Is the essayso important in order to be admitted?

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andes1: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 48; Joined: Sun Nov 25, 2007 3:27 pm; Location: Colombia Southamerica; Thanked: 1 times

by andes1 » Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:12 pm

I believe That I’m doing pretty good on verbal section; but, on the essays, I feel that I’m not performing very good.

The weigh of the essay is so important in order to be admitted to study an MBA ??

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by frantastic » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:56 pm

From what I understand, a score of 4.5 or higher is best. A 4.0 is ok, not great but not bad. A 3.5, and some schools will ask you to retake the GMAT!!!

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by andes1 » Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:46 am

what happen if i got 720 but on my essay i got 2.0? will this hurt my possibilities of being admited?

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by Stacey Koprince » Tue Jan 29, 2008 4:42 pm

It might - there's no way to say for sure. But I have heard some admissions people say that it can raise questions if someone turns in stellar application essays but scores only a 2.0 on the GMAT essay - they may wonder whether the student really wrote the application essays.

Also, sometimes people will just skip the essays and get a zero b/c they think the school doesn't care about the essay score, and I have heard of schools telling those candidates that they'll have to take the test again. Someone who skips the essays would have an advantage on the multiple choice section over someone who completes the essays (because you won't be as tired when you get towards the end of the test).

As frantastic said, you should aim to do "well enough" on the test - ideally a 4.5 or higher but a 4.0 would work, too.

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by andes1 » Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:48 pm

thanks

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