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Hi all, hope everyone is hanging in there!
I just took the GMAT Focus and got 675 (Q83, V86, D81). 96th percentile. Rushed application timeline, so this was after 2 months of prep, including preparing all my other application materials, and one test attempt two weeks prior (jumped from 625 to 675 since then).
I was hoping to use this 675 score for Round 1 applications for M7 schools (deadline in the next 1-2 weeks), but now I’m considering applying Round 2 instead and retaking the GMAT in late fall to aim for 99th percentile. Thoughts on either choice?
My profile: nontraditional applicant, international background, humanities major with 3.6 GPA at top US school, career in marketing at nonprofits, founded and grew my own nonprofit initiative steadily and successfully.
MBA goal: social impact and entrepreneurship path.
Strength: Unique, passionate story.
Weakness: Not much leadership in traditional fulltime jobs, several junior roles. Some employment gaps and job hopping. A few low grades in quant electives in college. Plus, low SES background and I support my family, so I need a full ride to be able to pursue an MBA.
Since my post high school career doesn’t have much evidence of quantitative skills (marketing jobs) and my college transcript may raise questions, I want to increase Quant and DI. An analytical thinker, I had a strong math background up until college (mathletes, awards, etc), so thinking I can get a higher score with two more months of practice, especially if I can manage time better in DI and stop guessing the last few questions. But setting aside the opportunity cost of dedicating more time and resources to GMAT, reducing my chances of admission with fewer spots in R2 worries me. I’m concerned that I might be motivated more by ego than rational reasoning when I have an acceptable score and a mostly ready application.
Having said all of this, polishing essays more in the next few months can never hurt, and studying for GMAT has been weirdly fun. Will need to decide in the next few days to notify my recommenders. Would love any advice or thoughts.
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I just took the GMAT Focus and got 675 (Q83, V86, D81). 96th percentile. Rushed application timeline, so this was after 2 months of prep, including preparing all my other application materials, and one test attempt two weeks prior (jumped from 625 to 675 since then).
I was hoping to use this 675 score for Round 1 applications for M7 schools (deadline in the next 1-2 weeks), but now I’m considering applying Round 2 instead and retaking the GMAT in late fall to aim for 99th percentile. Thoughts on either choice?
My profile: nontraditional applicant, international background, humanities major with 3.6 GPA at top US school, career in marketing at nonprofits, founded and grew my own nonprofit initiative steadily and successfully.
MBA goal: social impact and entrepreneurship path.
Strength: Unique, passionate story.
Weakness: Not much leadership in traditional fulltime jobs, several junior roles. Some employment gaps and job hopping. A few low grades in quant electives in college. Plus, low SES background and I support my family, so I need a full ride to be able to pursue an MBA.
Since my post high school career doesn’t have much evidence of quantitative skills (marketing jobs) and my college transcript may raise questions, I want to increase Quant and DI. An analytical thinker, I had a strong math background up until college (mathletes, awards, etc), so thinking I can get a higher score with two more months of practice, especially if I can manage time better in DI and stop guessing the last few questions. But setting aside the opportunity cost of dedicating more time and resources to GMAT, reducing my chances of admission with fewer spots in R2 worries me. I’m concerned that I might be motivated more by ego than rational reasoning when I have an acceptable score and a mostly ready application.
Having said all of this, polishing essays more in the next few months can never hurt, and studying for GMAT has been weirdly fun. Will need to decide in the next few days to notify my recommenders. Would love any advice or thoughts.
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24 Aug 2024, 22:00
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elele - You can apply in R1 with 675 and then submit the improved score. if you do it before Nov 20 (beginning of decision timeline), B schools will consider your highest score.
We have had many students who have done that. Below are a couple who got scholarships through this route:
https://e-gmat.com/blogs/gmat-760-power ... outh-tuck/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnJLDvonkCc
-Rajat
We have had many students who have done that. Below are a couple who got scholarships through this route:
https://e-gmat.com/blogs/gmat-760-power ... outh-tuck/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnJLDvonkCc
-Rajat
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Hi. You got 81st percentile in quant and 90th percentile and data insights 👍
I think congratulations is in order!
I don’t think your quantitative skills are a concern based on these parameters.
This score is the dead average for the M7. it’s definitely good enough to apply, esp if you have an interesting and unique background.
