Profile evaluation for Said, INSEAD, Imperial, Cambridge Judge, GMAT Classic 660, Computer Software background, from Pakistan

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1 year ago

Awesome experience. I think the AdCom will like your background and some of the credentials. It is best to have some good brand names however, so that recruiters can easily identify them. Hopefully NTU can be that. You will be a fairly rare applicant with PhD. I feel consulting companies will appreciate it, though it is not a very traditional MBA hire fit.

P.S. Wondering if GMAT 650 is going to be standing out as a sore thumb for Judge's average (I think it hovers around 680-700). It is going to be somewhat of a stretch which will put more pressure on all other aspects of your application. Not saying it is impossible but you will be swimming upstream.

yasir tahir

Thank you for the feedback. I am retaking GMAT in a few weeks and hope to improve my earlier score.

PeachSnapple1

Woah we have a highly achiever here. I think your phd and unique work experience will play to your advantage, plus your goal and work experience seem aligned. I assume you even have some leadership in your startup too. But I agree with bb that if you can bump your gmat score up to at least 700, not only your chance will likely be more, but you can even secure more scholarships. Have you still decided to give the old gmat a go before the Focus edition arrives?

For now attempting the GMAT classic version.

Mind if I ask what's your split? Because verbal scales harder than quant, a 3-4 point increase in verbal will boost your score tremendously. So if you can drill on your most weaknesses (either rc, cr or sc) you can cross that 700 mark in a month or so.

Q42 and V38. I am more worried about the quant score as my background and quant score don't line up. Hoping for a increase in both the quant and verbal scores in my second attempt.

V38 is a very solid score. You will only need a Q48-49 to secure that 700/710 score. The good thing is the gmat quant is not hard per se (the knowledge you need is all high school level) but it's just formed in a way that requires a smart approach instead of just brute force. So a right approach is key here. If you have any concern, i'm more than happy to help.