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730 - Low GPA (2.8) - Should I Retake? [#permalink] New post   05 Oct 2015, 00:41
Hi all,

Appreciate any advice you guys may have regarding this.

I just took the GMAT for the first time on Saturday (October 3, 2015) and managed to score 730, with the following breakdown: Q49,V41,IR6. While I'm not disappointed by my score, I was hoping to compensate for my low undergrad GPA (2.8) by maximizing my GMAT score. While I realize that its a remote possibility, I was hoping that a 750+ GMAT score would help in getting a partial scholarship. Therefore I am considering retaking the GMAT. I am confident that I can improve my verbal to a 43-44 (I think I was overconfident during the exam) but not really sure about quant as my final score is slightly above the average quant scores I managed to get in practice tests. I have two questions:

1) Is the retake a good idea?; and
2) Considering that I have an unconventional background (for an Indian male anyway) and work experience and assuming that I could furnish great essays and recommendations, would it be too much to hope for a scholarship even with a GMAT of 750+? or should I even forget about a scholarship with that sort of GPA (regardless of an improved GMAT score) and be worried about an admit?

For context, I am a 27 year old lawyer from India (work experience of 3.5 years), with sports and intellectual property being my main practice areas. I was hoping to transition into a career in sports management after B-School. The schools which I intend to apply to include Anderson, Darden, Stern, ISB and maybe IE.
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Re: 730 - Low GPA (2.8) - Should I Retake? [#permalink] New post   05 Oct 2015, 05:14
I'm not in admissions but I am applying now to schools and have been learning a lot about the application process. So take this with a grain of salt:

I think generally a 700 - 720 is viewed the same, 730 - 750 is viewed the same, 760 - 790 is viewed the same. So with a 730, I'm not sure you need to retake. The 2.8 GPA is a red-flag regardless of GMAT score. Hopefully your quant score will convince the AdCom that you are capable of handling the MBA workload. So if it were me, I would not retake but maybe somebody else can chime in.
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Re: 730 - Low GPA (2.8) - Should I Retake? [#permalink] New post   05 Oct 2015, 05:21
nizam1 wrote:
Hi all,

Appreciate any advice you guys may have regarding this.

I just took the GMAT for the first time on Saturday (October 3, 2015) and managed to score 730, with the following breakdown: Q49,V41,IR6. While I'm not disappointed by my score, I was hoping to compensate for my low undergrad GPA (2.8) by maximizing my GMAT score. While I realize that its a remote possibility, I was hoping that a 750+ GMAT score would help in getting a partial scholarship. Therefore I am considering retaking the GMAT. I am confident that I can improve my verbal to a 43-44 (I think I was overconfident during the exam) but not really sure about quant as my final score is slightly above the average quant scores I managed to get in practice tests. I have two questions:

1) Is the retake a good idea?; and
2) Considering that I have an unconventional background (for an Indian male anyway) and work experience and assuming that I could furnish great essays and recommendations, would it be too much to hope for a scholarship even with a GMAT of 750+? or should I even forget about a scholarship with that sort of GPA (regardless of an improved GMAT score) and be worried about an admit?

For context, I am a 27 year old lawyer from India (work experience of 3.5 years), with sports and intellectual property being my main practice areas. I was hoping to transition into a career in sports management after B-School. The schools which I intend to apply to include Anderson, Darden, Stern, ISB and maybe IE.


Again not an admission consultant but from what I have read extensively, no matter what you do on GMAT (even with a 800) , 2.8 GPA will be a massive spot on your application. If you can wait for another year , build an alternate transcript with business school courses and most A+s, this should be your way forward than retaking on a 730. Also, you will have to use the optional essays in the applications to talk about your low GPA. So the best possible scenario for you will be to wait for another year, generate an alternate transcript that will be used in addition to your GPA and then you will have a great shot with your current GMAT.

Do post your query in ask-admission-consultants-124/?fl=menu so that admission consultants can provide you their take on your questions.

Hope this helps.
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Re: 730 - Low GPA (2.8) - Should I Retake? [#permalink] New post   05 Oct 2015, 06:06
Thanks for the advice guys !
Will post in the admissions forum as suggested.
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Re: 730 - Low GPA (2.8) - Should I Retake? [#permalink] New post   05 Oct 2015, 06:09
I think working on your optional essays to properly explain why you only had a 2.8 would be a much better way to spend your time than retaking the GMAT.
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Re: 730 - Low GPA (2.8) - Should I Retake? [#permalink] New post   06 Oct 2015, 19:33
nizam1 wrote:
Hi all,

Appreciate any advice you guys may have regarding this.

I just took the GMAT for the first time on Saturday (October 3, 2015) and managed to score 730, with the following breakdown: Q49,V41,IR6. While I'm not disappointed by my score, I was hoping to compensate for my low undergrad GPA (2.8) by maximizing my GMAT score. While I realize that its a remote possibility, I was hoping that a 750+ GMAT score would help in getting a partial scholarship. Therefore I am considering retaking the GMAT. I am confident that I can improve my verbal to a 43-44 (I think I was overconfident during the exam) but not really sure about quant as my final score is slightly above the average quant scores I managed to get in practice tests. I have two questions:

1) Is the retake a good idea?; and
2) Considering that I have an unconventional background (for an Indian male anyway) and work experience and assuming that I could furnish great essays and recommendations, would it be too much to hope for a scholarship even with a GMAT of 750+? or should I even forget about a scholarship with that sort of GPA (regardless of an improved GMAT score) and be worried about an admit?

For context, I am a 27 year old lawyer from India (work experience of 3.5 years), with sports and intellectual property being my main practice areas. I was hoping to transition into a career in sports management after B-School. The schools which I intend to apply to include Anderson, Darden, Stern, ISB and maybe IE.


Why did you have a 2.8? Great score btw!
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Re: 730 - Low GPA (2.8) - Should I Retake? [#permalink] New post   07 Oct 2015, 08:13
bfarooq wrote:

Why did you have a 2.8? Great score btw!


Thanks! Unfortunately, I would be lieing if I say it's anything other than laziness that resulted in me getting a low GPA.
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