Just took the exam -- 680... of course, I am depressed -- although I should have seen this coming. I basically studied / practiced, seriously, for only 2/2.5 weeks. Took my first mock test
MGMAT a couple of days ago (actually).
MGMAT 1 - 680 (was pretty happy with this as I had heard that MGMATs ar pretty tough)
MGMAT 2 - 630
GMATPrep 1 - 700
I did all the questions in the
OG-11. Apart from that I also did all the questions in the Verbal Review and the Manhattan courseware for SC and CR. I knew my Verbal was going to hit me, but was hopeing I can manage a decent score in quant to inch upwards of 700.
Damn!!!!
I am targeting one of the top 10 schools (may be I should start using the "was targeting" terminology now). ;).. I am seriously confused whether I should take the test again, or just live with 680 and put a better effort in the rest of the application. I have a masters degree in science from one of the top schools in the US, and an engineering degree from India from a decently ranked institution. Even if I was to decide to re-take the test, does taking practice tests improve your score that much? If I was to take it again, I would definitely want to target more than 730/740!
Any advise from the people on this forum would be greatly appreciated. Some say that in this economy, a sub-700 score will make it difficult to get into top schools. :(
Thanks!