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SirJamesRufusEsquire
Updated on: 23 Sep 2015, 15:19
Originally posted by SirJamesRufusEsquire on 16 Jun 2015, 14:05.
Last edited by SirJamesRufusEsquire on 23 Sep 2015, 15:19, edited 2 times in total.
Last edited by SirJamesRufusEsquire on 23 Sep 2015, 15:19, edited 2 times in total.
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Hello All,
I’m curious to hear what you think about the “Quant” aspect of Wharton’s admissions process? I read about an email in this article (poetsandquants(DOT)com/2011/11/15/wharton-email-spooks-applicants/) that Wharton sent to applicants and got a little nervous. Some of the people who received that email had a far more quantitative background than I do. Curious to see if I might be wasting my time applying to the school:
- I got a 730 on the GMAT, but only a 46 on quant (scored 47-48 on practice exams). Due to work/app constraints, I do not have time to retake the exam
- I had a 3.9 undergrad with 20% STEM classes, 30% Econ/Finance classes, 50% humanities classes
- I do some moderate data-analysis in my job, but no modeling per say
Would I better off applying to a different reach school?
Thanks
I’m curious to hear what you think about the “Quant” aspect of Wharton’s admissions process? I read about an email in this article (poetsandquants(DOT)com/2011/11/15/wharton-email-spooks-applicants/) that Wharton sent to applicants and got a little nervous. Some of the people who received that email had a far more quantitative background than I do. Curious to see if I might be wasting my time applying to the school:
- I got a 730 on the GMAT, but only a 46 on quant (scored 47-48 on practice exams). Due to work/app constraints, I do not have time to retake the exam
- I had a 3.9 undergrad with 20% STEM classes, 30% Econ/Finance classes, 50% humanities classes
- I do some moderate data-analysis in my job, but no modeling per say
Would I better off applying to a different reach school?
Thanks
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16 Jun 2015, 14:29
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To be honest I think you should be fine. If I were you I would spend more time on the actual application and essays.
The paragraph below which I pasted from from that article was a shock to me. I seriously doubt that a 90% GMAT quant score proves higher proficiency in business analytics than his/her professional experience in Finance and the CFA. If this person was rejected, I assure you it's not because Wharton didn't believe he/she could do math.
"This time around the Wharton emails to applicants already are beginning to fuel debate on some of the online discussion boards frequented by applicants. At GMATClub.com, for example, a candidate identifying himself as “Nikini” seemed shock to have received the email from Wharton. The Wharton applicant says he minored in business and has two calculus courses on his transcript along with completed courses in accounting and finance. “Although I did major in a language in college, I have been working in Financial Services consulting and passed all three CFA exams since that time,” wrote Nikini. “And with the score 49 (85%) in the quantitative part on the GMAT, I do not really feel that I am on the weaker side there.”"
The paragraph below which I pasted from from that article was a shock to me. I seriously doubt that a 90% GMAT quant score proves higher proficiency in business analytics than his/her professional experience in Finance and the CFA. If this person was rejected, I assure you it's not because Wharton didn't believe he/she could do math.
"This time around the Wharton emails to applicants already are beginning to fuel debate on some of the online discussion boards frequented by applicants. At GMATClub.com, for example, a candidate identifying himself as “Nikini” seemed shock to have received the email from Wharton. The Wharton applicant says he minored in business and has two calculus courses on his transcript along with completed courses in accounting and finance. “Although I did major in a language in college, I have been working in Financial Services consulting and passed all three CFA exams since that time,” wrote Nikini. “And with the score 49 (85%) in the quantitative part on the GMAT, I do not really feel that I am on the weaker side there.”"
16 Jun 2015, 14:51
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SirJamesRufusEsquire
It depends on your job experience and what you plan to do after the MBA. If you want to do MBB Consulting, unless you are working there already I would not apply. If your job goal has an important element of Quant then they will question your ability. However, this problem would appear at any other top school so you would not run away from it by applying to another top school. If your goal after the MBA is not Quant focused then I would apply. Lastly, you can try to demonstrate your Quant ability in other ways to offset the score in the GMAT, which, unfortunately for some, can become an overweighted factor.
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