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krasha
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Schools: LBS '22 (A)
GMAT 1: 730 Q49 V40
27 Jul 2019, 01:29
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Hello experts ! I am relatively new to GMAT club, so hopefully this is the best fit for my question. I found quite a bit of topics that are close to my problem, but some reassurance on my individual case would be much appreciated.
Long story short: Yesterday I took the GMAT and scored 680 (Q49 V35). I am a bit disappointed by myself, as I was consistently scoring above 700 on the GMAT preps, but flunked the verbal on the real thing. Anyway, I will have a seperate topic to verify the technical side of how to improve my score, but I believe I could do better if I had a second chance in about month from now. However, I feel that going for a second try in August would mean I will have only about 2-3 weeks to prepare the rest of the application elements before R1 deadlines. This seems to me a bit rushed, especially that I haven't yet engaged a second recommendor and have not really started working on my essays. Have been focusing purely on the GMAT the last couple of months.
The question is: should I try to improve my GMAT score in August and potentially apply in R2 (as R1 seems stretch) ? This does not guarantee that I will score higher in August, so might end up applying with the same score, but in R2 instead. Alternatively, should I go ahead with my application and current score, focusing on my reco's and essays from now until R1 deadlines?
About myself:
Target schools: LBS, INSEAD, Oxbridge;
Nationality: Small country from the Balkans (in EU); Male;
Age: 27;
Education: B.S. from a small Liberal arts college in my home country - top school, but only in my country
;
Majors: Economics / Business; GPA: 3.8 (don't quote me on this one, it was somewhere there )
GMAT: 680 (first attempt);
Extracurriculars: Have participated in a couple of clubs in my Uni and tutored in accounting.
After graduation, I took a professional certificate sponsored by my company, but not much more than that;
Experience:
5 years in Consumer Goods / Medical devices company; Finance / Controlling
Various roles with progression, changing roles in 3 different foreign countries in Europe;
Objectives: Consulting or expolore different job functions through MBA Leadership programs of top companies;
Thank you in advance for your invaluable input !
Long story short: Yesterday I took the GMAT and scored 680 (Q49 V35). I am a bit disappointed by myself, as I was consistently scoring above 700 on the GMAT preps, but flunked the verbal on the real thing. Anyway, I will have a seperate topic to verify the technical side of how to improve my score, but I believe I could do better if I had a second chance in about month from now. However, I feel that going for a second try in August would mean I will have only about 2-3 weeks to prepare the rest of the application elements before R1 deadlines. This seems to me a bit rushed, especially that I haven't yet engaged a second recommendor and have not really started working on my essays. Have been focusing purely on the GMAT the last couple of months.
The question is: should I try to improve my GMAT score in August and potentially apply in R2 (as R1 seems stretch) ? This does not guarantee that I will score higher in August, so might end up applying with the same score, but in R2 instead. Alternatively, should I go ahead with my application and current score, focusing on my reco's and essays from now until R1 deadlines?
About myself:
Target schools: LBS, INSEAD, Oxbridge;
Nationality: Small country from the Balkans (in EU); Male;
Age: 27;
Education: B.S. from a small Liberal arts college in my home country - top school, but only in my country
; Majors: Economics / Business; GPA: 3.8 (don't quote me on this one, it was somewhere there
)GMAT: 680 (first attempt);
Extracurriculars: Have participated in a couple of clubs in my Uni and tutored in accounting.
After graduation, I took a professional certificate sponsored by my company, but not much more than that;
Experience:
5 years in Consumer Goods / Medical devices company; Finance / Controlling
Various roles with progression, changing roles in 3 different foreign countries in Europe;
Objectives: Consulting or expolore different job functions through MBA Leadership programs of top companies;
Thank you in advance for your invaluable input !
27 Jul 2019, 15:49
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krasha
Hello experts ! I am relatively new to GMAT club, so hopefully this is the best fit for my question. I found quite a bit of topics that are close to my problem, but some reassurance on my individual case would be much appreciated.
Long story short: Yesterday I took the GMAT and scored 680 (Q49 V35). I am a bit disappointed by myself, as I was consistently scoring above 700 on the GMAT preps, but flunked the verbal on the real thing. Anyway, I will have a seperate topic to verify the technical side of how to improve my score, but I believe I could do better if I had a second chance in about month from now. However, I feel that going for a second try in August would mean I will have only about 2-3 weeks to prepare the rest of the application elements before R1 deadlines. This seems to me a bit rushed, especially that I haven't yet engaged a second recommendor and have not really started working on my essays. Have been focusing purely on the GMAT the last couple of months.
