Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
May 1209:00 AM PDT
-10:00 AM PDT
Join us live on GMAT Club's YouTube Channel tomorrow and learn 10 Critical To Dos
May 1212:00 PM EDT
-12:30 PM EDT
Get the inside scoop on what makes Emory’s Goizueta Business School great and how you can present a strong MBA application. Explore the difference between our One-Year MBA and Two-Year MBA programs, talk to our admissions team, and meet students.
May 1308:00 AM EDT
-09:00 AM EDT
Meet Tuck at an informal student or staff-hosted coffee chat in a city near you!
May 1310:00 AM EDT
-11:00 AM EDT
Applying to business school this year? Don’t miss Personal MBA Coach’s Top MBA Application Tips guide- May 14
10:00 AM PDT
-11:00 AM PDT
MBA recommendation letters are one of the most misunderstood parts of the application process. Many applicants focus on choosing the most senior recommender — when what actually matters is specificity, credibility, and examples of impact. 
May 1505:00 PM PDT
-06:00 PM PDT
Inquire for a free profile evaluation and guarantee statement for possible admits and scholarships!
Or should I omit to say about it in the optional essay? 
30 Dec 2007, 12:39
Kudos
Bookmarks
Its tough to explain away a low GMAT, unlike a GPA its a reflection of your "abilities" at the time of the application. You also have the ability to retake it numerous times and they almost always only care about your highest score. Unlike undergrad where you can explain it away because of the need to work fulltime to pay for school, and numerous other ways to explain some bad grades...the GMAT is hard to give a believable reason for.
I would think long and hard about what your reasons are before you try to write an optional essay about it. Where do you fall on the schools 80% range? Any reason you don't want to retake it? The GMAT is one thing you can improve and it really will strengthen your chances if you are below the average. There have been members of this board who have been waitlisted and told they will get in if they can increase their GMATs. Dont give them a reason to deny you if you can improve it ahead of time.
I would think long and hard about what your reasons are before you try to write an optional essay about it. Where do you fall on the schools 80% range? Any reason you don't want to retake it? The GMAT is one thing you can improve and it really will strengthen your chances if you are below the average. There have been members of this board who have been waitlisted and told they will get in if they can increase their GMATs. Dont give them a reason to deny you if you can improve it ahead of time.
