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Is GMAT retake neccessary?

by mahesh0307 » Wed Jul 07, 2010 11:51 am
Hi,

I have scored a 650 ( Q 45 V 35) and in a dilemma wheather to take the GMAT again. I am looking for Top 10 - Top 25 ranked universities with good standing in Consulting and Marketing/Sales. Please find brief up below

Work RelatedWork Experience - 5 years (till date)
Sector - Telecom
Company - Nokia Siemens Networks
Previous Company - Wipro Technologies
Title - Technical Specialist
Role - Requirement Gathering, Design, Development, Implementation and Post implemenation activities along with Project management activites such as Scheduling, work allocation, coordinating weekly review meeting etc
Onsite experience - 1.5 years (NewZealand)
2 months (Australia)
Awards - Most Valuable Professional (Telecom NZ)
Thanks a Zillion (Wipro Technologies)

GMAT

Total - 650
Verbal - 35 and Quants - 45
AWA - awaiting result


Extra Curricular

Yoga Teacher
learnt Carnatic Music and Martial Arts ( but not given any stage performance)
College Singer (participated in inter college competition)
College Cultural Secretary (2002)

NGO Activities

Nothing great.........Been part of Wipro Cares, helping under previleged children with Maths and English

Highly appreciate your comments.

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by Tani » Sat Jul 10, 2010 1:24 pm
Did you take a test prep course? If so, what were your practice scores? If you have not taken a course, a good one should surely raise your GMAT. If you took a course and were scoring higher on practice tests, it might also be worth retaking the test. You are the best judge of whether 650 is your best possible score. Perhaps working with a tutor for a short while could help you identify your weaknesses. Since the verbal is much lower than the math, schools will probably look more closely at your AWA. If that is below average, you should consider retaking.

There are many fine schools that will be happy to take someone with solid work experience and a 650, but they are not among the top ten, or possibly not even the top 25 unless you have an exceptional story to tell in your essays. One challenge you face is that there will be many applicants with technical backgrounds who have scores in the 700s. Overall, you will be in a very competitive pool for any school.

It looks as though you are considering a career change from a technical background to marketing/sales. (It is not clear what type of consulting you are interested in. Technical? Marketing? strategy?) If you are looking to change you will need to make a strong case for why you want to change, why your background is relevant your new field, and why you believe you will be a success. You will need to focus on making your essays clear and persuasive.

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by Sophia007 » Sat Jul 17, 2010 11:06 am
Hi Mahesh,

You've got an interesting profile and background! If you're looking to apply between top tier 10-25 schools - you may not need to re-take GMAT. Although - you're options will definitely get better if you re-take but this also depends on your long term goal and what do you want to do after your MBA.

If you'd like me to walk you through your options of a) re-taking GMAT benefits or b) going with a 650 and applying - email me at the address below with BTG reference link. We can arrange a skype call or something. Looking forward to speaking with you.

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