I got a score of 770 (Q51 V45) on my GMAT on the 18th of May, and I canceled it. My previous (and first) attempt on the GMAT was only three weeks ago, resulting in a score of 750 (Q50 V41) which also I had canceled. Structure of this post: 1. Why did I cancel? 2. Preparation: 2a) General 2b) First attempt 2c) Second attempt 3. Detailed tips by topic Several have called me mental for cancelling good scores repeatedly, and I look forward to your opinion, whether or not you concur! 1) Why did I cancel? a) I faced significant stress on exam day. The temperature in the city was 46 degrees Celsius. I drank a lot of water, and my entire focus during most part of the verbal section was on bladder control, with a minimal fraction of my brain battling on finding decision points and arguments. b) My final split was Q51 V45. I thought a better quality of 45 and 51 could easily result in a 780 on a better day. c) I am from a premier engineering college in India (some say the best there is), but have a GPA which is as horrible as my college is good. I want to eke out the maximum brownies I can out of my GMAT. 2) Preparation: 2a) General: The intense part of my prep (~3 hrs a day) was for perhaps 5 weeks including both attempts. 2 weeks for the first, and 3 for the second. I have been familiar with the gmat format for over a year now, and had kept warm by taking one mock test every two months or so. I had also skimmed through the Manhattan SC book, but never got around to any serious prep apart from the mock tests. 2) First attempt: a) I read through the entire Manhattan SC book several times. I am an impatient reader, and need several iterations. Each time I read, I cement a few more pages than the previous time. After perhaps 6 readings of the book, I cemented the first half, and was least bothered about the second half, particularly the chapter on idioms and the content after that chapter. I thought SC was my weakest part of the GMAT, and most of my focus was here. I solved all 140 or so questions in the OG. My accuracy was about 90%, and I was happy. I also viewed some 4 hours of youtube content from Veritas on SC. b) On critical reasoning, I thought I was a natural at it, until the time I realised it was my weakest link in the entire GMAT. Thereon, I read through Powerscore CR. I found that book to be much better than Manhattan CR. Manhattan CR has detailed strategies and a diagrammatic way of solving which works if you have all the time in the world, but is super impractical for the GMAT. CR is not a pen-and-paper topic, and if you treat it so, you will run out of time. And you deserve to. c) RC: I did absolutely no prep, apart from what I encountered in the mocks. d) Quant: No prep either apart from the mocks, but revised my formulae for half an hour before the exam from this super useful (though slightly out of scope for the GMAT) PDF. I am not being allowed to post links here, so just google "techtud handa ka funda math formulas" Mocks: I averaged about 720 on Manhattan. Never went above 750. Veritas was a large range, from 710 to 790. GMAT Prep: Gave only one mock, got 760. Result: 750. I was super surprised at the result. I had decided to cancel any score less than 760, but as the test progressed I did not expect to even get a 720. SC and CR were super difficult, and there were a couple of answers which I had randomly clicked, not having come even close to the answer after 4 minutes each. Quant was easy, and I was super (unpleasantly) surprised at the Q50! Canceled it immediately, and braced for another three weeks of GMAT. 3) Second attempt: I was very focused this time. I was slow, I was relying on my ear for SC, tanking CR, and getting through quant in time was a challenge. I wanted to specifically address these. Also, I had spent little time on official GMAT questions, apart from one GMATPrep mock and the OG Sentence Correction Questions. I wanted to get my hands on more official material. I read through the Manhattan SC book more thoroughly. I re-solved all OG13 questions. I also attempted several 700-level questions on GMATClub. I fine tuned my techniques, some of which I have listed below. For Data Sufficiency, my girlfriend took charge by forcing me to solve for speed, not accuracy. I solved all the 120 or so DS questions on the OG within 75 minutes. My accuracy wasn't much worse: 75% - 80%. This radically changed my way of approaching quant. I used to intentionally blast through quant on mock tests, and typically solved the entire section with about 25 minutes to spare of the allotted 62 minutes. I made a point of solving any and every question for speed. You think you got the answer? Mark it and move on. DS question: do you really need to solve it? Is there a way in which you could mentally answer whether or not it was sufficient, without actually finding the solution? These speed-up techniques really helped me. Why treat a DS question as a PS question? Why actually find X when all you need to do is only to check whether X can be found? I have taken many standardized tests in my life and have done very well, but have never been the most rocking superstar on them only because of speed. But this technique of being blind to accuracy and focusing purely on speed really helped me overcome this challenge. My accuracy also improved over the 3 weeks. I learnt more about the oversights I make. This ultimately helped me on my GMAT day, where I adopted a starkly opposite technique: I forced myself to spend at least 1 min 45 seconds on each question, even if I got the answer in 10 seconds. This made sure my accuracy was stratospheric. I ordered an enhanced score report, and found that I only got exactly 2 questions wrong. Those two questions (I have a very good guess on which they were) were qs# 21 and qs#31 (the last). The other very useful thing I did for my second attempt was to order all 4 additional GMATPrep official mock tests for about $30 per test (the new online ones). They were expensive, compared to Manhattan (6 for $10) and Veritas (6 or so free). But my goodness, these resources were a goldmine. They did much more for my GMAT than any other piece of material. My scores were: Test 1: 760 (before my first attempt) Test 2: 790 (I screwed up by not hitting the reset button, leading to several known qs and an inflated score. Waste of time and precious questions) I took the four additional paid tests under test conditions, hadn't seen any qs before, and scored 770, 780, 760 and 750 respectively. The last score, taken two days before my exam, were demoralizing; was I taking the GMAt again only to get the exact same score or less? Tips: 1. Consume the official guides and all 6 of the official mocks, they are invaluable. No test provider even comes close in quality, whatsoever they may claim. Particularly so on the harder questions; Manhattan, Veritas, Kaplan et al have NO IDEA how to make a really really difficult GMAT question. They go overboard and in a completely inaccurate direction. Also, official resources are limited and precious. Have a clear idea when you will use them. Hint: don't use them up very early in your journey. 