Considering taking a sabbatical to study. I’m worried sick about the GMAT and not hitting my target score. Did anyone take time off to study? I have exactly 8 weeks to my test date but not able to study enough because of work. Any other suggestions/recommendations?

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I took a week off to study because that’s all I could afford 😅
I treated it as a project and it went well in the end

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I know quite a few folks that took sabbaticals to study so v doable

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As long as your sabbatical doesn’t show up on your CV and can be sidestepped during your app/interviews, then sure.

But if adcoms find out then it’s not a good look considering that even IBers can still get high scores while working up until stupid o’clock.

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A1 sure, you could equivocate or lie I guess. I wasn’t including those as possibilities in my original statement.

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Highly suggest. Did this but still wasn’t enough

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8 weeks until test date? I’d be wary about round 3 admission and without knowing your background/goals, and may suggest to apply ED1 in the fall rather than the crapshoot, which is round 3.

Early decision

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Is it bad to apply in Round 3?

You’re competing for less spots so your chances are lower, I usually hear that more unique candidates or “stats beasts” tend to make the cut. Personally, I would wait for R1, and I’m from one of the poorest countries in Africa.

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Don’t apply for round 3. You’re competing for 50-100 spots (maybe) at that point and mostly veterans. Do round 1 and maybe go for the GRE. I just did GRE and got into Wharton

163 v + 163 q + 5.5 writing (I think… if it’s out of 6, can’t remember)

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