Hi, I just got home from taking the gmat I am disappointed by my score of 510. I thought I would do alot better. The past year I've been taking night classes in accounting at a community college, I have 4.0 will admissions take this into account? I'm also going to be participating in some mentorship programs the community college offers in which you work with a CPA, will they take this into account? I know I can do better but I'm extremely busy with work and school so it's hard for me to find study time for the gmat. Do you think the score along with my GPA and my mentorship experience with a CPA will be enough to get accepted to a decent Graduate program?
2006-08-26 11:53:14 · 5 answers · asked by horrorfan 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
My ideal score would be 600 I don't think I need a higher score than that to get admitted to the places I'm applying.
2006-08-26 12:07:17 · update #1
Also does anybody know of any good study books for the gmat? I studied 2 princeton review books and some of the math on the gmat was not covered in that book.
2006-08-26 12:09:44 · update #2
sorry in those books. lol
2006-08-26 12:10:16 · update #3
It depends on the weight given to that score by the schools you are applying to. Some schools have a range or cut off but others look at many factors like your GPA, your undergrad major, experience, mentorship, activities, and other indicators of success in graduate school. What if you take it over and don't increase by very much? As long as you get get into a school that you'd like to go to, that's all that matters. I think you can get in with a well crafted application and personal statement. You should be very proud of your 4.0 in Accounting.
Good Luck!
2006-08-26 12:16:06 · answer #1 · answered by gallilea 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you working as a accountant right now? If yes, then I think you should go to a gmat accounting prep. school such as Kaplan so they can prepare you on retaking the gmat. I think you will do well on your next retake. If you get within your ideal score let say 600. You could apply for graduate program. Or you could challenge yourself by taking the cpa test. If you pass your cpa test. You have two choices of either going to graduate school or work as a cpa.
2006-08-26 19:43:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends which graduate program you are trying to get into, some are way more competative than others - I'm sure you know that. Just call the registrar's office and see what the median score for their accepted applicants is. Then ask if, given your other accredidations, you would have a problem being admitted.
2006-08-26 19:00:05 · answer #3 · answered by _aihlie_ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take it over and make the time to study. This is just as important as the GPA.
2006-08-26 18:56:44 · answer #4 · answered by Seeking 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure
2006-08-26 18:58:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anry 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