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Hey there! I want to ask for you guys' 2-cents on if I should retake my GMAT to be more competitive for the top MBA program. Thanks in advance!
Goal: Applying to top programs this coming fall (R1) & changing from FP&A function to strategy in entertainment post-MBA
Age/Ethnicity: 25 yrs old Asian male (Immigrant- came here as a teenager)
GMAT: 710 (48Q, 40V)
GPA: 3.44 Econ/Accounting from UCLA
Work Experience
Since college, I've been working at Disney (3 years). I first started off as an analyst at Corporate FP&A supporting CFO and Board of Directors with company-wide financial updates and business decisions. I was promoted to senior analyst shortly after 2 years in the group. I had multiple leadership experiences: I onboarded new hires and led new group projects. Recently, I joined our startup-equivalent group doing more strategy-related work like deal analyses for the Mobile Games group
Extracurricular
Back in college, I was the program lead with a community service organization that helps low income families to file their tax returns. During the time, I oversaw 100+ volunteers and was able to help out over 700 low-income individuals filing their taxes
After college, I volunteer with my alumni group as a mentor to college students, helping them with classes, resume writing, interviewing. I also volunteer (semi-regularly) with my company's volunteer group to Boys & Girls Club and local food banks.
I am also an avid cyclist and backpacker
Goal: Applying to top programs this coming fall (R1) & changing from FP&A function to strategy in entertainment post-MBA
Age/Ethnicity: 25 yrs old Asian male (Immigrant- came here as a teenager)
GMAT: 710 (48Q, 40V)
GPA: 3.44 Econ/Accounting from UCLA
Work Experience
Since college, I've been working at Disney (3 years). I first started off as an analyst at Corporate FP&A supporting CFO and Board of Directors with company-wide financial updates and business decisions. I was promoted to senior analyst shortly after 2 years in the group. I had multiple leadership experiences: I onboarded new hires and led new group projects. Recently, I joined our startup-equivalent group doing more strategy-related work like deal analyses for the Mobile Games group
Extracurricular
Back in college, I was the program lead with a community service organization that helps low income families to file their tax returns. During the time, I oversaw 100+ volunteers and was able to help out over 700 low-income individuals filing their taxes
After college, I volunteer with my alumni group as a mentor to college students, helping them with classes, resume writing, interviewing. I also volunteer (semi-regularly) with my company's volunteer group to Boys & Girls Club and local food banks.
I am also an avid cyclist and backpacker
07 Jun 2016, 01:35
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Hi there,
I see that you have an impressive 40 on the verbal side. Do you think you could raise your Quant score to 49/50? If you are confident about that, then go ahead for a retake. It will help you get noticed.
Having said that, I also want to emphasise that a better GMAT score will not necessarily lead to an admission. I have evaluated several students who had scores of 740, 760 getting dinged by Stanford, Wharton, and other top schools. You will need to present an overall strong application.
Hope this helped.
Good luck!
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I see that you have an impressive 40 on the verbal side. Do you think you could raise your Quant score to 49/50? If you are confident about that, then go ahead for a retake. It will help you get noticed.
Having said that, I also want to emphasise that a better GMAT score will not necessarily lead to an admission. I have evaluated several students who had scores of 740, 760 getting dinged by Stanford, Wharton, and other top schools. You will need to present an overall strong application.
Hope this helped.
Good luck!
Sign up for a Free Consultation
https://www.vibranture.com/free-consultation.htm
07 Jun 2016, 06:16
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sliu
Hey there,
Well it's all a matter of your personal limit, the effort it will require for you to get a higher score, and your priorities. So basically, if it would be relatively easy for you to get a higher score, and you are relatively sure of it, then sure why not? If you think a 710 is close to your limit, then I think you can skip it - you come from a strong school with a very good GPA with a fantastic brand name company on your CV, and volunteer work in a very well known organization. So you're pretty solid there.
Will a higher GMAT help? Always. But if you know your limits, it will help you too. Because now that questions have been released for schools, it might be more worth your while to concentrate on your applications and get things in Round 1.
Best,
Jon
07 Jun 2016, 07:06
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A few thoughts for you to ponder on sliu:
Cheers,
- The nature of your work is pretty interesting and fairly unique. The fact that you are not changing your industry can be good but can also play the other way round. Strategy roles in the entertainment industry are not very many - so make sure you know your way around and convince the adcom that you will be able to find the right employment opportunity.
- The GPA while good, is not really excellent isn't it? So if you are aiming for the top schools, the GMAT may come under a bit of scanner. It is definitely not a deal breaker, but currently more a hygiene. If you think you can boost the score by 20+ points, it is certainly worth the pain of another shot at it.
- The ECs are pretty interesting too and should hold you in good stead. Overall, go for it either ways!
Cheers,
