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Hey All! I was planning on applying to the Consortium during round 2, but I'm doubting myself now and I was wondering if anyone could give me a bit of feedback on my profile.
I took the GMAT once last year and scored in the 500's. I have been re-studying to take it again, which has been going well, and I am scheduled to take it in the 2nd week of October. I'm thinking that maybe I should delay applying for another year and enroll in finance and accounting courses, and maybe even re-take calculus, to show that I do have the aptitude to succeed in a rigorous academic environment. I would also like to transition into another job so that I can get some hands on experience in consulting and strategic planning, and postponing my apps to next year would also give me time to do that. I also haven't had much consistent leadership experience outside of work, although I have started up an organization as part of work to assist with the program that I manage, which has been pretty successful.
Any suggestions as to what I could do to boost my profile to make myself more competitive are greatly appreciated! If you need any additional information from me, please let me know. Thanks so much!
I took the GMAT once last year and scored in the 500's. I have been re-studying to take it again, which has been going well, and I am scheduled to take it in the 2nd week of October. I'm thinking that maybe I should delay applying for another year and enroll in finance and accounting courses, and maybe even re-take calculus, to show that I do have the aptitude to succeed in a rigorous academic environment. I would also like to transition into another job so that I can get some hands on experience in consulting and strategic planning, and postponing my apps to next year would also give me time to do that. I also haven't had much consistent leadership experience outside of work, although I have started up an organization as part of work to assist with the program that I manage, which has been pretty successful.
Any suggestions as to what I could do to boost my profile to make myself more competitive are greatly appreciated! If you need any additional information from me, please let me know. Thanks so much!
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Well the obvious thing to start with is your greatest weakness - the GMAT. With a 530, you won't get in anywhere interesting, so plan on studying and retaking (even several times if necessary) till you get the highest score you can possibly get, and THEN think about applying.
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I think your experience is sufficient but your GMAT score is the problem. The latter deadline for the Consortium is January 5th with the GMAT deadline on December 15th. That gives you time to retake the exam multiple times to improve your score for this year’s application.
By taking the GMAT multiple times you will figure out what your maximum is. But even if you are not able to increase your score, I suggest you apply anyway because the fact that you are applying from two different underrepresented minority groups will give you a shot at the less competitive Consortium Member Schools.
Best of luck,
By taking the GMAT multiple times you will figure out what your maximum is. But even if you are not able to increase your score, I suggest you apply anyway because the fact that you are applying from two different underrepresented minority groups will give you a shot at the less competitive Consortium Member Schools.
Best of luck,
. I was like 17% percentile in quant and I think 23% in verbal. It was devastating. AWA went fine, I got a 7 on IR, but once I hit the quant section, I took too long on the first few problems and my timing got way off. I'm not even sure if I hit submit on the final question before the timer ran out. It was a mess. Then during my break, I sat down to eat a snack and next thing I knew I got back to the computer and my time had already started, so my verbal was a nightmare. I was thinking about how I had messed up throughout the whole section, and could not concentrate. 
