Should I Still Apply?

[Tex2008]

Hello all,

I recently took the GMAT again in the hopes that I would increase my score. Not so. I scored in the 35th percentile. I scored in the 50th percentile the first time. Not good scores either time. The school I want to go to has a GMAT range starting from the 65th percentile according to the Princeton Review. The school I want to go to reviews all scores but uses the highest score when evaluating applications. I am still below the range even with my highest score. I am also aware Princeton Review is an indpendent research group and they do not factor in the rest of the application. I still have reason to believe they are fairly accurate in their reporting.

I started my application last month and have asked for letters of recommendations. I know there is a variety of factors admissions boards look into while reviewing applications. The GMAT is just one factor, though very important. If I were to be accepted this fall I will have three years of work experience under my belt. I have a demanding job that spans various skills and abilities. I have also stayed with the same company since I graduated. I believe I can put together a good application but think my GMAT score will severly hurt me. I also don't know if there is enough time for me to increase my score where it needs to be (considering where I'm starting from) by the last application deadline. I am also an alumni of the school I want to go to. I don't really know if that has any sway or not.

Should I hold off, re-take the GMAT, and apply next fall? Or should I give it a shot and apply? Just looking for different people's opinions. Every time I re-take the test or apply it is that much more money out of my pocket. Thanks for any advice.

[rawxstasy]

Is there another school you can go to that will take a lower score? I wanted to go to University of WA nursing school and good Lord! - they wanted two years experience working as a nurses assistant, 4.0 grade point. Essay on "why I want to be a nurse?" Recommendation letters.. there was more but I didn't decided I didn't need all that crap. I ended up applying at Montana state University - I am very happy and I also didn't have to deal with the backbiting and bitchiness I encountered in WA state. I am in my last year of nursing school now.

This might sound a little "out there' but try working on improving your nutrition, especially with raw food diet. It helped bring my gpa from 2.5 to 3.2 with that alone. Also I feel I can think better and more clearly. You don't even have to be totally raw. I am about 50% raw and I take vitamins.

Stress affects my brain to so I've been meditating and being present.

Hope some of this helps.