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Re: 710 Overall but IR 5 - Retake? [#permalink]
EMPOWERgmatRichC,

Thanks for the reply, Rich. This is from mikemcgarry at Magoosh:

Integrated Reasoning

The folks at GMAC are quite fond of the IR section of the GMAT. A couple of years ago, many GMATs sent to B-school adcom were still pre-IR GMATs from early 2012. At this point, over 99% of GMATs sent to B-school have an IR section. Now that the IR is a part of virtually every GMAT the folks on adcom see, they are in a position to use it more as an assessment tool. Data suggests that the IR is often used in tie-breaking situations between two close candidates. It is not unreasonable to expect to see the importance of the IR section continuing to increase over time.
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Re: 710 Overall but IR 5 - Retake? [#permalink]
Hi noco401,

Generally speaking, you want to score decent enough on the IR section so as not to draw negative attention to a low IR score.

You don't want the admissions committee to focus on a really low IR score of like 1 or 2 -- that shows lack of effort or ability

That said, it's not that much more beneficial to have a perfect 8 versus a 6 or 7.

So ideally, you want to stay in the 4, 5, 6, or 7 range to efficiently get a score that is decent without putting a crazy amount of effort.

Now, with your IR score of 5 – that is decent and good enough. In addition, your 710 score is very high. So in your situation, I wouldn't worry about retaking the test for a higher IR score because you’re in the target zone.
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Re: 710 Overall but IR 5 - Retake? [#permalink]
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I wouldn't worry about this at all. IR 5 is more than good enough, unless your situation is really exceptional.
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