hello everyone, here is the situation:

American Asian. post-MBA goal = leadership development program for a MNC in Asia
BSc (first class honor) HKUST
PhD (a science discipline) in a top 30 US school
one year postdoc with a top 10 US chemical engineering school funded by the largest global chemical company
3 years of experience as a staff scientist in a startup company in Silicon Valley - it's a heavily customer-facing but technical role, plus abundant project management. I travel all over the world to work with global customers in US, Europe, China. Had stayed in Beijing for a large project for 9 month.
ECA = average during college

however.... my GMAT is only 660 (as I'm a road warrior that spend >220 days on the road in a year and many trips are very impromptu...that has ruined my routine a lot), should i retake?

Take a look at http://find-mba.com/board/gmat/gmat-tiers-strong-schools-for-your-gmat-23247 If you want to get into a top school then, yes, retake.

My priorities are CEIBS > HKUST > NUS

Looks like the latter two fall into the 650 up tier?
I also saw some where that as long as the score is within 80% range, which is 640 - 710 for ceibs, it's considered to be okay. I'm curious how much I should believe the "80% rule"?

Well, I don't really think that is the right way to look at it, since most applicants that get turned down are inside that range as well. A higher GMAT will always be helpful, even for a candidate with a desirable profile like yours.

Thanks, Duncan! I will schedule another test and hopefully getting a better score (despite of my crazy travel schedule.. have been living in a hotel room for almost a month this trip)....

Shooting for R2 for class of 2018.

Hi Kynst1, i know this is a relatively late reply, hope it helps nonetheless.

I think your score is enough for the three schools you mentioned.

To answer your question, whether 660 is enough really depends on your profile. Business schools in Asia want students from different parts of the world. For example, because many Indian and Chinese nationals apply to programs in HK and Singapore, they need score above 700 to get a good chance simply because they are competing against one another for limited spots allocated to their respective regions. Assuming you have an American passport, a score of 660 won't prevent you from getting an interview. However, a higher gmat score will get you scholarships.

Good luck with your application!

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Do you think that a 600 GMAT score would be good enough for SMU and Nanyang, both in Singapore? I have 3.5 years of work experience.

i doubt it, unless you are outstanding.

Hi Kemp09, thanks for the reply anyway :) I eventually applied only to CEIBS and HKUST.

Up to this moment, I have got accepted to CEIBS in R2 with a decent scholarship..so I guess GMAT is only part of the equation but not everything.

Still waiting for HKUST tho (the interviews went pretty well).

@kyngst1 did you hear back from HKUST.. I am looking for advice about applying.

@kyngst1 did you hear back from HKUST.. I am looking for advice about applying.

Do you think that a 600 GMAT score would be good enough for SMU and Nanyang, both in Singapore? I have 3.5 years of work experience.

I have a 660 GMAT score as well. Is Insead Singapore MBA a possibility for me?  

Very unlikely. 

I have a 660 GMAT score as well. Is Insead Singapore MBA a possibility for me?  

I guess I will have to retake the GMAT. I have 4.5 years of work experience in investment management / analysis. Undistinguished performance in university unfortunately.