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01 May 2015, 01:52
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Hi Guys!
I need a help. But, before I ask my doubt, I’ll walk you through my resume and my aspirations.
I gave my GMAT last weekend and got a 720(Q51, V35), 7 in IR and 5 in AWA. I’m not satisfied with my verbal score as I believe that I can score better in that arena.
Background:
I’m working with PepsiCo, India Region as an Asst Manager in Technical Operations for the last 2 years. I plan to apply for 2017 batch to the following colleges:-
1. Indian School Of Business, India.
2. NYU-Stern,NY,US as consultancy is its forte.
3. Darden School Of Business,University of Virginia,US as consultancy is its forte.
4. MIT-Sloan,US as entrepreneurship is its forte and it is in the Silicon Valley.
5. Rotman School of Business,Canada as consultancy is its forte.
UG: B.Tech in Electrical Engg from VNIT-Nagpur (National Institute of Tech, Nagpur)
CGPA: 8.41/10.0
Achievements: Annual Operational Excellence Award, 2014, India Region.
Short term Goal: I want to do strategy or operational consultancy.
Long Term Goal: I want to start my own .com and app based business.
My doubt is that as I have one more year before I start with my application, shall I give my GMAT once more or shall I focus on my job?
What if, I do give my GMAT once more and score less than a 720? In this case I have to cancel the score. Therefore, will the colleges I apply to be able to see that I cancelled my score? If yes, will it harm?
Regards,
Tanuj Mukherjee
I need a help. But, before I ask my doubt, I’ll walk you through my resume and my aspirations.
I gave my GMAT last weekend and got a 720(Q51, V35), 7 in IR and 5 in AWA. I’m not satisfied with my verbal score as I believe that I can score better in that arena.
Background:
I’m working with PepsiCo, India Region as an Asst Manager in Technical Operations for the last 2 years. I plan to apply for 2017 batch to the following colleges:-
1. Indian School Of Business, India.
2. NYU-Stern,NY,US as consultancy is its forte.
3. Darden School Of Business,University of Virginia,US as consultancy is its forte.
4. MIT-Sloan,US as entrepreneurship is its forte and it is in the Silicon Valley.
5. Rotman School of Business,Canada as consultancy is its forte.
UG: B.Tech in Electrical Engg from VNIT-Nagpur (National Institute of Tech, Nagpur)
CGPA: 8.41/10.0
Achievements: Annual Operational Excellence Award, 2014, India Region.
Short term Goal: I want to do strategy or operational consultancy.
Long Term Goal: I want to start my own .com and app based business.
My doubt is that as I have one more year before I start with my application, shall I give my GMAT once more or shall I focus on my job?
What if, I do give my GMAT once more and score less than a 720? In this case I have to cancel the score. Therefore, will the colleges I apply to be able to see that I cancelled my score? If yes, will it harm?
Regards,
Tanuj Mukherjee
01 May 2015, 14:55
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Hi Tanuj,
First off, a 720/Q51 is an outstanding score, so you can comfortably apply to any Business Schools that you choose to. Many of the Schools that you've listed are remarkably competitive though, so you have to make sure that your OVERALL application is as strong as possible. In real basic terms, you've got a GMAT score that would make any Business School happy, so there's very little to be gained by retesting.
You might also want to discuss your overall plans with an Admissions Expert. There's a Forum full of them here:
ask-admission-consultants-124/
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
First off, a 720/Q51 is an outstanding score, so you can comfortably apply to any Business Schools that you choose to. Many of the Schools that you've listed are remarkably competitive though, so you have to make sure that your OVERALL application is as strong as possible. In real basic terms, you've got a GMAT score that would make any Business School happy, so there's very little to be gained by retesting.
You might also want to discuss your overall plans with an Admissions Expert. There's a Forum full of them here:
ask-admission-consultants-124/
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
02 May 2015, 07:18
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Hi Tanuj, you have a very good score; however the schools that you are targeting are enormous in terms of competition and phenomenal in terms of reputation:).
Since you specifically mention that you can score better in Verbal, I feel that you really owe it to your aspirations, to appear one more time. After all, you have already set a bar of 720 for yourself, so you can't go any lower (with the option of "cancel scores"). So, if you are able to get 20-30 points more, I feel that it will do your chances a lot of good. Also, there are few months, before the applications open up.
Please note that I am not an expert and would also be looking at applying to b-schools.
Since you specifically mention that you can score better in Verbal, I feel that you really owe it to your aspirations, to appear one more time. After all, you have already set a bar of 720 for yourself, so you can't go any lower (with the option of "cancel scores"). So, if you are able to get 20-30 points more, I feel that it will do your chances a lot of good. Also, there are few months, before the applications open up.
Please note that I am not an expert and would also be looking at applying to b-schools.
