GMAT Score - role in application

[Christian]

This is not a question... it's more like an experience for everyone here that haves questions regarding their score and their impact on applications.

I'll share my personal experience so you get a feel of what the GMAT score played in my application. I haven't received my "you have been admitted" letter but there's a 99% chance of getting it as I was told during my Interview with the Admissions Director that the match between my interests and those of their program was perfect, etc.

I only applied to 1 MBA program, it is the #4 Ranked Public B-School in the US in regards to ROI (source: BusinessWeek). Here are my application factors:

I'm from Guatemala, born and raised. Moved to US 2 years ago.
Current job: Marketing - Brand Manager
GMAT Score - 590 (my 1st score and only one)
GPA - 3.4
Work experience - 5 yrs (3 abroad and 2 in U.S.)
Undergrad degree - Business administration from University abroad.
2 Essays
3 Letters of reccomentation from 2 VPs and President od our Division.
Interview with Admissions Director.

Therefore, you can see my GMAT plays just a compliance role in my application and that is how I saw it. So every other piece of the application was focused on my strengths and abilities and how I was gonna be a valuable asset for their program. From the interview I can see that they were positively impacted by my application and credentials.

I'll let this forum know once I am admitted. Worth to mention, I applied to a Part-time program and I see some people here are from abroad trying to get into a US Business School. However, I think that had I been outside the US and applied to a specific program I would have had the same outcome. There´s a saying in my country that goes like this "the parrot is green wherever it goes" (not sure if it translates well into english but I hope you get the idea).

[StaceyKoprince]

Thanks for your note, Christian - let us know what happens!

[Guest]

Just got the call 5mins ago from the Admissions Director to congratulate me and telling me they will be delighted to have me in their program.

[Christian]

for the record, the post above is mine...

[StaceyKoprince]

Congrats - good luck!