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The "Retake with 700+" Question - Answered?

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The "Retake with 700+" Question - Answered? [#permalink] New post   19 Nov 2009, 21:47
First of all, amazing site. I haven't posted much, but I have been a regular reader over the past few months. By far the most helpful group of people I have found on the web.

I thought my experience/story might help some of you out there, and I am curious to hear your thoughts as well.

This last September I took the GMAT and scored a 720 (46Q, 44V, 6.0 AWA). After scoring 740 and 750 on my previous two GMATPreps - I was satisfied but not elated. Since then the "retake or not?" question has been running through my mind, and I have kept up to date on the latest GMAT/MBA Application news. However, I am a college senior and decided to focus on getting a job and worrying about the GMAT next semester.

A couple weeks ago I was flown out to San Francisco for an interview and stayed with family in Palo Alto. After my interview I stopped by Stanford, toured campus, and spoke with the lady at the front desk of the GSB. Not sure how reliable a source that is, but she seemed to know what she was talking about. Anyway, I asked some typical questions about career choice and whatnot, then told her about my GMAT. More or less word for word:

Me: I took the GMAT in September and scored a 720, and...
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Her: Don't take it again.

Me: Really? (told her the Q/V scores) So you still recommend not retaking it even though I only scored in the 76th percentile in Quant?

Her: Yes. Don't worry about it, instead focus on getting quality work experience and on the other aspects of your application.


I was convinced. What do you think?
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Re: The "Retake with 700+" Question - Answered? [#permalink] New post   19 Nov 2009, 22:22
no? i got in the 76th percentile in Quant. got a 700. a 720 is good. not sure of 700 though. retaking in jan. wish i didn't have to. :|
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Re: The "Retake with 700+" Question - Answered? [#permalink] New post   20 Nov 2009, 06:41
I would personally not retake with a score of 700 or higher.

One thing to remember is the GMAT is one the first indicators used by adcoms to determine who ends up in the trash pile and who gets a second look. If a last indicator is needed, then the adcoms may turn back to GMAT scores.

Focus on your apps and your essays.

If you go through the admit/ding threads over the years, you'll find people at the 99 percentile score (750 or 760, depending what year) who were dinged from top 5 schools.

We have a thread that covers this very issue:
should-i-retake-gmat-thread-retaking-gmat-strategies-83339.html
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Re: The "Retake with 700+" Question - Answered? [#permalink] New post   20 Nov 2009, 09:33
mohater wrote:
I would personally not retake with a score of 700 or higher.

One thing to remember is the GMAT is one the first indicators used by adcoms to determine who ends up in the trash pile and who gets a second look. If a last indicator is needed, then the adcoms may turn back to GMAT scores.

Focus on your apps and your essays.

If you go through the admit/ding threads over the years, you'll find people at the 99 percentile score (750 or 760, depending what year) who were dinged from top 5 schools.

We have a thread that covers this very issue:
should-i-retake-gmat-thread-retaking-gmat-strategies-83339.html


I almost completely agree with you. The thing is that my GPA is rather splotchy, and I'm an Indian male (though non-IT). So I need to have a sky-high GMAT score. Also I'm only applying to HBS this year. So I'm like "why take a chance?". Also, I think we need to address that GMAT score requirements vary demographically. I know of a female candidate getting a 700 and getting into HBS last year. Indian males might need a little more. Indian IT males would need a lot more. Since the applicants are put into seperate pools depending on their nationality, gender, industry, age (?) etc., their competition are their poolmates and not the entire pool of applicants. I wrote a blog on this issue here: https://gr8r.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/just-a-hunch/
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