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20 Dec 2021, 17:13
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Hello! I am looking for insight on how to focus my application efforts.
I am on the waitlist for 4 top 10 MBA programs that I would love to attend from round 1; however, I suspect I need to improve my GMAT in order to get off the waitlists (680 GMAT / 6.7 GPA). I am trying to decide if it is worth focusing my efforts on (a) improving my GMAT score or if I should focus on (b) applying to "safer" schools in round 2 that are closer to my current GMAT score. Given this, does anyone have insight / experience to share?
Any help is incredibly appreciated!
I am on the waitlist for 4 top 10 MBA programs that I would love to attend from round 1; however, I suspect I need to improve my GMAT in order to get off the waitlists (680 GMAT / 6.7 GPA). I am trying to decide if it is worth focusing my efforts on (a) improving my GMAT score or if I should focus on (b) applying to "safer" schools in round 2 that are closer to my current GMAT score. Given this, does anyone have insight / experience to share?
Any help is incredibly appreciated!
20 Dec 2021, 21:53
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I actually think you can do both because it comes down to a matter of timing.
First, you should throw in a bunch of applications to safer schools. Even if you improve your GMAT score (and that's an IF, right?), you might not get off the waitlist. Unless you received direct feedback from these schools that that is the missing ingredient, you are not guaranteeing yourself anything.
After you submit those applications, you should push to retake the GMAT. These waitlist decisions move very slowly and sometimes even get pushed back until near the end or after R2 decisions. If you do better on the GMAT, you should submit that score (along with any other relevant updates) to the schools for hopefully a "second" look.
Hopefully that does the trick! Best of luck.
I actually think you can do both because it comes down to a matter of timing.
First, you should throw in a bunch of applications to safer schools. Even if you improve your GMAT score (and that's an IF, right?), you might not get off the waitlist. Unless you received direct feedback from these schools that that is the missing ingredient, you are not guaranteeing yourself anything.
After you submit those applications, you should push to retake the GMAT. These waitlist decisions move very slowly and sometimes even get pushed back until near the end or after R2 decisions. If you do better on the GMAT, you should submit that score (along with any other relevant updates) to the schools for hopefully a "second" look.
Hopefully that does the trick! Best of luck.
22 Dec 2021, 02:36
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Hi,
The question of whether you should retake the GMAT needs a closer look at what's holding your score back.
Most likely, since you're at the 680 level, your challenges are related to Test Taking Skills / Strategy.
We offer a FREE 90 minute Testing Simulation session (LIVE in Practice Test Assessment with a GMAT Performance Coach) which will identify your exact gaps (concepts or test taking skills) in both Quant and Verbal. You'll be better equipped to make the GMAT vs Safe Schools decision quickly (since Round 2 is weeks away).
Let me know if you're interested and we can set it up right away.
The question of whether you should retake the GMAT needs a closer look at what's holding your score back.
Most likely, since you're at the 680 level, your challenges are related to Test Taking Skills / Strategy.
We offer a FREE 90 minute Testing Simulation session (LIVE in Practice Test Assessment with a GMAT Performance Coach) which will identify your exact gaps (concepts or test taking skills) in both Quant and Verbal. You'll be better equipped to make the GMAT vs Safe Schools decision quickly (since Round 2 is weeks away).
Let me know if you're interested and we can set it up right away.
