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09 Jul 2011, 18:59
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Hi,
I took the GMAT today and am very disappointed with the 700 score I received. I had a distribution of 42(59th percentile) on the quant section and 44(97th percentile) on the verbal section.
I was surprised my quant was so low because I had been getting at least 80th percentile on all the practice tests and averaging a 730 total on those practice tests. I would like to apply to Harvard, Chicago, Wharton, and INSEAD and I know my quant is low for their ranges. However, as an undergrad I graduated with a 3.9 with a degree in both Finance and Economics (where Econometrics, a highly statistical field, was my major). Additionally, I will be working for an excellent, internationally known investment bank for the years before I apply (I just graduated as an undergrad). Given this entire package, should I retake the test in an attempt to improve my score? And if I do retake and I somehow get a lower score, will that be held against me during the application processes?
Thanks for your help.
I took the GMAT today and am very disappointed with the 700 score I received. I had a distribution of 42(59th percentile) on the quant section and 44(97th percentile) on the verbal section.
I was surprised my quant was so low because I had been getting at least 80th percentile on all the practice tests and averaging a 730 total on those practice tests. I would like to apply to Harvard, Chicago, Wharton, and INSEAD and I know my quant is low for their ranges. However, as an undergrad I graduated with a 3.9 with a degree in both Finance and Economics (where Econometrics, a highly statistical field, was my major). Additionally, I will be working for an excellent, internationally known investment bank for the years before I apply (I just graduated as an undergrad). Given this entire package, should I retake the test in an attempt to improve my score? And if I do retake and I somehow get a lower score, will that be held against me during the application processes?
Thanks for your help.
12 Jul 2011, 09:32
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Aw right forum, wrong forum...it's all good dude. Let's talk about your 700.
The answer here is EASY. You should retake the GMAT. Why? NOT because your 700 is too low--it is okay. But because you can do better dude. Nobody with your background should do better on Verbal than Quant. : ) You did GREAT on verbal, so now you can retake the test and ACE it.
Given the exciting list of schools you wanna consider this year, it is your best bet for sure. If your score goes down, you wont be considered negatively--you would even be considered positively for trying to improve your profile. The only thing REALLY that you have to lose is the time you would have spent otherwise, improving your apps.
Break 700 man, you know you could do it. So go get it done!
Hope this helps,
Jon Frank
The answer here is EASY. You should retake the GMAT. Why? NOT because your 700 is too low--it is okay. But because you can do better dude. Nobody with your background should do better on Verbal than Quant. : ) You did GREAT on verbal, so now you can retake the test and ACE it.
Given the exciting list of schools you wanna consider this year, it is your best bet for sure. If your score goes down, you wont be considered negatively--you would even be considered positively for trying to improve your profile. The only thing REALLY that you have to lose is the time you would have spent otherwise, improving your apps.
Break 700 man, you know you could do it. So go get it done!
Hope this helps,
Jon Frank
. I know that I can't do much to improve RC in such a short span but SC mistakes are a big red flag. 
