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Is a 680 gmat score enough?

by [email protected] » Thu Oct 16, 2014 10:04 am
Hey there,
This is Sagar here from India. I scored a 680 on my GMAT and i want to get into the Yale Silver Scholar program. My other choices are HBS 2+2, Stanford, Chocago Booth and IESE Spain. My academics are pretty strong and I fall in the top bracket of my college's grading system. As a part of extra-curricular activities, I've been a musician for 7 years and also have an album to my name. I have taken active part in my college cultural shows for 5 years now and have also headed one of the events in one year.
I have no formal work experience but I have worked as an artist manager for 6 months wherein I demonstrated managerial and entrepreneurial abilities and got to hone my strategic thinking skills.
I'd like to know what chance I stand at Yale and the other programs. If people could suggest other programs to me that too would be great :)

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Sagar
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by GeneralEducation » Fri Oct 17, 2014 6:01 am
Hi Sagar,

To make your profile more competitive as a Indian applicant retake GMAT and target score of 740+ to increase your chances. Your strong academics may also help you. Focus on applications along with your GMAT preparation so that you can dedicate more time for your applications.You can try Chances of B-School Tool to predict your chances for top B-schools by clicking here https://goo.gl/XV8WeG

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by MBAPrepAdvantage » Sat Oct 18, 2014 6:55 am
Echoing Manish, I feel a higher GMAT score would help your chances considerably.

The average GMAT score for Yale Silver Scholars was a 720 and HBS 2+2 was a 730. So, you figure the average Indian GMAT score will be even higher.

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by Michelle@ARINGO » Mon Oct 27, 2014 2:34 am
You can get into top MBA programs with a low GMAT score. Your GMAT score gives schools information about your analytical abilities. In order to gain admittance in spite of a low GMAT score, your application needs to highlight your analytical achievements. See some more tips here: https://www.aringo.com/top_MBA_with_low_gmat.htm
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by CriticalSquareMBA » Thu Nov 06, 2014 1:58 pm
Definitely work on that GMAT - deferred admissions programs have become really difficult to get into over the last few years and even though programs like Yale are expanding the number of seats available, you're up against stiff competition - a higher than average GMAT for an Indian male is table stakes, not a differentiator.
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