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Hello Sir,

I have a specific question for GMAT preparations.
I want to do an MBA after 3 to 4 years from top 30 global B schools. I joined Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd 2 weeks ago as an Assistant Manager i.e. I'm fresher now. I have enough time to prepare for GMAT now but if I give GMAT now will any negative imapct on applying after 4 years for business schools?

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Hi ravalks,

Thank you for your post. (In the future, please submit separate questions via a new thread.)

The short answer is that it's totally fine to prepare for and take the GMAT now. If you have more time and can maximize your score, then now seems like a good time to go for it. It is fairly common for future applicants to take the exam during their final year of university or in a situation like yours. There is no negative impact so long as you're within the five-year window and your score is valid.

The only consideration is the fact that taking it now imposes a five-year limit. The score will be valid for five years (the date you take it in 2018 to that date in 2023). Depending on when exactly you take the exam (i.e., if you take it in the next couple of months), you would typically be able to apply with it as late as the 2022 application season. If you want to take a few months to prepare, it might be better to take the exam in the first half of next year, that way it's valid from early 2019 until early 2024, which would enable you to use the score in the 2023 application season as well.

(In other words, if you take the exam in the next few weeks or next couple of months, it will be valid until that date in 2023, but its validity will expire before you can use the score in the 2023 application season.)

Hope this helps!

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Greg

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Hello Sir,

I have a specific question for GMAT preparations.
I want to do an MBA after 3 to 4 years from top 30 global B schools. I joined Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd 2 weeks ago as an Assistant Manager i.e. I'm fresher now. I have enough time to prepare for GMAT now but if I give GMAT now will any negative imapct on applying after 4 years for business schools?

Thanks,
Kuldeep Raval

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