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Re: 20-30 Points Worth Retaking? [#permalink]
hnguyen1987 wrote:
I have two major concerns:

1. What if I totally flub the new integrated reasoning?
2. Is my time better spent doing applications?

Then again, I am in no rush to apply to business school...

Is my current score going to automatically get me eliminated from the top 10 schools?


No it won't. You need to have something more substantial in your profile to make up for it.
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Re: 20-30 Points Worth Retaking? [#permalink]
Thanks for the help. If that's the case, I think I will apply to some choice of schools first. If I don't get in, then I'll retake. Oh cruel world...
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Re: 20-30 Points Worth Retaking? [#permalink]
I am in the same boat but will 30 points really get you to top schools. I saw a profile with 750, 3.7 GPA rejected from UT Austin - this is good school but no Harvard or Stanford. So 700 is not the key. The entire point is how you separate yourself from the herd.
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Re: 20-30 Points Worth Retaking? [#permalink]
I had the same thoughts about the GMAT; I have co-workers who got into Kellogg with 660, while others who have failed with 770. It's truly a mystifying acceptance process...

I still have 1 - 1.5 years until I plan to apply to business school. Since my family obligations have subsided, I will probably pursue some extra-curriculars of interest.

Is there anything else that can be recommended?
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Re: 20-30 Points Worth Retaking? [#permalink]
I've decided to take the GMAT a third time, with a few major changes. Can someone tell me if I'm sounding crazy? Are 3 attempts viewed unfavorably? At this point, I realize that I have the 680, but I want to get 700+, preferably 720, for myself.

Instead of 30 days, I am planning to relax for June and then go all out July and August, and then take the third attempt in September

* Plan to take the test on a Monday, rather than Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, since work screwed up my second attempt
* Spend 1 month to refresh all the MGMAT Math + Verbal, and then 1 month to focus only on hard math problems

My Verbal is consistently 90%+, so I just need to raise my Quant from 64% to 76%+.

Anyone have any feedback or advice?
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