jumsumtak wrote:
Why can't you do both?
I mean, you only have 10 days left for R2 deadlines. Even if you are getting ready to study for GMAT, 10 days will not make a HUGE difference. (even if they do, its a trade-off - you get to apply to 1 more school and increase your chances of attending school this year)
I say apply to the school you want to and take the GMAT in Feb. This will help you strengthen your profile and you can apply to one more school as well.
Also, don't try to take the GMAT in a hurry. Analyse how much time you have before most of the schools make a decision on the WL and time it well.
good luck and hope Duke works out great for you.
Thanks for the response, I too thought about the option of doing both but didn't want to complicate this post even further.
As of today there are 18 days left to submit the app to Darden. Ross wants a wait-list status update by Feb 15th so I figure I can take the GMAT in late January or early February. I think I may be up for the challenge, but I'm pretty exhausted from R1