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Is my GMAT Score Enough?

Abhijit — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 10:50:39 +0000

Whether you score more or less than 700, this is the first question that comes to your mind. GMAT is an important part of your application because although a great GMAT score doesn’t guarantee an admission, a lower GMAT score can definitely keep you out of reckoning.

Lets start with the short answer : Most B-schools publish their average GMAT score and the 80% range. This usually gives a pretty good picture picture of where your GMAT score lies. If your score is within the 80% range, you have good chance, however realistically speaking, the further below its from the average, the lower your chances of getting in. Lets look at an example of an imaginary B-school – “Jane Doe School of Business”

Average GMAT: 705
80% range : 640-750

if you are from the India / China applicant pool, your chances may be severely hampered

If your score is 700, you are safe in terms of your GMAT, now you can work on your applications. But if you score closer to 650 or lower, your chances gets bleaker and a lot depends on how you can compensate for this GMAT score in your profile.

However the above is just a thumb rule, there are some other factors in the play:

- GMAT Score and Academic performance
- Industry and experience (Resume)
- Application pool

These are a lot of permutations and combinations to consider and since most schools don’t publish a minimum GMAT score, the situation gets murkier.

- Academic performance:
If you had a stellar academic performance, a lower GMAT score can be compensated. This can really help if you are still on the lower side of the 80% percentile range of the previous years GMAT score. But if it has been more than 5 years since you graduated, your academic performance may not matter much, as is shown by a recent study for GMAC : “When are Grades No longer Valid”

- Industry, experience and Application pool:
What is your industry? Some industries like IT, Finance are too heavily represented in MBA applications. As a result, if you belong to any of these industries, your low GMAT score may be detrimental to your acceptance probability. On the other hand, if you belong to non-profit sector, your GMAT score may not be as bad.

- Application pool:
Similarly, as schools press for diversity, if you belong to an international pool with lesser number of applicants, your chances of getting away with a low GMAT score are pretty good, however, if you are from the India / China applicant pool, your chances may be severely hampered.

ScoreChase.com has been providing GMAT Prep services for over 3 years. Our courses provide individual focus and we work with our clients to identify their weakness and improve on them. Our self-preparation / recorded crash courses have helped students raise their scores beyond 750. If you have more questions, please contact: support@scorechase.com

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GMAT – looking beyond the books – part I

Abhijit — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:36:51 +0000

GMAT Prep is not just about books. To prepare right, you must learn to look beyond the bookish concepts. In this series of short articles, I am going to talk about some interesting concepts which ScoreChase GMAT covers comprehensively in their courses but most books miss.

What is the difference between √x and (x)^1/2 ?

This is a very critical concept. There is a very crucial difference

Not many realize, GMAT Books are great only for the basics. For higher scores, you need to start looking at advanced concepts seldom covered by books.

between these two quantities which most GMAT test takers are unaware of.

√x : √ sign (the radical sign) is called the “Principal root” and always results in a non-negative number.

(x)^1/2: The x to the power of 1/2 is the result of the equation, y^2 = x. In this case the result could be “positive or negative or zero”.

So here is the conclusion

√x : Always non-negative

(x)^1/2: Can be positive or negative or zero

As in ScoreChase GMAT Workshops, we don’t believe a concept is complete without working on an example. Here is a question that will help you understand this topic a little bit better:

Q. For a negative integer x, what is the value of x * √(x^2) ?
A) x^2
B) -x^2
C) x
D) -x
E) -1

Once you have found an answer. Please highlight the text below to see the solution

________________________

Since x is negative, -x will be positive
Since √(x^2) yields positive result and x is negative, the result will be -x
So, x*√(x^2) = x * -x = -x^2
(B)

________________________

Simple enough!

Stay tuned for more beyond the book concepts !

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Download GMAT Guides (FREE)

Gaurav — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:48:40 +0000

I find one esnips link where you can find some GMAT guides to download. Some of the guides are:

1) OG

2) Manhattan

3) Kaplan etc

So you have to click this link in order to go to the site where the documents are hosted.

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A Template Approach to the GMAT Essay

Gaurav — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 13:34:32 +0000

I am going to give my GMAT on 19th of March this year and my bogeyman in GMAT is AWA (Analytical Writing Assessment). So I have found an easier way to tackle this part of test i.e go by template way. I am sharing with you one template which will help you in forming the essay in right manner. This thing helps you in organizing your essay, which is the most important part on which you get scored. So if you too are doing it then download the undermentioned file and please please please do practice different essay topics using this scheme. I hope this will be helpful.

