Scored 680 advice

[diw1118]

Hi guys,
took my gmat 5 days back and scored 680, quant:48, verbal 35. This was my first attempt and studied for about 4-5 days for about 15 hours in total. My profile: engineer from a not so known college in india and a mba from one of the top schools in the country, currently working in the banking sector in wholesale banking. Exp: about 5 years. engineering percentage: 60%, MBA GPA: 2.62. Since my acas are nothing to write home about, i was wondering if it will be worth my while to apply with this kind of score. Also my extracurrics are not special after school and i have been too lazy to ever think about commuity service except for a mandatory 2 month stint in engineering. Am targeting to change my field to consulting/non profit/social development from banking which sucks. I am looking at insead, lbs oxford, hec etc. is it a good enough to score to apply considering my profile or should i take the gmat again and try and score 700 and above.

[vineeshp]

Are MBAs from India eligible for MBA in the schools you mentioned? I know that they do not let u take MBA in the US if you already have an MBA from the USA.

Just curiosity: Did you take this GMAT as a trial attempt? I am trying to figure out why you gave the GMAT with 15 hours of prep. If that's the case, I am sure you can score in the mid or high 700s.

If the rest of your profile is not too good (felt like that the way you are suggesting it) and you think you can score better, you should give it another shot. All those schools you mentioned are tough to get in.

[jaymw]

I agree with vineeshp. If you managed to pull off a 680 after 5(!) days, then it's possible for you to reach the mid or high 700s in, say, 3 weeks. Study 2 hours each day after work, devote some weekends to the GMAT if possible, then your life is probably going to suck for about 3 weeks but afterwards you are very likely to not have to worry any more about whether your GMAT score will suffice!