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Thanks you both for the advice - appreciate you taking time out. @Donna: I had the opportunity to attend Darden's reception and I am sold on that. So definitely applying there. @mcbMcK It's definitely an 'and' now. The field is risk consulting which is very different from pure risk management. Opera...
- by gmat7m
Fri Sep 02, 2016 12:38 pm- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Cornell - Culture
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1653
Cornell - Culture
Hi everyone I have a 710 on the GMAT with 5+ years of risk consulting experience with the current firm being a big-4. I want to move into a top tier strategy consulting firm after b-school. In my primary research Cornell seemed like the best fit for my profile (GMAT score being a big parameter, the ...
- by gmat7m
Sun Aug 28, 2016 5:30 am- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Cornell - Culture
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1653
Thanks guys, really appreciate all of your effort and time. I am planning to book the appointment for the 26th. I have about 12 days left including 2-3 for CATs. So I have about 30 odd hours of non-CAT practice time left. I want to make the most of this. Are there any specific books that can help me...
- by gmat7m
Thu Jul 14, 2016 12:39 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: 2nd Attempt Strategy
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3401
Thanks Rich.
To answer your questions:
1) I haven't booked the slot yet but I'm looking at either the weekend of 9/10 or 16/17 July.
2) I definitely want to apply in the first round so I've started putting together a list of things I want in my story already.
- by gmat7m
Sun Jun 26, 2016 9:19 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: 2nd Attempt Strategy
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3401
C'mon, you want to attend Columbia Business school, but you can't get yourself to open the Official Guide? You sure you really want to do this? Maybe you don't. Wow, this really helped. Nothing like a nice challenge where you compete with yourself. So this gave me a good push, I went through most o...
- by gmat7m
Sun Jun 26, 2016 12:01 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: 2nd Attempt Strategy
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3401
Thanks Rich. 1) I am planning to apply to a couple of schools in the US (~ FT ranks 6-15. #1 priority is Columbia/Stern for location, but will decide basis my final score.), both the schools in Singapore (NUS, NTU) and as a last option, ISB. 2) Those questions were missed - i.e. not answered because...
- by gmat7m
Sat Jun 11, 2016 10:09 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: 2nd Attempt Strategy
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3401
2nd Attempt Strategy
Hi! I gave my first GMAT in Nov'14 with a 700 (Q46, V40). The quant score was in the range of 48-50 in all mocks and dropped due to 4 missed (time!) questions on the test day. I have thought through this for over a year and I am sure I want to go for a second attempt. I have about 3-4 weeks to get a...
- by gmat7m
Sat Jun 11, 2016 3:42 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: 2nd Attempt Strategy
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3401
Hi Rich, Time-Out I spent a lot of time on a geometry question (#32 or #33 on the day) and by the time I wrong-guessed it, I realized I had only 30-40 odd seconds for everything. Panic ensured I could not even answer the next question. Haphazard Prep I stretched my preparation way too long (4 months...
- by gmat7m
Sat May 23, 2015 12:40 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: To re-take or not?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2526
Hi Everyone, I had temporarily lost access to this account hence the bump. I appreciate each one of you taking time out and providing invaluable guidance. I have researched a lot, talked to a lot of people and concluded that a higher GMAT score won't hurt. This stems from a positive motivation that ...
- by gmat7m
Sat May 23, 2015 2:31 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: To re-take or not?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2526
Thanks for your reply Rich. 1) I was scoring consistently (quant) in the range of 48-50 in my mocks. The drop to 46 most probably caused the drop in score. I spent too much time (5 minutes) on a geometry question and ended up guessing 2 and missing 4 questions due to lack of time. 2) I can devote ab...
- by gmat7m
Mon Apr 06, 2015 7:50 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: To re-take or not?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2526
To re-take or not?
Hi all, I attempted the GMAT for the first time in November 2014. I scored 700 with Q46 V40 AWA5 & IR6. This was at least 30-40 points below my expectation. I know exactly where I went wrong. My preparation was intensive but haphazard and on the exam day the occasion got to me. As a result I spe...
- by gmat7m
Sun Apr 05, 2015 9:27 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: To re-take or not?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2526
- by gmat7m
Sat Nov 08, 2014 3:51 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Last 30 days
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4261
Hi gmat7m, There are plenty of CATs available through a variety of sources, so why are you taking non-adaptive Tests? Was this TPR Test adaptive or not? If it's not, then we can't truly rely on this recent score as an indicator of your ability because a non-adaptive Test isn't realistic. If it's al...
- by gmat7m
Fri Nov 07, 2014 11:16 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Last 30 days
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4261
Hi Rich, I had a mixed preparation fortnight after the above posts. Unfortunately for me, I had only non adaptive tests so didn't have a score to show. I gave a full length TPR mock including awa and ir today and scored a 680 (Q47 V37) My problems are: 1) Answered 4 questions incorrectly in quant de...
- by gmat7m
Fri Nov 07, 2014 2:42 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Last 30 days
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4261
- by gmat7m
Fri Nov 07, 2014 2:41 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Last 30 days
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4261