The question is: should I try to improve my GMAT score in August and potentially apply in R2 (as R1 seems stretch) ? This does not guarantee that I will score higher in August, so might end up applying with the same score, but in R2 instead. Alternatively, should I go ahead with my application and current score, focusing on my reco's and essays from now until R1 deadlines?
About myself:
Target schools: LBS, INSEAD, Oxbridge;
Nationality: Small country from the Balkans (in EU); Male;
Age: 27;
Education: B.S. from a small Liberal arts college in my home country - top school, but only in my country ;
Majors: Economics / Business; GPA: 3.8 (don't quote me on this one, it was somewhere there )
GMAT: 680 (first attempt);
Extracurriculars: Have participated in a couple of clubs in my Uni and tutored in accounting.
After graduation, I took a professional certificate sponsored by my company, but not much more than that;
Experience:
5 years in Consumer Goods / Medical devices company; Finance / Controlling
Various roles with progression, changing roles in 3 different foreign countries in Europe;
Objectives: Consulting or expolore different job functions through MBA Leadership programs of top companies;
Thank you in advance for your invaluable input !
Long story short: Yesterday I took the GMAT and scored 680 (Q49 V35). I am a bit disappointed by myself, as I was consistently scoring above 700 on the GMAT preps, but flunked the verbal on the real thing. Anyway, I will have a seperate topic to verify the technical side of how to improve my score, but I believe I could do better if I had a second chance in about month from now. However, I feel that going for a second try in August would mean I will have only about 2-3 weeks to prepare the rest of the application elements before R1 deadlines. This seems to me a bit rushed, especially that I haven't yet engaged a second recommendor and have not really started working on my essays. Have been focusing purely on the GMAT the last couple of months.
The question is: should I try to improve my GMAT score in August and potentially apply in R2 (as R1 seems stretch) ? This does not guarantee that I will score higher in August, so might end up applying with the same score, but in R2 instead. Alternatively, should I go ahead with my application and current score, focusing on my reco's and essays from now until R1 deadlines?
About myself:
Target schools: LBS, INSEAD, Oxbridge;
Nationality: Small country from the Balkans (in EU); Male;
Age: 27;
Education: B.S. from a small Liberal arts college in my home country - top school, but only in my country
; Majors: Economics / Business; GPA: 3.8 (don't quote me on this one, it was somewhere there
)GMAT: 680 (first attempt);
Extracurriculars: Have participated in a couple of clubs in my Uni and tutored in accounting.
After graduation, I took a professional certificate sponsored by my company, but not much more than that;
Experience:
5 years in Consumer Goods / Medical devices company; Finance / Controlling
Various roles with progression, changing roles in 3 different foreign countries in Europe;
Objectives: Consulting or expolore different job functions through MBA Leadership programs of top companies;
Thank you in advance for your invaluable input !
Take a shot.
Although a GMAT Score of 700+, would get you to rest
krasha
Joined: 18 Apr 2019
Last visit: 13 Jan 2021
Posts: 11
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Location: United Kingdom
Schools: LBS '22 (A)
GMAT 1: 730 Q49 V40
27 Jul 2019, 19:37
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Hi Businessconqueror,
Thank you for your reply. Do you mean to go for applying to the schools ? Or taking the GMAT ?
I was checking the R2 deadlines for LBS and INSEAD and seems there is signifcant difference between the dates for the 2 programs. INSEAD would give final decision for R2 applicants by 24th of Jan and ask to confirm / give the deposit 4 weeks after they inform you (something similar for Oxbridge). At the same time, LBS has final decisions announced only end of March. I know it is a bit carriage in front of the horse situation at this point, but does it mean I need to chose either one or the other school if I would go for R2 ? (ie if I would be accepted in INSEAD before, it would be risky to wait for LBS). This is definitely not ideal situation, as I have not decided yet which school. Anyone else been through this ?
Thank you for your reply. Do you mean to go for applying to the schools ? Or taking the GMAT ?
I was checking the R2 deadlines for LBS and INSEAD and seems there is signifcant difference between the dates for the 2 programs. INSEAD would give final decision for R2 applicants by 24th of Jan and ask to confirm / give the deposit 4 weeks after they inform you (something similar for Oxbridge). At the same time, LBS has final decisions announced only end of March. I know it is a bit carriage in front of the horse situation at this point, but does it mean I need to chose either one or the other school if I would go for R2 ? (ie if I would be accepted in INSEAD before, it would be risky to wait for LBS). This is definitely not ideal situation, as I have not decided yet which school. Anyone else been through this ?
