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27 Jun 2007, 11:33
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Paul,
Would you mind evaluating my profile?
- 25/Caucasian/Male
- 2 1/2 years (at matric.) in Corporate Finance and Asset & Liabililty Management (2 promotions within 1 1/2 years)
- 1 1/2 years in advertising (1 promotion and managerial experience)
- 690/91% (47Q/82%, 37V/83%)
- 3.3 GPA at top 5 undergrad business program
- 2 community involvements
1) Local young professional leadership organization, which includes planning events to build leadership, personal and professional development, and community service
2) Mentor for college students
- Goals: Take my ALM and leadership experiences to the next level as an I-Banker in M&A, all via my MBA
The catch: I took the GMAT 5 times. My highest score, the 690, was my third score, and the other four show progression and then decline. I admit it, I was blindly obssessed with getting above a 700 because of what it means to schools and even employers. I regret it now becuse it could hurt my chances, but the question is how much?
I plan on applying to 5 top-15 schools, and I think, even with my 5 attempts, I am a competitive candidate overall--that is if I visit the schools and put together a tremendous application. One blessing in all of this is that the schools will either see my first three or my first four scores. I had Pearson send my scores to 2 schools before my third test, and then I had Pearson send my scores to another 3 schools before my fourth test. No schools will ever have to see all five scores, unless I apply to a sixth school. However, the apps could ask how many times I took the test, which will sting, but I have never heard of them asking for every score that I have ever gotten.
I hope your evaluation will give me insight into my upcoming application process, as well as other applicants who have taken the test multiple times. Thank you for your time.
Would you mind evaluating my profile?
- 25/Caucasian/Male
- 2 1/2 years (at matric.) in Corporate Finance and Asset & Liabililty Management (2 promotions within 1 1/2 years)
- 1 1/2 years in advertising (1 promotion and managerial experience)
- 690/91% (47Q/82%, 37V/83%)
- 3.3 GPA at top 5 undergrad business program
- 2 community involvements
1) Local young professional leadership organization, which includes planning events to build leadership, personal and professional development, and community service
2) Mentor for college students
- Goals: Take my ALM and leadership experiences to the next level as an I-Banker in M&A, all via my MBA
The catch: I took the GMAT 5 times. My highest score, the 690, was my third score, and the other four show progression and then decline. I admit it, I was blindly obssessed with getting above a 700 because of what it means to schools and even employers. I regret it now becuse it could hurt my chances, but the question is how much?
I plan on applying to 5 top-15 schools, and I think, even with my 5 attempts, I am a competitive candidate overall--that is if I visit the schools and put together a tremendous application. One blessing in all of this is that the schools will either see my first three or my first four scores. I had Pearson send my scores to 2 schools before my third test, and then I had Pearson send my scores to another 3 schools before my fourth test. No schools will ever have to see all five scores, unless I apply to a sixth school. However, the apps could ask how many times I took the test, which will sting, but I have never heard of them asking for every score that I have ever gotten.
I hope your evaluation will give me insight into my upcoming application process, as well as other applicants who have taken the test multiple times. Thank you for your time.
29 Jun 2007, 10:18
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djhouse81
djhouse81,
I think you are over-worrying the GMAT issue a little. You are right that they won't ask you for every score you took, and even if they ask you how many times you took it, more than three GMAT attempts is hardly grounds for an automatic ding. Your undergrad GPA at a top school combined with your solid/good GMAT are hardly badges of shame. They just aren't spectacular. So now you need to set the GMAT aside and start building the 'tremendous application.' Your combination of advertising and finance is unusual and should be explained so it becomes an asset rather than a question mark. Your work with the young professional organization sounds substantive and potentially interesting. Based only on what you gave me, your biggest challenge will be standing out since your profile doesn't seem terribly unusual. But you should be solidly competitive at a number of top 15 programs that are strong in finance, for example, Michigan, Duke, Cargnegie Mellon, Yale, maybe UCLA. Since you are only 25, if you are dinged you're still young enough to try again the next year and use the extra time to build up your work and non-work leadership and impact -- it's those two things, which you can control to some extent, that will get into top programs given your numbers.
Good luck,
29 Jun 2007, 17:48
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Paul,
Thank you for the insight, and for calming me down. After a long week at work, being able to cruise into the weekend on your comments is priceless.
Also, I hope your response will be useful for those who have taken the test multiple times and those who are considering doing so. It seems like you are saying that multiple scores is not the end of the world by any means, but a solid score within the middle 80% at target schools is a good reason to move on to the rest of the application that bears a ton of weight on admission decisions.
As far as re-taking the GMAT for internship and post-MBA career purposes, my advice is to wait until after you get in because, unlike b-schools, employers do not get to see all of your scores.
If, after mine and Paul's advice, you still cannot decide, call your target schools or check their websites. Who knows, they might tell you straight up not to take the test again because your score falls into the middle 80%. That would make your decision a lot easier.
Thank you for the insight, and for calming me down. After a long week at work, being able to cruise into the weekend on your comments is priceless.
Also, I hope your response will be useful for those who have taken the test multiple times and those who are considering doing so. It seems like you are saying that multiple scores is not the end of the world by any means, but a solid score within the middle 80% at target schools is a good reason to move on to the rest of the application that bears a ton of weight on admission decisions.
As far as re-taking the GMAT for internship and post-MBA career purposes, my advice is to wait until after you get in because, unlike b-schools, employers do not get to see all of your scores.
If, after mine and Paul's advice, you still cannot decide, call your target schools or check their websites. Who knows, they might tell you straight up not to take the test again because your score falls into the middle 80%. That would make your decision a lot easier.
