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Schools: Fuqua '27 (D) Yale '27 (S) LBS '26 (D) Said '27 (I) Kenan-Flagler '27 (I) Ross '27 (I) Booth '27 (D)
GMAT Focus 1: 695 Q86 V84 DI82 
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Schools: Fuqua '27 (D) Yale '27 (S) LBS '26 (D) Said '27 (I) Kenan-Flagler '27 (I) Ross '27 (I) Booth '27 (D)
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30 Oct 2024, 20:44
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I am a Chartered Accountant. Indian Male 28. I have 6+ years of work experience across Audit and Consulting and Financial controllership. I am trying for an MBA preferably in the top 10 B-Schools in the US, and maybe the top non-US schools like INSEAD, HEC, LBS etc. The purpose is mainly to equip myself for senior leadership positions and to broaden my sphere into other financial areas (PE, IB). I am currently planning for applications during the January 2025 round.
I gave my official GMAT yesterday after around 2.5 months of self-prep, got a score of 665 (93rd percentile).
Quant - 84 (85th percentile)
Verbal - 81 (67th percentile)
DI - 84 (97th percentile)
I am contemplating more to give another shot in the next 15-20 days to increase it to 705 +. My main themes of errors that i intend to correct in my next attempt are
1. I ended up answering a couple of medium to easy Quant questions wrong initially, time boxed it and corrected them at the end. This may have impacted my Quant percentile as i only got 2 questions incorrect in total, which i knew were hard for me
2. Totally messed up Verbal as in all my mocks, I got 85+ percentile, so will have to strategize differently and take more practice
My questions are
I gave my official GMAT yesterday after around 2.5 months of self-prep, got a score of 665 (93rd percentile).
Quant - 84 (85th percentile)
Verbal - 81 (67th percentile)
DI - 84 (97th percentile)
I am contemplating more to give another shot in the next 15-20 days to increase it to 705 +. My main themes of errors that i intend to correct in my next attempt are
1. I ended up answering a couple of medium to easy Quant questions wrong initially, time boxed it and corrected them at the end. This may have impacted my Quant percentile as i only got 2 questions incorrect in total, which i knew were hard for me
2. Totally messed up Verbal as in all my mocks, I got 85+ percentile, so will have to strategize differently and take more practice
My questions are
- Assuming i take my second test towards end of November, would 1 to 1.5 months be sufficient to prepare essays and applications for say 5 to 7 universities? I am taking the help of an admission consultant btw.
- Is it realistic to aim for 40 point increase for my next attempt?
- Would be interested in your views on if i should apply maybe with the present score or go for the second attempt and submit the best score,
- Given the current economic climate, i feel US is kind of back in action so looks great to apply (downside is competition from number of applications). The reason I am not considering India is because the top MBA programs here are dominated by ppl with mostly under 3 to 4 years of experience, so not very useful given my motivations behind MBA. I am a bit wary of Europe though, especially London's economy is not particularly looking bright at the moment. Any views / thoughts here would be highly appreciated.
04 Nov 2024, 00:09
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Hello Venu01298
I am Priyanka, Client Manager at ARINGO. Speaking about your profile, 6 years of experience across audit, consulting, and financial controllership makes your profile strong. A score of 665 is decent, while a retake aiming for 705+ seems like a good plan. A focused strategy could realistically yield a 40-point increase.
If you take the GMAT again in late November, having 1 to 1.5 months should be enough to prepare strong applications for 5-7 schools provided the essays are somewhat similar for those schools. Also, many schools take a holistic approach and not just focus on your GMAT score. You should consider if retaking the test aligns with your overall timeline and goals.
For location, U.S. programs are highly competitive, but your work experience and objectives provide a strong edge. Europe is also a solid option. Both U.S. and European programs offer powerful networks to support global career goals.
FEEL FREE TO CONNECT FOR A DETAILED DISCUSSION.
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You can also email me your CV at: [email protected]
Good Luck!
I am Priyanka, Client Manager at ARINGO. Speaking about your profile, 6 years of experience across audit, consulting, and financial controllership makes your profile strong. A score of 665 is decent, while a retake aiming for 705+ seems like a good plan. A focused strategy could realistically yield a 40-point increase.
If you take the GMAT again in late November, having 1 to 1.5 months should be enough to prepare strong applications for 5-7 schools provided the essays are somewhat similar for those schools. Also, many schools take a holistic approach and not just focus on your GMAT score. You should consider if retaking the test aligns with your overall timeline and goals.
For location, U.S. programs are highly competitive, but your work experience and objectives provide a strong edge. Europe is also a solid option. Both U.S. and European programs offer powerful networks to support global career goals.
FEEL FREE TO CONNECT FOR A DETAILED DISCUSSION.
Click here to connect.
You can also email me your CV at: [email protected]
Good Luck!
04 Nov 2024, 00:35
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Hi,
I am no admissions expert here, i just have a question that am pondering after reading your post.
I agree what you said about the Indian b-schools heavily dominated by candidates of work ex around 2-4 years. So, doesn't that make you as a more unique candidate with less applicant of your background to compete with? And isn't that a merit?
P.S I think ISB's avg GMAT intake is around 665.
I am no admissions expert here, i just have a question that am pondering after reading your post.
I agree what you said about the Indian b-schools heavily dominated by candidates of work ex around 2-4 years. So, doesn't that make you as a more unique candidate with less applicant of your background to compete with? And isn't that a merit?
P.S I think ISB's avg GMAT intake is around 665.