2. Sentence Correction: a) First thing, go through the Veritas prep youtube content. They are only a few hours, and will give you the basics. Techniques like slash and burn and parallelism checking should become second nature to you before you start your real prep. These are important tools, without which you won't be able to apply any rules effectively. b) Second, go through the Manhattan Prep SC really well, several times. Two things are very important here. First, do not skip terms and definitions (such as modifiers or dangling modifiers or participial verbs) just because your english is good or because even without knowing these terms and you can correctly solve the example in the book on modifiers so why bother knowing the term. These were mistakes I made early on in my prep. Secondly, after you have understood these terms, forget them. There is no reason for you to know what a modifier is, given that your english has been good without ever knowing what a modifier is. There is no contradiction in these two statements. The point I am trying to make is that these terms and definitions are only sharpeners for your english, not some new foundation you should lay. These books should only be telling you new and quicker ways of looking at SC questions, and not setting the basics of grammar for you. These tips will not apply for people whose english is average to poor; if so, please ignore me. I'll be blunt; you cannot start mastering english now and get a V42+. If you can prove me wrong, that's excellent for you. c) Read the non-underlined part carefully. They often have more clues for your subject-verb agreement and parallelism and what have you, than all the 5 option splits put together. d) Meaning is king. Let me repeat that in bold. MEANING IS KING. Oh wait that wasn't bold, that was caps. Let me correct it. Meaning is king . And this is where the test providers cannot match GMAT questions. GMAT is absolutely brilliant at creating meaning errors. Were you confused between "ability of" or "ability to" on the Manhattan test? On the GMAT, a meaning error will easily settle it for you. Read the sentence properly before you even look at the options. Understand clearly what the author wishes to say. Reread the question again. Cement your understanding of the essence of the sentence. Only then should you look at the options 3. Critical Reasoning : I only went through the Powerscore CR book apart from mocks and lurking around on GMATclub. This is my weakest area in all of the GMAT, and the area where I think I can do better on my next attempt. When you solve GMAT Club posts on this topic, be sure to only solve ones from reputable sources. Poor GMAT Club questions had seriously demoralized me in my self assessment. But there are some real gems too. The one thing which worked for me, as it has for many others, is to answer the question (or at least frame a few answers) even before you look at the options. Second, I always mentally rephrased the question to develop one binary metric. I used to run all the options through this one metric. There should be only one option which will give an answer "Yes" to the metric, and that's your answer. As a simplistic example, let's say the argument is "Studies have shown that elderly people who practice a religion are much more likely to die immediately after an important religious holiday period than immediately before one. Researchers have concluded that the will to live can prolong life, at least for short periods of time." and you have to find an option to strengthen it. Immediately mentally form a few answers: elderly people are religious; they want to live to celebrate festivals. Then develop your metric tightly and quickly: Does the answer choice tell me that: elderly people religious or otherwise enthusiastic of festivals and this enthusiasm is evidenced/correlated to prolonged life at least upto the festival? Any option which says "Yes" is your winner. This trick is particularly helpful in inference, weaken, cause and effect, or any question where the stem/stimulus is very wrong. This technique really helped me avoid reverse answers or shell games. 4. Reading Comprehension: I was good at this, I did almost no prep, and I doubt I got any better at this. So, I don't want to pontificate on this topic since I am no authority whatsoever on how to get better at it. The one thing I struggled with was in questions on the purpose of the passage; and the trick I found was to purely focus on the first 1 or 2 lines of the passage to get to the answer, no matter how tempting the other answer choices focusing on the conclusion or on the meat of the argument might get. 5. Quant: I did absolutely no prep other than, as described above, improve my speed. I come from a strong quant background, and have given exams like the CAT and done well on them. I was aghast at getting an Q50 on my first attempt, and I credit my improvement to Q51 solely to the improvement I made on speed at the cost of accuracy, which ultimately boosted both my speed and accuracy, as well as reducing my stress level and improving my quant confidence to very high levels. I don't think the GMAT can throw any quant question at me which I cannot solve in 3 minutes. I know of multiple standardized tests which can crush me on quant, just that none of them is the GMAT. If you are an indian engineer and pride yourself at your quant, and are still struggling, go aim higher. Brush up on your NCERT class 8-9-10. Prepare for quant on CAT, and I'm sure you'll get there. Unless every formula listed in the link I gave above (and repasted below) is child's play to you and you already knew and remembered it, you need revision and brushing up. Also, important to aim higher. Several GMAT questions could be just killed in seconds using good graph skills or basic calculus or basic trigonometry. I though trigonometry was not in the GMAT curriculum, and was surprised to get a question which was super easy if you knew what sin 60 was and how to use it, and almost impossible to solve without that knowledge. Several good questions on inequalities, and quadratics were just killed using graphs and or calculus, and I'm sure without that knowledge or skill the questions would take longer. Use your higher order knowledge and skills to your advantage in gaining speed. I am not being allowed to post links, so just google "techtud handa ka funda math formulas" Hope this helped. I am going to focus on getting my application package together before attempting the GMAT again for a third time. Wish me luck for a 780!

