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04 Oct 2016, 00:53
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Hi, everyone
First of all, I'm so thankful that I found such a helpful website to help me prepare for my apps.
I have heard that top tier schools (top 10) have a certain "cut-off score" for Quant scores and IR as well (thankfully i got an 8 on IR so no worries for that part).
Meaning, even if the total score is high (720+), if the candidate's Quant score is weak, then it would definitely be a red flag. I was wondering what that cut-off score would be. For example, my current total score of 730 is made up of a 49Q (77th percentile). All other factors of one's application being equal, is a 49Q sufficient for a top 10 b school.
Thank you in advance.
First of all, I'm so thankful that I found such a helpful website to help me prepare for my apps.
I have heard that top tier schools (top 10) have a certain "cut-off score" for Quant scores and IR as well (thankfully i got an 8 on IR so no worries for that part).
Meaning, even if the total score is high (720+), if the candidate's Quant score is weak, then it would definitely be a red flag. I was wondering what that cut-off score would be. For example, my current total score of 730 is made up of a 49Q (77th percentile). All other factors of one's application being equal, is a 49Q sufficient for a top 10 b school.
Thank you in advance.
04 Oct 2016, 23:18
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Hi HWSSBC,
B-schools don’t follow cutoffs either for overall or sectional (Quant and Verbal) scores. However, it’s always good to have the overall score around the median score of the target school (higher the better, but incremental value goes down beyond the average) with a balanced split between the two components. Moreover, they typically attach bit more importance to Quant (than Verbal).
Now, they also look at corroborating evidences for Quant and Verbal to assess your competency in them. So, for example, if you scored 45 in Quant, but if you’ve excellent grades in math courses in undergrad and/ or if you’ve an engineering degree, then 45 isn’t bad. The assessment is more holistic than just one data point.
You may read more on this in my response in this thread:
schools-forgiving-of-low-gpas-225476.html#p1735026
Coming to your case, you should be fine at 49.
B-schools don’t follow cutoffs either for overall or sectional (Quant and Verbal) scores. However, it’s always good to have the overall score around the median score of the target school (higher the better, but incremental value goes down beyond the average) with a balanced split between the two components. Moreover, they typically attach bit more importance to Quant (than Verbal).
Now, they also look at corroborating evidences for Quant and Verbal to assess your competency in them. So, for example, if you scored 45 in Quant, but if you’ve excellent grades in math courses in undergrad and/ or if you’ve an engineering degree, then 45 isn’t bad. The assessment is more holistic than just one data point.
You may read more on this in my response in this thread:
schools-forgiving-of-low-gpas-225476.html#p1735026
Coming to your case, you should be fine at 49.
