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- jg2011
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Profile evaluation - GMAT again?
Thanks again for any advice you can provide!
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- mbamission
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Re: Profile evaluation - GMAT again?
Hi Jenna,
Thanks for writing in. In regards to your questions:
1) Yes I do think you have a competitive profile for most of these schools. Tuck and Ross would be in the reach category, maybe Berkeley as well. But I think you can be competitive at Duke and Yale. Your Quant score is lower than ideal, but there are ways to try and balance this out.
2) It's unlikely schools will look at two scores, unfortunately.
3) If you think a third attempt would be productive, it's unlikely to hurt your chances, but if indeed your practice tests fluctuate, it may be better to invest the prep time in your essays instead.
4) Extra classes could go a long way in helping your application. Consider taking Finance, Accounting or Statistics online or at a local college.
5) The relevance of your Quant score ties into what your post-MBA goals are. If you want to be a banker, it's a tough case to sell. But since your post-MBA plans are mostly not directly involved in Finance, then you just need to focus on the strengths you have, and how they will help you achieve your goals.
Hope this is helpful and best of luck!
Daniel Richards
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Thanks for writing in. In regards to your questions:
1) Yes I do think you have a competitive profile for most of these schools. Tuck and Ross would be in the reach category, maybe Berkeley as well. But I think you can be competitive at Duke and Yale. Your Quant score is lower than ideal, but there are ways to try and balance this out.
2) It's unlikely schools will look at two scores, unfortunately.
3) If you think a third attempt would be productive, it's unlikely to hurt your chances, but if indeed your practice tests fluctuate, it may be better to invest the prep time in your essays instead.
4) Extra classes could go a long way in helping your application. Consider taking Finance, Accounting or Statistics online or at a local college.
5) The relevance of your Quant score ties into what your post-MBA goals are. If you want to be a banker, it's a tough case to sell. But since your post-MBA plans are mostly not directly involved in Finance, then you just need to focus on the strengths you have, and how they will help you achieve your goals.
Hope this is helpful and best of luck!
Daniel Richards
http://www.mbamission.com
Read the mbaMission Insider's Guides (14 individual school titles)
Visit the mbaMission Blog
Follow mbaMission on Twitter
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