No, you are now allowed to see your GMAT scores BEFORE you decide whether to cancel them. Your cancellations are only visible on the test-taker score report , which many B-schools do in fact now request (though you are not technically obligated to send it--that is the purpose of the school score report), although the test-taker report is meant to be for the applicant's eyes only: https://www.drivecms.com/uploads/mcelroytutoring.com/Screen%20Shot%202018-02-05%20at%2011.08.57%20AM.png Still, if one of your schools asks for it, then you might find yourself in a tough situation: either refuse to share your report, or reveal your 2 cancellations. Other schools will ask how many times you took the GMAT. I suggest reinstating both scores and being happy with your 750 (98%) and 770 (99%) GMAT scores, which are good enough for any B-school in the galaxy, regardless of applicant profile. -Brian

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24 May 2018, 08:45

Sorry to ask this question as I haven't taken the GMAT yet.

I thought if you choose to cancel, then you won't know your score at the end?

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rceckcrc

Sorry to ask this question as I haven't taken the GMAT yet.

I thought if you choose to cancel, then you won't know your score at the end?

No, you are now allowed to see your GMAT scores BEFORE you decide whether to cancel them.

gmatlover12

JAM789 I'm under the impression that schools will never know that I cancelled. My decision is entirely based on this. I would not have cancelled even my first 750 other wise.

Your cancellations are only visible on the test-taker score report, which many B-schools do in fact now request (though you are not technically obligated to send it--that is the purpose of the school score report), although the test-taker report is meant to be for the applicant's eyes only:

Still, if one of your schools asks for it, then you might find yourself in a tough situation: either refuse to share your report, or reveal your 2 cancellations. Other schools will ask how many times you took the GMAT.

I suggest reinstating both scores and being happy with your 750 (98%) and 770 (99%) GMAT scores, which are good enough for any B-school in the galaxy, regardless of applicant profile.

