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29 Jan 2008, 12:48
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Well, I fell flat on my face during the quant. I really, really struggled with some relatively benign "solve the following equation" type questions- I just couldn't get my mind around common denominators of variable fraction expressions. Ugh.
Verbal obviously went pretty well, no real complaints there except for one RC question I knew I had wrong the instant after I pressed confirm.
I would appreciate any of your feedback on the following issues, as I am debating whether or not to take it again.
1) I'm not sure if I hit the submit button on time for my second essay- obviously if it comes back incomplete on the official report, I'm retaking it. Both of the Essays took me much longer than they did in practice tests.
2) My goal schools were Northwestern and Chicago, as there is a good possibility I may be moving to Chicago this Summer because my wife might "match" to Northwestern for medical residency. I work in Finance, and I KNOW my quantitative score was not reflective of my true ability- will such a glaring discrepancy on my report stand out, especially because the weakness is in Quant? Our other options for cities are Boston (this score gives me no chance at Harvard or MIT), and the Washington area (I don't know much about the quality of Georgetown, GWU, UMD).
I really had my heart set on doing 700+, and I am partially debating whether an MBA not in the top 10 is worth getting at all (on your own dime). I'd appreciate your thoughts.
Verbal obviously went pretty well, no real complaints there except for one RC question I knew I had wrong the instant after I pressed confirm.
I would appreciate any of your feedback on the following issues, as I am debating whether or not to take it again.
1) I'm not sure if I hit the submit button on time for my second essay- obviously if it comes back incomplete on the official report, I'm retaking it. Both of the Essays took me much longer than they did in practice tests.
2) My goal schools were Northwestern and Chicago, as there is a good possibility I may be moving to Chicago this Summer because my wife might "match" to Northwestern for medical residency. I work in Finance, and I KNOW my quantitative score was not reflective of my true ability- will such a glaring discrepancy on my report stand out, especially because the weakness is in Quant? Our other options for cities are Boston (this score gives me no chance at Harvard or MIT), and the Washington area (I don't know much about the quality of Georgetown, GWU, UMD).
I really had my heart set on doing 700+, and I am partially debating whether an MBA not in the top 10 is worth getting at all (on your own dime). I'd appreciate your thoughts.
29 Jan 2008, 13:10
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Man,
That is not a bad score
If you think can you do better there is nothing wrong with re-taking the test.
Are you looking at full-time or part-time?
I am applying to part-time for Kellogg and Chicago right now.
That is not a bad score
If you think can you do better there is nothing wrong with re-taking the test.
Are you looking at full-time or part-time?
I am applying to part-time for Kellogg and Chicago right now.
29 Jan 2008, 13:14
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Sorry, you didn't do as well as you wanted to. But I think you're getting discouraged too quickly if you're reconsidering doing an MBA altogether just based on a "weak" GMAT score.
What I can tell you that if you run out of time on the AWA, whatever portion you already had written down is going to be entered as your response. So if you had finished the essay and just ran out of time before hitting 'submit', you're still in good shape.
A 680 is a pretty decent score, but from what I've heard on this forum, most schools want a 80/80 percentile split on GMAT scores. But take that with a grain of salt. Nobody's corroborated this as being part of an official admissions policy. I know a q39 is a bit below that threshold, but you have to decide really how willing you are to take the GMAT again.
If you've taken a lot of quant in your college days, then that probably mitigates the quant score a little. Or you may simply want to take a couple of math classes from some local college and get A's on them. It's all up to you really.
What I can tell you that if you run out of time on the AWA, whatever portion you already had written down is going to be entered as your response. So if you had finished the essay and just ran out of time before hitting 'submit', you're still in good shape.
A 680 is a pretty decent score, but from what I've heard on this forum, most schools want a 80/80 percentile split on GMAT scores. But take that with a grain of salt. Nobody's corroborated this as being part of an official admissions policy. I know a q39 is a bit below that threshold, but you have to decide really how willing you are to take the GMAT again.
If you've taken a lot of quant in your college days, then that probably mitigates the quant score a little. Or you may simply want to take a couple of math classes from some local college and get A's on them. It's all up to you really.
