740 gmat score with a 2 in IR. Should I retake the test ?

Roughly 3/4ths of schools have said that IR IS a factor in admissions. My advice is to email whoever from the admissions committees at your top pick schools and let them know that you hit a GMAT score that you think, when paired with the rest of your application, should be a-okay to be considered a strong candidate. You'd be happy not to have to retake, but you will if the school weights IR since that school is your first choice. Do they consider IR in admissions decisions?

I like the approach of contacting the person on the committee for SOME reason in advance. Yield (the rate at which accepted applicants actually matriculate) is a factor in many rankings. Ideally a school would accept the exact number of students that they want to have enroll and every one of those students would attend. THIS is why schools care that they're your first pick. It's not about some campfire song interest in fit. It's not about ego. It's about metrics. Anything you can do to have someone on the adcom know your name and know that you've already gone to the effort to find out that school's specific approach to admissions because it's your first pick increases the chance that they'll believe that they're your first pick. If they're deciding between you and someone else who may or may not have a different first pick, you've at least given them a reason to pick you. So, reach out. Ask. Tell them you really want that school, so you're tailoring your process to theirs.

Hi sujoshk,

Out of curiosity, to which schools are you planning to apply? Also, what are the average GMAT scores for those schools?

Thanks for writing back, Scott.

For me scholarship and affordability in general are going to play a major part in choosing schools and ultimately attending them. Also, it's going to be a career shift for me.
I am a career chef who wants to transition into the corporate world. It's a very unusual thing to do.
All things considered im looking at the following. Will further shortlist in the coming days...

High Hanging Fruits :
Yale ( 730 )
Johnson ( Cornell ) ( 710 )
Chicago Booth ( 730 )
Sloan ( 730 )
NYU Stern ( 720 )

Low hanging fruits :
Indian School of Business ( 700 )
Rotman ( Canada ) ( 670 )
Kelley ( Indiana ) ( 680 )
McCombs ( university of texas ) ( 710 )

So, based on your overall GMAT score, I think you are OK. Have you decided what to do yet?

You know truth be told I'm a b8t clueless right now... penning down thoughts and ideas at the moment...

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You know truth be told I'm a b8t clueless right now... penning down thoughts and ideas at the moment...

Do you have the stomach for another GMAT?

Do you have the stomach for another GMAT?

I don't think I can take the test again. I'm kind of burned out at the moment.

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So, then you have your answer.