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08 May 2014, 19:14
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I took the GMAT back in 2010 with the intention of applying to business school a year later for Fall 2012. For a variety of reasons (mainly the fact that I had/have a good job and wanted to bank some cash), I didn't end up applying at that time. I'm now at a point where my employer will fund my mba and I am planning on applying and attending starting Fall 2015.
I know I scored a 740 overall (97th percentile) with a perfect 6 on my writing sample. I don't recall my individual scores on Quant and Verbal but I know I scored higher on Verbal than Quant. (With a gun to my head, I'd say my best guess is 42 Verbal, 50 Quant). I know that compared to practice tests I had taken at the time my Quant score was toward the lower bound of my projected score and my verbal score was toward the upper bound of my projected score . (I expected to do slightly better in Quant than Verbal).
So, given that my test is now four years old, and that I'm unsure whether I can do better than what I did before, should I retake the test now or go with my previous score?
I know I scored a 740 overall (97th percentile) with a perfect 6 on my writing sample. I don't recall my individual scores on Quant and Verbal but I know I scored higher on Verbal than Quant. (With a gun to my head, I'd say my best guess is 42 Verbal, 50 Quant). I know that compared to practice tests I had taken at the time my Quant score was toward the lower bound of my projected score and my verbal score was toward the upper bound of my projected score . (I expected to do slightly better in Quant than Verbal).
So, given that my test is now four years old, and that I'm unsure whether I can do better than what I did before, should I retake the test now or go with my previous score?
08 May 2014, 21:02
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Hi FF,
Great job on that GMAT! Provided that you are going to apply before your GMAT score is no longer valid (5 years) then my 2 cents: a 740 isn't worth retaking. Spend the time that you would have been studying working on your apps.
Good luck,
A.
Great job on that GMAT! Provided that you are going to apply before your GMAT score is no longer valid (5 years) then my 2 cents: a 740 isn't worth retaking. Spend the time that you would have been studying working on your apps.
Good luck,
A.
08 May 2014, 21:10
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In my opinion, you should apply with your previous score if all schools you are applying to accept 4 year old scores.
A balanced >720 score is perfectly fine. Even if you do score 20 points higher this time, it will not make much difference, but you will have to put in a decent bit of time and effort (especially for the new Integrated Reasoning section) which you can better utilize in preparing your app.
When considering older scores, schools adjust the percentiles to make them comparable. So it doesn't matter if your score is old as long as it is within the acceptable time frame. I would suggest you to start investing time in your story instead.
