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Hi Friends ,

I took GMAT exam on Jan 6th .

I was so confident that i will score above 700 but i scored only 610 :'(

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OA-610

I am totally dejected . My preparation strategy was bad. Now, though I have rectified my strategy, I am too late to start fresh as I am already 32 years old which is way past the average age.
So I am planning to apply to B-Schools with the same score.

Please suggest me how should I proceed further.

Please let me know whether this score is okay to get admission in any of the top 50 B-schools .

Given below is my profile in brief:

Years of Experience: 8 years (6 years in India + 2 years in the US) - All in tech industry
Current Position: Tech Lead
Education: Masters from University of Texas, Dallas, USA and Bachelors from RV College of Engineering, India
MS : 3.69/4 (GPA)
BE : 72%
Tried my hand at starting a company but failed before launch

I am looking specifically at B-Schools good for Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Product Management.
Also, my initial interest was to apply at INSEAD. However, with this score, it appears to be a far reach.

Some of the schools that I am currently planning to apply are Erasmus University (Netherlands), UCLA Anderson (USA), SDA Bocconi (Italy), Carnegie Mellon Tepper (USA) and University of St. Gallen (Switzerland)

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Hi Friends ,

I took GMAT exam on Jan 6th .

I was so confident that i will score above 700 but i scored only 610 :'(

Q-49
V-25
OA-610

I am totally dejected . My preparation strategy was bad. Now, though I have rectified my strategy, I am too late to start fresh as I am already 32 years old which is way past the average age.
So I am planning to apply to B-Schools with the same score.

Please suggest me how should I proceed further.

Please let me know whether this score is okay to get admission in any of the top 50 B-schools .

Given below is my profile in brief:

Years of Experience: 8 years (6 years in India + 2 years in the US) - All in tech industry
Current Position: Tech Lead
Education: Masters from University of Texas, Dallas, USA and Bachelors from RV College of Engineering, India
MS : 3.69/4 (GPA)
BE : 72%
Tried my hand at starting a company but failed before launch

I am looking specifically at B-Schools good for Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Product Management.
Also, my initial interest was to apply at INSEAD. However, with this score, it appears to be a far reach.

Some of the schools that I am currently planning to apply are Erasmus University (Netherlands), UCLA Anderson (USA), SDA Bocconi (Italy), Carnegie Mellon Tepper (USA) and University of St. Gallen (Switzerland)

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Hello mukundv18,

Age is just a number (https://gmatclub.com/forum/is-really-ag ... l#p2282343). However 610 is too less for "Indian Male Engineer". I hope you know that. Your profile seems good please try to retake GMAT.
I'm not an expert but, meanwhile will encourage you to read these 3 posts:

1. https://gmatclub.com/forum/the-indian-m ... 56968.html
2. https://gmatclub.com/forum/over-represe ... 56555.html

3. US Schools: https://gmatclub.com/forum/mba-admissio ... 39142.html

Let's wait for the admission experts to weigh in.

Tip: If you want to know more about Carnegie Mellon Tepper (USA) you can visit their forum on GMAT club and-
1. Request for profile evaluation
2. Weigh your candidacy against current students/prospective students.
3. Talk to an alum.

Just an example: https://gmatclub.com/forum/tepper-205/

Leverage the Gmatclub :)
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Hi Friends ,

I took GMAT exam on Jan 6th .

I was so confident that i will score above 700 but i scored only 610 :'(

Q-49
V-25
OA-610

I am totally dejected . My preparation strategy was bad. Now, though I have rectified my strategy, I am too late to start fresh as I am already 32 years old which is way past the average age.
So I am planning to apply to B-Schools with the same score.

Please suggest me how should I proceed further.

Please let me know whether this score is okay to get admission in any of the top 50 B-schools .

Given below is my profile in brief:

Years of Experience: 8 years (6 years in India + 2 years in the US) - All in tech industry
Current Position: Tech Lead
Education: Masters from University of Texas, Dallas, USA and Bachelors from RV College of Engineering, India
MS : 3.69/4 (GPA)
BE : 72%
Tried my hand at starting a company but failed before launch

I am looking specifically at B-Schools good for Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Product Management.
Also, my initial interest was to apply at INSEAD. However, with this score, it appears to be a far reach.

Some of the schools that I am currently planning to apply are Erasmus University (Netherlands), UCLA Anderson (USA), SDA Bocconi (Italy), Carnegie Mellon Tepper (USA) and University of St. Gallen (Switzerland)

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Hi mukundv18,

Thanks for writing in.

Considering the schools you are targetting - UCLA, Tepper, St Gallen, a 610 is fairly low. The score is on the lower side for the top-50 schools and while the GMAT is not the only component of the applications process, a retake is strongly recommended.

All the best!
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Hi there:

I strongly recommend you retake the GMAT. As you are likely aware, as you are part of an overrepresented demographic you will need at least an average GMAT, if not better, to gain entry to these schools. Additionally when pursuing an MBA I generally advise going to the best school you can as the reputation does matter. A few notes:

1) While I don't know your personal committments, you have plenty of time to retake the GMAT and apply Round 2. I would advise finding a good tutor who help identify your weaknesses / struggles, study over the summer, and retake early fall. That still gives you four months to apply.

2) While age can be a factor - it also depends on your goals. If you want to pursue the traditional I-Banking / Consulting path schools are a bit wary to admit a certain age candidate as those jobs are hard to get with too much experience. However for goals outside "feeder" industries (which it seems yours may be) age won't matter as much.

3) European schools generally accept older candidates than US schools (though I encourage you to apply to both)

4) Failure is the path to success. Don't look at your failed start-up as a weakness but rather a starting point for understanding how to do better next time. Corporations today are putting greater and greater emphasis on the idea of "learning from failure." MBA applications are about storytelling. Leverage your failure by figuring out what went wrong and using this as a platform to explain your need for an MBA.