I can say that Australia is usually quite under-represented in the US BSchools and they love you guys for some reason 😂

If you are looking for a scholarship, I would highly recommend retaking (and giving 1-2 weeks really just to the DI section and perhaps some cursory review for Verbal and Quant (so they don't slide). Keep in mind that DI is to be solved logically or in terms of trends, you should not crunch numbers on the DI usually, try to learn not to at least. If you can get 4 points on your DI section, you will bump up your score to 685 (likely) and if you can get 6, then 705 which would be Scholarship territory at T15.

P.S. you only put M7's on the list above but as a matter of fact, Rank is not a huge driver in MBB/Consulting recruiting so going after a scholarship at a T15 is a better deal than a sticker price at M7 (from purely jobs outcome perspective)

Hi @AussieAussieAussie , I hope you are doing well.

With 4 years of experience in the Australian mining industry (world's leading mining company), a strong academic foundation in engineering and commerce, and a tech entrepreneurial venture, this candidate has a well-rounded background. However, your 665 GMAT score is decent but a GPA of 6.188 may not be competitive enough for top-tier programs, especially with aspirations to join strategy consulting at firms like MBB. You can consider retaking the GMAT aiming for a 10 or 20+ points to make your profile more competitive for top-tier schools and scholarship opportunities. Additionally, increasing extracurricular involvement, particularly in leadership roles or impactful initiatives, would further strengthen your candidacy. It’s crucial to highlight how your previous experience, including the entrepreneurial venture, aligns with your post-MBA goals and how consulting will help bridge the gap to leadership roles in the mining or renewable energy sectors. With these improvements,you can increase your chances of admission to top 15 programs. What's going to matter most in your application is how you connect the experiential dots and build a great story to stand out from other applicants in the pool.

If you’d like, we are happy to discuss more about your leadership skills, impact created, challenges faced, awards and achievements and extracurriculars in depth to assess your chances to top B-schools and strengthen your application with impactful stories.

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Shantanu Sharma
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