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15 Jun 2021, 12:10
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24 year old straight Afro-Latino Male. Pronouns: He/him/his
Undergraduate details:
School: UCR
GPA: 3.42
Class of spring 2019
Major: Economics
Postgraduate Studies:
Project Management certificate from UCSD
CAPM certification from PMI
GMAT Score:
690 (44Q, 39V, 5IR)
2-3 years of project management experience
Healthcare advisory services, operations management,
Extracurricular:
Undergraduate: student body senator, Project coordinator for residential life, Chair of Event planning and public relations for fraternity. Graduate: volunteer work for feeding daygo
Target Universities:
USC
Emory University
UCI
UCSD
Post MBA goal: Work in the healthcare industry in a role where I can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the healthcare that is provided to the patients
Question: Should I spend time trying to boost my GMAT score? My practice exam scores from Manhattan prep, Magoosh and GMAC ranged from 630-710 (710 being the most recent and from GMAC and 630 being the first practice exam I took and was on Manhattan prep) from the time I started studying consistently 2 months ago. In order to bolster my application would it be best to retake the test or would my time be better spent on making my application stand out in other ways.
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24 year old straight Afro-Latino Male. Pronouns: He/him/his
Undergraduate details:
School: UCR
GPA: 3.42
Class of spring 2019
Major: Economics
Postgraduate Studies:
Project Management certificate from UCSD
CAPM certification from PMI
GMAT Score:
690 (44Q, 39V, 5IR)
2-3 years of project management experience
Healthcare advisory services, operations management,
Extracurricular:
Undergraduate: student body senator, Project coordinator for residential life, Chair of Event planning and public relations for fraternity. Graduate: volunteer work for feeding daygo
Target Universities:
USC
Emory University
UCI
UCSD
Post MBA goal: Work in the healthcare industry in a role where I can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the healthcare that is provided to the patients
Question: Should I spend time trying to boost my GMAT score? My practice exam scores from Manhattan prep, Magoosh and GMAC ranged from 630-710 (710 being the most recent and from GMAC and 630 being the first practice exam I took and was on Manhattan prep) from the time I started studying consistently 2 months ago. In order to bolster my application would it be best to retake the test or would my time be better spent on making my application stand out in other ways.
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15 Jun 2021, 22:50
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Hi, thanks for your question.
I do think it is worth retaking the GMAT to try to exceed a 700 score, especially for a school like USC.
However, I also suggest you consider waiting an additional year to apply to business schools, given that your number of years of work experience is on the low end. This would enable you to add an extra year of work experience, where you could add more leadership experiences and have stronger recommendation letters. It would also enable you to boost your extracurricular profile, where hopefully you can show the impact you have made for an organization. And if you do not improve your GMAT score, you will have the time to take a supplemental course to improve your quant profile.
If you happen to take this path, and you improve your profile in these areas, you could even consider applying to other top 25 programs.
Good luck!
I do think it is worth retaking the GMAT to try to exceed a 700 score, especially for a school like USC.
However, I also suggest you consider waiting an additional year to apply to business schools, given that your number of years of work experience is on the low end. This would enable you to add an extra year of work experience, where you could add more leadership experiences and have stronger recommendation letters. It would also enable you to boost your extracurricular profile, where hopefully you can show the impact you have made for an organization. And if you do not improve your GMAT score, you will have the time to take a supplemental course to improve your quant profile.
If you happen to take this path, and you improve your profile in these areas, you could even consider applying to other top 25 programs.
Good luck!
