Many thanks for your opinion! I have friends with a very similar profile (same degree, same grades, little work experience etc) that got accepted with an average gmat score (650/660) at schools like HEC, Insead, Lbs etc. Some schools made conditional offers and just asked them to retake the gmat. Perhaps if they are interested in my profile then they would just ask me for a better Gmat score?
Anyways today I decided to start my application, because I just thought if my friends got accepted then I can also do it...I would just state on my application that I am planning to retake the gmat. However there might a difference between a 640 and a 650...and also i dont know the "consequences" of reapplying, if it really is a "minus".... What do you think?
Thanks for sharing your opinion
StratusSoterios wrote:
Versado73 wrote:
Hi all,
I would like your opinion on my profile so that I can plan the correct course of actions. I am targeting schools such as HEC, SAINT GALLEN, LBS, ESSEC, ESCP. I wanted to apply to round 3 but unfortunately, I got a poor Gmat so I just thought I would take a gap year, do some internships and apply for round 1 next year with a top Gmat score. However I was wondering if I still applied this year, perhaps got rejected but could take some experience in the interviews, would it be bad? As round 1 is in October, my profile wouldn't change a lot (except Gmat/internships), so what do you think? I could also state on my application that I am planning to retake the Gmat... I am a bit lost, and not 100% of what I want to do in the future.
-GMAT:640
-The University of Warwick, Bachelor Management, grade 69%
-3month internship in a real estate company - 2months internship NGO
-Extracurriculars: High-level athlete, competed internationally for more than 10years - and thus haven't been involved in any society at uni. Passionate about running (ran half marathons etc)
Thank you!
Hi Versado73 - thank you for reaching out to us! Are you applying for MBA or MiM programs? I'm guessing MiM based on your brief work experience and your mention of a gap year, and if so, I would lean towards waiting to apply next year once you have the higher score and internship, so that you put your best foot forward with your applications. Although you are able to reapply to many MiM programs, they look for significant improvement over your rejected first application, so I think you would do better by waiting and having your initial applications be as strong as possible. At least that's my take. Best of luck to you!