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GMAT experience for Canadian Schools [#permalink] New post   16 May 2019, 12:42
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I am writing about my GMAT experience so that it gives hope to all those aspirants who have average or below average GMAT scores. I am an Indian settled in Canada for last 6yrs. I completed my MSC from top Canadian University and I had my undergraduate background from NIT in India. I maintained very good GPA in both the places. But my GMAT score was below average considering that average GMAT score for most students from India is around 680. I was disappointed with my scores and I gave it quite late in April. The domestic deadlines for all Canadian schools were mostly by April 30 or May mid. I gave my heart to the essays and video essays and prepared strong resume. My supervisors were generous in writing letter of support. I got interview calls from Schulich, John Molson, Sauder, Haskayne....With blessings from GOD and lot of well-wishers I was able to convert all...
All I wanted to say is schools look into your profile in a wholesome way. For written and video essays it is good to be original and keep the answers in simple English. They look for honesty and are interested to know why do you want to pursue MBA, your story not a general one
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GMAT experience for Canadian Schools [#permalink] New post   17 May 2019, 10:59
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Hi All,
I am writing about my GMAT experience so that it gives hope to all those aspirants who have average or below average GMAT scores. I am an Indian settled in Canada for last 6yrs. I completed my MSC from top Canadian University and I had my undergraduate background from NIT in India. I maintained very good GPA in both the places. But my GMAT score was below average considering that average GMAT score for most students from India is around 680. I was disappointed with my scores and I gave it quite late in April. The domestic deadlines for all Canadian schools were mostly by April 30 or May mid. I gave my heart to the essays and video essays and prepared strong resume. My supervisors were generous in writing letter of support. I got interview calls from Schulich, John Molson, Sauder, Haskayne....With blessings from GOD and lot of well-wishers I was able to convert all...
All I wanted to say is schools look into your profile in a wholesome way. For written and video essays it is good to be original and keep the answers in simple English. They look for honesty and are interested to know why do you want to pursue MBA, your story not a general one



Hello satyd

If I was able to understand your usage of "convert" in context, I believe you got admission from all of the schools mentioned.

Congrats on that :thumbup:

Among those schools mentioned, your decision should be based between Schulich and Sauder, strictly from rankings perspective, however location perspective can play important role for you or anybody else, since all schools mentioned comes from different major Canadian cities. (Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary)

Indeed schools do evaluate profiles of candidates holistically, which can be found summarized here in my post about best Canadian business schools, GMAT average scores and other important factors for admission:

https://gmatclub.com/forum/mba-in-canad ... l#p2174726




Good Luck with final decision :cool:
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Re: GMAT experience for Canadian Schools [#permalink] New post   20 May 2019, 04:08
satyd wrote:
Hi All,
I am writing about my GMAT experience so that it gives hope to all those aspirants who have average or below average GMAT scores. I am an Indian settled in Canada for last 6yrs. I completed my MSC from top Canadian University and I had my undergraduate background from NIT in India. I maintained very good GPA in both the places. But my GMAT score was below average considering that average GMAT score for most students from India is around 680. I was disappointed with my scores and I gave it quite late in April. The domestic deadlines for all Canadian schools were mostly by April 30 or May mid. I gave my heart to the essays and video essays and prepared strong resume. My supervisors were generous in writing letter of support. I got interview calls from Schulich, John Molson, Sauder, Haskayne....With blessings from GOD and lot of well-wishers I was able to convert all...
All I wanted to say is schools look into your profile in a wholesome way. For written and video essays it is good to be original and keep the answers in simple English. They look for honesty and are interested to know why do you want to pursue MBA, your story not a general one


Hi satyd,

I completely agree with you that focusing on making sure the essays are clear, crisp and honestly written. There is no formula for getting an admit. However, there are some hygiene factors which are important which makes your profile more competitive.

I am glad you could make it to the schools of your choice. I am sure your work experience in Canada was a definite advantage.

All the best for your future endeavors.

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Re: GMAT experience for Canadian Schools [#permalink] New post   20 May 2019, 08:27
satyd wrote:
Hi All,
I am writing about my GMAT experience so that it gives hope to all those aspirants who have average or below average GMAT scores. I am an Indian settled in Canada for last 6yrs. I completed my MSC from top Canadian University and I had my undergraduate background from NIT in India. I maintained very good GPA in both the places. But my GMAT score was below average considering that average GMAT score for most students from India is around 680. I was disappointed with my scores and I gave it quite late in April. The domestic deadlines for all Canadian schools were mostly by April 30 or May mid. I gave my heart to the essays and video essays and prepared strong resume. My supervisors were generous in writing letter of support. I got interview calls from Schulich, John Molson, Sauder, Haskayne....With blessings from GOD and lot of well-wishers I was able to convert all...
All I wanted to say is schools look into your profile in a wholesome way. For written and video essays it is good to be original and keep the answers in simple English. They look for honesty and are interested to know why do you want to pursue MBA, your story not a general one


Congratulations. I completely agree with you. For MBA, GMAT score is one of the factors, other than GMAT, our profile and leadership potentiality, Essays, Recommendations will play a vital role in your candidature.
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