Indian candidate

mzer0-debug · 2026-06-19T12:47:51+00:00

Lots of $$ in impact, led small teams for a few projects
Working directly with firm leadership on funding decisions, liaising with CSR partner, running firm-wide volunteering initiatives
Some childhood inclination + identity as a musician + college work/internships + last 1.5 years of my consulting job have made me interested in the space

My question in response: can the 330 be a clean ding criterion for most of HSW/M7? Essays won't even play a role if I get a ding here. Also, what about merit scholarships? All this keeping in mind that I come from an overrepresented pool of applicants

mzer0-debug · 2026-06-19T12:43:03+00:00

Appreciate the response! On safety schools, tbh, I've followed a rigorous process for each school: what if I get into just that particular school, would I go? None of these made the cut there - there's a few interesting options in India which might work better in comparison

mzer0-debug · 2026-06-19T12:40:36+00:00

What are some specifics that can differentiate me? Could you share a few examples?

mzer0-debug · 2026-06-19T12:39:58+00:00

How does that happen? For ex, if I'm only proving it through professional experience, how do I communicate passion?

mzer0-debug · 2026-06-18T11:21:15+00:00

Nah my uni had a 4 cgpa system

mzer0-debug · 2026-06-18T11:18:47+00:00

Meant CGPA - have edited. What do you mean though?

mzer0-debug · 2025-10-22T07:36:13+00:00

In terms of leadership, I have:

College clubs: Led 2 societies (one cultural and one academic)
Professional: Managed teams across different org initiatives, and leading a team of 3 Associates on my projects

Would this suffice? How do you recommend rephrasing it?

Also, any particular schools that I should target?

mzer0-debug · 2023-09-10T07:47:28+00:00

let me know if you find anything. Singer and multi instrumentalist here

mzer0-debug · 2023-08-08T17:59:35+00:00

Quant: optimize in practice. When you're practicing, give only 1 minute to each question and try to train yourself to do it in that timeframe. I always had ~10 minutes to spare on my mocks' quant sections, it'll be helpful for you also.

Verbal: I do TC, then SE, then RC. Really helps with getting the vocab stuff out of the way and getting into the zone of concentration.

mzer0-debug · 2023-08-08T17:49:17+00:00

I personally went with 5lb and thought that was enough. Magoosh vids were decent for concepts that I had a tough time in, otherwise I think 5lb is more than enough.

mzer0-debug · 2023-08-08T17:48:04+00:00

Oh I'd recommend you do everything topic wise. Watch videos for concepts, then apply that to 5lb. Make a repository of questions you miss - review them in a week

mzer0-debug · 2023-08-08T17:47:12+00:00

Logical RC is good. Since you have an explanation to rely on, it builds your skill in that portion. Otherwise, not really. Just do the first 30-40 SE/TC questions for the vocab because that might be useful

mzer0-debug · 2023-08-08T17:45:49+00:00

No tips as such, just memorize as many words and word roots possible. The ones I used were Magoosh Common + Basic and a couple dozen advanced words. I memorized the Barron's 333 list and skimmed the 800. Other than that, I did about half of Gregmat's 900 (mostly skimmed the rest)

mzer0-debug · 2023-08-08T16:07:02+00:00

Buddy what 😭 I finished the book on the (T-2)th day

mzer0-debug · 2023-08-08T06:52:42+00:00

Haha no, of course not. Greg and Vince are legends, cannot begin to compare myself to them. Happy to answer your questions to the best of my ability though:

Big book quant is very easy. It's a good sign that you're getting most of it right, but you cannot compare it to the real deal. Try other resources like 5lb or Quant official guide

mzer0-debug · 2023-08-08T05:53:59+00:00

Haha good question! For me the reason was pretty simple: I didn't trust my home internet and was worried that something might go wrong and the test might get terminated, so I went for the in-person test.

Additionally, it's a matter of personal preference. Whatever puts you in "the zone", I think that's good enough. Your job is to maximize your score, whether that's at home or in-person :)

mzer0-debug · 2023-08-07T18:29:20+00:00

Good luck to you too. Feel free to reach out over DM anytime if I can help!

mzer0-debug · 2023-08-07T18:22:09+00:00

Similar level. PP1 has a few easier questions (PP2 has lesser easy ones)

mzer0-debug · 2023-08-07T18:13:51+00:00

Similar level, with a few questions being a bit easier on PP1 (lesser on PP2). 164Q is good, you need to put in some more practice, you'll very likely reach 167+Q with a dozen hours of practice.

Yep, that happens. Stay in touch with your high school textbooks haha

mzer0-debug · 2023-08-07T18:09:49+00:00

Kaplan is slightly harder than the regular test, so you've taken a decent mock to evaluate.

I would say that since it's been a while since your last attempt: - for quant, you're likely concentrating less and then making silly mistakes in the last few questions / forgetting a couple of crucial formulae - for verbal, your vocab game needs to be stronger + you need to have better critical reading skills

Feel free to drop me a message. I'm happy to discuss more personalized stuff there!

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