bain wants SAT score

Graduate School Business School - MBA
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<p>Bain & Co. wants applicants to list their SAT scores on their resume, broken down by verbal and math. </p>

<p>my SAT score is decent (average for incoming freshmen in my college, good enough for me to qualify to teach at kaplan, but definitely not ivy standards) … how much would this affect my chances of landing a management consulting internship? </p>

<p>(i also don’t believe my SAT scores are reflective of what i could do NOW if i re-tested; i feel much more confident now having tutored several high schoolers on the SAT)</p>

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<p>Yep, this is a new trend, companies asking for SAT scores. </p>

<p>If your scores aren’t stellar, then that will (unfortunately) negatively affect your chances of landing the job. But I don’t think it’s fatal.</p>

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<p>One thing to remember:</p>

<p>no matter how bad it is don’t lie.</p>

<p>if you get an offer - it’s SOP for companies to do background checks, and may very well ask for proof. </p>

<p>a friend of mine (a few years ago) had a tiny white lie on a resume and had his offer from JP Morgan rescinded on the spot.</p>

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<p>what did he lie about ivy_grad?</p>

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<p>Do they ask for your SAT score report or something?</p>

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<p>dtshen,</p>

<p>that’s not the point - and i’m not going to disclose that kind of information.</p>

<p>just don’t lie. it’s not worth rolling the dice on your career.</p>

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<p>im just wondering what you consider a white lie on a resume., since resumes are known to be filled with white lies</p>

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<p>basically, use this simple rule of thumb:</p>

<p>assume that anything and everything you put on your resume will be checked for verification.</p>

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<p>Leave it blank. Say you took the ACT haha.</p>

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<p>Where are you in school? My brother, a recent hire, says they only ask for SAT scores at schools they really don’t hire from. traditionally. He was not asked last year.</p>

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<p>i’m at UCLA. i went to the bain presentation today. they want SAT scores broken down and listed on the resume. but it seems like the case interview is still the major factor.</p>

<p>hmm… well i feel like they do regularly hire from UCLA, seeing how the presenter and about 4 others at the presentation were UCLA alumni, and UCLA is also listed on their website for schools they hire from.</p>

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<p>I’ll never get a job if most companies start looking at SAT scores</p>

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<p>on the flip side, can having a decent SAT score help you? i put my SAT score on my resume even for companies that don’t ask (i had 780 math, 750 verbal). it’s not top-notch but it’s relatively high for my school (i’m also at UCLA)</p>

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<p>those are great scores - cant hurt</p>

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<p>How is a 1530 not top-notch? I mean yeah theres always that extra 70 points but I mean come on…Although I wouldn’t mind them checking my score, I don’t see the point and am very against the SATs. Actually wrote a paper why its worthless. lol but a month later I took the SAT’s again. I guess it was a good way to complain. good luck</p>

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<p>is 740m 700cr too low?</p>

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<p>Oh yes, that’s incredibly low. The only job you’ll get is working at McDonalds frying french fries.</p>