An acquaintance mentioned to me that he believed certain schools would grant automatic interviews to students with a certain minimum GMAT score. Has anyone heard of this? If so, do you have knowledge of what schools this is true at? Finally, if true, does anyone know the score? I'm curious more than anything. Would love to hear some thoughts.
Hi,
This is a rumor that has floated around for years, but it's just that - a rumor and nothing more. Bschools look at so much more than GMAT scores when evaulating a candidate. All business school adcoms take 3 things into consideration: Academics (including GMAT, undergrad and grad school GPA, additional coursework), Experience (quality of professional experience to date as relevent to their tenure and peers), and Extracurriculars (this includes personal interests as well as involvement in activities such as volunteer work). All of these factors and others (including team and leadership skills) go into the interview invitation decision. Still, having a great GMAT score doesn't hurt, but it's not the only factor used in the decision making process.
Best,
Stacey