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24 May 2018, 09:49

You make absolutely no sense to me. If I were to interview you for a job position I wouldn't certainly hire you. For the numerous reasons posted above, perhaps more important than that is what you do with the amount of limited time you have in this life. Proving that you are able to take 800 takes you where? You prove the world you can be a GMAT genius and beat the crack out of it? There won't be a red carpet with reporters and a limo waiting outside, you won't be on the news, you won't discover the cure for cancer, people won't be thankful to you because you have done nothing for them. That's it!

If you are, as I think, indeed a man who possesses that kind of motivation and intelligence, you could be creating value, or more generically, making the world a better place. Why wasting time only but in yourself and in exchange for pride?

P.S. - Aiming for 800 in 5 weeks? God, you have been hugely blessed. I'm studying for months, been there trice in failed attempts to score a humble 700ish. If only I were a little more like you...

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24 May 2018, 10:15

Hi gmatlover12 Reinstate your score. Build on your application package. You should be fine!

-Wharton Admit (GMAT 750/Male/Engineer/Non-IIT)

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24 May 2018, 10:44

Congratulations on your score of 770, Well you have proved you have brain power. Question is how can you make good use of it. Look at the end game. All the skills that you have if you use it just for your good it only helps you but if you use it for greater good you can solve lot of nagging problems that beseech the humanity in general. You can spend time and money (resources) to get a perfect score of 800 and may get in the B-school that you want but will it be any different than 1000s who get in the B-school of their choice and just serve their own purpose. What really matters in the end is what have you done to improve life of others who are not as gifted as you. So my two cents would be re-evaluate what you are doing with your gifts.

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24 May 2018, 18:50

Congratulations on getting such a good score.
As many people said, your score is more than enough to get in to premier B school.
But it depends on person to person. All the best for your next test. Hoping that you would get 780

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24 May 2018, 21:13

Thanks for the all the replies, appreciate it! Not sure why so much hate though. I mean, I did not expect everyone to agree with me, but calling me myopic and grade/score obsessed when I have clearly mentioned that my focus is now fully on getting my application package ready and only then will I think of retaking the GMAT - I think it's a little quick to jump to hateful judgements.

For all those who mentioned that a 770 = 780, thanks, it is very gratifying to hear. At the risk of sounding like an ass, I'll still go ahead and say it - several admissions consultants had independently and clearly told me that a 770 would cut it, a 760 might cut it, a 750 doubtful to cut it - specifically for my profile which is crowded and overcompetitive (male engineer, low GPA from IIT, consulting, buy side finance). Of course I will focus on my essays and workex and what not, but at the end of it all, it does beg the question - will a 780 even slightly give a further edge? Say at a school like Tuck? I think so, because if a 770 clearly gives an edge over 760, then a 780 should over 770. But the same is not true for a 790 over 780, because it seems like last year only 3 people got into M7 with a 790. It's possibble that this is because perhaps only a single digit number of mba applicant even got a 790. Nevertheless, I don't think I am 790 material and the effort and anxiety in targeting 790 is not practical for me. So my line is at 780 (if I have the time after other application priorities are sorted out). Still seems like a reasonable argument to me.

Also, hope my debrief helps someone. For all the lurking I have done on this forum, this debrief is only my second post here. Happy to be a part of this community. I have been responsive to PMs over the last few days and will be happy to help and pay it forward.

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24 May 2018, 21:47

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Sorry you're getting hate, but it is fairly understandable. Not saying it was your intention, but it is likely possible that a post about how you're not happy with a 750 or a 770 comes off as tactless and as a "humblebrag". A lot of people here would kill to get a 750, I personally had to struggle to hit that score.

I personally don't buy into your reasoning that a 780 is an edge over a 770, but like I said, if its a personal itch you need to scratch, then noone's opinion should matter to you. At the end of the day if a 780 makes you more confident than a 770, that confidence is likely to show in your essays and interview, so do whatever makes you happy.

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25 May 2018, 01:38

houston1980 , I believe you meant 62/67 questions right - (36 verbal of which 3 wrong, 31 quant of which 2 wrong). If it helps, I think the quant wrong ones are Q21 and Q31

gmatlover12 It is assumed that only 30 and 28 questions are scored out of 36 Verbal questions and 31 Quantitative questions respectively. It is very possible you scored 62/67 right. You may go through the link below. It is assumed that 6 verbal questions and 3 quantitative questions are experimental questions.

https://gmatclub.com/forum/hiline-gmat- ... l#p1718301

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25 May 2018, 01:49

That's really interesting. I can understand your thought process as I too carry the competitive mindset of Indian students.

