jenmcel wrote:
Hi all,
I just took my first GMAT and have a VERY lopsided score (T 710, V48, Q40, IR6). I'm almost 90% that I should retake to try and rebalance the scores especially as I don't have a strong quant background, have not done maths since my first year of my undergrad and have until mid-March before the first round of applications is due for the schools I'm looking at.
Does everyone agreed that I should retake (I'm looking at INSEAD and IE in Europe for reference)? I have 5+ years international experience so think holistically I can make an attractive case but would be really keen to get feedback.
Secondly, if I did have to resit, what should be my approach to studying quant for the next month? Ironically, I spent 10% of the last 2.5 months studying verbal and the rest on quant. I would say I have strong problem solving skills generally but am getting flustered when working on quant questions to time as the overall maths is a bit rusty. I previously kept an
error log and tried to focus on my weak points as much as possible but ultimate got thrown by a few tricky questions on test day.
Thanks in advance!
Whoa, congrats on that killer verbal score! Any chance you could bottle that up and send it to some of our suffering pals in the verbal forum?
And yeah, you'll almost certainly need to retake. Schools might be legitimately worried about your ability to handle the quantitative coursework with a 40Q, unfortunately. The 710 composite is probably fine, but they'll want some reassurance of quant skill.
If you only have a month to study, you might want to seriously consider hiring a tutor to help you jump-start the process. I also suspect that one of the titans of the GMAT Club quant forum have constructed a quant study plan for folks in your situation. (
Bunuel or
souvik101990, could I trouble one of you to point her in the right direction for a one-month quant crash course?)
enegoel wrote:
Hi,
I just took my GMAT exam and my Score is 690 (V-31,Q-50,IR-8).
I am an Engineer graduate from one of the very reputed college in India with GPA 4. I am working as Linux and VMware administrator with 7 years of experience.
I am targeting Chicago based universities, primarily Booth and Kellog.
Please suggest if I should try for round 2 with this GMAT score or Should I retake the exam?
Looking forward for your suggestions.
Thank you!!
Congrats on the killer quant score!
You just said two magic words: "engineer" and "India." Unless you walk on water, you'll need to score much higher than a 690 -- and if anybody tells you otherwise, check your wallet. Sorry for the bad news.
Plenty of determined GMAT Club members have made the leap on verbal, though. Check out this one for inspiration:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/abhimahna-s- ... 49109.htmlGood luck to you both!