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Does my social service work help me?

by seb4uchinky » Sat Sep 13, 2008 7:19 pm
I took the GMAT last week,610 .I want to apply for NUS singapore,where i like to study.yet their mean GMAT score level is 657 as i got it from their brochure.my coll academic score is mediocre(7.3 GPA).I have my two years work experience in IT field.I hope its difficult for me to get admission in NUS with this GMAT score and academic score,yet i use to do many social works,I was the founder of an NGO in our place and acted as secretary for two years.does my social service work can be taken into consideration .i really want an answer for thi,since this could be of high use in getting admission into NUS .besides NUS what all other B-schools take this kind of social work into consideration???
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by Lisa Anderson » Sun Sep 14, 2008 11:29 am
Dear seb4uchinky,

All business schools take your social work under consideration in the applicant pool. While it can help to distinguish you and show some skills that you do not employ on the job, it is by no means a way to mitigate a low GMAT and/or GPA. I would encourage you to retake the GMAT to try to get a score closer to the NUS average to give yourself the best chance of admission.

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