Applying to Vanderbilt: GMAT Score Question
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27 Dec 2013, 11:48
Hello,
I applied to the Vanderbilt MS Finance in the first round and have an in-person interview on Monday. I just took the GMAT for the second time. Here is my profile:
Undergrad double major: Bachelor of Science in Finance, Economics
Undergrad GPA: 3.88 (Senior with one more semester to go from Florida Atlantic University)
2x President's List, 6x Dean's List
GMAT #1: 640 (43Q, 35V) --> one month of studying
GMAT #2: 640 (38Q, 40V) --> one week of studying for quant only
In addition, I am a female and my freshman year I had brain surgery for a condition that would have killed me had I not gone to the doctor sooner and didn't even drop any classes! Because of my finance and economics degree I have taken many math and math related courses and got an A in all of them (Precalc, calc, statistics, qmb, macreconomics, intermediate macro, intermediate micro, mathematical economics, finance, advanced finance, cases in finance etc) I only got a B+ my first micro class but this was the semester I had brain surgery so I feel like I get a free pass on that one. To summarize, I have a good math background I just did not test well on the quant and did not have enough time to prepare.
My question is…. My gmat scores are giving me panic attacks. If I combined the 43Q and 40V it is a 680 which isn't so worrisome but I know they do not combine your two individual scores into a composite. Despite this, will they look at the fact that I am capable of a 43Q and 40V? If not, do you feel my other qualiities give me a good enough chance that I stop panicking? Should I bring up my strange GMAT score pattern during the interview?