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13 Aug 2020, 10:06
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I just finished my GMAT exam and got a 740 (49Q, 42V), with IR 5, AWA probably around 4.5-5.
Sure this is not a bad score, specially given that I studied only 3.5 weeks full time for the test. But I consider re-taking it, as:
a) I do not like my IR score and think that I could have done better if I had devoted c. 1 day to IR just to review my wrong answers.
b) I scored 770, 750 and 770 on the 3 GMAC prep exams I did under timed conditions (with the middle one being the 2nd Preptest in a day), I went pretty confident into the exam for a 760+.
c) I felt extremely competent in Quant section. I exhausted pretty much all 700-800 level Quant Questions on ManhattanPrep (Advanced Quant Book + online question + all 6 CATs) and did not feel that I had any knowledge gaps. In the 3 official GMAC prep exams I did under timed conditions, I scored 51,50 and 51 on Quant respectively. Therefore, I feel rather disappointed about my Quant score (especially because I have an engineering background and generally love math and logic games).
d) I feel that I have one specific weak area in the Verbal part, which is Sentence Correction. In all 3 Official GMAC prep exams, I had exactly 6 Verbal questions wrong, 5 of them being SC. I think that if I had more time to dig a bit deeper, I could score higher on the Verbal part (that was also what I felt during the exam, as it took me quite longer than the recommended 80 seconds for most SC questions.
e) I am only going to apply for HBS, Wharton, Stanford Business School, MIT Sloan And Columbia Business School. I know those are 10 points over the median scores of those schools, but I really want to get into at least 1 of them and don‘t want to get rejected because of GMAT.
So, shall I retake?
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Sure this is not a bad score, specially given that I studied only 3.5 weeks full time for the test. But I consider re-taking it, as:
a) I do not like my IR score and think that I could have done better if I had devoted c. 1 day to IR just to review my wrong answers.
b) I scored 770, 750 and 770 on the 3 GMAC prep exams I did under timed conditions (with the middle one being the 2nd Preptest in a day), I went pretty confident into the exam for a 760+.
c) I felt extremely competent in Quant section. I exhausted pretty much all 700-800 level Quant Questions on ManhattanPrep (Advanced Quant Book + online question + all 6 CATs) and did not feel that I had any knowledge gaps. In the 3 official GMAC prep exams I did under timed conditions, I scored 51,50 and 51 on Quant respectively. Therefore, I feel rather disappointed about my Quant score (especially because I have an engineering background and generally love math and logic games).
d) I feel that I have one specific weak area in the Verbal part, which is Sentence Correction. In all 3 Official GMAC prep exams, I had exactly 6 Verbal questions wrong, 5 of them being SC. I think that if I had more time to dig a bit deeper, I could score higher on the Verbal part (that was also what I felt during the exam, as it took me quite longer than the recommended 80 seconds for most SC questions.
e) I am only going to apply for HBS, Wharton, Stanford Business School, MIT Sloan And Columbia Business School. I know those are 10 points over the median scores of those schools, but I really want to get into at least 1 of them and don‘t want to get rejected because of GMAT.
So, shall I retake?
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13 Aug 2020, 17:20
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Your preparations were solid and your score is of course very good, with excellent sectional breakdowns. I cannot say whether you should or should not retake, but some observations.
Your verbal score (V42) is already quite high and you state that you have a significant weakness in sentence correction. Although you can (and should) do more practice in this area, I am not confident that your score will improve significantly. Improving at verbal is a slow process, particularly if you are basics are weak. There is a risk that your high score may dip in a retake.
Your quant may or not improve. Combining the two observations, I would suggest that your score likely will not improve much and may even dip below your targets. Consider these possibilities as you make your decision. Good luck!
Your verbal score (V42) is already quite high and you state that you have a significant weakness in sentence correction. Although you can (and should) do more practice in this area, I am not confident that your score will improve significantly. Improving at verbal is a slow process, particularly if you are basics are weak. There is a risk that your high score may dip in a retake.
Your quant may or not improve. Combining the two observations, I would suggest that your score likely will not improve much and may even dip below your targets. Consider these possibilities as you make your decision. Good luck!
13 Aug 2020, 23:12
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740 is above average as you mentioned so you can straight start working your apps. However, following are my observations in blue fonts.
So you 2 pure YESES and only 1 pure NO. Decide yourself.
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So you 2 pure YESES and only 1 pure NO. Decide yourself.
