what should i do?

braveMBA

Why not? Try it. It seems you cannot catch up with application of this year. You may have a try to apply the early application for 2005. Often, there will be a few applicants in the first round.

However, a graduate of TOP 10 University of China will not definitely help your application. How about the GPA and the ranks in the class? If your GPA is less than 3.0, it will greatly negative your application.

7 years W/E is a good benifit for you, but what did you do? You have to dig out your strengths and highlight your W/E in a governmental entity. Think about it. Although it is unfair, it is the fact that admissions like the applicants with strong international companies backgrounds, especially those TOP schools. I mean, you will put more efforts on your W/E description than those who have ready reference to say.

GMAT 700 is not a strong enough score if you wanna apply TOP 20 for Chinese applicants. Unfortunately, we are competing with ourselves, not with YangGuiZi. Most of the schools will throw all Chinese applicants into the same pool.

How about your TOEFL? if you got 667 in TOEFL or >650, it will weigh on your application.

Totally, application for MBA is a complicated procedure. Maybe, a torch song in your essays will move the admissions to accept you even though you are not academically qualified. An applicant is a consumer, not a begger. What you should do is to make sure your goals and determination and manifest all your strengths and your full potential.

Good luck.

[此贴子已经被作者于2004-2-9 0:43:51编辑过]

braveMBA

My pleasure to share with you my opinion.

Regarding GPA, I don't think your 7 years experience will counteract your low GPA. The average GPA is more than 3.3  for most of the TOP schools. This is not the only standard, but this is the fact.

Yours GMAT is pretty good if you wanna apply 20--40. I mean, for Chinese applicants, if you have no strong enough experience and wanna apply TOP 15, 700 is just at the bottom line of them (sorry, maybe I am wrong, but....) .  

I don't suggest you retake the GMAT. Instead, I suggest you revise your goal. Yes, who don't wanna get in Warden or Stanford? However, who can? MBA=academic record+W/E+GMAT+Essays+Interview+ Special contribution, don't forget another thing, LUCK.

I do think that there are excellent schools in 20--35. Compared with TOP 20, they are not definitely weak in education, faculty and future's placement of graduates. Think about it, buddy.

Good luck.

braveMBA

It depends on your own idea.  Actually, in my mind, there is no terrible gap between 690 and 710. If you have enough confidence to get more than 740. To do it is highly valuable. But, who knows?  I mean, don't waste your too much time on fighting with the F******* ETS. Put your efforts on studying schools you wanna apply, as well as your essays.

Good luck. BTW, Insead is not a bad choice.