Ask Stacy Blackman

Hi all,

I would be very grateful for your help.

I took that GMAT a few days ago and scored 620 on it. I wanted to meet the London Business School deadline on Feb 23rd (3rd round). I now have 2 choices:

1. Prepare for the resit exam, do my essays and get my recommendations all sorted in the next 4 weeks and then sit the GMAT 2-3 days before the Feb 23rd deadline and apply if I get a good enough GMAT score. This way I can meet the Feb 23rd deadine, but I worry that my preparation for each component may not be my best.

2. Concentrate on GMAT for the next 2 months and sit the exam in March and then apply for the 4th round deadline on April 27th. My worry is that LBS will only have a very limited number of place left in the 4th round.

What would you advise please. Thanks for your help, it is very much appreciated. By the way, I am a medical doctor.

By the way, how many times can a person take the GMAT before it starts looking bad?

Stacey,

The other thing I thought was maybe to apply to meet 3rd round deadline at LBS with GMAT score of 620 (Verbal: 36, 80 percentile. Maths: 39, 58 percentile). The rest of may application is very good - Good teamwork / leadership experience, awards, publications etc.

I'm also a medical doctor, so will be viewed as a non-typical applicant.

If they like me then maybe the school would offer a place conditional on getting a higher GMAT score. Or do you think that this strategy is too risky.

Thanks loads.

Thanks alot stacy.

I will follow your advice.

I think I will apply and state in my application form that I would be happy to retake the GMAT if they want me too. What do you think of this stratgy?

Thanks once again