GMAT score needed

Graduate School Business School - MBA
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<p>Hello,</p>

<p>So I'm going into my Junior year of college and I am thinking that after 3 years out of school I will want to start a part-time MBA program at a top university. I live in the Chicago area, so my targets would be U of C & Northwestern, with my backup being Loyola. With a 3.6 GPA or so, what kind of GMAT should I shoot for? I think I am going to graduate a semester early from college, and then was thinking it would be a good time to get the first CFA level done, along with the GMAT. How much work do I need to put in to get a good GMAT score, that will allow me to have a good chance of getting into the MBA school that I want?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Anything above 700 should be fine. With MBA, you would need to focus on your work experience. Try to demonstrate taking initiative and your leadership skills.</p>

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<p>Ok thanks a lot.</p>

<p>How much prep do you think I should do in order to have a good shot of getting that score?</p>

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<p>How can we answer that?</p>

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<p>With personal experience?</p>

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<p>I had a BS in ChemE and 7 years experience. i took a prep course (8 hours) and went through one of them books, taking all the practice tests (about 40 hours over 4 weeks) and I got a 680, and that was good enough for the school I went to. I not generally considered a good test taker - whatever that means.</p>

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<p>a few hours a day a few days a week for a few months if you want to do your best, </p>

<p>the 80/20 version would be cramming for a month (ie what japher did)</p>