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700 GMAT - Should I retake? 31 Aug 2020, 09:28
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I recently just finished my 2nd attempt on the GMAT scoring a 700 (42V 44Q). I was up 40 points from my first score of 660. I just graduated from Michigan with a degree in economics and a 3.6 GPA. I am working as a debt placement analyst in the commercial real estate industry and wanted to get the GMAT out of the way before I started work.

I want to get an MBA in 3-4 years and use it to pivot to real estate private equity and hopefully start my own thing down the line. I know that my score is around 20-30 points below the average at some of the top schools listed below, but I am wondering if retaking the exam a third time is really worth it. I am a strong writer and I believe I will be able to craft strong essays when I do apply so really I just am wondering if 700 is too low of a number for these schools.

Schools:
Duke - Fuqua
Emory - Goizueta
UVA - Darden
Cornell - Johnson
Dartmouth - Tuck
HBS
Yale SOM

Any help and advice would be much appreciated!
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700 GMAT - Should I retake? 31 Aug 2020, 09:41
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Hey there, my personal opinion is yes without knowing your background (urm?).

For many of those schools you are in target. For Yale and Harvard you are below target. I don’t think for any school except for maybe Emory you are above target. You really want to be at least at or above the average at the top school you’re applying to. I would specifically also be concerned about the quant percentage. I had a very similar score to yours (q44 v42 710) and retook the test two more times to move my quant score up.

Again this is just my personal opinion. If you felt you gave the gmat your all and there is no room for improvement, then don’t worry about it. If you can get a q48 with some more work I think it would be advantageous to do that...

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700 GMAT - Should I retake? 31 Aug 2020, 11:27
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Use this link to help you decide: https://gmatclub.com/forum/what-are-my- ... 09854.html
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700 GMAT - Should I retake? 31 Aug 2020, 21:41
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I recently just finished my 2nd attempt on the GMAT scoring a 700 (42V 44Q). I was up 40 points from my first score of 660. I just graduated from Michigan with a degree in economics and a 3.6 GPA. I am working as a debt placement analyst in the commercial real estate industry and wanted to get the GMAT out of the way before I started work.

I want to get an MBA in 3-4 years and use it to pivot to real estate private equity and hopefully start my own thing down the line. I know that my score is around 20-30 points below the average at some of the top schools listed below, but I am wondering if retaking the exam a third time is really worth it. I am a strong writer and I believe I will be able to craft strong essays when I do apply so really I just am wondering if 700 is too low of a number for these schools.

Schools:
Duke - Fuqua
Emory - Goizueta
UVA - Darden
Cornell - Johnson
Dartmouth - Tuck
HBS
Yale SOM

Any help and advice would be much appreciated!
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3-4 is a long period. I would say you should give yourself one more chance, even if you are a strong writer. You would not want to leave you app. like that as you can't be sure. Also, more importantly, giving it now makes more sense than giving later - you should take advantage of the momentum you have built up. Later, if, it would be all over again.

Quant is the single most reason for a retake. As someone at Q44, with little efforts, can easily go upto 48/49, giving you roughly 20-30; thus, it would be a stronger app.