I would greatly appreciate an honest evaluation of my profile:
I have a degree in Mechanical Engineering from a good east coast school with a 2.9 gpa.
I just took the GMAT today and scored a 640, which is lower than the 680's I scored on the practice exams. I plan on retaking the exam next month to raise my score. My q/v split was 38/40. I was pleased with my verbal score, but scored uncharacteristically low for myself on the quantitative portion, as I averaged 46 on the practice tests.
While my scores are below average, I feel that I have distinguished myself with my experience. I am a captain in the Army who recently returned from a combat deployment in Afghanistan. I was the executive officer for a company comprised of 200 Soldiers. I also served as a liaison officer amongst US, British, and Afghan security forces, planning partnered operations amongst the three countries. Prior to my deployment I was platoon leader of a 40 Soldier combat engineer platoon. I have progressed quickly with promotions and attaining positions of increased responsibility. I was also also selected above my peers as a lieutenant to attend and graduate from the US Army Ranger School and US Army Sapper Leader Course, which are widely regarded as two of the most difficult leadership schools in the Army. I am currently in the process of separating from the service and want to use an MBA as a path into management consulting.
I would love to attend a Top 25 school, with NYU Stern as my goal. Ultimately, I want to attend the best school I can be accepted to. I also have been looking into Georgetown, Boston College, Boston U., and Rutgers.
Are there any suggestions for other schools I can realistically target, either with my current GMAT score or an improvement? Thank you very much for your help!
- Brian
I have a degree in Mechanical Engineering from a good east coast school with a 2.9 gpa.
I just took the GMAT today and scored a 640, which is lower than the 680's I scored on the practice exams. I plan on retaking the exam next month to raise my score. My q/v split was 38/40. I was pleased with my verbal score, but scored uncharacteristically low for myself on the quantitative portion, as I averaged 46 on the practice tests.
While my scores are below average, I feel that I have distinguished myself with my experience. I am a captain in the Army who recently returned from a combat deployment in Afghanistan. I was the executive officer for a company comprised of 200 Soldiers. I also served as a liaison officer amongst US, British, and Afghan security forces, planning partnered operations amongst the three countries. Prior to my deployment I was platoon leader of a 40 Soldier combat engineer platoon. I have progressed quickly with promotions and attaining positions of increased responsibility. I was also also selected above my peers as a lieutenant to attend and graduate from the US Army Ranger School and US Army Sapper Leader Course, which are widely regarded as two of the most difficult leadership schools in the Army. I am currently in the process of separating from the service and want to use an MBA as a path into management consulting.
I would love to attend a Top 25 school, with NYU Stern as my goal. Ultimately, I want to attend the best school I can be accepted to. I also have been looking into Georgetown, Boston College, Boston U., and Rutgers.
Are there any suggestions for other schools I can realistically target, either with my current GMAT score or an improvement? Thank you very much for your help!
- Brian
