Hi all,
I scored a 640(48Q,28V) on my GMAT yesterday. I've 3 years of work exp. Based on this can you guys advise me to which schools i can apply. I know its an average score but is it possible for me to get admitted into the top ranked schools.
Also is it necessary for me to take the GMAT for a 2nd time to improve my score???

My thoughts are that you probably don't need to take it again. It's slightly below the average for some top, top-ranked schools, but it's still a competitive score that won't get you shunned. If the first point of filtering process is indeed the GMAT, I think 640 score applicants would land in the "further consideration" pile. The rest of your application/profile would have to be pretty good.

Thank you Alan :)

yes, Alan is absolutely right - although not that high - 640 is still a score that would probably get you past the first admission faze.

Hello,

If you are considering only the top-tier B-Schools, then I must say that a score of 640 will not be sufficient with 3 years of work experience. I don't want to disappoint you; I am only trying to help you with all the practical info that I have (I had a 710 and 3+ yrs of work experience and I had applied to 3 of the top 10 US B-Schools, but I didn't receive even an interview invitation from any one of them :))

A B-school application is not limited to a good GMAT score. There are other aspects as well like your application essays, quality of work experience, your involvement in extra curricular activities/social service etc. For example, you have a lil over 2 yrs of work experience, but if that is in your own company that you have founded, that would do wonders to your application packet!

You can re-take the GMAT. But you must be prepared to bear the extra costs of re-taking the exam. If you re-take the test, all your scores in the past 5 years will be reported to the schools that you indicate as 'score recipients'.

My advice to you will be: Send your applications to the schools of your choice within the 1st application deadline. Since admissions happnen on a rolling basis, that will give you a better chance. And work on the other aspects of your application.

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