Hello
Stratus PrepI am wondering if you can provide some general feedback and suggestion if I should retake GMAT because of my mediocre IR score (5)
28 Asian Canadian Male
-top Canadian Univeristy engineering undergrad (think Waterloo, University of Toronto, McGill ) upward trending CGPA 2.88
-somehow got into master of engineering at the same school with that gpa. master GPA is 3.5
Realizing that my passion is really about business strategy during master studies , I gradually shift my career towards that path:
- couple internships, one at an decent Engineerng firm, another at a well known IT software company
- 3 years work experience(right after master graduation) at a pretty well known global consulting firm (somewhere around the big 4 level, but focused on technology). Projects include operation and technology transformations at a top US investment bank in NYC. Got promoted from analyst to consultant with the highest performance ranking within my practice.
- extra curricular activities include pro bono strategy consulting for Canadian non profits. I ran the analyst engagement group at my firm (in the Canadian offices) and was the president of an ethnic student club back in college.
My career goal is to join a strategy consulting firm in US or Canada after MBA. After a few years then go into Corp Strat roles or start my own company. I am trying to frame my goal to be as specific as possible so still doing a little bit of soul searching.
My target schools are: Kellogg, Booth, Columbia, INSEAD
How should I build my narrative and make my story unique?
My GMAT score is 740 (Q49/V41), but IR is 5. Due to the low GPA, I pretty much need every other aspects of my application to be more than decent. Do you think I should retake the GMAT to get a better IR score?
Thanks