Have given the GMAT? And figuring out which B-School to choose or is planning to give the exam but don’t know how many marks are required to guarantee a seat in your dream B-School, to all you aspirants the GMAT marks is the important criteria but the sole criteria for getting admission than in that case you are wrong my friend, because the admission committee of various B-Schools not only see the GMAT score but also the overall profile which consists of all your achievements, GPA at various levels that is 10th, 12th , undergraduate levels academic performances, participation in extra-curricular activities, social activities and so on.
They are basically there to judge how well profound as a professional person and what are your aspirations and what else are you doing to achieve your goals. So as a starter get this out of your mind that good GMAT score would guarantee a seat in your dream B-school. There are other factors as well which collectively make your candidature for the admission in the particular B-School more fruitful. This article aims to teach you How to Choose the Best B-School Based on Your GMAT Score. So let’s get started…
Research
- All you cricket fans, you will be knowing the fact that how essential is knowing about the pitch and the climatic conditions before going into the match because knowing the conditions beforehand constructs a mindset which is adaptive to what the pitch has to offer and the player plans and trains accordingly. Similarly for getting into your dream B-School firstly know how many marks and what type of profile is necessary to grab a seat, so hover around various websites, blogs and the websites of universities as well and understand where you are lagging behind so that you could make improvements in your existing position and improve yourself from here on.
- It is a simple fact which is contrary to Indian Based Education System that good marks would grab your dream seat which is not the case here, it is very clear even the perfect score of 800 won’t be helping you to land in your dream B-School and even the score of 670 odd would be able to help in your pursuing your dream so I think we are clear as of now.
- What are your post-MBA goals? Like growth in his/her existing field, change from his/her field, a sight for a leadership role, etc. So there could be many and in some cases, there could be none and the ones who don’t have post-MBA plans won’t be able to grab the eyeballs of the admission committee, so take it like a pro tip that works on why you want to MBA get this thing clear first.
Score Bands
Till now you surely would have known that GMAT score is not the only criteria which is seen upon but to achieve something you need to have certain target or any kind of threshold score which has to be eyed upon throughout your preparation so that you could give your best shot. So here are some of the scores for various top B-Schools:
- University of Pennsylvania – 732
- Stanford University – 733
- Yale University – 721
- Harvard University – 725
- Columbia University – 715
- University of Chicago [Booth] – 726
And even ISB in India has an average score of 711. These Average Scores are not the same every year they change according to the candidates who apply every year so there would be a little up and down every year. But to book your seat in the world’s top B-Schools you gotta be among the 80 percentile aspirants those are ones who basically score above 650 and always set up a target above 700 odd. But getting so many marks won’t guarantee your admission but the profile you support with your GMAT score would do.
Importance of Counselling
Take an instance you have a low score of certain 600 odd and you to come to know that this GMAT score won’t get you through the admission process for your dream B-School, so what should you do, here mentoring and counseling comes in handy. You can cross a treacherous path with limited resources, only if you have proper guidance and good counselling. There have been many examples of students with fairly low scores finding their dream path all because of proper guidance. So join certain class or get yourself guided or counseled by a mentor of the field so that you can generate the maximum score.
Though it could involve a series of complicated steps all for pursuing your dream. So don’t hold back when you have a low GMAT score. Instead, work on ways you can better project yourself in front of admission committees. So I think you would have known by now how to Land in your dream B-School with your particular GMAT scores but scores are not everything you got a know following questions
- What do you want from B-School?
- What does your B-School want from you?
- And how well can you project yourself and what will be the minimum marks necessary for your B-School?
Answer these questions and land in your dream B-School. That’s How you can Choose the Best B-School Based on Your GMAT Score.
All the best aspirants!
