Which section receives the most weight — the quantitative, verbal, or analytical writing assessment (AWA)?
The GMAT is just one piece of the puzzle, and different portions will be important based on the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses. We don’t start off with a prescription of a weight on anything in the application, other than you must be able to handle the coursework and must be able to work with others. That’s how we get a balanced and diverse class. We use the recommendation, essays, and the interviews to pull all the pieces together to get a sense of the applicant. Q: When evaluating an applicant’s undergraduate career, how important is the stature of the school they attended? How important is their choice of major? A: We had 265 colleges and universities represented in the class that we just admitted [Class of 2001] from around the world. That may give you part of the answer to that question. We are certainly not looking for only a certain few institutions. Q: What about an applicant’s major? Do the majority of your admitted students go to business school as undergraduates? A: Tw
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