MBA Math course vs writing GMAT again

Why do you feel so sure that this was a primary issue in not getting shortlisted? I am very suspicious of that.

What else you have in your quant background? Grades? Work?

Even if you're over represented that doesn't really impact the whole quant factor - they just want to know you can do the work and I think with 48 that's quite a close number to Harvard standard of 49.

As someone over-represented they will be looking more at the bigger GMAT picture here. If somebody is overrepresented yes you want a good enough quant but it's more important to have a high aggregate score to beat out competition.

What I mean to say is I think your score is high enough for them to not be concerned about your ability to do the work UNLESS you have demerits and red flags in your quant profile otherwise.

Do MBA math but there is absolutely some other elements in your profile that are at play here. You need objective outside perspective.

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I'm not sure your quant score is what led to your dings. Is this feedback that you received from the colleges you applied to?

I have the exact same score as you and my undergrad was not quant-heavy (and I didn't have great grades either), but I had multiple interviews and acceptances. I'm fairly certain that you don't need to retake your GMAT at all. It might be worth having someone look at your apps and see if there were any red flags in your essays, interviews or general story. Also, there's really no reason you can't do MBA Math and do the GMAT again if you really want to. MBA Math took me like 12-15 hours to complete, its not difficult at all.

All that said, I'm fairly certain a quant score of 48 isn't keeping you out of anywhere. I'm no expert, but anecdotally I had much better results with the exact same score and I've never heard of anyone who's been rejected solely because their quant score in the GMAT is 48.

Hello 1siriusblack,

Thanks for writing in.

Frankly, we do not think that either your overall GMAT score or your individual quant score would be a problem unless a school particularly specified the same.

We may be able to help identify the real issue if you could share some more details pertaining to your overall profile, career goals, etc.

Yes, a GMAT re-take always helps; however, we do not feel a major need for the same, currently.

The following video may help you evaluate your profile:



All the best!
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Hi Siriusblack,

I'd be happy to look at one of your b-school applications and give you my feedback on what possibly went wrong.
Regarding GMAT v/s MBA Math- I am leaning more towards MBA Math. My b-schools require/suggest you do it before matriculation, and what you learn will help you in MBA.

I wouldn't waste time taking the GMAT again or enrolling in an MBA math course. A 48 on quant isn't a bad score by any means, and I'm fairly certain it's not the reason you didn't get accepted to your schools of choice. Coming from a crowded demographic, you have to find other ways to stand out and show admissions what makes you different from the crowd. Maybe your goals didn't tie in with your story, or your extracirriculars were weak, or recommendations weren't glowing. It could have been a number of things. But no admissions committee, not Stanford, not Wharton, is rejecting you because a 750 isn't high enough. I'd be happy to take a look at your application for review, feel free to send me a message at scott@personalmbacoach.com to connect.

Regards,
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Thank you everyone for your valuable opinions. They have helped me de-clutter my thinking when it comes to taking the GMAT again.