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TheFeralCat
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Location: India
Concentration: Finance, General Management
Schools: LBS '16 ISB '15 IIMA (D) INSEAD Jan '15 Haas '16 CBS '16 Sloan '16 Booth '16 IMD '16 Duke '16 Kellogg '16 Stern '16 HEC '15 Darden '16 Oxford
GMAT 1: 460 Q36 V17
GMAT 2: 580 Q47 V23
WE:Engineering (Manufacturing)
03 Jul 2013, 05:50
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GMAT Experts and Veterans,
(1) I appeared for my second GMAT on 1st of July 2013 and ended up with a disastrous 580 (Q47/V23). I studied hardcore for 4 months focusing only on verbal during the last one and half months of my preparation. I had been consistently scoring around Q45/V34 in my last 3 mocks. Hence you can understand how flabbergasted I would have been when I saw a huge imbalance of 10+ points on the verbal section. I think I might have messed up with CR or RC. I am still under some shock... I have been aiming for a lower 700 at least. I am planning to retake GMAT in 5~6 weeks. Please can you suggest me what can I do differently to achieve my desired score.
Resources used:
MGMAT Guides 5th Edition (10 Strategy Guides)
Official Guide -13th Ed
Verbal Review - 2nd Ed
Quantitative Review - 2nd Ed
GMATPrep Practice Questions
MGMAT CATs
(2) Also, what do you think would be a safe score for a top 10 B-school? I am an Indian female, mechanical engineer by profession. I have 6+ years of work experience (inclusive of 1+ years of leadership experience in Engineering domain) with a leading diesel engine manufacturing MNC. I have a degree in Mechanical Engineering; 72% from a premier college in India. I am not much of a extracurricular person. Do you think with a score of 720 I stand any chance at the top 10 schools? Or should I be contended with an executive MBA in India?
Thanks
Namrata
(1) I appeared for my second GMAT on 1st of July 2013 and ended up with a disastrous 580 (Q47/V23). I studied hardcore for 4 months focusing only on verbal during the last one and half months of my preparation. I had been consistently scoring around Q45/V34 in my last 3 mocks. Hence you can understand how flabbergasted I would have been when I saw a huge imbalance of 10+ points on the verbal section. I think I might have messed up with CR or RC. I am still under some shock... I have been aiming for a lower 700 at least. I am planning to retake GMAT in 5~6 weeks. Please can you suggest me what can I do differently to achieve my desired score.
Resources used:
MGMAT Guides 5th Edition (10 Strategy Guides)
Official Guide -13th Ed
Verbal Review - 2nd Ed
Quantitative Review - 2nd Ed
GMATPrep Practice Questions
MGMAT CATs
(2) Also, what do you think would be a safe score for a top 10 B-school? I am an Indian female, mechanical engineer by profession. I have 6+ years of work experience (inclusive of 1+ years of leadership experience in Engineering domain) with a leading diesel engine manufacturing MNC. I have a degree in Mechanical Engineering; 72% from a premier college in India. I am not much of a extracurricular person. Do you think with a score of 720 I stand any chance at the top 10 schools? Or should I be contended with an executive MBA in India?
Thanks
Namrata
Schools: Goizueta '15 Tepper '15 Anderson '15 Darden '15 Georgia Tech '15 NUS '15 Fisher '15 HEC '15 Erasmus '15 Duke '15 Jones '15 Kenan-Flagler '15 Melbourne '15 LBS '14 Krannert '15 Ivey '15 W.P. Carey
GMAT 1: 710 Q50 V35
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04 Jul 2013, 01:45
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You should not worry about where you want to apply unless you are <= 30 points from the target.
First thing would suggest is to get your quants upto Q50. How do you get to that is discussed in another GMATClub thread (How to go from Q45 to Q50).
How many full length tests did you give ? Verbal drop can happen if you have not given sufficient practice tests in actual testing conditions. It can be a stamina issue.
With a 720 and an Indian female you would be equivalent to an Indian male with 760
with similar profile as yours.
The reason being % of female applicants from India is quite low.
First thing would suggest is to get your quants upto Q50. How do you get to that is discussed in another GMATClub thread (How to go from Q45 to Q50).
How many full length tests did you give ? Verbal drop can happen if you have not given sufficient practice tests in actual testing conditions. It can be a stamina issue.
With a 720 and an Indian female you would be equivalent to an Indian male with 760
with similar profile as yours. The reason being % of female applicants from India is quite low.
04 Jul 2013, 03:21
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AbhiJ
An Indian female Mechanical engineer.. After 4 years in mechancial engineering plus almost three years now in a mechanical engineering company, I didn't even know they existed.. :p... IMHO 720 would be more than enough....
