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Hy guys.
I am planning to apply to an MBA in US: UVA, EMORY, RICE, TEPPER, OLIN. I took GMAT and scored well (640) but I am working to retake GMAT in one or two months so I can hopefully improve my score. I would like to know if should I talk with the admission comission guys right now or wait until retake the GMAT? If I approach now what kind of things could ask? I dont want to be rude, and ruin my chances or image with these guys. Can I talk about my profile with the adcom guys?
Thanks.
Hi. 640 is a decent score and as you know, you should try to get something more interesting, closer to the magic 700 number.
The good news is that I have been seeing a lot of South American candidates get admitted with 680 scores (to top 20 and top 30 programs, places where Asian applicants could not touch with anything less than 730).
However, I do not think you really need to talk to the adcom about anything at the moment. You are definitely welcome to get in touch and signal you are serious but in general the application system works to process you without having to speak to anyone
In any case, 640 is probably below average for all of those schools and I would wait until you have a chance to retake before you start chatting them up.
P.S. There is a debate about school visits - if you have an opportunity to visit the schools in the fall and potentially attend and sit in one of the classes, this would be a big plus both for your personal information, your school information you can use on the essays, and also adcom keeps track of those who visit and considers those visiting more committed applicants, esp international ones.