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EMBAs tend to be more career focused and less score focused but they still do care given how competitive the top programs are. So I think you received the right advice, your voerall score is the most important followed most closely by your quant score so if you can drag that up considering how strong you are already on Verbal. You have a strong background so I think you should be in good shape once you improve that quant score. Good Luck!

Thanks for the words of encouragement.

The EMBA interviewer gave me the contact information of a tutor they've worked with in the past, so I spent ~2 months working with him to focus solely on math. Money VERY WELL spent- I just scored a 760- Q49/V44. This is from someone who used to be terrible at math!

Now I'm debating whether I should also consider top full time programs. This is a tough decision but I think I'll apply to a couple just in case.
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@TooTaxed would you mind checking with your math tutor to see if he/she might be interested in partnering with a verbal only to tutor? I'm on the lookout for someone who's really good to partner with on the math. Information about my verbal GMAT prep services on my website; my email is Farrell@MBAPrepCoach.com.

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@TooTaxed re: your question, hell to the yes should you apply to top programs. You put in the work and now it's time to collect your reward. I'm actually not really understanding why it's even a question. Are you in the New York area? Just wondering because of your choice with Wharton and CBS. Is it would make you feel more comfortable, you might apply to a couple of other programs. Definitely reach out if you'd like to talk about your applications.

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One last comment, a 38% in verbal would not be okay, so I'm really not sure what this interviewer is talking about. Having an imbalance score is a red flag, it's definitely a positive that you have an excellent score all around.

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One last comment, a 38% in verbal would not be okay, so I'm really not sure what this interviewer is talking about. Having an imbalance score is a red flag, it's definitely a positive that you have an excellent score all around.

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Thanks for all of your responses! I wrote out a response but somehow managed to delete it before sending, but in short, I agree with your comments. I probably paraphrased the interviewer too much regarding the 38%- the interviewer was just trying to emphasize that they are more worried about math than verbal for the EMBA. He/she gave me a target of 65th percentile for math (which the individual may or may have adjusted on the fly based on the rest of my profile); perhaps that would have been a lesser target if it were verbal.

To quickly respond to your other posts (since I'm still bitter that I deleted my last response!), based on where my career is now, I figure I'll really only see benefit from Harvard/Wharton full time, but Wharton/Columbia/NYU EMBA might help. I've since decided to remove NYU from that list. After my first GMAT, I removed full time programs, but now that I've got a stronger GMAT, I'm back to considering full time as well. The problem is that I'm making >$200k as it is so it's hard to make a case that I should leave the workforce for two years to get an MBA. My long term goal is to make it into the C-suite, and my background of CPA/JD/LLM is already pretty strong- I just lack certain of the elements such as marketing strategy etc. all of this seems to point towards doing EMBA, but I think full time Harvard/Wharton would still make a lot of sense.

This entire discussion is couched by the fact that I have a crappy undergrad GPA (but great law school GPA, for whatever that counts), so Harvard/Wharton full time may be out of reach anyway. Won't hurt to apply though.

Also to your first question- I'll pass this thread along to my math tutor, not sure what his situation is but as with my applications, doesn't hurt to try :)
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wow super impressed with that GMAT score. Good luck with your apps!
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wow super impressed with that GMAT score. Good luck with your apps!

Thanks! I'll be sure to update this thread with how things turn out. Unfortunately there are still quite a few months until EMBA applications, though if I do decide to apply to full time programs as well then I'll have an earlier update (with either good or bad news :) )
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wow super impressed with that GMAT score. Good luck with your apps!

Thanks! I'll be sure to update this thread with how things turn out. Unfortunately there are still quite a few months until EMBA applications, though if I do decide to apply to full time programs as well then I'll have an earlier update (with either good or bad news :) )

I hate reading threads that say "I'll provide an update" then the OP never does, so here is my update: dinged at Harvard in the fall but accepted to Wharton EMBA. Wharton full-time was never a consideration (and still isn't); my career was in a weird place for a short time due to being on the receiving end of some M&A so I had a one-time shot at being able to support my family for two years without working. That ship set sail once I was dinged from Harvard since it was the only FT I applied to, so Wharton EMBA it is!

I'm extremely excited to begin the program.
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wow super impressed with that GMAT score. Good luck with your apps!

Thanks! I'll be sure to update this thread with how things turn out. Unfortunately there are still quite a few months until EMBA applications, though if I do decide to apply to full time programs as well then I'll have an earlier update (with either good or bad news :) )

I hate reading threads that say "I'll provide an update" then the OP never does, so here is my update: dinged at Harvard in the fall but accepted to Wharton EMBA. Wharton full-time was never a consideration (and still isn't); my career was in a weird place for a short time due to being on the receiving end of some M&A so I had a one-time shot at being able to support my family for two years without working. That ship set sail once I was dinged from Harvard since it was the only FT I applied to, so Wharton EMBA it is!

I'm extremely excited to begin the program.

Congratulations TooTaxed!! Wharton EMBA is a great program!!!

If you don't mind, could you please forward the details of your Math tutor to me as well? I am in a similar situation as you and want to raise my Quant score by quite a few points. I would be grateful for your help with connecting me to your math tutor. Thank you!!
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One last comment, a 38% in verbal would not be okay, so I'm really not sure what this interviewer is talking about. Having an imbalance score is a red flag, it's definitely a positive that you have an excellent score all around.

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Thanks for all of your responses! I wrote out a response but somehow managed to delete it before sending, but in short, I agree with your comments. I probably paraphrased the interviewer too much regarding the 38%- the interviewer was just trying to emphasize that they are more worried about math than verbal for the EMBA. He/she gave me a target of 65th percentile for math (which the individual may or may have adjusted on the fly based on the rest of my profile); perhaps that would have been a lesser target if it were verbal.

To quickly respond to your other posts (since I'm still bitter that I deleted my last response!), based on where my career is now, I figure I'll really only see benefit from Harvard/Wharton full time, but Wharton/Columbia/NYU EMBA might help. I've since decided to remove NYU from that list. After my first GMAT, I removed full time programs, but now that I've got a stronger GMAT, I'm back to considering full time as well. The problem is that I'm making >$200k as it is so it's hard to make a case that I should leave the workforce for two years to get an MBA. My long term goal is to make it into the C-suite, and my background of CPA/JD/LLM is already pretty strong- I just lack certain of the elements such as marketing strategy etc. all of this seems to point towards doing EMBA, but I think full time Harvard/Wharton would still make a lot of sense.

This entire discussion is couched by the fact that I have a crappy undergrad GPA (but great law school GPA, for whatever that counts), so Harvard/Wharton full time may be out of reach anyway. Won't hurt to apply though.

Also to your first question- I'll pass this thread along to my math tutor, not sure what his situation is but as with my applications, doesn't hurt to try :)

I'm so impressed by your score and you give me such hope since I'm pretty much in the same boat. A lawyer, scoring extremely well in Verbal without the studying, but just not getting there in Quant.

Would you mind sharing your tutor's details? I really, REALLY need Quant help.