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18 Aug 2019, 06:06
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Hello, everyone,
First thank you all in advance for your guidance. Below are my stats:
Undergrad: 4.0 GPA in two degrees in finance and economics from a small private liberal arts college
GMAT 700 (Q49 V36 IR5)
Work Experience: I began my career in corporate finance and IB, then went to strategy consulting after graduation. I worked in the US, Europe, Africa, and the Middle-East. Now I run an education technology social enterprise that uses technology as a mean to democratize quality education and break free from traditional high cost models.
Other professional activities: I have been a contributor/commentator on a variety of topics, mainly monetary economic policy on several international news networks. I have published several white papers on academic and professional journals (e.g., HBR). I sit on the board of a few startups and international NGOs. I have been designated by WEF as an expert on education technology.
Awards: Forbes 30 under 30, "Nobel Prize" for education finalist among a few others
Recommendations: One from my former supervisor, an HBS alum and the second is from a mentor of over 10+ years who is a HKS alum.
Post-MBA plans: scaling up my social enterprise and impact investing.
My main question is the following. Should I wait until Round 2 and spend the next couple of weeks working on improving my GMAT score or just apply before the deadline for Round 1. My main issue with the GMAT has been timing, particularly on verbal (I usually make 2-3 mistakes on the first 28 questions, but have to quickly guess the remaining before time elapses). While I was disappointed with my verbal score, my scores have been all over the place. With some practice, I may be able to bring my score to 720.
Thank you once again for your insights.
First thank you all in advance for your guidance. Below are my stats:
Undergrad: 4.0 GPA in two degrees in finance and economics from a small private liberal arts college
GMAT 700 (Q49 V36 IR5)
Work Experience: I began my career in corporate finance and IB, then went to strategy consulting after graduation. I worked in the US, Europe, Africa, and the Middle-East. Now I run an education technology social enterprise that uses technology as a mean to democratize quality education and break free from traditional high cost models.
Other professional activities: I have been a contributor/commentator on a variety of topics, mainly monetary economic policy on several international news networks. I have published several white papers on academic and professional journals (e.g., HBR). I sit on the board of a few startups and international NGOs. I have been designated by WEF as an expert on education technology.
Awards: Forbes 30 under 30, "Nobel Prize" for education finalist among a few others
Recommendations: One from my former supervisor, an HBS alum and the second is from a mentor of over 10+ years who is a HKS alum.
Post-MBA plans: scaling up my social enterprise and impact investing.
My main question is the following. Should I wait until Round 2 and spend the next couple of weeks working on improving my GMAT score or just apply before the deadline for Round 1. My main issue with the GMAT has been timing, particularly on verbal (I usually make 2-3 mistakes on the first 28 questions, but have to quickly guess the remaining before time elapses). While I was disappointed with my verbal score, my scores have been all over the place. With some practice, I may be able to bring my score to 720.
Thank you once again for your insights.
18 Aug 2019, 09:27
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Impressive profile 
Give it a shot. Please don’t assume that you will not be admitted with a 700 score(GMAT is an aspect of the application) ;however you should be refreshing concepts as you wait for a reply.That’s my piece
All the best
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Give it a shot. Please don’t assume that you will not be admitted with a 700 score(GMAT is an aspect of the application) ;however you should be refreshing concepts as you wait for a reply.That’s my piece All the best
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18 Aug 2019, 19:43
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Hi there,
You have a memorable and strong profile overall, and lots of impressive components and of course international experience which is a plus. I feel you are right on that border of the R1 vs R2 debate and can understand your uncertainty. IF you feel your application is progressing well and you are working on your HBS essay and feel it can be in great shape for the deadline, and your recs are lined up etc, I would slightly lean to keeping it R1 to be in the earlier half of the pack and because your profile sounds quite solid overall, especially if you are from an under-represented nationality at all (??). I would also just mention that depending upon when you last took the GMAT, IF you can schedule prior to the HBS R1 deadline you could always throw in a 'just in case' additional test date and sometimes on a different day, different questions, different mindset you may see some improvement! But if you are feeling like you have way too far to go to get things together for R1, then aim for R2. Hope that helps, let us know if you'd like to discuss further and good luck!
You have a memorable and strong profile overall, and lots of impressive components and of course international experience which is a plus. I feel you are right on that border of the R1 vs R2 debate and can understand your uncertainty. IF you feel your application is progressing well and you are working on your HBS essay and feel it can be in great shape for the deadline, and your recs are lined up etc, I would slightly lean to keeping it R1 to be in the earlier half of the pack and because your profile sounds quite solid overall, especially if you are from an under-represented nationality at all (??). I would also just mention that depending upon when you last took the GMAT, IF you can schedule prior to the HBS R1 deadline you could always throw in a 'just in case' additional test date and sometimes on a different day, different questions, different mindset you may see some improvement! But if you are feeling like you have way too far to go to get things together for R1, then aim for R2. Hope that helps, let us know if you'd like to discuss further and good luck!
