Does this forum over emphasize the gmat or is it the biggest part of your application? I have a friend working as a financial advisor at northwestern mutual who scored a 334 gre working only like 10-20 hours a week and says that he doesn’t do anything at work, but I’m here hauling ass in T2 consulting. But looking at this forum it seems like he’ll have a better shot at T10 than me with a 700 gmat

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No one gives a flip flop about North Western Mutual.

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WE > GMAT, adcoms know it’s hard to study for the GMAT while working in consulting

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What…? GMAT is the single biggest criteria for money. No one is throwing money for Accenture work experience

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