Hello,
I am looking to do an distance learning/online MBA program due to the travel required in my job. Below is my profile and schools I'm considering.

Age 25
Graduated with a 3.62 GPA/4 B.S. Criminal Justice/Pre-Law and a Cert, Hospitality Administration in 2007 (semester early)
Work Experience 4 years with a large Hotel Corporation (I worked at 2 properties and now the corporate office. I've been promoted 4 times , and currently work in Marketing. Previously I came from an operations background in our hotels (management)
GMAT 580 (37V 32Q) AWA:6. This is my weakest area...I have done prep courses for months and cannot raise my Q....I've ranged from 31-41 in my 5 practice GMATs.

Note: My job involves working with numbers. Part of my duties involve marketing analytics. However I took 2 Statistics classes in college: one freshman year where I earned a "D" (my only low grade on my transcript) and the other in Senior year where I earned an "A". I'm hoping they will note the higher grade as it came later in my college career.

Schools:
Arizona State online MBA
Indiana Kelley Direct MBA
University of Florida online MBA
University of Texas-Dallas (I think i can get into this school and it seems to have a decent rank)
Oklahoma State University online MBA (maybe)

I noticed that ASU, Kelley and UF tend to have lower GMAT scores for Online programs...ASU appears to be in range, but I'm not sure...

Do you think I can get into any of these schools? I fear that a re-take of the GMAT won't afford me a higher Q. What do you recommend?

Thank you in advance. I could really use the advice!

Hi Mike,

Thanks for writing in. Unfortunately I don't know a lot about these online programs but I do agree as a rule the GMAT standards tend to be a bit lower. If your multiple practice tests indicate you are in the natural range for your scores, then it's unlikely that one additional take will have a significant impact on the score. Look at programs where your score falls in the middle 80% range, even if it's near the bottom. And you can point to your strong finish in college as evidence of your improving academic ability.

Best of luck,

Daniel Richards
http://www.mbamission.com

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