Advice on Profile and GMAT

[terrifiedofgmat]

Hello Team,

I am really interested in applying to only 2 universities:

INSEAD and Indian School of Business (ISB).

Here is my profile in short:
- Undergrad in Electronics and Telecom Engg, India (First class)
- Masters in Telecomm Engg from Univ of Colorado, Boulder (GPA 3.6)
- Work Ex - 5 years (with career progression from sysadmin to product consultant to project manager)
- GMAT - 540 (Q47, V29)
- Extra Curricular:
a. Founder Secretary - Electronics and Telecomm Engg Students Association, India
b. Technology chair - ITP Univ of Colorado, Boulder
c. Secretary - Indian Students Association
d. Volunteer - CRY (Child Relief and You, Atlanta Chapter)
e. Volunteer - Charity Water, Boston.

What are my chances of an admit at these universities? Also, do you think i should take the GMAT again before applying? I really dont do well at these standardized tests and wont be expecting a whole lot of score jump (in my opinion), but that's the only way to do it, I will retake it.

[Cindy Tokumitsu]

Hello,

I definitely think you should retake the GMAT. I believe that with a 540 you won't be a viable candidate at the 2 programs you mention. You would need to raise the score significantly (around 700) to be qualified, in part because you are in an industry and demographic group that has particularly high numbers, and you would be evaluated within that context.

Best regards,
Cindy Tokumitsu
Senior Editor, Accepted.com
www.Accepted.com