Scholarships at M7 programs are very tricky and in contrast to other schools are really given in situations when the school tries to steal someone from going to Harvard or Wharton for example or if they feel they really need this candidate and they’re willing to throw money at it.
if scholarship is important to you (and it looks like it is), you have to consider top 15 or even top 20 schools. There is more funding available for outstanding candidates who bring strengths to the program and especially strong test scores. so one strategy you may consider is going back to books and see if you can get into the 99th percentile for round two applications. it’s probably annoying, it could be worth $150,000 so it’s nothing to sneeze at.... but I would not count on a combination of M7 plus some scholarship unless every aspect of your application is really strong. Most M7 admits do not get any money.
I would recommend posting your profile in the decision tracker to get some admission consultant feedback. You can just copy paste pretty much this write up. They don’t venture here into this sub form. However, professional success is very important in the admissions. Your prior work experience is what gets you hired after business school because you will graduate with your four or 500 classmates and the reason some of you will get jobs is that you had strong pre-business school work experience with strong brand names and roles. Others will still be looking for jobs after graduation and the reason they would be looking, most of them at least is that the employers did not like what they saw on their résumé.... Admissions are sensitive to the suspect and they want to graduate successful candidates who will find jobs and will be happy and will make the school look great in employment reports.
in terms of applying now or waiting until around two, there are a few things to consider:
1. Would your application be potentially stronger in ways other than just the score? Is there a chance you can get a promotion or a great project completed at work or something of that kind?
2. If the only difference between around one and round two is a slightly better score and the more polished essay, I would consider submitting at least a few applications in round one, perhaps to 1 M7 and a couple T15 schools to test the waters. The valley is not so much that round one is better than round two or anything like that, but rather to gain the valuable application experience.
PS. Please don’t take this as a negative but I would recommend running your story by some friends or business school students to get feedback because an extremely small number of people goes into social impact after business school and starting your own business is possible but it requires money. It’s fine too Have that as your post B.A. goal but it needs to be thought out and admissions needs to see that it’s a very achievable and safe goal rather than stretch and save the world type of a goal. There’s only punishment for trying to have aggressive goals. The less risky are your goals, the most successful you’re likely to be and therefore the more likely you will be accepted.
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I think congratulations is in order!
I don’t think your quantitative skills are a concern based on these parameters.
This score is the dead average for the M7. it’s definitely good enough to apply, esp if you have an interesting and unique background.
Scholarships at M7 programs are very tricky and in contrast to other schools are really given in situations when the school tries to steal someone from going to Harvard or Wharton for example or if they feel they really need this candidate and they’re willing to throw money at it.
if scholarship is important to you (and it looks like it is), you have to consider top 15 or even top 20 schools. There is more funding available for outstanding candidates who bring strengths to the program and especially strong test scores. so one strategy you may consider is going back to books and see if you can get into the 99th percentile for round two applications. it’s probably annoying, it could be worth $150,000 so it’s nothing to sneeze at.... but I would not count on a combination of M7 plus some scholarship unless every aspect of your application is really strong. Most M7 admits do not get any money.
I would recommend posting your profile in the decision tracker to get some admission consultant feedback. You can just copy paste pretty much this write up. They don’t venture here into this sub form. However, professional success is very important in the admissions. Your prior work experience is what gets you hired after business school because you will graduate with your four or 500 classmates and the reason some of you will get jobs is that you had strong pre-business school work experience with strong brand names and roles. Others will still be looking for jobs after graduation and the reason they would be looking, most of them at least is that the employers did not like what they saw on their résumé.... Admissions are sensitive to the suspect and they want to graduate successful candidates who will find jobs and will be happy and will make the school look great in employment reports.
in terms of applying now or waiting until around two, there are a few things to consider:
1. Would your application be potentially stronger in ways other than just the score? Is there a chance you can get a promotion or a great project completed at work or something of that kind?
2. If the only difference between around one and round two is a slightly better score and the more polished essay, I would consider submitting at least a few applications in round one, perhaps to 1 M7 and a couple T15 schools to test the waters. The valley is not so much that round one is better than round two or anything like that, but rather to gain the valuable application experience.
PS. Please don’t take this as a negative but I would recommend running your story by some friends or business school students to get feedback because an extremely small number of people goes into social impact after business school and starting your own business is possible but it requires money. It’s fine too Have that as your post B.A. goal but it needs to be thought out and admissions needs to see that it’s a very achievable and safe goal rather than stretch and save the world type of a goal. There’s only punishment for trying to have aggressive goals. The less risky are your goals, the most successful you’re likely to be and therefore the more likely you will be accepted.
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