B-school / GMAT question

I'm a junior in undergrad thinking about taking the GMAT at the end of this semester. I plan on working for 4 years after I graduate and then possibly going to b-school, and am trying to figure out if my gmat score would still be valid when it is time for me to apply.

During what year/time would I typically be applying to b-school if I want to do IB for 2 years and then some other role(PE/Corp strategy?) for 2 years? I would assume sometime after my 3rd year of working.

Would my score still be accepted or would it have expired in 5 years by that time?

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Personally, I wish I took my GMAT the summer after senior year and before I started my full-time job in consulting. I had a blast that summer, and that's the opportunity cost. I wish I studied a little my last semester senior year (wasn't taking many hard classes) and just took it once my senior year summer.

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