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07 Feb 2007, 07:58
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Factors that CANNOT be changed (relatively speaking)
GMAT
GPA
Work Experience
Community Service/Life outside of Work
Recommendations
Factors that CAN be changed
Interview
Essays
From your experiences, if you had to assign a percentage to each one of these, what would it be?
From what I've gathered, rejected people with high GMAT scream, "GMAT is of tiny importance." Rejected people with low GMAT say, "Don't let them fool you, GMAT matters a lot." People in the middle say essays are the most important.
A lot of these prep/consulting companies prey on the fears of applicants. GMAT prep courses will tell you that the gmat is of utmost importance. Essay consultants will tell you essays have the most weight. Bschools will tell you that they accept candidates who are superlative in all facets. But, we all know that's a lie. So which is it?
GMAT
GPA
Work Experience
Community Service/Life outside of Work
Recommendations
Factors that CAN be changed
Interview
Essays
From your experiences, if you had to assign a percentage to each one of these, what would it be?
From what I've gathered, rejected people with high GMAT scream, "GMAT is of tiny importance." Rejected people with low GMAT say, "Don't let them fool you, GMAT matters a lot." People in the middle say essays are the most important.
A lot of these prep/consulting companies prey on the fears of applicants. GMAT prep courses will tell you that the gmat is of utmost importance. Essay consultants will tell you essays have the most weight. Bschools will tell you that they accept candidates who are superlative in all facets. But, we all know that's a lie. So which is it?
07 Feb 2007, 08:35
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I think GMAT gets in you in the conversation, nothing more, nothing less. In other words, a poor GMAT score can keep you out, but a strong GMAT score can't get you in.
The thread on Kellogg GMAT thread I posted a while back (not sure where it is) proves this to some extent - clearly there is a correlation between odds of admittance <640>700 - thats fairly clear. Once you are in the 700 range, whether were talking 720 or 730 or even for that matter 740, doesn't much matter - admissions411 proves that. I think there's a logical band at 700 to 750, and slightly better odds above that - but even then, a 750 vs a 780 doesn't appear to have any real meaning. I once ran a regression on admissions411 data - by combining entries for top schools - and basically found no correlation whatsoever between GMAT and admittance. The reason is - admission411 data is supremely skewed towards high GMAT scores - so in other words, in the over 700 range, it doesn't make a big difference.
Given that you can only control essay and interview, I'd suggest 95% of your effort on the essays, and 5% on your interviews. If you get an interview invite, you'll have time to prepare. If you focus on interview and your essays suffer as a result, you won't get the interview, and it's pointless effort.
The thread on Kellogg GMAT thread I posted a while back (not sure where it is) proves this to some extent - clearly there is a correlation between odds of admittance <640>700 - thats fairly clear. Once you are in the 700 range, whether were talking 720 or 730 or even for that matter 740, doesn't much matter - admissions411 proves that. I think there's a logical band at 700 to 750, and slightly better odds above that - but even then, a 750 vs a 780 doesn't appear to have any real meaning. I once ran a regression on admissions411 data - by combining entries for top schools - and basically found no correlation whatsoever between GMAT and admittance. The reason is - admission411 data is supremely skewed towards high GMAT scores - so in other words, in the over 700 range, it doesn't make a big difference.
Given that you can only control essay and interview, I'd suggest 95% of your effort on the essays, and 5% on your interviews. If you get an interview invite, you'll have time to prepare. If you focus on interview and your essays suffer as a result, you won't get the interview, and it's pointless effort.
07 Feb 2007, 08:52
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Factors that CANNOT be changed (relatively speaking)
20% GMAT
15% GPA
25% Work Experience
7% Community Service/Life outside of Work
7% Recommendations
Factors that CAN be changed
1% Interview (assuming candidate can speak English, interviews on-campus, and doesn't say anything stupid)
25% Essays
I don't base too much in the interview because these interviewers interview so many candidates. I think the interview is just a screening method to see who can speak english without any noticable speech impediments.
20% GMAT
15% GPA
25% Work Experience
7% Community Service/Life outside of Work
7% Recommendations
Factors that CAN be changed
1% Interview (assuming candidate can speak English, interviews on-campus, and doesn't say anything stupid)
25% Essays
I don't base too much in the interview because these interviewers interview so many candidates. I think the interview is just a screening method to see who can speak english without any noticable speech impediments.
