Top 10，GMAT多少是底线

grimmy

今天刚考了一次，730。因为昨天换了题库，考虑要不要二战
consulting背景，三年经验
因为有个master，T免考
这个成绩总觉得冲Top 10还差一口气
但再考一次申R1就来不及了
大家觉得我是再考一次申R2，还是用这个成绩勉强赶申R1
纠结ing

Nickyl86

XY版主出现，前排就坐~
我也觉得成绩只是一方面，story更重要

携隐

不建议再考，除非你感觉你已经在质变的边缘，再接再厉花个一两周就肯定能上二三十分，否则不如把这点时间拿去写essay。最后能够给人留下印象并impress别人的绝对不是你的GMAT成绩而是你的stories，而好的stories绝对需要时间去琢磨，去收集别人的反馈，去不断polish。

allennuli

学校就是这么说的，我想各学校都会有自己的底线吧~~
除非你其它方面很突出，比如中国申请人普遍缺乏参与community activities, 你有的话就是优势了~~

grimmy

Hello there!  Dont be confused, I can make everything very easy for you to understand.  That is what I do best!  : )

The answer to your question is that no, you do NOT need to retake the GMAT to be considered for a top ten program.  Will you get into a top five program?  No.  Will you get into a top ten program?  Maybe yes.  Your score is good enough to get into a top ten program for sure.  So relax!

However, what are the chances that you could raise your score?  If you think with certainty that you could do better, then you absoluetly should try to do so.  You have very little to lose.  The 730 is good, but the 760 is better!  If you believe that you have a VERY good shot at raising your score, you should try.  After all, with a 760, you have a shot at both top ten schools, AND top FIVE schools.

Hope this helps!  If you are comfortable in a top ten program but not a top five program, 730 is fine.  If you want a top five program, retake the test.

See?  Nice and easy!

-- by 会员 JonFrank (2010/8/23 7:52:01)

U mean with this score, the chance to be admitted by top 5 is slight or even zero? But I have just been to the Kellogg infor session whose average GMAT score is 714. And my target schools also include it. I do get confused again...

-- by 会员 grimmy (2010/8/23 22:19:50)

前两天Kellogg在线分享你参加了嘛？
可以看一下文字实录http://forum.chasedream.com/North_American_MBA/thread-478514-1-1.html
Jeff和Yvette的GMAT分别是730和720。里面也有对gmat的探讨
我觉得JonFrank的建议是中肯的，但是并不绝对。供你参考吧

-- by 会员 NewLifeK (2010/8/23 22:55:38)

嗯，好的，非常感谢。
我想我还是会赶第一轮的。

NewLifeK

楼主的困惑和我类似，我国内top本科，IB三年背景。结果gmat考了个720，纠结了半天决定还是不再考了。专心准备essay。
个人感觉IB/consulting申第一轮的人还是很多的。而Bschool在第二轮、第三轮时都会根据第一轮的情况决定如何diversify录取学生的背景。所以我们这类行业申第二轮可能不是很有利~

-- by 会员 NewLifeK (2010/8/22 23:24:40)

对的，我就是在重考R2跟不考R1之间纠结，我当然知道分数高有优势，但像我们这种典型申请人早申优势会不会更大一些。为了一个GMAT错过时机好像不值得。。。
怪只怪自己当时没多考个20分

-- by 会员 grimmy (2010/8/23 22:23:51)

我的考虑有这么几个：
1）作为典型IB/consulting申请人，很可能会因为diversify原因在第二轮被刷掉，我更倾向于第一轮；
2）GMAT当然可以再考，也有信心考更高。但是downside risk也不是没有，万一因为种种原因三战时马失前蹄，效果反而不好……可能还得在optional essay里面额外解释。。。
所以我干脆不要因为这20分纠结了，老老实实弄essay

NewLifeK

Hello there!  Dont be confused, I can make everything very easy for you to understand.  That is what I do best!  : )

The answer to your question is that no, you do NOT need to retake the GMAT to be considered for a top ten program.  Will you get into a top five program?  No.  Will you get into a top ten program?  Maybe yes.  Your score is good enough to get into a top ten program for sure.  So relax!

However, what are the chances that you could raise your score?  If you think with certainty that you could do better, then you absoluetly should try to do so.  You have very little to lose.  The 730 is good, but the 760 is better!  If you believe that you have a VERY good shot at raising your score, you should try.  After all, with a 760, you have a shot at both top ten schools, AND top FIVE schools.

Hope this helps!  If you are comfortable in a top ten program but not a top five program, 730 is fine.  If you want a top five program, retake the test.

See?  Nice and easy!

-- by 会员 JonFrank (2010/8/23 7:52:01)

U mean with this score, the chance to be admitted by top 5 is slight or even zero? But I have just been to the Kellogg infor session whose average GMAT score is 714. And my target schools also include it. I do get confused again...

-- by 会员 grimmy (2010/8/23 22:19:50)

前两天Kellogg在线分享你参加了嘛？
可以看一下文字实录http://forum.chasedream.com/North_American_MBA/thread-478514-1-1.html
Jeff和Yvette的GMAT分别是730和720。里面也有对gmat的探讨
我觉得JonFrank的建议是中肯的，但是并不绝对。供你参考吧

grimmy

楼主的困惑和我类似，我国内top本科，IB三年背景。结果gmat考了个720，纠结了半天决定还是不再考了。专心准备essay。
个人感觉IB/consulting申第一轮的人还是很多的。而Bschool在第二轮、第三轮时都会根据第一轮的情况决定如何diversify录取学生的背景。所以我们这类行业申第二轮可能不是很有利~

-- by 会员 NewLifeK (2010/8/22 23:24:40)

对的，我就是在重考R2跟不考R1之间纠结，我当然知道分数高有优势，但像我们这种典型申请人早申优势会不会更大一些。为了一个GMAT错过时机好像不值得。。。
怪只怪自己当时没多考个20分

grimmy

Hello there!  Dont be confused, I can make everything very easy for you to understand.  That is what I do best!  : )

The answer to your question is that no, you do NOT need to retake the GMAT to be considered for a top ten program.  Will you get into a top five program?  No.  Will you get into a top ten program?  Maybe yes.  Your score is good enough to get into a top ten program for sure.  So relax!

However, what are the chances that you could raise your score?  If you think with certainty that you could do better, then you absoluetly should try to do so.  You have very little to lose.  The 730 is good, but the 760 is better!  If you believe that you have a VERY good shot at raising your score, you should try.  After all, with a 760, you have a shot at both top ten schools, AND top FIVE schools.

Hope this helps!  If you are comfortable in a top ten program but not a top five program, 730 is fine.  If you want a top five program, retake the test.

See?  Nice and easy!

-- by 会员 JonFrank (2010/8/23 7:52:01)

U mean with this score, the chance to be admitted by top 5 is slight or even zero? But I have just been to the Kellogg infor session whose average GMAT score is 714. And my target schools also include it. I do get confused again...

骚毛裤

有个朋友去年申Dardan，被拒后那个admission的人给她的feedback之一是申consulting至少要740，730虽然不算劣势，但是不会给你加分~~所以LZ自己衡量吧

-- by 会员 allennuli (2010/8/23 10:15:00)

请详解一下 对这个说法很怀疑啊