willget800 wrote:
Paul,
Thanks a lot!!!!! for all your replies.. I got my awa.. got a 5.5, so the final gmat is: 660(Q:50,V:29,AWA:5.5)..
questions:
1) will the awa offset some part of my low verbal score?
2) I have been hearing gmat is not everything in the top 10 schools.. so let me explain my case further... i have two options that i could use in my essays.. here they go..
What should I use to have a better chance: Opening a financial service business and managing my dads steel business or mentioning the ambition to become a CEO of an aerospace company, since thats where I worked for 5 years. I am currently a project lead for the team thats working in India, and I am working with the customers here and managing requirements and the software in india.
My end goal is to run my dads business, but I am afraid with so many indians aplying, i will get slotted, instead i could use aerospace experience to my advantage. Also I did my Bachelors from Melbourne,Australia. So I have a definite international exposure as a plus point.
2) I have finalised my schools, and I know you mentioned that harvard,wharton etc were out of my reach.. so i have made them my reach schools and added a few more... Can you advice on out of the following, what schools do I have a realistic chance?
harvard,
wharton,
nyu,
tuck,
uta,
ucla,
usc,
boston,
purdue
I appreciate your responses!
Thanks a lot
willget800,
1) The AWA will compensate for the verbal score to some limited extent, but they will still see a 660 as a 660.
2) CEO as long-term goal sounds a bit over the top to me. I always favor telling the truth. Taking over your father's firm is not a post-MBA goal that I encounter very much (certainly not nearly as much as "becoming a strategy consultant") so I see no downside to using it. Just make a strong case that you will have to earn your way to the top.
3) With a 660, you have a realistic chance at USC, Texas, Boston, and Purdue.
Good luck,