It's all relative, I guess. 650 is a pretty good score. The 85th percentile of anything puts one in pretty good company. And it does at least fulfill the minimum requirement of the top schools. Nevertheless, within the realm of the top schools, 650 is not all that impressive. The averages at most of the top MBA (and doctoral too, I suppose) programs are closer to 700. If we assume that scores are mostly normal - then the median and mode are also around 700 . Back to the original question of whether one should include a GMAT score on one's resume, I vote for a resounding no! I say you're both right.
I wouldn't hire someone who put a GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, SAT, ACT, or any other score on a résumé. That is just odd.
GMAT minimums Just as an aside, (and this is true) I know someone that got into the USC Executive MBA program with a score of 320. He got waitlisted and interviewed twice before they admitted him but he got in. I know that the Exec programs are a bit of an anomaly as admissions procedures go but just the same it IS incredible. By the way, he graduated and did very well. So much for GMAT predictions of success.
Re: GMAT minimums The GMAT is a poor predictor of success in gradaute school. This is particularly so for older students: In terms of age group, the total GMAT score correlation was highest among 20- to 24-year-olds and lowest among those over 35. Source: GMAT article
Re: Re: GMAT minimums Very interesting article. In today's world, where innovation is so important, I don't see ow any standardize test can capture the best, people just learn how to take the test better than others (a function of money sometimes).
Believe it or not, I just reviewed a resume last month from a candidate graduating this coming May from Michigan State University's full-time MBA program. This person listed his GMAT score of 720 right on the resume! His impressive background and experiences is what got him through for an interview....in the end, however, the 720 GMAT score didn't matter much since his interview for the position within my organization was not very impressive at all... never before had I seen a GMAT score on a resume until this year!
