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14 Oct 2009, 14:38

This will be my second time taking the GMAT. I know that this site is set up for people getting into the MBA but I am actually already an MBA student at UNM and my unimpressive, almost embarassing, 570 was enough to get in.

However, I am now looking at doctoral universities (Purdue specifically) and that 570 doesn't look so hot. So I am retaking the GMAT, I hired a tutor and took some classes on GMAT strategies, the test is 6 weeks away and I am not sure of how well I am going to do on it.

Does anyone know how important GMAT scores are to PHD schools? My CV is farily impressive. I have a very high GPA, I currently hold an academic position coordinating the SBI at my university, some of my research is currently under review and hopefully will soon be published, but is it enough?

I know that UNM is not a big ten school, but if I want to get into a big 10 school how much do I have to impress the admissions office? Will being a big fish in a small pond (no offense to UNM) cut it for an upper tier school? Any advice or suggestions?

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14 Oct 2009, 16:37

This topic has been discussed before:

best-gmat-score-for-top-25-phd-5852.html

To answer your question:

Yes, to get into a competitive PhD program, the GMAT is very important.
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29 Dec 2011, 17:17

Does a potential applicant also need a publication or two in the area of study? Would it help if the publication were to be in an area which is allied and is not directly related too?

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29 Dec 2011, 17:34

Yes - see this forum for more PhD questions: ph-d-in-business-21/
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Re: PhD GMAT scores? [#permalink] 29 Dec 2011, 17:34

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