Q) I am planning to apply for Round 2. I have 5+ years of experience with 4 years with one of the 3 Big Cs and 1 year with an FMCG giant. My GMAT is 720 (Q50, V38). I would need your honest opinion on my chances to receive an admission to a top school and a scholarship. My undergraduate degree percentage is 64% (bachelor in commerce), and CA finals are 56%. I had continuous involvement with a non-profit until last year in the education sector.

Cost of Columbia or Wharton MBA program is relative to your Financial background, risk-taking appetite and affinity towards New York or Philadelphia. The cultural difference between the often-compared east coast powerhouses is a topic for another article, but if you evaluate the two cities on potential, NYC ranks #1 in Gross Profit Margin in the US, attracting Banking & Finance, Media, Advertising, Real Estate and Retail industries to the region.

We are constantly distracted by the desire for Novelty and the discipline of repetition. Ever since I made my personal phone public, I am getting calls from young engineers and Finance professionals (less than 2 years of experience) with worries that they would be stuck in a monotonous career as a Software Engineer, Associate Analyst or an Engineer in a declining Oil & Gas industry. It is an instinctual call that the future is not safe - not just from a life satisfaction point of view, but because tools and technology can replace your job with the right data.

Since you are considering the United States as a post-MBA location, a data that will have an immediate impact is the healthcare cost. Despite the government spending 16.9% of their GDP on healthcare, the per person cost of healthcare in the United States would continue to rise and reach $11,356 in 2021. The cost is the highest in the world. It is good news for those candidates entering the industry as they can benefit from the cost – not a popular opinion to give in MBA Admissions Consulting Q&A. But for those Entrepreneurs, who are pairing technology with healthcare database and sensor-based diagnostic technology, the options to introduce innovation and reduce cost are limitless.

Q) I have 5 years of experience in Sales & Marketing. GMAT has been my Achilles heel. Travel is mandatory for my job. The unscheduled travel has jeopardized my GMAT prep. What are my chances for Rotman, HHL, and Strathclyde MBA?

Q) Should I apply for the Full-time MBA program at Harvard Business School? I am a 45-year old UK-based doctor will 13+ years of experience. With an MBA, I would like to switch careers from medical practice to hospital administration with an eye on taking a C-Level position in the next couple of years. I am not interested in part-time or Online MBA programs.

F1GMAT: what advice would you give an MBA candidate who is much older than the average class? Which age group has the least probability of getting into a premier Business School?

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