HI.Right now my score is around 420-46- in GMAT preps.I am definitely not taking the GMAT if I am not seeing a 700+ score in my preps.But I also wanted to get an idea of what I would be losing out on, if I take the GMAT in say, mid August from Admission point of view.
1. Some Bschools have the last day of app set in August I think. ISB, India is one of them if I am not wrong.Though ISB is on my radar, there's no point rushing my prep and getting a bad score.If I lose, some of the bschools..well..then I really cant help it, can I?
2. Say, I take my test in mid August.At the off-chance that I still dont get a satisfactory score, I would reqiure 1 more month o prepare and write GMAT again.So keeping in mind about this 1 month of backup, would August be still good?
3. I am under the impression that if I lose out on R1 cycle, then the no. of seats available at any target bschool will be lesser and hence way more competition in R2.Is that true? Time required for the Profile building aside, Is R2 still as good as R1.To be specific, What would I miss in R1, if I apply in R2?
4. Could you gimme an approximate figure(%) of the schools who have their app process ending in say September-October?
Would really appreciate the answers.Thanks.