Hi,

I just retook the gmat the second time and scored a 770. Q 49, V46. I just wanted to know if the higher GMAT does change the schools that I should be targeting.

Thanks in advance.




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Hi,

I just took the GMAT on the 11th July and scored a 720 (Q 50, V37) 94%.

I am Indian, Male. will be 26 at matriculation next year
I graduated from Purdue University, West Lafayette in electrical engineering with a GPA of 3.62 in 2007
At purdue I was involved in a cancer research project for over an year. I also interned with Motorola in chicago over the summer before my senior year.

Upon graduation I worked with Lutron Electronics in PA for 6 months as a "project electrical engineer" where I designed and executed automated testing equipment for several lutron products. At Lutron I was also involved in outsourcing some programming projects to vendors in India and Mexico.

While I was enjoying my work at Lutron, An opportunity came my way to take up a big project in my family business (real estate development in India), my entrepreneurial instincts took over and I decided to move back to India and join the family business. For the first 2.5 years I was responsible for leasing out commercial space in our shopping mall to national and international retail brands. I was managing a team of 3 sales executives for the project and was supervised by the leasing division vice president.

For the past 1.5 years I have been managing my own residential construction projects in Delhi which are funded by our investors. I interact with my team of vendors, engineers, architects, contractors, investors and government authorities as required to ensure smooth functioning of the project.

Also for the past three years I have been an active participant and volunteer for the Art of Living foundation and have organized cleaning drives, rallies to promote bicycle riding against global warming, given intro talks about the foundation and participated in advance courses. I am also looking to become a teacher for the organization in the next year so that I can further take courses to teach people about meditation/ yoga/ community service

My objective for an MBA is to enhance my management skills, interact and network with peers and professionals from the finance sector to understand about new funding sources for my projects, convert running construction business into a self–sustainable model and provide affordable housing through large-scale projects in the next five years starting from Gurgaon/ Delhi.

It would be great if someone could suggest which schools I should be targeting given my profile and interests.

Hi Amit,

Congratulations on an outstanding GMAT score. While technically any school is now available for you to be seriously considered it, keep in mind that a 770 is not an auto-ticket for admission. In fact there are stories of admissions officers giving the highest GMAT scorers special scrutiny to make sure the candidate has well-rounded appeal. Let your GMAT speak for itself and instead focus especially hard on your "why MBA" story and school fit.

Best of luck,

Daniel Richards
http://www.mbamission.com

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