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prazapati
Joined: 13 Aug 2015
Last visit: 03 May 2019
Posts: 3
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Location: India
Schools: HBS '20 (S) Duke '20 (II)
GMAT 1: 760 Q51 V42
GPA: 4
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24 Sep 2016, 04:14
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Hi all,
First of all, thanks to this amazing community for being my single trusted source for advice, motivation, deals, and of course, the awesome GMAT tests.
I had my high expectation from my first attempt (February 2016), but unfortunately things didn't go as planned and I scored just 680 (Q50 V31) IR 7.
I had never scored this bad in any test I gave during preparation, so a second attempt for me was an obvious choice. I did today (24 September 2016), and scored 760 (Q51 V42 ) IR-8.
Today, I need some advice/thoughts again. Should I apply in second round of this year (December 2016) or wait and apply in the first round of next year (September 2017)?
Indian Male, Age 23
Standing today, 13 months work ex. as a Business Analyst in Cognizant (Fortune 500)
Gold Medalist from IIT Mandi (Indian Institute of technology, Mandi) (Top tier Engineering college in India)
CGPA 8.01/10
Extremely active in co-curricular activities.
Held positions of responsibilities during college (College Cultural & Tech fest Convener, Basketball team captain, Music club coordinator etc.)
What do you all think would be better for me? Aim is obviously to get into one of the top colleges.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Prashant
First of all, thanks to this amazing community for being my single trusted source for advice, motivation, deals, and of course, the awesome GMAT tests.
I had my high expectation from my first attempt (February 2016), but unfortunately things didn't go as planned and I scored just 680 (Q50 V31) IR 7.
I had never scored this bad in any test I gave during preparation, so a second attempt for me was an obvious choice. I did today (24 September 2016), and scored 760 (Q51 V42 ) IR-8.
Today, I need some advice/thoughts again. Should I apply in second round of this year (December 2016) or wait and apply in the first round of next year (September 2017)?
Indian Male, Age 23
Standing today, 13 months work ex. as a Business Analyst in Cognizant (Fortune 500)
Gold Medalist from IIT Mandi (Indian Institute of technology, Mandi) (Top tier Engineering college in India)
CGPA 8.01/10
Extremely active in co-curricular activities.
Held positions of responsibilities during college (College Cultural & Tech fest Convener, Basketball team captain, Music club coordinator etc.)
What do you all think would be better for me? Aim is obviously to get into one of the top colleges.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Prashant
25 Sep 2016, 11:33
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Hi Prashant,
First off, a 760/Q51 is an outstanding score (it's right around the 99th percentile overall), so you should apply to any Business Schools that interest you. However, your Work Experience is relatively "light" (especially compared to the Work Experience that most applicants have), so that might be an 'issue' at certain Schools. Since you're ultimately asking Admissions questions, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile. There's a Forum full of them here:
ask-admission-consultants-124/
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
First off, a 760/Q51 is an outstanding score (it's right around the 99th percentile overall), so you should apply to any Business Schools that interest you. However, your Work Experience is relatively "light" (especially compared to the Work Experience that most applicants have), so that might be an 'issue' at certain Schools. Since you're ultimately asking Admissions questions, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile. There's a Forum full of them here:
ask-admission-consultants-124/
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
26 Sep 2016, 16:54
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Congrats on your score! I would say with just 13 months of experience, you might want to wait into next year so your length of work experience is a bit more in line with that of other applicants. During this time, you can make an effort to develop relationships, etc - and keep in mind who you might use as references in your application. Meanwhile, you don't have to worry about the GMAT, which is great.
