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22 Aug 2017, 08:15
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Hi everyone -
Long time lurker and fan of the forum. Would greatly appreciate your sage advice on my current situation:
- Took the GMAT last year and scored a 690 (Q44 V41); tried to apply to a couple of M7 schools + Haas and got dinged or waitlisted
- Decided I need to boost my GMAT score so decided to retake it; focused mostly on improving quant score
- Retook GMAT today and scored a 680 (Q46 V37); I have mixed feelings as I managed to improve my quant but my verbal dropped
Would really appreciate your advice on whether I should:
- Cancel my score and try to retake it in a week or two, by focusing on both quant and verbal, with a view to try for R2 (or R1 if possible)
- Not cancel my score and apply with my current two GMAT takes to b-schools in R1
- Cancel my score and simply focus on essays for R1 with my first take (690)
Thank you!
Long time lurker and fan of the forum. Would greatly appreciate your sage advice on my current situation:
- Took the GMAT last year and scored a 690 (Q44 V41); tried to apply to a couple of M7 schools + Haas and got dinged or waitlisted
- Decided I need to boost my GMAT score so decided to retake it; focused mostly on improving quant score
- Retook GMAT today and scored a 680 (Q46 V37); I have mixed feelings as I managed to improve my quant but my verbal dropped
Would really appreciate your advice on whether I should:
- Cancel my score and try to retake it in a week or two, by focusing on both quant and verbal, with a view to try for R2 (or R1 if possible)
- Not cancel my score and apply with my current two GMAT takes to b-schools in R1
- Cancel my score and simply focus on essays for R1 with my first take (690)
Thank you!
airo
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GMAT 1: 750 Q48 V44
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22 Aug 2017, 08:56
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Depends on your demographics and rest of you profile, but I would go ahead and cancel your score since you already have your test from last year, which is higher.
Realistically, I don't think you're going to make a significant improvement with 2-weeks of study. You might need more like 1-2 months depending on your target. If M7 is your goal, then you're looking at a GMAT average score around 720-740 to be competitive.
Realistically, I don't think you're going to make a significant improvement with 2-weeks of study. You might need more like 1-2 months depending on your target. If M7 is your goal, then you're looking at a GMAT average score around 720-740 to be competitive.
22 Aug 2017, 10:34
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If you can break 700, and especially 720, you'll be in a different category in admissions. I would not cancel your score, but take again and apply for R2. With a 680 or 690, you risk getting rejected again at the top schools (though would still be competitive at the top 20...just maybe not the top ten. Hope that helps!
