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Dear mzanbagi,
I'm happy to respond.
Unfortunately, the frustrating answer is: it depends. You need to visit the websites of the specific target schools you have in mind. You need to get a sense of the average GMAT scores at a variety of Ph.D. programs for Marketing. I am not familiar with Ph.D. programs in Marketing, but offhand I would guess that these numbers are not enough for admission into the finest programs in the US. Some people getting into those programs have GMAT scores more than 200 points higher than yours. Would there be some program in the US that would accept you? Certainly, some would, but you need to investigate the quality of different programs. What connections would you be able to make at a top school, and what connections at a second or third tier school? What are the other consequences of going to a top notch school vs. a lesser school?
Keep in mind that part of the equation is how you package yourself as a candidate. If you have fascinating word experience, or if you have ambitious plans for some unique goal, that would help. You see, a lot of people get GMAT scores in that range. How do you make yourself stand out?
Of course, you would give yourself many more options if you could put in serious preparation for a GMAT retake and if you scored much higher on your second attempt. That would open up a number of options that I would imagine you don't have at the moment. Here's an article you might find helpful:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/should-i-retake-the-gmat/
If the Verbal section was particularly challenging for you, you might find this article helpful as well:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2014/how-to-imp ... bal-score/
Does all this make sense?
Mike
19 Jun 2015, 13:26
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HI mzanbagi,
PhD programs tend to be really competitive since the number of 'spots' will be small. Since you haven't defined any particular Programs that interest you, your question is a bit vague. Are you asking if there is a School (ANY School), somewhere in the US, that might accept you with a 550 GMAT sco? I'll grant the possibility. However, PhD Programs require a great deal of time, money and effort on your part, so you shouldn't just choose a School that might take you - you should choose a School that really interests YOU for specific reasons.
Here are some things to think about:
1) Is there a particular company that you want to work for or industry that you want to work in? Certain degrees are more appropriate than others if you have a specific career goal.
2) What do you want your MBA to do for you?
3) Do you want to go to School full-time or part-time?
4) Are you willing to relocate? Are you comfortable with working through a program that is primarily online?
5) Are you going to be applying for scholarships?
Etc.
It's okay if you don't have answers to these questions yet, but you should research the options and use those results to plan out the rest of your schedule. You might end up needing to retake the GMAT, but we can talk about that possibility once you've found the School(s) that interest you.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
PhD programs tend to be really competitive since the number of 'spots' will be small. Since you haven't defined any particular Programs that interest you, your question is a bit vague. Are you asking if there is a School (ANY School), somewhere in the US, that might accept you with a 550 GMAT sco? I'll grant the possibility. However, PhD Programs require a great deal of time, money and effort on your part, so you shouldn't just choose a School that might take you - you should choose a School that really interests YOU for specific reasons.
Here are some things to think about:
1) Is there a particular company that you want to work for or industry that you want to work in? Certain degrees are more appropriate than others if you have a specific career goal.
2) What do you want your MBA to do for you?
3) Do you want to go to School full-time or part-time?
4) Are you willing to relocate? Are you comfortable with working through a program that is primarily online?
5) Are you going to be applying for scholarships?
Etc.
It's okay if you don't have answers to these questions yet, but you should research the options and use those results to plan out the rest of your schedule. You might end up needing to retake the GMAT, but we can talk about that possibility once you've found the School(s) that interest you.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
