Should I retake the gmat?

Question

GMAT1:580
GMAT2:630
GMAT3:680
GMAT4:610
GMAT5:650

Status: 25 yrs female

Class X:90.2%
Class XII: 79%
BTech in Civil engineering : 78% (among the top 1% of the class)
Cleared GATE 2007 (98%ile) & GATE 2014 (90%ile)

Job role: Assistant Manager- Projects and Budget Planning in Mahindra & Mahindra
Co-ordinate project development activities & capex budget for projects of 6 manufacturing units of M&M
Job experience: 3+ yrs
Achievements:

• Award for outstanding cost reduction effort by an employee- 80lacs in a year
• Achieved RISE award appreciations for excellent work management at the workplace.
• Achieved 1st class grades in online courses on “Challenges of Global Poverty”, Justice & “Introductory biology” offered by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Won zonal AQ quiz organised by M&M
• Presented Guest Lecture on “Engineering effects to combat Climate Change” organized by the Institution of Engineers, India
• Presented research paper on "Energy conservation and management in industries" in the IEEE national conference
• Participated actively in the "National Polio Eradication Campaign" by the Rotary Club, helping in achieving a 0% incidence of polio in East India.
• Executive member of the ISTE & NSS (2007-2011), • Secretary member of the Training & placement cell of the college 2009-2011
• Won SIlver medal in the University level Lawn Tennis Tournament, Captain of the Lawn tennis girls' team of the college 2009-2011
• Member of the organizing committee of the annual technical festival, Technovision & Genesis 2007-2011

I wish to apply to business schools such as IESE spain, HEC Paris, Duke Fuqua, Said business school, Oxford, Insead etc.I have already made 5 attempts to the gmat. Seeing the sequence of scores, do i need to retake the GMAT?Is my profile with the above gmat scores apt for the above schools ? I also wish to try for scholarships to fund my education.In that case,does my profile suit the scholarship standards?

Admissionado · Answer

Well, after taking the GMAT five times, and getting your highest score the third time, do YOU believe you should take your GMAT again?

I would say the chances of you scoring higher are slim, and the best thing for you to do is to take your best score and moderate your school list. right now, honestly, you are likely aiming a bit high for your score and your profile, so you may want to rethink your school list a bit, settle on a new list, and apply.

But get moving! Cause deadlines are rushing towards us!

CoffeeOpinion · Answer

Please advise me on which schools i should target with the given profile.
will the schools such as SDA Bocconi, HEC Paris, IESE Spain be a good choice to target?

Admissionado · Answer

Those are pretty fair schools given your profile and GMAT. Are you only interested in European schools? Or US schools too?

CoffeeOpinion · Answer

Sorry to say,sir! What do you exactly mean by "pretty fair schools" ? Are they too high for my profile? or just the right ones ?

Yes, I am open to US schools too but, good ones look for a higher GMAT score than mine. Are there any schools in US for which my profile is good enough? Please advise.

Admissionado · Answer

What I mean, is that that is a reasonable start (and not too ambitious and not too low) but that you need to put more schools on the US.
With a 680 there are plenty of GREAT schools you can apply to. Look at the US News and World Report rankings, and compare to see your GMAT (Basically schools ranked about 20-40 should be your range). And then you can select based on your other criteria.

Hope this helps!!!

Should I retake the gmat?

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