Hi guys,
Here is my basic profile:
Chinese American raised in Taiwan/Philippines, fluent in spoken and written Chinese
gender: Male
age: 30
industry: garments trading/buyer's agent in the Far East, 5 yrs exp
had a short stint in the legal field/law school
hobby/community work: jujitsu national champion, mentor inner city youth
undergrad: USC
GPA: slightly above 3.0
GMAT score: 670
quant: 36
verbal: 46
I'm only thinking about CEIBS. I intend to concentrate on advertising/ supply chain management.
As you can see, my scores are extremely skewed, scoring 46% percentile in quant and 99% percentile in verbal. The irony is I spent 95% of my time preparing for quant and 5% of the time for grammar/ sentence correction.
I understand CEIBS' average GMAT score has gone up over the last few years; for last year, the average was 691 or something; this year, from reading online forums, most applicants are around 700.
I understand a high GMAT score by itself can't guarantee acceptance but a low score can put me out of the race.
Does anyone know how adcoms, specifically CEIBS' adcom, view such a skewed score? Do I even have a chance or should I not bother applying with this score?
Complicating factors: I had only taken three math courses in college (mathematical methods in economics, statistics, econometrics) and as far as I recall, I did ok but not stellar, maybe low As or high Bs; I don't have work experience that demonstrates high level math skills; I'm 30 so I am concerned about waiting out one year and retake the test for a better score.
I studied all the math topics and I feel that I have an ok grasp of the concepts. My weaknesses were accuracy and timing. I can learn concepts relatively quickly but improving on accuracy and timing takes lots of practice.
Anyone with any comments or advice? Feel free to comment, criticize, opine anyway you like. I need some input.
Thanks!
Here is my basic profile:
Chinese American raised in Taiwan/Philippines, fluent in spoken and written Chinese
gender: Male
age: 30
industry: garments trading/buyer's agent in the Far East, 5 yrs exp
had a short stint in the legal field/law school
hobby/community work: jujitsu national champion, mentor inner city youth
undergrad: USC
GPA: slightly above 3.0
GMAT score: 670
quant: 36
verbal: 46
I'm only thinking about CEIBS. I intend to concentrate on advertising/ supply chain management.
As you can see, my scores are extremely skewed, scoring 46% percentile in quant and 99% percentile in verbal. The irony is I spent 95% of my time preparing for quant and 5% of the time for grammar/ sentence correction.
I understand CEIBS' average GMAT score has gone up over the last few years; for last year, the average was 691 or something; this year, from reading online forums, most applicants are around 700.
I understand a high GMAT score by itself can't guarantee acceptance but a low score can put me out of the race.
Does anyone know how adcoms, specifically CEIBS' adcom, view such a skewed score? Do I even have a chance or should I not bother applying with this score?
Complicating factors: I had only taken three math courses in college (mathematical methods in economics, statistics, econometrics) and as far as I recall, I did ok but not stellar, maybe low As or high Bs; I don't have work experience that demonstrates high level math skills; I'm 30 so I am concerned about waiting out one year and retake the test for a better score.
I studied all the math topics and I feel that I have an ok grasp of the concepts. My weaknesses were accuracy and timing. I can learn concepts relatively quickly but improving on accuracy and timing takes lots of practice.
Anyone with any comments or advice? Feel free to comment, criticize, opine anyway you like. I need some input.
Thanks!
