Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Apr 2610:00 AM EDT
-11:00 AM EDT
The Target Test Prep course represents a quantum leap forward in GMAT preparation, a radical reinterpretation of the way that students should study. Try before you buy with a 5-day, full-access trial of the course for FREE!
Apr 2711:00 AM EDT
-12:00 PM EDT
Prefer video-based learning? The Target Test Prep OnDemand course is a one-of-a-kind video masterclass featuring 400 hours of lecture-style teaching by Scott Woodbury-Stewart, founder of Target Test Prep and one of the most accomplished GMAT instructors
Apr 2808:00 AM PDT
-11:00 AM PDT
Whether you are just beginning your MBA journey or fine-tuning your path to a 700+ score, GMAT Day is designed to give you a competitive edge.
10 Aug 2006, 19:27
Kudos
Bookmarks
Rhyme, thanks for the well wishes. I also appreciate the detail of your post. Undoubtadly, there is a lot of work ahead of all of use that are appying to business school this year.
Your advice is sound, but I just wanted to point out that I'm not thinking about retaking the test just because I think 750 is better than 730. I totally agree with you that there is basically no difference between the two scores in terms of application quality, and the deciding factor in either case would come down to the other elements of the application.
The reason I'm thinking about retaking the exam is because I underperformed. If someone practices consistently around 700 and winds up with a 660 on test day, it wouldn't be surprising of they scheduled to retake the test. I don't think there's anything different about my situation. The difference between 700 & 660 may or may not make the difference, even in a boarderline application; it's similarly hard to predict how 730 or 770 will affect a boarderline application.
I will say that I do believe a 770+ will make a difference in some cases. They way I see it, a 730 is within the 80th percetile of applications at most top schools, while a 770+ is outside the 80th percentile at all schools. What that means is that if you have a 770+, you'd be in the top 10% of all accepted applicants at any school. A 730 puts you solidly in the ballpark, but a 770+ is a point of strength that can offset some other point of weakness. The honest truth is that I was practicing consistently around 770, and I believe I can do it on test day.
I'm not certain whether I will retake or not. I do know that if it makes sense for someone scoring in the mid 600s to put in several months of hard work to try to improve to 700, it should also make sense to put in a solid months work to try to move up 30-50 points from 730. I haven't even begun to scratch the surface of the resources available here at the GMATclub.
Your advice is sound, but I just wanted to point out that I'm not thinking about retaking the test just because I think 750 is better than 730. I totally agree with you that there is basically no difference between the two scores in terms of application quality, and the deciding factor in either case would come down to the other elements of the application.
The reason I'm thinking about retaking the exam is because I underperformed. If someone practices consistently around 700 and winds up with a 660 on test day, it wouldn't be surprising of they scheduled to retake the test. I don't think there's anything different about my situation. The difference between 700 & 660 may or may not make the difference, even in a boarderline application; it's similarly hard to predict how 730 or 770 will affect a boarderline application.
I will say that I do believe a 770+ will make a difference in some cases. They way I see it, a 730 is within the 80th percetile of applications at most top schools, while a 770+ is outside the 80th percentile at all schools. What that means is that if you have a 770+, you'd be in the top 10% of all accepted applicants at any school. A 730 puts you solidly in the ballpark, but a 770+ is a point of strength that can offset some other point of weakness. The honest truth is that I was practicing consistently around 770, and I believe I can do it on test day.
I'm not certain whether I will retake or not. I do know that if it makes sense for someone scoring in the mid 600s to put in several months of hard work to try to improve to 700, it should also make sense to put in a solid months work to try to move up 30-50 points from 730. I haven't even begun to scratch the surface of the resources available here at the GMATclub.
10 Aug 2006, 20:25
Kudos
Bookmarks
willget800
Sorry... I've just started this process and I'm shocked how long it is taking. Took me two weeks to write the recomendation outlines. A week to write my HBS outlines. I still havent even started the others or the actual essays for HBS. I started looking for events, researching classes, checking dates of employment with HR folks etc... im just shocked how much work time is necessary for this other stuff. It takes a lot more time and thought than I expected.
And the funny thing is.... the GMAT? It's three numbers in the middle of page six out of twenty. Every number I type in represents 100 hours of work and probably close to $1000 ! hahahha..
I'm just realizing that the GMAT really is just ONE piece. I always knew it, but I underestimated the difficulty in writing really good essays - and the amount of time I'd need to really think about it.
Even the stupid stuff like "What clubs were in you part of in college? List dates, titles and hours per week of involvement".... makes my head spin. Who remembers this stuff?
Dont be scared, just be smarter than I was - know that there is a lot you will need to do - the sooner you get started the better.
