Hi,
I am planning to apply for various programs in the Fall 2014 intake, would be obliged if you evaluate my profile and help me decide that shall I go for retake? Currently I'm about 70-80% sure of a retake of GMAT exam
Work Experience: 5 years at the time i will join a b school
Extra Curricular
Targeting
Target Colleges
Post MBA Goal
I am confused whether to give another attempt at GMAT or not, primarily because I never scored this low in verbal during my mocks and low verbal might give a negative impression on the ad coms.
I am planning to apply for various programs in the Fall 2014 intake, would be obliged if you evaluate my profile and help me decide that shall I go for retake? Currently I'm about 70-80% sure of a retake of GMAT exam
- Demographics: Indian / Male / Age 26
- Academics: Bachelors in Electronics and communication Engineering, 2009. 68%. Delhi University: Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology(NSIT), India.
- GMAT: 680 (Q51, V28) - Yet to get the official score
Work Experience: 5 years at the time i will join a b school
- Working as an Assistant Manager in a Business Research Firm
- Manage team that conducts primary and secondary research and analyses information using Porter's 5 forces model, PESTLE analysis and other framework to conduct market analysis
- Have international working experience
- Currently as a part of Category Team with a target of certain % savings on a billion dollar annual spend
- Have been part of interview panel for recruitment
- Have mentored and trained several new-joiners to shape up their respective careers
- Supported in Business Development through new product creation
Extra Curricular
- During college have conducted several events for college festivals
- a few more similar things during post-college
Targeting
- R1 or R2 for 2014 fall intake
Target Colleges
- Georgetown
- Indiana: Kelley
- Broad: Michigan State
- Tepper
- Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Post MBA Goal
- To enter into strategic planning for a procurement of indirect materials
- Basically climb up the ladder in category management
I am confused whether to give another attempt at GMAT or not, primarily because I never scored this low in verbal during my mocks and low verbal might give a negative impression on the ad coms.