However, frankly, it is a bit unfortunate that in being blindly academics centred, we miss the bigger picture.

I would so very much recommend that you rather focus your energy on profile and applications rather than those extra 10-20 points on GMAT.

Nonetheless, you know it the best.

Good luck!

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25 May 2018, 05:31

rceckcrc

Sorry to ask this question as I haven't taken the GMAT yet.

I thought if you choose to cancel, then you won't know your score at the end?

No, you see the score first. Then you can choose whether you want to keep it and send it to your schools or cancel it.

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25 May 2018, 07:34

Nope. This is just dumb and you're letting perfect be the enemy of good. There is NO school that will reject your overall profile at 770 but will accept you at 780. IMO this shows poor decision making. Why do you want to do an MBA? Bring a good CEO or having a successful career is not about having a perfect academic score. Far from it.

FYI I got rejected from 2 schools with a 770, and I'm not really from an oversubscribed demographic either. If you don't fit the desired profile or other parts of your profile are off, then your GMAT score is not going to help you much.

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25 May 2018, 08:15

Hey buddy, I think you are up to big things. You know deep down you can do better and you are going for it. It sounds like its a personal thing to push yourself above and beyond and this will translate in real life too. Therefore, I disagree with some of the objections raised about your move and I find your post inspiring. Also, its not like you can't reinstate your score! you can always cancel and then re-instate your score so am not sure why so many people are being grumpy about it.

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gmatlover12 congratulations!!

I can totally understand your point of view. The world needs more people like you, who settle for nothing but the best. If not for people like you, humans would not have achieved amazing feats, for e.g. climbing Mt. Everest. For why would one risk their lives in the quest to be at the highest point in the world. But pioneers in mountaineering were people like you, they pushed themselves to their limits, put their lives at risk, to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. In achieving their stupendous feats, these pioneers paved the way for thousands of others, who every year walk in the very footsteps of these pioneers to reach at the top of the world. Pushing the boundaries of your potential is what expands the scope of your achievements. There will be undoubtedly great learning from your experience if you share it with your brethren on gmatclub. I would love to see you achieve that 780 or more. I wish you luck in your endeavor.

Also i can see your insecurity even after a 770, I understand that too. Why not dazzle the Adcom with a 780, when you clearly can? Right? After all Adcoms are human too, no matter what anyone tells you, a high score will always command respect & if it can help your application package rise above the rest, its always a win for you. As long as you can create a kickass application package & still manage a 780 on a repeat attempt, then why not? You should definitely go ahead with full steam & all guns blazing. The only resources that will be expended are time & money, if you can afford both, then go ahead by all means.

On the otherhand if you feel your application package has a set limitation & it has already been stretched to its maximum possible capacity. Then its always a good thing to have a solid score that will make the adcom think twice or maybe thrice before casting your application off.

Nonetheless a 780 will absolutely, make you stand above the rest.

It will be awesome to learn from your experience of going from 750 to 770 & then 780 or more, keep us updated.

Thanks
GyM

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25 May 2018, 11:45

Nothing against the original poster. I hope he gets his 780(and I hope he uses the GmatClub functionality to verify his 770!). But here are my 2 cents -->

Note-Personal opinion only.
It is absolutely FOOLISH and LUDICROUS to cancel a 770!

770 + Bad profile = No deal.
720 + Good profile = Great things can happen.

To future readers of this post - Do not try and waste an year(possible more!) of you life re-preparing for test you have already nailed. Anything in the 720-750 range is amazing and will require your total commitment. Once you get there, use the additional time working on those essays and networking with the admissions office.

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Joined: 14 Feb 2017

Last visit: 18 May 2024

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Location: Oman

Concentration: Finance, Economics

Schools: CBS '21 (D) Booth '21 (D) Wharton '21 (D)

GMAT 1: 710 Q49 V35 Verified score

GMAT 2: 740 Q50 V40 Verified score

GMAT 3: 770 Q50 V42 Verified score

GPA: 3.5

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GMAT 3: 770 Q50 V42 Verified score

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Updated on: 26 May 2018, 07:42

Originally posted by MrSheldonCooper on 25 May 2018, 16:29.
Last edited by MrSheldonCooper on 26 May 2018, 07:42, edited 1 time in total.

gmatlover12

JAM789 I'm under the impression that schools will never know that I cancelled. My decision is entirely based on this. I would not have cancelled even my first 750 other wise.

