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Current Students please weigh in.... [#permalink] New post   10 Apr 2008, 17:27
I came across this interesting post on BW :shock:
I know they are hard to come by, but hey I found one and am flummoxed to a great extent

https://forums.businessweek.com/n/pfx/fo ... &tid=75384

Now....
1) Is the GMAT really that important for a career in IB/MC more so for career switchers?
2) If yes, what ball park GMAT score would you put the so called threshold at?
3) Do you think the GMAT score has a lower weightage if you are in say a UE vs E school?
4) Does it really make sense to consider another GMAT after all that one has to go through getting into the school?

Ahem...I am a career switcher (GMAT 720) from an extremely competitive applicant pool, hoping to break into MC through an Elite school...hence the jitters...
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Re: Current Students please weigh in.... [#permalink] New post   10 Apr 2008, 22:38
kk.iyer, you already have a 700+ score, better invest your time in case interview preparation.
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Re: Current Students please weigh in.... [#permalink] New post   11 Apr 2008, 16:19
I'm retaking the GMAT even though I scored 720 the first time I took it. The first time I took it I was only aiming for 700+, so I gave myself 4 weeks to prepare, studying just enough quant to "get by". Consequently, I spanked the verbal and squeaked by in the quant department. This time I'm giving myself a couple of months to prepare, concentrating on quant in order to score 750+.

I'm also considering a career in MC. The difference is that I will be attending a school in the Near Elite Frontier AND I am an untraditional applicant. I figure that I will need any sort of edge I can get. It definitely won't hurt.
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Re: Current Students please weigh in.... [#permalink] New post   12 Apr 2008, 05:45
I'm planning on retaking it during the winter break at the end of the first semester, or in the midterm break of the first semester.
Hopefully crack 700 with more time to study and to be able to brush up my academic skills.
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Re: Current Students please weigh in.... [#permalink] New post   12 Apr 2008, 12:19
togafoot wrote:
I'm planning on retaking it during the winter break at the end of the first semester, or in the midterm break of the first semester.
Hopefully crack 700 with more time to study and to be able to brush up my academic skills.


toga -

I am not sure what you hope to do or what sort of schedule your school has, but...

I think that most of the schools in the US put together their resume books in the fall, and recruiters will (or won't) reach out to you based on that. And most applications are due in December or early January.

And don't underestimate how busy you will be during school.
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Re: Current Students please weigh in.... [#permalink] New post   14 Apr 2008, 13:08
So this not really unheard of..but it is uncommon...
I don't think I can get through another GMAT, not at this point... :(

Also just getting a higher score doesn't really ensure that one will make the closed-lists for the Big 5 but it will definitely not hurt.

There's got to be other ways to make oneself stand out...
I've heard a lot about how the consulting clubs and CMC's help out students in this regard.
I guess I'll know once I am in...
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Re: Current Students please weigh in.... [#permalink] New post   15 Apr 2008, 19:02
aaudetat wrote:
togafoot wrote:
I'm planning on retaking it during the winter break at the end of the first semester, or in the midterm break of the first semester.
Hopefully crack 700 with more time to study and to be able to brush up my academic skills.


toga -

I am not sure what you hope to do or what sort of schedule your school has, but...

I think that most of the schools in the US put together their resume books in the fall, and recruiters will (or won't) reach out to you based on that. And most applications are due in December or early January.

And don't underestimate how busy you will be during school.


In HK, there are 2 recruitment seasons, autumn (fall) and after Chinese New Year. Not sure when the resume books are done, but I don't have to put my GMAT score in the reume to start, and the first semester at HKUST is quant heavy, so that should help me to brush up for the GMAT.

I expect to be very busy, but hopefully, the curriculum at the start should polish up my academic practises. I also work better when multitasking on several projects at the same time.
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Re: Current Students please weigh in.... [#permalink] New post   16 Apr 2008, 10:18
kk.iyer wrote:
So this not really unheard of..but it is uncommon...
I don't think I can get through another GMAT, not at this point... :(

Also just getting a higher score doesn't really ensure that one will make the closed-lists for the Big 5 but it will definitely not hurt.

There's got to be other ways to make oneself stand out...
I've heard a lot about how the consulting clubs and CMC's help out students in this regard.
I guess I'll know once I am in...


I know people with 780 GMAT scores who did not get interviews and people with 690 scores that did. The higher GMAT score will make you stand out when firms review the resume book like McKinsey but then again so will your total pedigree. I think many people plan on retaking it, but I do not know anyone that actually has once they get to school
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Re: Current Students please weigh in.... [#permalink] New post   17 Apr 2008, 00:30
It sure feels good to know that..but it is a bit unnerving all the same to think that a GMAT could have an impact on what one will end up doing post MBA.

When did the GMAT change from being a data point to becoming a filter not only for admissions but also for....:?:

socalconsult wrote:
I know people with 780 GMAT scores who did not get interviews and people with 690 scores that did. The higher GMAT score will make you stand out when firms review the resume book like McKinsey but then again so will your total pedigree. I think many people plan on retaking it, but I do not know anyone that actually has once they get to school
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