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GMAT 560 ? SHOULD I APPLY ?

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GMAT 560 ? SHOULD I APPLY ? [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 27 Dec 2016, 13:10
Work Experience (Duration, Role, Company, Industry) ::
5 yrs, Senior Engineer, Oil & Gas sector

Test Scores with breakup [Actual/Expected, Taken/Planned Date] - GMAT ::
560 (Q 48, V 23) Sep 2016, 540 (Dec 2016)

Study material used - egmat verbal course ,og 2016 & verbal review 2017 , kaplan premiere & Kaplan 800 . kaplan test

Interested in: Program / Type (Full-time / Part-time / Online) ::
Executive MBA

Geography / Class Start Year preference ::
India, USA ( For classes starting 2017)

i completed my graduation with flying colors.I have GPA 4 (> 91% ) in my Graduate program.

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1) Should i apply to MBA Programs such as ISB, IIM's , Harvard OR ANY OTHER GOOD COLLEGE etc with my low GMAT Score(560) ?
2) Should i give THIRD attempt to GMAT ?
3) Kindly suggest me better way to recover myself as i am not finding any ways to move out from this?

Originally posted by prakash72 on 27 Dec 2016, 12:07.
Last edited by prakash72 on 27 Dec 2016, 13:10, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: GMAT 560 ? SHOULD I APPLY ? [#permalink] New post   27 Dec 2016, 12:19
You should almost certainly take the GMAT again, as 560 is far too low a score for Harvard, even for an Executive MBA. I'm curious about how you've been studying, though, because it seems strange that you dropped 20 points over 3 months.
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GMAT 560 ? SHOULD I APPLY ? [#permalink] New post   27 Dec 2016, 16:48
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Given your background, I would recommend you to go for a retake.
Your score indicates a clear lack of understanding of fundamentals. You need to build the concepts/fundamentals before you jump in solving the problems. You can do so by choosing one of the following ways:
1. In person classes/private tutoring
2. Online classes
3. Self paced online preparatory course
4. Book heavy approach

Whatever you choose, make sure that you choose one. Because GMAT tests you on some concepts and fundamentals that you can learn from a course. Most of the preparatory companies including ours offer a free trial of our course. You can take the trial and see if the course suits your needs.
 Our course comes with a 50 point score increase or money back guarantee. This shows our confidence in the course.
In addition to the preparatory material, buy the Official Guides(both the Official Guide and the Verbal Review), Question Pack 1 and the 4 official mock CATs. They should be an indispensable part of your preparation.

You need close to 3 months to prepare well for the GMAT.
1. Understand the concepts and fundamentals before jumping into problem solving
2. Solve full length CATs including AWA and IR. You can get two free GMAT Prep mock CATs and can purchase two more from mba.com
3. Make sure you solve the official questions from the Official Guide
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Re: GMAT 560 ? SHOULD I APPLY ? [#permalink] New post   27 Dec 2016, 19:14
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Hi prakash72,

In a prior post here:

my-gmat-experience-need-advice-plz-229981.html#p1771331

You described how you had scored significantly higher on your practice CATs, but you didn't provide answers to any of the follow-up questions. Given the Schools that you want to apply to, a higher GMAT score is almost certainly going to be a 'must', so we need to better define how NOT to study this time around. As such, you're going to have to provide more information about your prior studies.

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