Awa GMAT Analytical Writing Assessment Template

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Global B-School Ranking 2009,08,07

Gaurav — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:40:14 +0000

Financial Times has released its Global MBA Rankings 2009. You can also see the rankings of 2008, 2007 and 3 year average rank of a particular college. You can also compare the salary, placement success ratio, number of intakes etc. I have embed this pdf file in scribd and here is the file:

Global Ranking

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If you want to do more research on rankings i.e you want to compare only few colleges and that too for a particular category, and after that download the research in excel or pdf format then here is the link:

Research Global Rankings of B-Schools

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Sentence Correction Notes in Brief

Gaurav — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:20:53 +0000

Though there are numerous books on Sentence Correction but the best notes we can have on any topic is which other CAT/GMAT crackers have prepared. So today while surfing the net I found a Sentence Correction notes of Rajat (I don’t know who he is, but he got the score of 740 in GMAT). I have retained the name of the file and would like you to keep it same as we should not take the credit for his work. These notes are brief and contains the real juice. I have uploaded it on scribd. You can also download it from Mbatutes’s Scribd Profile.

Sentence Correction Notes of Rajat

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Master the GMAT. Free ebook

Gaurav — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:36:00 +0000

Here is one free ebook on how to master the GMAT. It’s the 696 page ebook which has covered all the section asked in GMAT i.e RC, SC, CR, Quant, DS, AWA (analytical writing analysis). If this file take too much time to open then click the title of the embedded file and go to scribd and download the file.

Master.the.GMAT

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Strategy for solving Critical Reasoning questions

Gaurav — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:06:54 +0000

You can also download the undermentioned PPT directly from slideshare. Just click on the header of this embedded file i.e Critical Reasoning.

Critical Reasoning

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Worldwide B-School Ranking

Gaurav — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:34:56 +0000

Here is the list of World’s best B-Schools according to Financial times (FT.com). List is prepared by KPMG. Rest details are mentioned in the file. You can also donwload this file from scribd. Just click the link of the file and download it from scribd.
Worldwide b School Ranking

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World MBA Tour – New Delhi & Mumbai

Gaurav — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:42:58 +0000

Meet face-to-face with the MBA admissions officers and alumni of the world’s top business schools to help you make your business school selection.

27 of the top 30 North American business schools and all the top schools from Europe and the rest of the world travel on the QS World MBA Tour. Now-a-days they are in India and will be in Delhi & Mumbai soon.

You have to register to attend the program. Rs.100 for online registration and Rs.200 for on the spot registration. If you have registered last year you don’t have to pay this time.

Delhi: 23rd Jan, 09.

Venue: Hyatt Regency, Bhikaji Kama Place

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Mumbai: 31st Jan, 09

Venue: Taj Mahal & Tower, Apollo Bunder

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Top 10 English Grammar Myths & Superstitions while writing SOP or Essay

Gaurav — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:51:51 +0000

Now, when CAT is over, Its time when we start writing S.O.P (Statement of Purpose) and essays for our application forms. But before you start writing, read these myths so that you don’t confuse on small nitty-gritties of English Grammar. You can also download the file by clicking the link given below. It’s free to download. The one I liked the most is “correct date format in Essay Writing“.

10 Mythes of English Grammar

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Lectures, Sectional Tests, FLTs & download material

Gaurav — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:23:46 +0000

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Today I got a mail from TCY online and they are giving some 11th hour strategies with lectures, tests and some download material. I have gone through some of them and they are good; as they are for free, just kidding; they are really good. You don’t have to pay to listen to the lectures. Yes, lectures are in audio-visual format, so they are more interactive and helpful. Go & have a look for yourself. Click the image to go the page where TCY has put all the stuff.Similar Posts:

What is GMAT? A Brief Description.

Gaurav — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:09:34 +0000

If you are preparing for CAT and simultaneously thinking of giving GMAT this year but don’t know the difference between GMAT and Indian MBA entrance examination, then I have found one PPT giving a succinct description of GMAT.

Gmat Ppt

If you still want to know more about it, then I have an e-book which will a whole gamut of information regarding GMAT, including the strategy one should follow while preparing and while giving the test. Click for downloading the GMAT SECRECTS GUIDE.

Note: All copyright of the presentation rests with vidyacenter.com. I am just sharing it with the users of mbatutes.

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