:: Down but not out! Presently working in a reputed Tata concern.Work ex-3 + years. I gave my CAT this year.Percentile-98.7,No calls.Did not fill SPJain or MDI. Choked up in the DI Section-66,Quantz-99.5,Verbal-96. Plan to give my …

Down but not out!
Presently working in a reputed Tata concern.Work ex-3 + years.
I gave my CAT this year.Percentile-98.7,No calls.Did not fill SPJain or MDI.
Choked up in the DI Section-66,Quantz-99.5,Verbal-96.
Plan to give my GRE & GMAT in April '05.Now this is a real dilemna.Whether to give GRE or not.GMAT,surely I will.
The GRE route will ensure schol in US University.My plan is to do MBA from a topnotch US University.This will be eased up by doing MS from US.However,it costs a lot of money and also 2 years before I get to start doing my MBA.
Please advice whether I should do my MBA from India(IIM's(Risky whether I will get through),ISB(giving GMAT,But running short of finances) or MS(will rob me of 2 vital years).
Please advice as I do not have a strong financial backbone and I also do not want to waste my hard earned resources.Please advice,seeking NIRVANA.


Chill dude !!
Well i am not that experienced to advice you ....but yes a piece of suggestion......
1. you can as well do your GRE (with a high score > 1500) from a top notch univ ....and then get a good job.After a reasonable expe give a try to GMAT and then an MBA.As an MBA in US is a pretty costly affair , it would be reasonable for u to earn a bit and then learn..............(of course not if u r sound..

2. There's nothing like getting into the coveted IIM'S( BY FAR, THE TOUGHEST BSCHOOL TO GET INTO !!!!

SO THE BOTTOM LINE............GIVE UR CAT WITH UTMOST PREPARATION AND THAT WOULD MAKE UP TO BOTH GRE AND GMAT .....SO AS U PREPARE FOR CAT U R INDIRECTLY PREPARING FOR GRE/GMAT.GIVE UR GRE BEFORE SEPTEMBER AND KEEP APPLYING TO THE UNIV'S IN US......WRITE CAT WELL ,IF U GET THROUGH ....GR8,ELSE GET GOING TO US DUDE !!!!

EVEN I AM IN THE SAME BOAT DUDE...THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BEING U HAVE WORKEX ...I DONT (

CYA:)
HARRY
it's really smthg u'll have to think out for urself...
1) if u wanna do ur MS...u can join in spring 2006 or fall 2006...by the time u finish it'll be fall 2008...n then..u r not gonna straight away get a harvard admit!...u'll have to work at least 2-3 yrs in a good firm in the US...n going by what's happening...if u wanna get into a really good firm...u've simply gotta do ur MS from a real neat place...preferable be among the toppers etc etc...so if all goes well...u can start ur MBA by 2010!...(assuming u r looking at kellogs etc)
2) it's very diffucult to plan ur life for the next 5-6 yrs...so u could take cat n gmat...join iim/isb...yes...it's not a sure shot...but if u give it ur best...surely u can make it at least well before year 2010!!
3) doing ur MBA from the US may not be such a gr8 idea...i've heard of a guy..who's in iimb right now...am sure PGites in iimb would know who i'm referring to...well..apparently this chap worked in microsift, usa for 4 yrs before joining iimb...am *sure* with his profile he could have easily apped to the best B skools in the US... try n get in touch with ppl like him... they're pretty rooted in reality n can give u a clearer picture of what it's like in a US b-skool n if it's worth it...
am mba from a decnt iim/isb could kickstart ur career...i.e. if u do mange to get into a decent firm... n then if u r smart enuff u *can* have a global career in the future (assuming that's the reasom u want an MBA from the US)
all the best
-susie
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Down but not out!
Presently working in a reputed Tata concern.Work ex-3 + years.
I gave my CAT this year.Percentile-98.7,No calls.Did not fill SPJain or MDI.
Choked up in the DI Section-66,Quantz-99.5,Verbal-96.
Plan to give my GRE & GMAT in April '05.Now this is a real dilemna.Whether to give GRE or not.GMAT,surely I will.
The GRE route will ensure schol in US University.My plan is to do MBA from a topnotch US University.This will be eased up by doing MS from US.However,it costs a lot of money and also 2 years before I get to start doing my MBA.
Please advice whether I should do my MBA from India(IIM's(Risky whether I will get through),ISB(giving GMAT,But running short of finances) or MS(will rob me of 2 vital years).
Please advice as I do not have a strong financial backbone and I also do not want to waste my hard earned resources.Please advice,seeking NIRVANA.
from the post above it seems that u aren't really keen on doing MS "(will rob me of 2 vital years)" if this is really the case then my advice is just get the GRE-MS option out of your list for good............firstly, focus on what you want to do in ur career........where do u want to be after 5 yrs from tday??? what kind of work/industry do u see urself in??? where do u want to live 5-10 yrs down the line???
once u r able to answer these questions i dont think ud require anybody's help.....trust me................this comes from a guy who's taken all the damn tests possilble..............
again, i'd like to stress its what u want to ultimately do in ur career that matter......and if u think that an MBA/MS would help then go for it