Mr. Mechanical Engineer & Blood Bank NGO

Hi Shubhang, this is Julie-Anne Heafey at mbaMission. I wish I had better news but I’m afraid I don’t have great confidence in your odds at Georgetown…they likely are hesitating over the same things that held you back at Cornell and Ross. First, it’s a highly competitive year and you are in an overrepresented category in the application pool, success is not assured even if you bring excellent stats to the table. Yours are unfortunately well below the averages, not above (even if you get a GMAT waiver, that just puts all the pressure to perform on your GPA, which is also low). Second, your startup (my guess here is that they may not have heard of it since you did not suggest it in the profile), was likely to raise questions. Usually more successful international candidates are establishing credibility via their employers; that’s hard to do if they haven’t heard of your company. Previous experience at Tata Consulting Services helps, but it depends on what it is and how you progressed there/how long you were there vs. Edbuddy. Third, your goals – depends on the consulting, but if management consulting is your goal, they may have seen that as unrealistic with your academic track record. My advice is to raise your test score, complete some business-focused academic coursework that’s graded online from a reputable US school to counterbalance your low GPA, and build your work experience to shine as brightly as possible – if you can grow your company and show its success/brand name investors or partners, that will help, but your odds would likely be better with a global name brand more recently on your resume. Best of luck!!!