EMPOWERgmatRichC wrote:
Hi Pranav,
First off, a 640 is a pretty good score (it's just shy of the 80th percentile overall), so calling it a 'low' score makes you sound silly. As it stands, it might be enough of a score to get you into your first choice Business School. It's important to remember that Business Schools look at your OVERALL profile, so if you are a strong applicant, this GMAT score will not 'hold you back.'
All of that having been said, I'd like to know more about your studies so far:
1) How long have you studied?
2) What materials have you used?
3) How did you scored on each of your practice CATs (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores)?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Hi Rich,
Thanks for the response. Thanks for telling its a decent score.. All i have heard till now is that its too low ,specially for top colleges in our country.
Regarding the studies :
1.I prepared for around 3-4 months (I prepared for 2 months and then due to some family emergencies wasn't able to study for about a month. Again prepared for a month before my test).
2.I had classes at a test prep company for 1st two month. I had solved their practice book and then
OG 2015.
3.Please find the practice CATs scores below:
GMAT1 :610
Quant : 40
Verbal : 33
GMAT1(re-take) 650
Quant: 42
Verbal: 32
Manhattan Test: 600
Quant : 40
Verbal : 33
GMAT2: 690
Quant :48
Verbal: 37
GMAT2(re-take) : 720
Quant : 48
Verbal : 42
The re-take scores are inflated as there were question i have already seen on earlier tests.
One more thing,i had target score of 680-700,that was in my head all the time that i should get 680+, also with my stop start preparation i thought maximum i can score
is 680 and landed on even less.
Thanks-
Pranav