{"id":22197,"date":"2014-01-02T07:00:55","date_gmt":"2014-01-02T14:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/set-your-gmat-score-goal\/"},"modified":"2014-01-02T07:00:55","modified_gmt":"2014-01-02T14:00:55","slug":"set-your-gmat-score-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/set-your-gmat-score-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"Set Your GMAT Score Goal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Do you know what your\u00a0GMAT score<\/a>\u00a0goal\u00a0should be?\u00a0 Do you know how to figure that out?\u00a0 Look, you need a\u00a0target score<\/em>\u00a0and I need you to set it.\u00a0 Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n

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  1. Do some research.\u00a0<\/strong> Compile a list of all the\u00a0programs<\/a>\u00a0you\u2019d like to attend.\u00a0 Be thorough in your research and clearly identify\u00a0why<\/em>\u00a0you would like to attend each institution that makes it onto your list.<\/li>\n
  2. Find out what the average GMAT score is<\/strong>\u00a0for admitted students to each of your listed programs.\u00a0 If, for some reason, you cannot find that information online, call the\u00a0admissions<\/a>\u00a0office and ask.<\/li>\n
  3. Take the highest score and make it higher.<\/strong>\u00a0 Add on twenty points or so and set that as your\u00a0target score<\/em>.\u00a0 Remember, an average is comprised of scores that are higher and lower than the mean presented.\u00a0 You want to be on the top side of that range.\u00a0 In other words, you want to be \u201cabove average.\u201d<\/li>\n
  4. Make it visible<\/strong>.\u00a0 Write that number on a sticky note and put it on your computer, your notebook, your test prep textbook, your dashboard, or all of those places.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    A target score, like any goal, needs to be aggressive but achievable.\u00a0 Don\u2019t set an unrealistic score or a score that has nothing to do with where you will apply.\u00a0 Remember, the list of programs you compile is\u00a0your<\/em>\u00a0list.\u00a0 In other words, aim for a target that is relevant to your academic goals, not the goals of someone else.\u00a0 If the most competitive score in your list is a 620, then your target ought to be anchored near there (say, a 650).<\/p>\n

    Setting a target score matters.\u00a0 You need to give yourself something to aim at.\u00a0 Make it relevant, make it bold, and make it yours!<\/p>\n

    The post Set Your GMAT Score Goal<\/a> appeared first on Kaplan GMAT Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Do you know what your\u00a0GMAT score\u00a0goal\u00a0should be?\u00a0 Do you know how to figure that out?\u00a0 Look, you need a\u00a0target score\u00a0and I need you to set it.\u00a0 Here\u2019s how: Do some…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"1","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,558,243,940],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gmat","category-kaplan-blog","category-blog","category-gmat-prep-gmat","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22197\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}