows:-

Academics:

10th(ICSE) - 90.29%

12th(CBSE) - 88.8%

B.Tech (ECE from VNIT Nagpur) - 7.69

Pursuing CFA and gave CFA level 1 in June 2015.

Not much high extra curricular

Work experience:

An IT firm - 12months (june 2013-june 2014)

I left my job last year to prepare for CAT n other mba exams for admission into India's top 10-15 colleges. Got 98.49 in CAT bt couldn't convert any colleges (still waiting and hoping for MDI as i write this post).

So now i am looking for a job(and work for 2-3 years and take my total workex to 3-4 yrs along with completing CFA) and contemplating on writing GMAT and apply for MBA in top 10 - 15 universities mainly in US and also for SP Jain n XLRI GMBA and ISB. 

My questions are:-

1) How much impact would my leaving my job and subsequently the 1yr gap would have on my admission right from application selection to final selection?

2) How much should i score to get in these colleges based on my profile( i know that 700+ is considered good bt i think i need more than that right)?

3) I am completely new to GMAT. So any suggestions/tips about how to go about to prepare for it would be really helpful.

4) which study material to use? i have heard that there is a official guide and Manhattan and Kaplan Any insight into these would help..

Thanks a lot.

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Hi! I have just finished my engineering. Got a job as a software engineer trainee in a good company(will be starting this july).  

10th : 97.33%

12th : 94.66%

Engg : 75%

How should I start my GMAT prep? I am looking to apply for MIS course or MBA  in US universities after an year or two of job experience . What are the good study resources , books , Mock tests sites? And with this profile , do I stand a chance?

119

Puys, I need your suggestion on booking my GMAT date. 

I've enrolled for Princeton review online coaching. And I gave their diagnostic test, in which I scored 610 (QA=48, Verbal=28 😞 )

Knowing that my verbal is very poor, I decided to prepare for it from the OG. I finished the sentence correction and I gave another mock today, in which I scored 660 (QA=51 , verbal=31 😞 ).

Since my verbal score hasn't improved significantly, should I study more before I book a date for GMAT or should I book a date and hope to increase my verbal score in that time frame if I am targeting anywhere above 720 ? Pls help .. 

PS: I am giving CAT as well come November and I want to dedicate my complete studying hours to CAT as quickly as possible.

120

Which is the best book for Quant , which covers all the topics /types of questions of GMAT Quant.

How to inform GMAC about the code of a particular institute/Program

121

Guys for all Gmat related general queries (about the exam, right prep resources, right strategy to prepare, how to do analysis, how much time to be spent, how to take tests, etc.) I am conducting a free online session tomorrow, Saturday, 11 pm. For details about the same send me a personal message.

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Hello puys !!!

I am Rahul Agarwal . I am working as an Associate Software Engineer in an IT firm for the last 4 years and want to take  the GMAT exam in the month of September . My profile is as follows 

10th : 87.35%

12th : 84.96%

Engg : 78.04%

I am in urgent need of a good study centre of GMAT in Kolkata which could assist me in getting a good score. Puys please help !