I also cancelled 740 and scored a 770 later. My two cents - I know that Columbia application asks you how many times did you write the gmat. Other colleges may also ask for such info, I haven't checked yet. Also, you have to upload your copy of the gmat report in which cancellations will be visible. So check all this before you cancel multiple tests. Feel free to correct me if I am wrong.

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Joined: 25 Jan 2017

Last visit: 11 Dec 2021

Posts: 26

Location: India

Concentration: Finance, Strategy

Schools: Tuck '21 (A) CBS '21 (II) Kellogg '21 (M$)

GMAT 1: 750 Q50 V41 Verified score

GMAT 2: 770 Q51 V45 Verified score

WE:Analyst (Finance: Venture Capital)

Schools: Tuck '21 (A) CBS '21 (II) Kellogg '21 (M$)

GMAT 2: 770 Q51 V45 Verified score

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26 May 2018, 00:29

DanishHasan, do you have a copy of your enhanced score report by any chance? Congratulations on your 770. I'm astounded at your split of Q50 V42. I had a split of Q51 V45, for the same score of 770. Out of academic interest, would love to understand a bit more on the inherent quality of the Q50/51 and the V45/42 here. Perhaps it lies in which and how many questions one got wrong - later questions less penalty etc.

arjund, if I can get to an M7 and MBB after that, I'd feel pretty good

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26 May 2018, 00:40

gmatlover12, my next question is why do you want to join an MBB post MBA ? (You don't have to answer it here if you feel uncomfortable). Please note that more than your GMAT score, this is the question which will get you accepted or rejected in a good B school.

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MrSheldonCooper

Joined: 14 Feb 2017

Last visit: 18 May 2024

Posts: 14

Location: Oman

Concentration: Finance, Economics

Schools: CBS '21 (D) Booth '21 (D) Wharton '21 (D)

GMAT 1: 710 Q49 V35 Verified score

GMAT 2: 740 Q50 V40 Verified score

GMAT 3: 770 Q50 V42 Verified score

GPA: 3.5

WE:Asset Management (Finance: Investment Banking)

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Schools: CBS '21 (D) Booth '21 (D) Wharton '21 (D)

GMAT 3: 770 Q50 V42 Verified score

Posts: 14

26 May 2018, 00:53

gmatlover12

Even I was quite surprised at the split. Initially, I thought that the required splits for a 770 have come down meaningfully. Now seeing you, looks like I was indeed an outlier. My ESR is attached.

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Joined: 25 Jan 2017

Last visit: 11 Dec 2021

Posts: 26

Location: India

Concentration: Finance, Strategy

Schools: Tuck '21 (A) CBS '21 (II) Kellogg '21 (M$)

GMAT 1: 750 Q50 V41 Verified score

GMAT 2: 770 Q51 V45 Verified score

WE:Analyst (Finance: Venture Capital)

Schools: Tuck '21 (A) CBS '21 (II) Kellogg '21 (M$)

GMAT 2: 770 Q51 V45 Verified score

Posts: 26

26 May 2018, 01:20

DanishHasan, your ESR is seriously seriously interesting. You seem to have only 1 question wrong in quant, that too in the last quarter of questions, and yet your score is Q50!

In verbal, you seem to have total 4 questions wrong, all in the middle half - the first 25% and last 25% questions are correctly answered.

I think what's shocking in your case is not the 770 - that seems in line - but the Q50 and the V42

In contrast, here's my ESR summary:

houston1980

Congratulations on your great 770 score!!!! So it is possible to miss 5 questions out of 58 questions that count (53/58) and still score 770 on the GMAT. That is amazing!!!

Verbal
In the first set of questions you answered 88% correctly and 12% incorrectly.
In the second set of questions you answered 86% correctly and 14% incorrectly.
In the third set of questions you answered 100% correctly and 0% either incorrectly or did not answer.
In the final set of questions you answered 88% correctly and 12% either incorrectly or did not answer.

Quantitative
You responded correctly to 100% of the first set of questions, 100% of the second set of questions, 86% of the third set of questions and 86% of the final set of questions..

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