Took the GMAT earlier this month scored 690 ...what should I do?

Question

I appeared the GMAT exam earlier this month and scored 690(could have been much better).

My Profile:

Work Ex-2 years with Wipro Technologies. Providing services to Novartis Pharmaceuticals one of the major revenue generators for Wipro.
I have good knowledge of Computer languages like Java,Unix,C,C++ etc.
10th-92% 12th-78% GPA-3.3

Extra curricular Activities:

Was one of the core committee members for Training and Placement Department(one of the most important department for the college)
Was an active member of the organizers committee for different activities in the college.
Successfully completed my internship from Bharat Electronics Limited, and also completing a project on Antenna and Radar.
Successfully completed all my major and minor projects during the college.

Please suggest if I could get into some good B-Schools in US with scholarship or I should consider retaking the exam.

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi ellipsis,

First off, a 690 is a fantastic score (it's just shy of the 90th percentile overall), so should apply to any Business Schools that interest you. As such, a retest might not be necessary. Even though you haven't named the Schools that you plan to apply to, you're ultimately asking Admissions questions, so you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile. There's a Forum full of them here:

ask-admission-consultants-124/

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

ellipsis · Answer

Hi Rich,

I guess I should target tier 2 schools with this score because I need to get some kind of scholarship. Can you please tell me which in which schools I have a chance of getting a scholarship.

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egmat · Answer

ellipsis - 690 is a good score for most schools, however you need to score higher if you are looking to secure a fellowship. Most Indian males need to score 730+ to get a meaningful scholarship. Hence, here is what I recommend:

1. Get your Enhanced Score Report and figure out where you need to improve.
2. Set target ability scores for your next attempt. Take a look at this utility.
3. Revise key lessons to improve. Take a look at this video: https://e-gmat.com/blogs/fine-tune-your-preparation/
4. Leverage ability quizzes in Scholaranium to track your improvement. https://e-gmat.com/blogs/what-are-ability-quizzes-2/

Below is a screenshot of GMAT Planner.

I hope the above helps.

Regards,

Rajat Sadana

SamirAbrahao · Answer

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