Previously we had published an article about Harvard Business School 2+2 MBA Program. Recently HBS have released profile of admitted students for the class of 2014. It lists very interesting details on admitted students
| Complete Range of GMAT Scores | 510-790 |
| Average GMAT | 727 |
| Range of GRE Q | 690-800 |
| Range of GRE V | 560-800 |
| Average GRE Q | 767 |
| Average GRE V | 679 |
| Average GPA | 3.75 |
As you can see Average GRE Verbal is 679. Most of the students writing GRE to get admission to Masters in US get score around 300 to 450. Now, after seeing the profile of students admitted, you get the feel for quality of students who get into Harvard Business School for MBA.
Also, in the GRE Range for Verbal, they have 800 score in GRE Verbal. Wow! that’s amazing. 800 in GRE Q is common, but 800 in GRE Verbal is never heard before.
So, do you think you have enough motivation and effort to score in GRE or GMAT in the above listed range to get into Harvard?
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A GRE verbal of above 600-700 is by no means an impossible target, even for an Indian student.
I have studied in an English-intensive environment from the first grade, and I find the GRE verbal easy enough.
Trust me, aiming for a verbal score like 800 is a huge scale wastage of time.
People into science or management fields have better things to do rather than mugg up the whole english dictionary and synonymns/antonyms.
Students should aim for a decent score in verbal 550 around for GRE.
People with exceptionally high verbal score do not have a distinctive advantage above people who have 550 around. The complete profile matters
swaroop
i agree with you on the part of mugging up
but knowing is better , if some plans early in his career say with in 3 to 4 yrs time frame, i am sure it is possible to master verbal score.it needs effort and passion. one can choose to what he want to be friend. it is in your power to be or not to be
keep trying
cheers
easwaran
India
Hi Easwaran,
For the last few days most of the articles that i read kept saying high verbal scores were almost impossible. Your comment made me breath a sigh of relief!!!! Thank you very much
And i agree with you about the amount of effort that HSB puts on each article in this blog. Hats off to you HSB.
Thank you very much
Ananth
I agree that mugging Verbal words is not not going to get you anywhere. But, people who get 800 in Verbal will had acquired the required english skills not by muggin up GRE, but from childhood days of using such high vocabulary in day day use.
Disagree –
Since they have such high GRE Verbal, they are admitted in Harvard. Students aiming for 550, unless they have very high standing profile, they are not going to Harvard. Thats what differentiates from becoming CEO or regular employee.
HSB
as usual your information stand taller
i do not where you get this information
and it tells the tale of quality of Harvard
to be at the top, we have to be at the top
our student community should strive smart to be
at the top
hope with due time our students will rise up to the occasion
by the way how much time you spent on researching for this topic
hats off
keep educating us
thanks for your sharing and caring
easwaran
India