Applying to Judge

I will be applying to Judge, cambridgein R1. This is my sole applicatio for R1.

Here are the reasons why I am choosing Judge:

1. Small class size. In range GMAT score. Average work experience is near to mine.

2. Entrepreneurship environment of Cambridge is excellent. With lot of hi tech companies starting up in Cambridge, its like a hub.

3. Course structure and mode of learning. They have 4 consulting projects that on has to complete during the course. Also the electives are huge in number, and its easy to choose the ones which you want. Like entrepreneurship in my case.

Here are a few reasons I think my application is strong for cambridge:

1. Work experience : Though I do not have any leadership experience, I do have a good exposure to IT development and a little bit of consulting.

2. Essays: I am working extra hard on the essays, and since its just one app I am putting up, I have more than a month to prepare. I think I will be able to gather some good feedback from my recommenders as well.

3. I am focusing mainly on entrepreneurship, and Cambridge is a good match. Hopefully this will stand out.

Here are a few reasons I think my application is weak/below-average for cambridge:

1. Lack of international exposure : I do not have any international exposure. They do look for candidates who have worked in countries other than their homeland. Also I do not know any foreign language.

2. Lack of managerial experience : Though I am focusing on some leadership qualities that I have, I do not have any experience of being a team-lead or a manager as such (on paper).

3.Average Acads/ECs : I have average acads and my graduate degree is not from an IIT.  Its from NIT, though good, but not excellent. I also am poor in my ECs.

I am still confident about making it through. At least I would get an interview call. What I have read from various forums that I have read so far is that most applicants (especially Indian/IT)  do not even get an interview call. If i do get an interview call, I am hopeful to convert it.

Getting back to my essays now.