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The GMAT Score You Need To Be Competitive...

In my view, one needs a GMAT score between 690 - 720 to be considered bottom line competitive at a “Top Ten� school, and anything over 720 will put you in a completely different ballpark. So...that is what you should shoot for in terms of really making a great impression with the ad com. I have ...

by Harvard Ivy

Sat Feb 28, 2015 7:49 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: The GMAT Score You Need To Be Competitive...
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I agree, your GMAT is excellent, you're working at a top company. It's all going to depend upon how well you construct your narrative in your essays, your "story." Schools want to see how you intend to use the MBA as a bridge to get you from where you are to where you want to go. The most ...


Don't focus on rank so much (you're still taking about very good schools), and think instead about where you might want to live and work once you graduate. I always tell my clients that if you see yourself working on the East Coast, then go to an East Coast school, and vice-versa. The networks will ...

by Harvard Ivy

Thu Apr 03, 2014 9:57 am
Forum: Research MBA Programs
Topic: Kellogg vs. Ross -- Advice Needed
Replies: 2
Views: 2555

Agree completely with the above. 720 would be a good score, 740 would put you in a different ballpark. A lot of the clients I work with at MBA Ivy (www.MBAIvyLeague.com) have been accepted to the top programs just breaking 700!

by Harvard Ivy

Thu Apr 03, 2014 9:48 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Worried about a below-700 GMAT score?
Replies: 6
Views: 2283