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27 Jun 2021, 01:31
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Hello GMATClub family,
I am in my Pre-Final Year of engineering college in India.
I have started to study for GMAT right now and I am planning to give the exam in December 2021. I am aiming for a 700+ score.
I would be graduating in May 2023 and start working by July 2023.
Since the GMAT scores are valid for 5 Years, I am planning to gain 3 years of working experience before starting to apply.
(I am aiming for Irish Universities, preferably UCD Smurfit, which require 3 years of work experience)
So, according to the timeline, I would complete 3 years of work in July 2026, whereas the score validity would end in December 2026.
Is this a close call? Should I reconsider my decision? What would be advisable? Please help me out with this.
PS:- I wish to dedicate my final year to get a good placement in a good company in my preferred field. And I know it would be really tough for me to study for GMAT while I am working.
I am in my Pre-Final Year of engineering college in India.
I have started to study for GMAT right now and I am planning to give the exam in December 2021. I am aiming for a 700+ score.
I would be graduating in May 2023 and start working by July 2023.
Since the GMAT scores are valid for 5 Years, I am planning to gain 3 years of working experience before starting to apply.
(I am aiming for Irish Universities, preferably UCD Smurfit, which require 3 years of work experience)
So, according to the timeline, I would complete 3 years of work in July 2026, whereas the score validity would end in December 2026.
Is this a close call? Should I reconsider my decision? What would be advisable? Please help me out with this.
PS:- I wish to dedicate my final year to get a good placement in a good company in my preferred field. And I know it would be really tough for me to study for GMAT while I am working.
27 Jun 2021, 09:38
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Aryan18:
As long as you apply before the score expires, you should be fine. Therefore, even if you decide to apply R2 in 2026, as long as you submit on or before December 2026 you should be fine. Most of the R2 applications are due by the first few days in January so it's not like you are cutting your window short by applying by December.
If you are really concerned, you have a few options:
(1) You can take the exam in January 2022 rather than December 2021. That would solve nearly all of your problems as far as the timeline for most processes for the 2026 - 2027 season.
(2) Plan to apply to all of your schools by R1 2021. That way there is zero ambiguity. Since you are already planning in advance, you can definitely submit more than the average number of applications, which is around 3-4 per round.
Obviously if things change and you are planning to amass more than 4 years of work experience, then you'd have an issue with this test score.
If you stick to the plan you have laid out or the two options I have listed, you should not have a problem.
Good luck on the exam!
-Admissionado
As long as you apply before the score expires, you should be fine. Therefore, even if you decide to apply R2 in 2026, as long as you submit on or before December 2026 you should be fine. Most of the R2 applications are due by the first few days in January so it's not like you are cutting your window short by applying by December.
If you are really concerned, you have a few options:
(1) You can take the exam in January 2022 rather than December 2021. That would solve nearly all of your problems as far as the timeline for most processes for the 2026 - 2027 season.
(2) Plan to apply to all of your schools by R1 2021. That way there is zero ambiguity. Since you are already planning in advance, you can definitely submit more than the average number of applications, which is around 3-4 per round.
Obviously if things change and you are planning to amass more than 4 years of work experience, then you'd have an issue with this test score.
If you stick to the plan you have laid out or the two options I have listed, you should not have a problem.
Good luck on the exam!
-Admissionado
27 Jun 2021, 20:21
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Hey Aryan18
You have just started the pre-final year at your university, you have ample time for GMAT preparation prior applying for B-Schools. One important thing is that it depends on your profile whether you get in your preferred B-School after 2 years or 4 years. You can’t be sure of! So my suggestion is that you can appear for GMAT in your final year or in 7th Semester, that will give you more than a year for preparation, and you need not to worry whether your scores will get expire..
Thanks
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You have just started the pre-final year at your university, you have ample time for GMAT preparation prior applying for B-Schools. One important thing is that it depends on your profile whether you get in your preferred B-School after 2 years or 4 years. You can’t be sure of! So my suggestion is that you can appear for GMAT in your final year or in 7th Semester, that will give you more than a year for preparation, and you need not to worry whether your scores will get expire..
Thanks
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