Dear Amy or Stacey,
Just took my third GMAT, (35q, 42v) 640 - 78th% Overall. Feeling a bit discouraged and I am looking to put in my application. The schools I am aiming for are Insead, LBS, Oxford, Cambridge or comparable universities in the US.
My background is thus: Originally from Thailand, enlisted in the US Air Force for 4 years before completing a AB at the University of Chicago in philosophy and a MSc from London School of Economics in Economic History. I worked for 2 years after graduation before working at Accenture as a consulting, unemployed for a few months, then worked for a small hedge fund as an equities derivatives trade for about 6 months, then unemployed for a bit due to health issues, currently working at the Federal Reserves Bank in San Francisco. I am now 30 years old.
I feel like I am already doing or have done the type of work that I would do after the MBA, and the GMAT has been a big obstacle so far. Compared to my peers who are now in top MBA programs, I feel like I am as good if not better, but with my GMAT score, I just don't know if MBA is within my reach or not. I am thinking of applying to Insead anyway, but I was hoping to ask you whether this is realistic or not. It seems that I am the opposite of most Asian stereotype of strong quant and weak verbal which doesn't help much right now. On the practice test, I have scored from 620 to 710, but I am tired of the GMAT test so I am not planning to retake the test. I am hoping to hear your feedback or advice on how to proceed and where I should target since I have your it to be really useful for other posters here. Thank you very much for your time and consideration.
VK
Just took my third GMAT, (35q, 42v) 640 - 78th% Overall. Feeling a bit discouraged and I am looking to put in my application. The schools I am aiming for are Insead, LBS, Oxford, Cambridge or comparable universities in the US.
My background is thus: Originally from Thailand, enlisted in the US Air Force for 4 years before completing a AB at the University of Chicago in philosophy and a MSc from London School of Economics in Economic History. I worked for 2 years after graduation before working at Accenture as a consulting, unemployed for a few months, then worked for a small hedge fund as an equities derivatives trade for about 6 months, then unemployed for a bit due to health issues, currently working at the Federal Reserves Bank in San Francisco. I am now 30 years old.
I feel like I am already doing or have done the type of work that I would do after the MBA, and the GMAT has been a big obstacle so far. Compared to my peers who are now in top MBA programs, I feel like I am as good if not better, but with my GMAT score, I just don't know if MBA is within my reach or not. I am thinking of applying to Insead anyway, but I was hoping to ask you whether this is realistic or not. It seems that I am the opposite of most Asian stereotype of strong quant and weak verbal which doesn't help much right now. On the practice test, I have scored from 620 to 710, but I am tired of the GMAT test so I am not planning to retake the test. I am hoping to hear your feedback or advice on how to proceed and where I should target since I have your it to be really useful for other posters here. Thank you very much for your time and consideration.
VK
