hi i'm erika one of the senior curriculum managers here at magoosh and a gmat expert and in today's
video we're going to talk about what your gmat score should look like for getting an mba
first we'll talk through the facts and then stick around for the end for four key takeaways now you
may have seen that magusha shared a good rule of thumb for demonstrating high ability on the gmat
which is a raw score of 45 in quant and a 70th to 80th percentile score in verbal and that's
true that's a great way of demonstrating high ability but that's not really what
this question is asking this question is asking what your gmat score should look like to get an
mba and that's not gonna be a 45 quan a 70th to 80th percentile verbal in fact there isn't
going to be a gmat score that you should have in order to get an mba and that's because different
mba programs are going to expect totally different scores some mba programs aren't going to require
high performance in fact some mba programs aren't going to require the gmat at all so do you need
any particular score to get an mba no but if the question here is how do i get an mba from a top 10
business school okay that's a different question in that case your gmat score is going to matter
significantly more now if you're looking for details specifically on those top 10 schools
i really recommend checking out my video on the nitty gritty of average gmat scores by school now
that said while your gmat score is likely going to matter more at these top schools and while they do
have really highly publicized average gmat scores that's the thing about average scores
is that they're averages they are where the 50th percentile student scores which means that 50
of the students are scoring at or below that average so what that means is that you can still
get an mba from one of these highly competitive programs even if your score is below average it's
going to be more difficult your chances are going to be lower but it's still possible especially if
the rest of your application is strong so what does this mean let's talk our four key takeaways
so first decide what it is that you actually want do you want an mba and you don't really
care where it's from or do you want an mba from a very specific program now what you want is going
to be totally dependent on you and your goals but make sure that you know what you actually
want and what's going to be best for you before you start setting score goals second once you
know what it is that you want do your research look into the programs that you are interested in
make sure you know what the average gmat score for admitted students is make sure you know what the
25th percentile is what the 75th percentile is so that you have good information for building your
score goals three once you have that information set a score goal that is at or above the average
score for the schools you're applying to this is going to help you be as competitive as possible
amongst the other applicants and then four strengthen your application this is going to
be particularly important if you end up with a score that is below or close to the average to
help you stand out from the other applicants but it's also going to be important at particularly
competitive programs to make sure that you really shine at these schools where they have their pick
now once you have an informed score goal if you find out that your score is going to be above
average for all gmat test takers i really recommend checking out my video on five tips
to avoid an average gmat score to figure out how to make your score more competitive let
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