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30 Dec 2015, 14:46
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Hi - I am targeting the following schools for Executive MBA:
MIT, Haas, Wharton, NYU, Booth, Kellogg.
I have great work experience (working professional for 14 yrs), which is why I am looking to get an E-MBA. My college GPA was terrible (it was college after all!), so my thought process was to do well on the GMAT to overcome this blemish on the application. I feel this would be my only weakness in the application process (I have published research, press releases, have great professional experience, can get good recommendation letters and overall have a good story to tell on the essays as well).
My problem is that is that I am stuck in the low 40s on the quant section (range between 39-41). My biggest problem seems to be time management, and not applying shortcuts. If the test was not timed, I am very confident that my quant scores would be much higher. I have taken the Kaplan classes, and on the un-timed quizzes I do very well - however in the CATs my score seems to be stuck in the range I mention above....I always find myself short on time on the last 10 questions and have to blindly select answers to get to the last question (i.e. don't even have time to make an educated guess). Any suggestions for improvement? Perhaps a tutor?
Would the admissions officer even look at the GMAT and GPA in light of the other (stronger) components of my application?
MIT, Haas, Wharton, NYU, Booth, Kellogg.
I have great work experience (working professional for 14 yrs), which is why I am looking to get an E-MBA. My college GPA was terrible (it was college after all!), so my thought process was to do well on the GMAT to overcome this blemish on the application. I feel this would be my only weakness in the application process (I have published research, press releases, have great professional experience, can get good recommendation letters and overall have a good story to tell on the essays as well).
My problem is that is that I am stuck in the low 40s on the quant section (range between 39-41). My biggest problem seems to be time management, and not applying shortcuts. If the test was not timed, I am very confident that my quant scores would be much higher. I have taken the Kaplan classes, and on the un-timed quizzes I do very well - however in the CATs my score seems to be stuck in the range I mention above....I always find myself short on time on the last 10 questions and have to blindly select answers to get to the last question (i.e. don't even have time to make an educated guess). Any suggestions for improvement? Perhaps a tutor?
Would the admissions officer even look at the GMAT and GPA in light of the other (stronger) components of my application?
31 Dec 2015, 06:23
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You really should take your admission question to the admission consultants forum on this site: ask-admission-consultants-124/
I will say that your issue with your quant score is addressable. Almost everyone struggles with timing on the quant section - certainly some more than others. You find yourself blindly guessing on the last 10 questions and that's demolishing your score. Take a more strategic approach with guessing and be more conscious of your timing throughout the section. I know there are at least 10 questions you hit in the quant section where you say, "dang this is a hard question". When you hit those questions, spend 20-30 seconds to understand the basic parameters of the question, eliminate an illogical choice or two, make a guess and move on. Now you are guessing on questions the test expects you to miss anyway and providing yourself with the opportunity to finish strong. As you go through the section, you need to be checking timing benchmarks to make sure you aren't falling too far behind (see below). If you find yourself more than a few minutes behind schedule, it's time to employ your guessing strategy on the next "oh dang" problem you hit.
I don't know if another take is in your future, but I'm confident that you could solve your timing problems if you did...
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Q1 Time 75
Q6 Time 65
Q11 Time 55
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Q36 Time 5
I will say that your issue with your quant score is addressable. Almost everyone struggles with timing on the quant section - certainly some more than others. You find yourself blindly guessing on the last 10 questions and that's demolishing your score. Take a more strategic approach with guessing and be more conscious of your timing throughout the section. I know there are at least 10 questions you hit in the quant section where you say, "dang this is a hard question". When you hit those questions, spend 20-30 seconds to understand the basic parameters of the question, eliminate an illogical choice or two, make a guess and move on. Now you are guessing on questions the test expects you to miss anyway and providing yourself with the opportunity to finish strong. As you go through the section, you need to be checking timing benchmarks to make sure you aren't falling too far behind (see below). If you find yourself more than a few minutes behind schedule, it's time to employ your guessing strategy on the next "oh dang" problem you hit.
I don't know if another take is in your future, but I'm confident that you could solve your timing problems if you did...
KW
Quant Benchmarks
Q1 Time 75
Q6 Time 65
Q11 Time 55
...
Q36 Time 5
31 Dec 2015, 11:06
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Hi smk83,
You've named some highly competitive Schools, so you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile. There's a Forum full of them here:
ask-admission-consultants-124/
Executive MBA Programs tend to put a much greater emphasis on an applicant's Work Experience than GPA (since the Work Experience is far more indicative of who you are NOW, relative to the GPA, which is who you were 14 years ago). That having been said, a higher GMAT Score is almost always a good thing, so if you could make a significant improvement to your 620, that higher score would probably raise the strength of your overall application.
1) How long have you studied?
2) What materials did you use besides the Class you mentioned?
3) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
You've named some highly competitive Schools, so you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile. There's a Forum full of them here:
ask-admission-consultants-124/
Executive MBA Programs tend to put a much greater emphasis on an applicant's Work Experience than GPA (since the Work Experience is far more indicative of who you are NOW, relative to the GPA, which is who you were 14 years ago). That having been said, a higher GMAT Score is almost always a good thing, so if you could make a significant improvement to your 620, that higher score would probably raise the strength of your overall application.
1) How long have you studied?
2) What materials did you use besides the Class you mentioned?
3) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
