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New to the GMAT world

by manish.109 » Fri Aug 01, 2014 6:54 am
Hello
I have recenlty completed my bachelor in technology degree from a decent college
my past academic records:

10th: 87%
12th: 78%
b.Tech: 76.8%

I am currently placed in Tata Consultancy Services and am waiting for my joining which is 3 months from now

extra curricular activities:
Working in an NGO from the grass root level since last 3 years where i have managed a number of events and was a member of core team leading a group of 100+ volunteers.
Actively participated in various college events and activities.
I am a freelance article writer.

I am planing to go for GMAT and score well
as the score is valid for 5 years, I am thinking of going with my job for next 2-3 years( to gain some work experience) then use my GMAT score to apply for B-schools

Please tell me whether it is a good decision and what should be my GMAT score to target some of the top b-schools

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by mbaMissionJenK » Tue Aug 05, 2014 11:25 am
Hi there,

Thanks for posting and good for you for planning ahead! Sure thing, scores are valid for 5 years, you are correct, and statistically people actually perform better right out of school than if they wait and do the GMAT a few years later, so sounds like a good option to prep now and get it out of the way. You can look at the US News & World Report ranking list for a list of average GMAT scores at different schools or the score is on each school's website; over 700 is certainly a good goal and top 10 or so schools often have average scores of 710-730, fyi.

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