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Hi all. I took the GMAT in June and scored a 760 and was super happy, until I realized the split - 47Q/48V. That's a 63rd percentile in quant (99th in verbal and overall). Still, all the articles/everyone I know told me a 760 is strong and I would be stupid to retake the GMAT, so I didn't.
But now that I'm a week away from the first of the R1 app deadlines, I keep hearing about the 63rd percentile being a huge red flag. Anybody have any thoughts or advice for me? Should I push some apps to R2 and try to retake the GMAT in October (I would have retaken in July if I haven't gotten such a strong overall)? R2 has its own disadvantages.. My background is decent, but not STELLAR by m7 standards. Would appreciate any advice from the knowledgeable people on this forum! :(

Honestly, it's not a huge red flag. It will be helpful if you can show you got some quant skills through other methods though, but by far, the main score is more important. If you had all the time in the world, sure you could retake, esp. since scores are cancellable, so if you got less, no big deal.


But if you want to apply this year, just forget about it. Accept your awesome score, and spend your energies where they are now needed most i.e. your application :)

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Thanks for the responses everyone! I think I will just keep the score for now and look into retaking later in the fall in case I end up having to apply to any tier 2 schools in R2. For now, I took ThadGA08's advice and went through the MBAMath program in a hurry before submitting HBS (thanks so much for making that suggestion - thought your post was super helpful even though you're not a consultant). Not sure if it will really help with my top top choices, but I'm sure it will at schools like Tuck/Ross (also in my list) that actually require first year students to take the course. If nothing else, I'm hoping it will say something about my dedication/perseverance - let's see. Thanks all, and good luck, ThadGA08!