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Hi,

I had my gmat exam today. I scored a 620(Q49,V26). I know it is a low score. But I still plan to go ahead and apply to the below schools :

Krannert school of management

Kelley school of business

GA tech Scheller school of business

and 2 others in average category.

Can someone suggest if this is a good idea? What are the chances of getting into any of them ? My profile is as below :

GPA :- 3.X

Work experience :- 3 years work experience in Fidelity Investments as Software engineer

Community service :- medium

Please help me out with this.
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With just 3 years of experience it looks like you're not under a time crunch to go to B-school in the fall. May I ask how many times you've taken the GMAT? You have an awesome quant score, it just looks like your verbal needs some work.

I can't speak for your chances at any given the limited knowledge of your profile, but just know that to get admitted with a 620 is an uphill battle and even more so if your strategy is to apply in a school's final round. I would suggest you re-group and take the GMAT again with your sights set on Round 1 this coming fall. You only get to do an MBA once and it'd be a shame if schools didn't see your best effort.

If you need some help with verbal, I like this book - go through it cover to cover and see how you do on practice exams.

https://www.gmathacks.com/total-gmat-verbal/available-now-total-gmat-verbal.html
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Where from a 620 ? 05 Feb 2013, 10:41
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With just 3 years of experience it looks like you're not under a time crunch to go to B-school in the fall. May I ask how many times you've taken the GMAT? You have an awesome quant score, it just looks like your verbal needs some work.

I can't speak for your chances at any given the limited knowledge of your profile, but just know that to get admitted with a 620 is an uphill battle and even more so if your strategy is to apply in a school's final round. I would suggest you re-group and take the GMAT again with your sights set on Round 1 this coming fall. You only get to do an MBA once and it'd be a shame if schools didn't see your best effort.

If you need some help with verbal, I like this book - go through it cover to cover and see how you do on practice exams.

https://www.gmathacks.com/total-gmat-verbal/available-now-total-gmat-verbal.html
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Hi Cobra,

Thanks for your reply. I have taken GMAT once before this attempt. I scored a shameful 510 :oops: . The reason I am pushing for this fall is because of some personal reasons. Of course next year will be a sensible thing to do, but I am a bit desperate for this fall. So I thought i just ask a few guys if this score would even make it to the admission officer's table :lol: . Thanks again
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With just 3 years of experience it looks like you're not under a time crunch to go to B-school in the fall. May I ask how many times you've taken the GMAT? You have an awesome quant score, it just looks like your verbal needs some work.

I can't speak for your chances at any given the limited knowledge of your profile, but just know that to get admitted with a 620 is an uphill battle and even more so if your strategy is to apply in a school's final round. I would suggest you re-group and take the GMAT again with your sights set on Round 1 this coming fall. You only get to do an MBA once and it'd be a shame if schools didn't see your best effort.

If you need some help with verbal, I like this book - go through it cover to cover and see how you do on practice exams.

https://www.gmathacks.com/total-gmat-verbal/available-now-total-gmat-verbal.html

Hi Cobra,

Thanks for your reply. I have taken GMAT once before this attempt. I scored a shameful 510 :oops: . The reason I am pushing for this fall is because of some personal reasons. Of course next year will be a sensible thing to do, but I am a bit desperate for this fall. So I thought i just ask a few guys if this score would even make it to the admission officer's table :lol: . Thanks again
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Applying to B schools is a complex process and even if you are targeting tier 2 and 3 schools, you still need to put in a lot of work: introspection, reflection, not to mention managing your recommenders, shelling out app fees etc. If you're going to slog it out, might as well slog it out for better schools with a better score.

Even if you went ahead, your verbal score might be a concern at these schools. Increasing your verbal score is not hard! I had this problem with quant and I started out at 570. It took 2 more attempts to cross 700, but I finally got it.

I'm not aware of your personal reasons but I really think you shouldn't apply when you're feeling desperate. Take some time to reflect.
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Hi vasanth0487,
I have a slightly off-topic question. Assuming you're based out of India and not counting on scholarships (please clarify if either of them does not hold), how do you assure yourself of a good ROI post MBA from the schools that you're aiming at ?