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How screwed are you in the admissions process if your GMAT, GRE, or EA score is too low? When can you overcome a bad score? When can you NOT overcome a bad score?
For answers to these questions and more, check out this free-ranging discussion featuring three veteran MBA consultants - Susan Cera (Director of MBA Admissions at Stratus Admissions), Donna Bauman (Senior MBA Admissions counselor at Stratus Admissions), and GMAT Ninja’s Charles Bibilos. Drawing on their collective 60 years of admissions experience, they’ll address the following questions:
1. If I’m from a crowded demographic (e.g. an Indian male with an engineering background), can I get into top schools with a 700 GMAT score?
2. If I’m from a less crowded demographic (e.g. a woman with a non-traditional background), can I get away with a 650?
3. How can I overcome a weak quant background?
4. What should I do if I can’t get into a top-ten MBA program?
As Charles, Susan, and Donna point out, while a high-standardized score can help you stand out from the pack, it’s just one data point that admissions committees consider. Even ultra-high-scoring candidates can be rejected if they lack a strong application or a compelling vision for their future.
On the other hand, low-scoring candidates can sometimes win admission by impressing committees with their other strengths, such as a proven desire to contribute to social progress, a clear and convincing career plan, an ambitious and engaging personality, or some combination of those things.
Bottom line: while there’s no magic recipe for overcoming a low score -- and while it isn’t always possible to do so -- this discussion will help you assess your strengths and weaknesses as an applicant, and provide some guidance for tailoring your application accordingly. And for those whose scores and profiles still don’t match their lofty admissions goals, our experts discuss alternatives to elite, traditional, full-time MBA programs.
So whether you’re concerned about a low test score, worried about your weak math background, or unsure how to present yourself to admissions committees in the best possible light, this video will give you plenty to chew on. And while their answers may sometimes be blunt or painful, Charles, Susan and Donna promise to give you the unvarnished truth at every turn, free from sugar-coating or rose-tinted glasses. So if you’re looking for some brutally honest admissions advice, this video is for you!
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:50 Profile #1: 700 GMAT, Crowded Demographic
06:55 How to Capture Your Strengths in an Essay
10:36 The Five Non-Score Factors
14:35 Profile #2: 650 GMAT, Non-traditional Applicant
16:35 Weak Math Background
20:50 Supplementary Math Classes
24:30 Retaking the GMAT/GRE/EA
29:50 Don’t Let Your Score Define You