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Originally Posted by portugabel
- letter of reference will be 2 professionals who know me very well and 1 academic who knows me very well also ! I believe it is ridiculous to ask a letter of reference to a professor whose class I have been to only for a semester and who does barely know me.
- Negative point is my GMAT score although universities have been responsively not negative (not all positive either) regarding my score... have communicated it to all professors I am in contact with... |
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letter of reference is to get other people to talk about your RESEARCH potential and ability - whether you can meet the demands in academic research. You don't need someone who knows you well to do that. In most cases, a prof who taught you for one semester may do a better job at making the evaluation than many other professionals. There are exceptions, but remember that they are exceptions.
You are right on about your GMAT score - it is one weak point.
The nice thing about OB programs is that work experience does value a little bit (but not a lot) more than in other programs (e.g. econs, finance, etc). Nevertheless, it is a good differentiator only when you can demonstrate good research abilities and potentials (the non-negotitables). You can look at gradjournal.com for some of the OB applicants' stats.