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hello, I am also preparing for Gmat and Plan to apply to Stanford, would it be okay to connect and prepare together? https://www.linkedin.com/in/khadija-qayyum/ can we connect to discuss the process? I am from an engineering background and want to learn more about the business world through MBA at Stanford.

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I can’t login into my Stanford connect account, it said user not found. Anyone got the same problem?

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Hi everyone!
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Hi everyone! Does Stanford provide any of fee waivers?

They do provide a few application fee waivers. You can check them at the following link

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Thank you for answering! Can you please share your LinkedIn Profile too? Would love to connect there as well.

hello, I am also preparing for Gmat and Plan to apply to Stanford, would it be okay to connect and prepare together?

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That sounds like some great stuff to talk about for your application!

can we connect to discuss the process? I am from an engineering background and want to learn more about the business world through MBA at Stanford.

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how everyone here decided between Gmat vs GRE? I have an engineering background and bought GMAT prep material as I read that GMAT has more of quant than the GRE. ( I used to be really good at math and bad at English during my education.)

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Hi, I have some questions - Does GRE puts you at any disadvantage compared to the GMAT ? Or both are equally accepted ? If yes, then what should be the ideal score for GRE ? Secondly, how business schools standardize the results of both tests ? Do they use the conversion table provided by ETS - The company behind the GRE exam ? Or is there any other formula / metric for equalizing the scores ?

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I’ll try to give insights to the best of my knowledge. I feel both GMAT and GRE are great tests, each suiting a specific kind of person. Sure the GMAT is a tad bit more intensive on the quant front (as compared to GRE), but the main distinction is the verbal section like you rightly pointed out. I wouldn’t say one is tougher than the other. The GMAT is a good choice if you like understanding and applying concepts , with comparatively less to memorise. You learn concepts and build a string foundation which you then apply on a wide spectrum of problems (analogous to JEE ADV). The GRE is great for people that like to memorise and remember stuff. A lot of vocabulary is tested on the GRE. Hence there isn’t any specific logical approach to solving such questions other than by improving your vocabulary by memorising hundreds of words (analogous to State Board Syllabus).

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Thanks for your reply. One of my questions remains answered - Would be thankful if you could provide some information about this aspect as well - how business schools in general, and Stanford, in particular, convert GMAT score to GRE score. (I saw an excel sheet formula given by ETS - the company behind GRE exam which is used to convert GRE score to GMAT score to build score equivalence for all applicants) - Is this the same formula used by all business schools or every school has its own conversion table / conversion formula ?

Second, do consulting companies (especially the MBB) "explicitly" require GMAT for hiring in consulting industry or do they also hire candidates who have written GRE ? If they "explicity" require the GMAT then what is the usual /minimum score required score by MBB ? @satkeerti

satkeerti, Would be helpful if you could answer both.

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Sure. I’m not sure about the first question of how colleges convert GRE and GMAT. I can however provide some insights about your second question. Yes, from what I’ve heard from my mentors, MBB firms look for GMAT scores as they want to see indication of your quant proficiency. However, this can be far outweighed by your graduation. There isn’t a specific score these firms look for. In general if you make it into any of the M7, your GMAT is not as big an indicator of your business/quant proficiency. These scores start mattering more as you go to relatively less popular colleges. Come what may, nobody is going to shy away from a high GMAT score, hence the higher the score, the better.

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Hi everyone, I am planning to apply for 2024 intake. Is there a difference in acceptance rate in Round 1 vs Round 2 for indian applicants? I do have a GMAT score of 740 but I am not very sure if I have a chance at GSB with near average class score. So I am confused whether to apply with this score in R1 or improve my score and apply in R2.

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other app components will matter more than further increase in gmat score...so concentrate on other things now...

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can you share your steps to prepare for GMAT? I don’t have a high CGPA as our university is famous for beings stingy with GPA. So I want to work hard on GMAT. I am starting by preparing one chapter of each book of Manhattan book set.