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B-school / GMAT question
 

eastcoast99's picture
IB
(Chimp, 4
 
Points)
 on 2/27/12 at 9:07am

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?

Angus Macgyver's picture

Your score's valid as long as

IB
 
Points)
 on 2/27/12 at 10:06am

Your score's valid as long as it's <5 years in between the test date and the application deadline. Assuming you take it in May 2012, you'd have to apply by ~April 2017 for your score to be valid.

So... graduate in 2013, apply for MBA programs to start in 2017, after your 2+2. You can just barely squeeze it in.

DaveWinkler's picture

Just take the GMAT later.

O
(Baboon, 149
 
Points)
 on 2/27/12 at 11:06am

Just take the GMAT later. You'll hopefully be much smarter 3-4 years down the road.

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BTbanker's picture

^ I don't know about that.

IB
 
Points)
 on 2/27/12 at 11:47am

^ I don't know about that. Surely he'll have a ton of work/real world knowledge, but that school smarts fades.

"A man generally has two reasons for doing anything. One that sounds good, and the real one." - J.P. Morgan

mossy695's picture

If you want to do 2+2

IB
(Baboon, 149
 
Points)
 on 2/27/12 at 12:37pm

If you want to do 2+2 remember that you apply like a year before you actually matriculate. So if you applied R1 it would be like in your 3rd year of employment. That's a pretty comfortable cushion.

Ari_Gold's picture

Personally, I wish I took my

CO
(Orangutan, 273
 
Points)
 on 2/27/12 at 12:43pm

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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flyguy23's picture

That's a great idea man. I'm

O
(Chimp, 15
 
Points)
 on 2/27/12 at 1:12pm

That's a great idea man. I'm in the same boat as you. I'm a junior that's doing IB this summer and I'm taking the GMAT in May 2012 before it changes. I hope to do 2+2 with iBanking & PE and then on to business school. It'll definitely be enough time if we apply for B-school at the beginning of 2017 (Jan-April) and enroll Fall 2017.. Good luck to you

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