Should you request a GMAT waiver?
We had another very successful session on August 10, 2021. This also gave us the opportunity to address a question that is at the top of everyone’s minds this year. Perhaps you’ve not been able to take the GRE or the GMAT because the test centres in your city are closed. Maybe your internet is not reliable – so GMAT@home is not an option either.
Should you request a GMAT waiver? How will that affect your application chances? Watch this video to find out. (Skip to 12:00)
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The following major topics were discussed (copied from the zoom chat transcript. Please excuse typos):
0.00 | Welcome and Introduction |
4:00 | I am a 30 year old Indian IT applicant. 720 on the GMAT. 7 years work experience. I was waitlisted at Tepper last year. What are my odds of getting in this year with or without a scholarship? |
6:30 | It is relatively easy to obtain GMAT averages for most top Business school programs. How do we get the GRE averages? |
9:00 | Which universities in the US would you recommend for someone with three years of work experience considering applying for management consulting or marketing consulting positions? |
10:20 | I finished my B. Com. in 2019 and have been working with Deloitte audit for two years. I’m in my GMAT prep stage. When should I take the GMAT? |
12:00 | It’s not possible for me to write the GMAT and GRE in the current situation this year, but how can I evaluate my profile to apply to go ahead with a waiver? Marketing profile plus five years experience and it undergrad with 8.2 GPA. (GMAT Waiver) |
15:00 | How do you convert percentages to a 4.0 scale GPA? |
16:30 | I’m a mountaineer and a sustainability advocate. I recently raised 70k and climbed Everest while battling COVID and two cyclones and electrified a remote village during my campaign. I’ve been the ambassador of a few NGOs and big brands. Some professors and MBA schools between 20 to 30 Rank are interested in having me. Do you think I stand a chance at UC Berkeley for MBA in marketing? |
18:00 | How important is to attend online events of different schools and what should I intend to get out of attending those events? |
19:30 | August Academy – packages, application timelines and pricing. Discussion about our process, with particular focus on explaining the super-useful brainstorming call! |
33:30 | R1 vs. R2 |
36:00 | EA vs. R1 |
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