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I just took the gmats and got a 640. Are there any top 20 schools that I would have a shot at?

Hi,

B-schools follow holistic approach in deciding your candidature so don't worry about GMAT score, please share more details about your profile like your work experience, academics, extra curricular activities, awards and recognition at work place and outside work place to evaluate your profile for top 20 b-schools.

Regards,
Manish
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Try https://www.general-ed.com/chances-of-bschool

I worked for 3 years at a not for profit and have spent the past two years in education. I have a BA in liberal arts.

Lowest GMAT score at HBS last year was 590. But in order to increase your chances, you might consider taking GMAT again. Practice, practice and more practice can make a big difference!

Good luck!

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Hi,

With your current profile it will be quite easy to get into top 20 if you consider retaking GMAT. I would suggest you to start working on your application parallel to GMAT preparation. Wish you all the best!!

Regards,
Manish
www.general-ed.com
Try https://www.general-ed.com/chances-of-bschool

gmatdreamer1 wrote:I worked for 3 years at a not for profit and have spent the past two years in education. I have a BA in liberal arts.

Hi Gmatdreamer1,
I think if you are able to highlight your leadership skills through the Not For Profit (which is relatively easier to demonstrate), accountabilitity and scale of impact within your work place and reasons for doing an MBA might just do the trick - significant thinking on those lines, career goals, why MBA, why now, illustrations of your leadership skills, how you could bring business thinking to class environment and why would a school select you, in spite of your GMAT score, will be really key to your application. Of course, a higher GMAT score always demonstrates that you are academically ready to take on the rigor of an MBA program. If not, can you demonstrate your academic prowess in any other way? Particularly numerical, analytical, data analysis side?
Please get in touch with me ([email protected]) if you have further questions or doubts to clarify.
Thanks,
Indradeep

I will be very straight forward with you. Your profile is good but your GMAT score is not up to the mark for a top 20 school taking into consideration your years of experience. If at all you are targeting a scholarship, then 640 is not good at all. It also depends on which country you are targeting for your top 20 MBA. In any case, take the GMAT again & prepare well.

Hope it helps.

Does the S P Jain School of global management accept any other scores other than GMAT?

Yes, they do accept SPJET and CAT scores as well.

Thanks a lot!

You are welcome \m/