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In the pre-interview stage, this school fit is assessed from the applicant's essays and reference letters. Without exception, these documents must highlight the skills and traits that business schools covet, including leadership potential, innovation, honor, maturity, a solid work ethic, and exemplary communication skills.

Booth invites almost half of the candidates from the overall applicant pool without compromising on quality. Booth whose academic, GMAT/GRE scores meet the Booth MBA admission committee expectations are further evaluated for their personal fit for business school. If they have called you for an interview, means they like your application and want to know more about you. Do not give it so many thoughts now, strongly suggest working with experts and moving forward with interview preparation.
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Hi, I recently got invited to interview for Chicago Booth Scholars. My GPA is close to the median (slightly below) and my GMAT is probably bottom 10-20%. I recently got invited to interview. I am wondering if they have 'accepted' my stats and it is now dependent on interview performance/other factors, or if I should retake my exam. It is stressful and expensive (paying for the exam is tough financially) to retake the exam, and I wouldn't want to do it if it isn't a strong ROI. I saw some data on here that showed GMAT score doesn't really impact post-interview success rates.

In my additional info section, I addressed my low GMAT score by citing A grades in several quantitative courses like calculus and physics. I also mentioned I plan on retaking the exam or GRE in the future to be competitive for scholarships (deferred programs assess you and give them out the year of matriculation) and future employers. When I said retake I meant like closer to my matriculation.

Do you think Booth is giving me a chance and expecting me to get my GMAT score up in the meantime? Or do you think they've seen something they like and I got a good shot regardless?

Really appreciate any opinions.

Hi drahma7

Receiving an interview invitation does suggest that Booth has some level of comfort already with your current GMAT score. However, the Booth Scholars program is quite competitive in terms of test scores and the GMAT is an important part of it. If you feel you can do significantly better on the GMAT, retake it. If not, focus on your interview and highlight your quantitative and analytical acumen in the interview if asked about the score.

If you have a stellar interview, you could well make it with this score. If the interview is good but not great, the holistic profile review will come into the picture and the GMAT might hurt a bit there.