what should i do?

Schner · 发表于 2004-2-9 00:12:00

graduated from a domestic top 10 university.
7-year experience in a provincial governmental entity.
gmat :700
want to go into 10-20 bs .
can i achieve my goal?

braveMBA · 发表于 2004-2-9 00:41:00

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.

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Schner · 发表于 2004-2-9 01:00:00

thanks for your suggestion, braveMBA!
My gpa is very low. But somebody says it is not important because of my long experience.
What do u think?
Whether i retake gamt?

braveMBA · 发表于 2004-2-9 01:18:00

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.

Schner · 发表于 2004-2-9 01:31:00

tell u the truth, my first gmat taken in january is 690. i wanna retake and hope >700.
if i can not go into 10-20 bs in usa, i wanna apply into insead.
how about it?

braveMBA · 发表于 2004-2-9 01:40:00

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.

Schner · 发表于 2004-2-9 01:45:00

'Insead is not a bad choice'
not a good choice either?

valarie · 发表于 2004-2-9 02:09:00

I agree most of braveMBA's opinion. Just to add to the point of GMAT,

It's well misunderstood and biased that the score won't make a lot of difference. But this is no longer true especially when you are a Chinese or Indian. I would say 700 is not competitive to get in to any top 20 school and probably an OK score for 20-30. I know someone who got into a top-10 this year with a GMAT of 730 but got refused from all the schools including schools ranked in 20-30 last year with a GMAT of 700. So 30 points did make a lot of difference.

Also, I suggest if you are old enough (you are not really old though

, then you 'd better to look at schools at least in top 30. Then you would have a more promising future after you graduated. I visited many B-schools ranked from 1-50 and I did see the tramandous different from top schools to second tier. The differences are so obvious that you can even see it between a top 30 school like Georgetown and a top 20 like Austin.

Anyway, just my personal opinion.

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