That is the question.
Amy or Stacy,
I hope this message finds you well. Today I completed my first attempt at taking the GMAT. To my disappointment, I scored a 690. While this is a good score, I was targeting a score in the 700 range and achieved well over this score on all my practice exams.
Having said that, I wanted to get your opinion in regards to the admission process. My profile is a atypical of the prospective b-school applicant. Firstly, I am 31 years-old and was turned onto B-school after hiring a former Harvard-MBA student. Through our conversations, I rediscovered my ambition to go back to school. Why so late? In my mid-twenties, I took the "road less traveled" by starting my own business. It did very well. In fact, I sold it to a VC over a year ago and, subsequently, started a couple of other businesses, one of which in a completely different industry.
I am planning on applying to two top schools: HBS and Sloan. Which leads me to my question: do you recommend that I retake the GMAT based on my background? While my undergrad GPA (3.1) and age are probably not desirable to such schools, I feel that my story and my work experience could make up for these deficiencies. However, I don't know whether the GMAT score is going to take me out of the run.
Thank you for any pointers.
Brad
Amy or Stacy,
I hope this message finds you well. Today I completed my first attempt at taking the GMAT. To my disappointment, I scored a 690. While this is a good score, I was targeting a score in the 700 range and achieved well over this score on all my practice exams.
Having said that, I wanted to get your opinion in regards to the admission process. My profile is a atypical of the prospective b-school applicant. Firstly, I am 31 years-old and was turned onto B-school after hiring a former Harvard-MBA student. Through our conversations, I rediscovered my ambition to go back to school. Why so late? In my mid-twenties, I took the "road less traveled" by starting my own business. It did very well. In fact, I sold it to a VC over a year ago and, subsequently, started a couple of other businesses, one of which in a completely different industry.
I am planning on applying to two top schools: HBS and Sloan. Which leads me to my question: do you recommend that I retake the GMAT based on my background? While my undergrad GPA (3.1) and age are probably not desirable to such schools, I feel that my story and my work experience could make up for these deficiencies. However, I don't know whether the GMAT score is going to take me out of the run.
Thank you for any pointers.
Brad
