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Hey,

I plan to apply to top MBA programs for the class of 2018 (HBS, Columbia, Booth, MIT, LBS..).
I believe my application is strong - a strong background both personal and professional.
I have extensive leadership and managerial experience from the military, very strong reccomndations and a very strong GPA (poli. scie. and philosophy major). I also believe I have a unique personal story and background.

I took the GMAT twice - first go was 690 and second was 710.
My 710 breakdown was Q44 V42 IR8 AWA6

The advice I seek is in regards to my low quant score. How bad is it? Do I have a chance at all if I don't improve it? and if so.. how much of a stretch would it be?

Thank you so much for you help!

MBAhopeful23 wrote:Hey,

I plan to apply to top MBA programs for the class of 2018 (HBS, Columbia, Booth, MIT, LBS..).
I believe my application is strong - a strong background both personal and professional.
I have extensive leadership and managerial experience from the military, very strong reccomndations and a very strong GPA (poli. scie. and philosophy major). I also believe I have a unique personal story and background.

I took the GMAT twice - first go was 690 and second was 710.
My 710 breakdown was Q44 V42 IR8 AWA6

The advice I seek is in regards to my low quant score. How bad is it? Do I have a chance at all if I don't improve it? and if so.. how much of a stretch would it be?

Thank you so much for you help!

Thanks for the post. I have a few questions which will enable me to give the most accurate assessment.

1) How many years of experience do you have and in what roles?
2) Where did you go for undergrad and what was your GPA specifically?
3) Extra-curriculars?
4) Post-MBA goals?
5) Demographics?

Depending on the above, you may be on the fence for those schools. Candidates do get in with a 710 GMAT to all of those programs, including the quant score you got. That said, those who do get in tend to outperform others in the other areas I listed above.

Feel free to send me an email with those specifics and we can discuss further. I help a lot of military applicants get into top schools and I would be happy to talk with you about my unique process. [email protected]