SCBooth wrote:
I've lurked around the boards for the better part of 5 months. First off, I would like to thank everyone for posting their stories as well as their tips.
I recently sat for the GMAT for a second time. My first time I scored a 620. I don't have the breakdown on hand, but my verbal was in the low 80th percentiles (81 maybe), and my Quant was in the low to mid 50's percentile, and an AWA score of 6.0. My second outing was atrocious, I scored a 570. I do not want to make excuses, but they tested a fire alarm, and it totally messed me up during the quant section. I should have canceled the score. I know that my performances are not representative of my intellect. On GMAT prep I scored as high as a 690 with a slight imbalance on the verbal side. I put a great deal of time and effort into this GMAT exercise, and am quite frustrated. I went straight into studying for the GMAT after I sat for the CFA Level I. I am pretty sure that I am burnt out, but definitely have it in me to get my desired score.
My question now is what do I do? Do I submit the 620 and essays and hope for the best? Will schools accept GMAT that are taken after the deadline (assuming that I sit again). Wait for round 3?
I suppose that some more information is needed in order to evaluate my chances.
25 M
4 years work experience as a risk analyst (prime brokerage)
Sub 3.0 GPA at a good NYC private university
Division 1 Football Player
Staff Writer for the student run newspaper
African American (not sure how this factors in)
Bilingual-English and French
Prior to my debacle, I targeted; Columbia, Wharton (hail mary), Booth( another hail mary), NYU (consortium), Yale (Consortium), and Darden (Consortium). Although, I suppose any MBA program is a hail mary now.
My goal is to transition from the brokerage side into IB.
Any feedback (positive or negative) is well appreciated..
You are only 25..you lose nothing (other than money) by applying. All else fails study harder for the GMAT, retake and reapply