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Re: Profile Review Low GMAT Moderate GPA
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11 Jul 2023, 22:19
Hello and thanks for your post.
The application process is truly holistic, and committees will look at your stats (GPA and GMAT), work experience, and extracurriculars.
I believe that your GMAT of 640 is about the average GMAT score for Erasmus, and it may also be close to the average of Mannheim and Otto. However, the average score for your demographic is likely even higher than that. Therefore, if you haven’t already, I suggest taking it up to 3-4 times. You have nothing to lose since schools will only look at your highest score. And even a slight increase can boost your profile. You may still want to illustrate to the schools that you have the academic ability to succeed in the classroom. You could showcase your quant ability in your resume, your recommenders could do the same in their recommendations, or you could even take a supplemental course such as stats or calculus.
It is hard to gauge your work experience without knowing your accomplishments and impact you have made there. It will be important to show you have made an impact and demonstrated leadership there. Ideally this will be supported by strong recommendation letters as well. It will also be important to explain why you want your MBA, and to also illustrate the skills you already have which are transferable. Be sure your story makes sense, and is realistic and specific. You didn’t mention specific post-MBA goals, but you will have to do that in your application.
Regarding extracurriculars, make sure to really emphasize your leadership roles you have taken on. Your tutoring sounds impressive; that is one aspect of your profile on which you can elaborate.
If you continue to strengthen your profile, you do have a chance at some of these schools, but they will be competitive. For that reason, I suggest apply to several schools, including safer schools where, for example, your GMAT score is above the average.
Good luck!