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rohan3993
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Should I apply with GMAT score or with GMAT waiver request? [#permalink] New post   03 Jan 2024, 10:34
I am hoping to get into a T30 business school and I am wondering whether I should submit my GMAT score or request for a Test Waiver.

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* - Sex: Male
* - Race: Indian
* - Family Background: first-generation academic
* - Current Age: 30
* - Undergrad Major & GPA: Finance 3.19 / 4.00
* - Previous Occupation: Sales Head at a Tech-Startup for 2 years and Audit Associate at KPMG for 7 months.
* Entrepreneurial endeavors: Co-founder of 2 companies along with my family. Real estate company with $1.5M Revenue and Garment Manufacturing with $300.0K Revenue. (Total 5 years)
* - GMAT: 650 (Q48, V31)
* - TOEFL: 105
* - Volunteer: Raised funding for 2 organizations, volunteer tennis coach and football coach for disabled students.
* - Letter of Recommendations: 2x from my current company
* - Post MBA short term Goal: Continue my business
* - Post MBA long-term goal: Take my company global.

My concerns:
* - Low undergrad GPA
* - Low GMAT Score
* - Lack of international exposure

Will requesting a GMAT waiver increase my chances of getting into a top business school?
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Re: Should I apply with GMAT score or with GMAT waiver request? [#permalink] New post   08 Jan 2024, 09:57
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Hi there,
Is retaking the GMAT or switching to a different test an option? It may be worth delaying your application to take time to improve that part of your profile.

You can request a waiver, and schools may grant them, but they'll still be looking for other strong evidence of academic potential in your application, and your low GPA worries me.

Best,
Kate

rohan3993 wrote:
I am hoping to get into a T30 business school and I am wondering whether I should submit my GMAT score or request for a Test Waiver.

Profile
* - Sex: Male
* - Race: Indian
* - Family Background: first-generation academic
* - Current Age: 30
* - Undergrad Major & GPA: Finance 3.19 / 4.00
* - Previous Occupation: Sales Head at a Tech-Startup for 2 years and Audit Associate at KPMG for 7 months.
* Entrepreneurial endeavors: Co-founder of 2 companies along with my family. Real estate company with $1.5M Revenue and Garment Manufacturing with $300.0K Revenue. (Total 5 years)
* - GMAT: 650 (Q48, V31)
* - TOEFL: 105
* - Volunteer: Raised funding for 2 organizations, volunteer tennis coach and football coach for disabled students.
* - Letter of Recommendations: 2x from my current company
* - Post MBA short term Goal: Continue my business
* - Post MBA long-term goal: Take my company global.

My concerns:
* - Low undergrad GPA
* - Low GMAT Score
* - Lack of international exposure

Will requesting a GMAT waiver increase my chances of getting into a top business school?
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rohan3993
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Posts: 30
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Given Kudos: 22
Location: India
Concentration: Finance, Entrepreneurship
Schools: Booth '26 Columbia CBS'26 Stern '26 Kellogg '26
GMAT 1: 650 Q42 V38
GMAT 2: 650 Q48 V31
GPA: 3
WE:Business Development (Manufacturing)
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Re: Should I apply with GMAT score or with GMAT waiver request? [#permalink] New post   08 Jan 2024, 10:10
Hi Kate,

Thank you for replying.

Unfortunately writing the GMAT again does not seem possible as I am applying for Fall 2024 and waiting for R3 does not make sense at the moment. Also, I wrote the GMAT twice, 3 months apart, managing the same score.

My GPA however is 4.77 on a 6.0 Scale. Not sure if that makes it better.
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Re: Should I apply with GMAT score or with GMAT waiver request? [#permalink] New post   08 Jan 2024, 10:42
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Got it, sorry you've had a tough time with the GMAT.

Then I think it depends on your target schools. If your score is in their middle 80% range, then I'd be more likely to go ahead and apply with that score. But if it's outside that range, then I'd go for a waiver request. Like for instance, MIT Sloan offers a waiver, and their middle 80% range is 700-760, so I'd apply for a waiver there.

Hope that helps,
Kate

rohan3993 wrote:
Hi Kate,

Thank you for replying.

Unfortunately writing the GMAT again does not seem possible as I am applying for Fall 2024 and waiting for R3 does not make sense at the moment. Also, I wrote the GMAT twice, 3 months apart, managing the same score.

My GPA however is 4.77 on a 6.0 Scale. Not sure if that makes it better.
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