Calling all NYU Stern applications...

I used to think that schools demand higher scores from the Indian IT pool. I think this is a classic example of mistaking a correlation to a cause-effect. (Those CR days!).

Indian IT applicants with the high GMAT scores probably are better prepared and more hard working than the other applicants with lower scores. I said probably, so please dont take offense.

A high GMAT indicates that he/she is willing to work very hard to improve the odds of admission. Now, wouldn't such a person naturally put together a better application than a person with a lower score. I am sure people with 780 do crappy applications and conversely someone with a 600 can do a great job. But on average, you will expect the high GMATers to do a better job than a low GMATer.

Consequently, the high GMATers from the Indian IT pool get in more than the low GMATers. But they get in not neccesarily due to the high GMAT. But I can see how this can create an impression that a high GMAT is neccessary or sufficient.

Re-take GMAT if you feel you underperformed, but dont do it just because you have the need to crack the 750 barrier. My 2 cents...