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Posted May 29, 2012 20:43

Hi There,

I have a poor GMAT score of 560. I have an experience of 3 years in the IT Industry. I have worked for British Telecom from TCS- India for 2 years and am now working as a Business Analyst at CA technologies.

Could you please suggest me any good colleges?

I am looking at UCD. What do you advice about the college and the opportunities post graduation?

Any colleges in the WORLD are fine with me. I am looking at good ROI.

Also, I am not looking for any specialization. Regular MBA is what I'm looking at.

Please put in your 2cents. Thanks

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Duncan

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Posted May 29, 2012 23:47

Average GMAT at UCD is around 630. Read this thread: http://www.find-mba.com/board/23936/ for some suggestions about where to apply to with a low GMAT.

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mrram

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Posted May 30, 2012 06:17

Thank Duncan.

Post you mentioned is really helpful.

If I haven't missed, nothing in the post mentions that UCD has an average score of 640. Looking at the market conditions now what would you suggest me looking at my profile.

Adding to the profile above, I am also the director of a registered company which is soon getting into e-commerce market.

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Duncan

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Posted May 31, 2012 11:24

I suggest you improve your GMAT and get into the best school you can which fits your goals.

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Mamit

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Posted May 31, 2012 22:10

Dear Mr. Ram ,
If you are running your own business then i would suggest opt for a country when you find enough apatite for your business, as UK govt is bring a new law for entrepreneurs where around 1000 overseas students will be allowed to start their own business here in the UK.

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mrram

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Posted Jun 01, 2012 11:08

Dear Duncan,

I have put that as plan B.

Plan A is to try for the colleges with this score. I am seriously looking at UCD because of the ease in starting a business after my MBA. Having said that I would also want to work.

http://www.doingbusiness.org/rankings

Do you think this can work out?

Dear Duncan,

I have put that as plan B.

Plan A is to try for the colleges with this score. I am seriously looking at UCD because of the ease in starting a business after my MBA. Having said that I would also want to work. [I do the same here in India now. I work as a business analyst and also own a company]

http://www.doingbusiness.org/rankings

Do you think this can work out?

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mrram

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Posted Jun 01, 2012 11:13

Dear MBA from UK,

Thanks for your advice. I was also looking at UK

http://www.doingbusiness.org/rankings

Could you please suggest me colleges from UK with the score I have?

I will also do a job when I complete my MBA. Do you think the market conditions in UK would get better and would there be good opportunities for getting a job?

Please share any information you have about the new laws.

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Gillian

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Posted Jun 01, 2012 11:23

The minimum GMAT score required for entry to the Full-Time MBA programme at UCD Smurfit Graduate Business School is 550. Thus, as you have a GMAT score of 560 and a minimum of three years work experience you are eligible to apply to the MBA programme at UCD. Candidates are assessed not just on their GMAT score but also on their prior educational qualifications, work experience, extra curricular activities and what contribution he/she can make to the MBA programme.

UCD Smurfit Graduate Business School is the leading Business School in Ireland, and is one of less than 60 Business Schools worldwide to have been awarded all three major business school accreditations, AACSB (USA), EQUIS (Europe) and AMBA (UK). Smurfit has also been ranked in the top 100 Business Schools by the Economist and the Financial Times publications for many consecutive years. The MBA programme at UCD has been ramked as the one of the best value for money programmes in the world while Dublin has been ranked as the joint 8th best student city in the world by QS.

You should submit your application to the programme and take it from there.

Gillian

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ezra

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Posted Jun 01, 2012 15:33

The minimum GMAT score required for entry to the Full-Time MBA programme at UCD Smurfit Graduate Business School is 550. Thus, as you have a GMAT score of 560 and a minimum of three years work experience you are eligible to apply to the MBA programme at UCD. Candidates are assessed not just on their GMAT score but also on their prior educational qualifications, work experience, extra curricular activities and what contribution he/she can make to the MBA programme.

Not to entirely disuade the OP from applying to UCD, but I'd at least make the point to him that simply having the minimum is often not competitive. As mentioned elsewhere in this thread, the average GMAT score is over 600 - and that, combined with the fact that OP is part of a very competitive applicant group (IT professional from India,) I'd think that he'd need something else to give him an edge.

<blockquote>The minimum GMAT score required for entry to the Full-Time MBA programme at UCD Smurfit Graduate Business School is 550. Thus, as you have a GMAT score of 560 and a minimum of three years work experience you are eligible to apply to the MBA programme at UCD. Candidates are assessed not just on their GMAT score but also on their prior educational qualifications, work experience, extra curricular activities and what contribution he/she can make to the MBA programme.</blockquote>
Not to entirely disuade the OP from applying to UCD, but I'd at least make the point to him that simply having the minimum is often not competitive. As mentioned elsewhere in this thread, the average GMAT score is over 600 - and that, combined with the fact that OP is part of a very competitive applicant group (IT professional from India,) I'd think that he'd need something else to give him an edge.

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Mamit

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Posted Jun 01, 2012 17:22

Dear MBA from UK,

Thanks for your advice. I was also looking at UK

http://www.doingbusiness.org/rankings

Could you please suggest me colleges from UK with the score I have?

I will also do a job when I complete my MBA. Do you think the market conditions in UK would get better and would there be good opportunities for getting a job?

Please share any information you have about the new laws.

Dear Mr. Ram,
You can check the UKBA rules on the following link
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/working/tier1/graduate-entrepreneur/

Since most of the B-Schools seeks for 600+ scores on an average unless the candidate has exceptionally good profile and i dont think 560 is a very impressive scores to be projected to good Universities for admission. However i would suggest that you can look for universities accepting without GMAT scores as well. some of these universities are
1. Aston
2. Durham
3. Bradford
4. Strathclyde
5. Birmingham
all these are among top 100.
Mamit

<blockquote>Dear MBA from UK,

Thanks for your advice. I was also looking at UK

http://www.doingbusiness.org/rankings

Could you please suggest me colleges from UK with the score I have?

I will also do a job when I complete my MBA. Do you think the market conditions in UK would get better and would there be good opportunities for getting a job?

Please share any information you have about the new laws. </blockquote>
Dear Mr. Ram,
You can check the UKBA rules on the following link
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/working/tier1/graduate-entrepreneur/

Since most of the B-Schools seeks for 600+ scores on an average unless the candidate has exceptionally good profile and i dont think 560 is a very impressive scores to be projected to good Universities for admission. However i would suggest that you can look for universities accepting without GMAT scores as well. some of these universities are
1. Aston
2. Durham
3. Bradford
4. Strathclyde
5. Birmingham
all these are among top 100.
Mamit

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