isrh22 wrote:
Hi Everyone,
I'd like your advice and thoughts on my profile.
I am applying for deferred admissions programs. I will be reserving my spot for 2 years while I get work experience. I am from the US but my ethnicity is Indian. I am the only person in my family to have been born and brought up in the US. Here is some more information on my profile:
Undergrad: Ivy League (Majors - Neuroscience and Economics)
GPA: 3.7/4.0
Masters: Ivy League (1 year program)
GPA currently: 4.0/4.0
GMAT: 720 (49Q, 38V)
Target Schools: M7 and Yale, Darden, and Haas
Joining a top boutique consulting firm after my Masters ends in May.
I will be getting a recommendation letter from a professor from Harvard Medical School and from one of my current professors who went to Harvard Business School.
I want to know what my chances are and what to do about my GMAT score. I know I could do better (740-750) since my practice scores were usually between 740-770. I gave the test last week and gave it in India since I'm visiting family here. The issue is that the deferred admissions deadlines for the schools I am interested in range between March 15th to April 29th. If I were to give the gmat again, it would cost quite a bit to book a flight to the nearest city that offers the exam. I would also be taking time away from writing my essays and getting my applications together. I've been juggling an internship, my classes, this exam and applications for the last couple of months and have not had enough time for my applications and so really need to focus there. Is it worth taking the exam again? The earliest I could take it would be March 16th, which would mean I would have to use my old score (720) for at least 1 school. Would it make sense to take the GMAT online exam perhaps? Or should I solely focus on improving my applications from an essay standpoint for the next month?
Thank you!
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Hello
isrh22,
Thank you for sharing! Your undergrad GPA, selected recommenders, and upcoming job position are all strong points of your application. While your 720 is not a weak point per say, I definitely recommend that you try to maximize this score, particularly since you are looking at the M7s.
The GMAT online exam is a great alternative if getting to an in-person testing site is a challenge. Candidates can take the online GMAT up to two times. These online exams count toward the yearly and lifetime limits for the GMAT, though verifiable technical issues will not count toward this retake limit.
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