hey,

i wonder how high your gmat score has to be in order to offset a low gpa (closer to 2.5 than 3). one program i'm interested in, Foster evening mba (uw seattle), the average gmat score & gpa of 2011 imcoming class is 630 & 3.45 respectively. i took my first gmat last dec. 2011 and got 660 (q=46, v=35, awa=5.5).

do you think that my gmat isn't high enough to address my low gpa? i didn't do well on my first gmat (i screwed up during quant section; i didn't have time to do 8 more questions... -_-;; this screwed my verb section too...) i don't know if +30 on gmat score would be sufficient to convince the adcom that i am a mba student material. considering how i screwed up my first gmat (need to take more practice exams!!!), i'm confident that i can get a score near 700 (according to several practice exams).

but it's already end of january and i wonder if it would be wiser to spend my time on writing essays & getting recommendations than preparing for gmat?

UW-Madison microbiology major
WE= ~7 yrs (at both non-profit biotech research & for-profit medical-device company)
EC= not excellent but i think i have enough
Goal: will stay in biotech but still want to explore (that's why mba is attractive, right?)
Looking for part-time programs near seattle so either foster or albers