Hi Stacy,
I wrote my GMAT on Sept 10 and did not do so well. I got a score of 640 (Q46,V32). My Masters in engineering ( from a good US state university) GPA is 3.67 and my undergrad in engineering (from a school in India) GPA is 3.0. I have work experience of ~ 5 years in power industry (non-IT). I am originally from India and have been working in the US for a power company for 5 years.I have the following questions for you:
1) Do I have a shot at top 10 B schools?
2) Is it true that B-Schools group applications based on country of origin while make admission decision? What I mean is when I apply, would my application be compared to other applicants from India or my application would be considered and reviewed based on its own strengths and weaknesses.
3) Should I go ahead and apply in 1st round or consider rewritting GMAT in late november and try applying in 2nd round with possibility of getting better GMAT score in my 3rd GMAT attempt ( I wrote GMAT in 2007 and got 590 and my second attempt score was 640).
For some reason, I dont seem to do well in Verbal and do not perform well under timed pressure conditions. I used KAPLAN Online for GMAT preparation. I scored 690 in both GMAT PREP 1 and 2 tests while I was preparing for the exam.
Please let me know what you think.
Thanks
Sam
I wrote my GMAT on Sept 10 and did not do so well. I got a score of 640 (Q46,V32). My Masters in engineering ( from a good US state university) GPA is 3.67 and my undergrad in engineering (from a school in India) GPA is 3.0. I have work experience of ~ 5 years in power industry (non-IT). I am originally from India and have been working in the US for a power company for 5 years.I have the following questions for you:
1) Do I have a shot at top 10 B schools?
2) Is it true that B-Schools group applications based on country of origin while make admission decision? What I mean is when I apply, would my application be compared to other applicants from India or my application would be considered and reviewed based on its own strengths and weaknesses.
3) Should I go ahead and apply in 1st round or consider rewritting GMAT in late november and try applying in 2nd round with possibility of getting better GMAT score in my 3rd GMAT attempt ( I wrote GMAT in 2007 and got 590 and my second attempt score was 640).
For some reason, I dont seem to do well in Verbal and do not perform well under timed pressure conditions. I used KAPLAN Online for GMAT preparation. I scored 690 in both GMAT PREP 1 and 2 tests while I was preparing for the exam.
Please let me know what you think.
Thanks
Sam
