Hello everyone,

I took my GMATs this last August and was pretty happy with my score. I got a 700 (47Q, 39V, 6AWA), which is 90%. I was under the impression that once a 7something score is reached, GMAT is emphasized less. However, I've been talking to people and have been getting vibes that it's not that good of a score for the schools that I want to go to. I wanted the GMAT to be merely a foot in the door--not THE deciding factor. Am I being unrealistic in my school choices? See the list after my profile evaluation.

This is my profile:

Age: 23
Nationality: Indian American
Sex: Female
GMAT: 700 (47Q, 39V, 6AWA)
GPA: 3.868/4.0 (Summa Cum Laude) from a top 10 US Public School.
Looking to enroll: Fall 2011

Work Experience (currently): 2.5 years in the biotechnology sector.
Key Work Accomplishments:
-Startup company so heavy involvement in setting up the company including working closely with the CEO.
-Managing a project in the Diabetes field, controlling all sectors involved including conceiving the idea, targeted marketing, and implementation.
-Designing and managing a structured Customer Support System.
MBA focus/interest: -Consulting (Healthcare) with a big firm initially and then for a Social Business in the long run.

Extracurricular:
-While simultaneously working full-time, I have also been co-managing an India-targeted non-profit organization. I helped found the environmental awareness program at this organization and have been on the executive board for the last 2 years. I was instrumental in making the organization last beyond it's first year. Running this organization has developed skills spanning all aspects of business management.
-I have also recently started working with a Harvard Graduate Student group to provide a holistic, voluntary consulting services to young individuals working for grassroots international development projects happening in India. My specific project is essentially a team of 2, communicating with a field partner in South India.

MBA Schools of interest:
-HBS
-Sloan
-Kellogg
-Chicago
-Stanford
-Columbia
-Stern
-Fuqua
-London Business School
-INSEAD
-IE
-Darden (?)

Questions:
-Am I unrealistic?
-Are there any other schools that I should consider? Should absolutely eliminate from my list?
-I plan to do a trial application run for Fall 2010 and apply to 2-3 best/semi-best schools. Good idea?

Thank you so much for all your help! So sorry for the uber long post!

Cheers.

Wow, that was a quick response! Thanks so much for it. I see that you're planning to apply for '10. Good luck!

Yeah--I think for me, it comes down to how well I pick my schools and how well I capture myself and my accomplishments in the essays. Knowing that I am not one for self-evaluation, that's going to be one of the hardest projects ever!

I wish I was female.
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It might bolster my candidacy!

I am of course joking! :D
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Haha does being female even matter that much? Still have to be qualified, right?

As for the GMAT, I pretty much agree with everyone here. 700 is a fine score esp since the rest of your stats look strong. It's like not you need to get a really high score to make up for a sub-par GPA. My suggestions is take it if you really think you can do better but it's not a big deal if you don't. You shold start focusing on other parts of your app like, work, EC, campus visits, etc.