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A low GMAT score does not automatically end your MBA admission chances. Every year, top business schools admit candidates whose GMAT scores fall below the class average — not because the score doesn’t matter, but because the rest of the application....
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From MBA Admit.com: Proudly, one of the most affordable MBA admissions consulting companies
Most candidates can work directly with our founder, Dr. Shel Watts, a graduate of Harvard and Oxford who has Harvard admissions experience and worked previously for McKinsey & Company and Morgan Stanley
Email: [email protected], Website https://www.mbaadmit.com
Current Special, valid for enrollments before November 27, 2014: 40% off Gold Package Comprehensive Services for One MBA Application (our pricing is currently 50% less than our direct competitors, $1195 for 1 Gold Comprehensive Application and $895 for 1 Basic Application). Click here for more information: https://mbaadmit.com/category/school-specials/
I Got Less than 700! Should I Take the GMAT Again?
Many candidates study hard for the GMAT, but are disappointed to learn their score is in the 600s instead of a 700-range score that they had hoped for. When the score is in the 600s, many candidates worry about whether to re-take the exam. What is my advice, they ask. Will they get rejected with a GMAT score less than 700?
The correct response is very candidate-specific. The answer depends on who the candidate is (gender, age, citizenship, ethnicity, industry, etc.) and how strong the candidate’s overall record is (GPA, undergraduate institution, alternative transcript, professional successes, community leadership, etc.). It is difficult to generalize the advice because factors like those above matter a great deal, but here are some guidelines about how you can think about this.
A GMAT score around 690 can keep many candidates within shooting range of top schools like Harvard and Wharton. Last year at MBAAdmit.com, we helped plenty of candidates with GMAT scores between 660-690 to gain admission to schools like Harvard, Wharton, Columbia, INSEAD, Haas, Tuck and the University of Chicago. Candidates with GMAT scores as low as 620 were successful at schools like Duke, and candidates with GMAT scores as low as 580 gained admission to schools like Cornell (with scholarship!).
But such scores can put a candidacy at risk if the entire application is not well presented. We at MBAAdmit.com helped these candidates with the lower-than-average GMAT scores put together very compelling applications that focused excellently on the many other qualifications they had to demonstrate their success. This was crucial. If you are applying to Top-15 schools with a GMAT score under 700, be sure to pay great attention to the quality of application you put forward, including your essays and recommendations, which are of pivotal importance.
Should you take the GMAT again? If you are applying to business schools that only request your highest GMAT score (rather than the most recent two or three scores), you might want to re-take the GMAT if you have time and you have the strong sense that tour GMAT score puts your candidacy at risk. For schools that want to see your most recent two or three GMAT scores, however, the calculation is a bit more complex. In such cases, when considering whether to re-take the test, you must think about the impact if your GMAT score goes lower because the schools will see that lower score before deciding whether or not to admit you. If you receive a new GMAT score that is less than your best score to date, it can harm your odds of success. If you also have a lower-than-ideal GPA, the new, lower GMAT score can also be interpreted as providing “evidence” that your lower-than-ideal GPA was an accurate indicator of your abilities and potential.
If you decide to re-take the GMAT, make sure to take full mock tests and project your score, and re-test after you are consistently scoring in a higher range that you find acceptable.
If you need help trying to assess whether your GMAT score might be strong enough for success at your dream schools, feel free to reach out to us. Just send us your resume and tell us your highest GMAT score and we can try to provide guidance for you!
Best wishes,
Dr. Shel (Shelly Watts)
President, MBA Admit.com
[email protected]
https://www.mbaadmit.com
Most candidates can work directly with our founder, Dr. Shel Watts, a graduate of Harvard and Oxford who has Harvard admissions experience and worked previously for McKinsey & Company and Morgan Stanley
Email: [email protected], Website https://www.mbaadmit.com
Current Special, valid for enrollments before November 27, 2014: 40% off Gold Package Comprehensive Services for One MBA Application (our pricing is currently 50% less than our direct competitors, $1195 for 1 Gold Comprehensive Application and $895 for 1 Basic Application). Click here for more information: https://mbaadmit.com/category/school-specials/
I Got Less than 700! Should I Take the GMAT Again?
Many candidates study hard for the GMAT, but are disappointed to learn their score is in the 600s instead of a 700-range score that they had hoped for. When the score is in the 600s, many candidates worry about whether to re-take the exam. What is my advice, they ask. Will they get rejected with a GMAT score less than 700?
The correct response is very candidate-specific. The answer depends on who the candidate is (gender, age, citizenship, ethnicity, industry, etc.) and how strong the candidate’s overall record is (GPA, undergraduate institution, alternative transcript, professional successes, community leadership, etc.). It is difficult to generalize the advice because factors like those above matter a great deal, but here are some guidelines about how you can think about this.
A GMAT score around 690 can keep many candidates within shooting range of top schools like Harvard and Wharton. Last year at MBAAdmit.com, we helped plenty of candidates with GMAT scores between 660-690 to gain admission to schools like Harvard, Wharton, Columbia, INSEAD, Haas, Tuck and the University of Chicago. Candidates with GMAT scores as low as 620 were successful at schools like Duke, and candidates with GMAT scores as low as 580 gained admission to schools like Cornell (with scholarship!).
But such scores can put a candidacy at risk if the entire application is not well presented. We at MBAAdmit.com helped these candidates with the lower-than-average GMAT scores put together very compelling applications that focused excellently on the many other qualifications they had to demonstrate their success. This was crucial. If you are applying to Top-15 schools with a GMAT score under 700, be sure to pay great attention to the quality of application you put forward, including your essays and recommendations, which are of pivotal importance.
Should you take the GMAT again? If you are applying to business schools that only request your highest GMAT score (rather than the most recent two or three scores), you might want to re-take the GMAT if you have time and you have the strong sense that tour GMAT score puts your candidacy at risk. For schools that want to see your most recent two or three GMAT scores, however, the calculation is a bit more complex. In such cases, when considering whether to re-take the test, you must think about the impact if your GMAT score goes lower because the schools will see that lower score before deciding whether or not to admit you. If you receive a new GMAT score that is less than your best score to date, it can harm your odds of success. If you also have a lower-than-ideal GPA, the new, lower GMAT score can also be interpreted as providing “evidence” that your lower-than-ideal GPA was an accurate indicator of your abilities and potential.
If you decide to re-take the GMAT, make sure to take full mock tests and project your score, and re-test after you are consistently scoring in a higher range that you find acceptable.
If you need help trying to assess whether your GMAT score might be strong enough for success at your dream schools, feel free to reach out to us. Just send us your resume and tell us your highest GMAT score and we can try to provide guidance for you!
Best wishes,
Dr. Shel (Shelly Watts)
President, MBA Admit.com
[email protected]
https://www.mbaadmit.com
