Victor77
Hey Guys,
Had been trolling these pages for sometime. Congratulations to those accepted & best wishes to those applied for R2.
Given the discussion on GMAT scores (specially given im an Indian applicant), needed your opinions on my situation.
First my profile, Indian/Male/31, Mumbai (grew up in Saudi Arabia), above average-ish Acads, total Work-ex 7yrs mainly in international credit research (3.5 yrs in Global rating agency, 2yrs+ in bulge bracket FI; 1 yr prop equity trading in Saudi).
My problem is my GMAT scores:
Attempt 1: 660, Q46 V35.
Attempt 2: 640, Q37 V41
My heart was really set on applying for R3 Jan'14 (until I saw my score) & i wont be able to give the GMAT again before the deadline. Would it be foolish to waste my one shot with Insead with low GMAT scores & in R3? Would the fact that i have already got 70%tile in Quants in my earlier attempt help me out. Or should i just try for a better/balanced score then apply? Not looking forward to delaying my application.
Appreciate your two cents on this. Thanks in advance.
My recommendation is to retake GMAT. Your business background implies that you should a have high GMAT score. You already had nice scores in Q and V, so prepare and do it in one shot to get above 700.
With this you'll only become on pair with the rest of the applicant pool. to stand out, you should ace your essays
His break down is nice too. If you can get 49++ on the Q, you should be okay on GMAT, what is your GPA