Hello!
My TOEFL iBT score is 106 (Reading 30; Listening 29; Speaking 22; Writing 25).
During the test I was quite worried about the speaking section. As a result of this I made a couple of awful pauses 7-10 seconds long.
HBS discourages applicants with score less than 109 from applying. Here are my other credentials (you saw them already
):
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My undergrad GPA is 3,76 / 4.0 (I had 4 semesters of quanttive courses. For all of them I got A's) - American University in Central Asia, Finance concentration.
My GMAT is 760 (Q50, V42, AWA 4.5)
I speak English, Russian, French, and Turkish.
I am the founder and the CEO of the first investment student organisation in my country. Besides I attended two more clubs at my university.
I have been an intern at DHL and one of the "Big Four" companies.
I have successfully passed 3 of 4 exams which are required for accountant certification. (It is a CPA analogue in my region.)
I believe I can substantiate my desire to get an MBA right now quite well.
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I think that I could improve my TOEFL score after 3-4 weeks of additional preparations. However, in my country 145 USD is quite a lot of money. Besides 106 is enough for all other schools I apply to such as Chicago, Wharton, Stanford, etc. So, I will not retake the test again.
Will HBS consider my worries during the test or no?
Some additional info:
- Around 40% of all my classes were in English.
- I think that I can speak in English well enough. However, TOEFL iBT speaking section format is very uncomfortable for me.
Thanks for your help.
Alex
My TOEFL iBT score is 106 (Reading 30; Listening 29; Speaking 22; Writing 25).
During the test I was quite worried about the speaking section. As a result of this I made a couple of awful pauses 7-10 seconds long.
HBS discourages applicants with score less than 109 from applying. Here are my other credentials (you saw them already
):-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My undergrad GPA is 3,76 / 4.0 (I had 4 semesters of quanttive courses. For all of them I got A's) - American University in Central Asia, Finance concentration.
My GMAT is 760 (Q50, V42, AWA 4.5)
I speak English, Russian, French, and Turkish.
I am the founder and the CEO of the first investment student organisation in my country. Besides I attended two more clubs at my university.
I have been an intern at DHL and one of the "Big Four" companies.
I have successfully passed 3 of 4 exams which are required for accountant certification. (It is a CPA analogue in my region.)
I believe I can substantiate my desire to get an MBA right now quite well.
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I think that I could improve my TOEFL score after 3-4 weeks of additional preparations. However, in my country 145 USD is quite a lot of money. Besides 106 is enough for all other schools I apply to such as Chicago, Wharton, Stanford, etc. So, I will not retake the test again.
Will HBS consider my worries during the test or no?
Some additional info:
- Around 40% of all my classes were in English.
- I think that I can speak in English well enough. However, TOEFL iBT speaking section format is very uncomfortable for me.
Thanks for your help.
Alex
