focus24 wrote:
I am currently a 25 year old (26 by matriculation) Asian-American (Indian) working in Information Technology at a top 15 Investment Bank. I will only be applying to one school in May for Fall 2014 - NYU Stern Langone Part-Time Program. I'd like to know where I stand as a candidate.
1) 4 Years total work experience. 3.5 years at a top 3 investment bank (IT) and currently at top 15 investment bank (IT). 1 promotion at previous job and another "promotion" when switching jobs to current company (overall promoted 2 job grades)
2) GMAT 650. Q42 V38.
3) Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from a mediocre Public University, 3.3 GPA (cum laude)
4) Heavily Involved in 1 Asian-American organization during college.
5) Post college extra-curriculars: various recruiting activity for work and still heavy involvement in Asian-American organization mentioned above
6) Work will be helping finance my schooling, supervisors very supportive of me
7) short-term goals: advance rapidly in my current role
8) long-term goals: become IT manager/director. want to pursue mba to develop business and managerial skills.
Dilemma is that the GMAT 80% range for NYU Langone PT program is 620-730. Though my score falls in that range, it is towards the lower end and it is below the median 680. Also the Quant score is lower than the Verbal score. I just took the test on 4/28, so re-taking the test again before the May 15 deadline is not a possibility. I could re-take the test on May 30 at the earliest with the hope of increasing my score and apply after the deadline during the rolling admissions period which continues till July 1, but not sure if that would lower my chances since it is after the initial deadline, more so than having a 650 currently and applying before the initial deadline.
I am really stressed out about this. Can someone please advise as to what my chances would be if I applied with my current GMAT score. Or would it be better to re-take and apply during the rolling admissions (after initial deadline)? Although not sure how much I can improve my score in that time.
Thank you in advance!
Hey dude,
So the first thing I can say is: Don't stress out! Your GMAT is lower than the average yeah, but first of all, for PT programs it's less important, and second, there's not much you can do about it (unless you are SURE you can score a lot higher).
I think that anyhow you have two far more important things - work experience at a great firm, and their SUPPORT! (It would be great if this support also comes with financial support, and it also helps if you have a guaranteed promotion at the end of the line). A lot of folks will have neither of the two, so don't think you are a weak candidate just cause of your GMAT! The key now is to write some awesome essays and show them just how good you really are, and just how perfect this program and only this program is for you. (Little tip; If this is the only program you are applying for, write it in your application. Schools LOVE this. It's sort of like you telling a lover "I love you and only you until the end of my life". Well done!)
Hope this helps,
Jon