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Is my career goal unrealistic w.r.t. my gmat score??

by abby17 » Thu Feb 21, 2013 7:59 am
Hello,

I've applied to the following schools so far

Duke - ding
Rotman - interviewed & dinged
Kelley - ding
Robert H. Smith - interviewed & dinged
Boston University - waitlisted w/o interview
NUS - awaited
Mays - awaited
Krannert - awaited

GMAT- 620(Q51, V23) , 670(Q49, V31) : TOEFL-108 : CGPA 8.2/10
Electrical Engineer from one of the top tier institutes in india (NITs)
3 years work ex in Hydrocarbon industry
Excellent extra-curriculars ( national level sports player and national level scholarship in sports)


In all these applications, I expressed my desire to get into strategic consulting post MBA. After getting so many dings, now I am beginning to wonder if my career goal is too ambitious in the eyes of adcom with regards to my profile (esp. my GMAT score). Do I need to change it to something in line with my current industry?

Please advise.
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by Jim@StratusPrep » Thu Feb 21, 2013 10:42 am
There is more to it than just your specific career goal. The framework of your application is important. You want to connect what you have done to where you want to go.
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by abby17 » Thu Feb 21, 2013 7:10 pm
So if the framework is correct gmat shouldn't be a problem? I read somewhere that to get into consulting post mba, you need to have scored at least 700 in gmat. Is this true?
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by Jim@StratusPrep » Fri Feb 22, 2013 6:07 am
Your doors won't be completely closed. Could I be more difficult? Yes. And, you may not be able to look at some top firms...
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