Good evening,
I'm hoping you can evaluate my profile and focus on whether I should plan to retake the GMAT. I previously completed a MGMAT course and have taken the GMAT twice now; here are my scores:
Test 1 (06/2010): 660 (Q42/V39)
Test 2 (10/2010): 680 (Q40/V42)
In my MGMAT and GMATPrep practice tests leading up to the the 2nd GMAT, I was scoring an average of 720 (usually some combination of a quant of 43-47 and a verbal of 43-46). I was clearly rather disappointed when I earned a 680 this past weekend.
I graduated from Columbia with a 3.8 GPA (major in English) and have been working in performing arts management full-time for the past three years in a quant-intensive position. I know I come from a non-traditional industry and so I have that and my strong GPA as advantages. I've also held strong leadership positions both in my undergraduate years and in my current position, and I'm actively involved in a gay rights organization. I'm worried that my low quant score, however, will hurt my chances of admission to the top tier schools (e.g., Columbia, NYU, Stanford) to which I'm applying.
I'm in the midst of completing applications and I am not certain if I should take the time to study again to retake the GMAT or if I should focus on creating stellar applications.
Many thanks.
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Re: Profile Evaluation please
Hi ggabriel,
Thanks for writing in. As you probably know from your research, your GMAT is below the median for those three schools you mention, but within the 20-80 range (although right at the bottom for all three schools). Since you can point to the quant-heavy aspects of your job I wouldn't be as worried about the Quant score specifically, but if you still think a 700+ is feasible I think it could address the weakness of your GMAT and allow your strengths to be stronger.
And it does appear that you have some good stories to tell -- from your nontraditional industry (and why that has led you to an MBA), to your community leadership (focus on post-college wherever possible). Mixing that in with an improved GMAT should greatly improve your chances for admissions at the schools you listed.
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Thanks for writing in. As you probably know from your research, your GMAT is below the median for those three schools you mention, but within the 20-80 range (although right at the bottom for all three schools). Since you can point to the quant-heavy aspects of your job I wouldn't be as worried about the Quant score specifically, but if you still think a 700+ is feasible I think it could address the weakness of your GMAT and allow your strengths to be stronger.
And it does appear that you have some good stories to tell -- from your nontraditional industry (and why that has led you to an MBA), to your community leadership (focus on post-college wherever possible). Mixing that in with an improved GMAT should greatly improve your chances for admissions at the schools you listed.
Daniel Richards
http://www.mbamission.com
Read the mbaMission Insider's Guides (14 individual school titles)
Visit the mbaMission Blog
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