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GMAT - Quant vs Verbal Split Help!!!!
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17 Jul 2013, 04:36
I plan to apply to MBA schools with an August 2014 start date and as such, have obtained my GMAT. Overall, i have done the GMAT 3 times now, with scores as follows:
First attempt: 690 (88 percentile) - Qunat 47 Verbal 37
Second attempt: 700 (90 percentile) - Quant 45 Verbal 41
Third attempt: (610) - i am not even going to give the details
Based on the above scores, it is the third attempt on which i gave my full effort during the preparation, however, whether it be sheer pressure or otherwise, i completely bombed my GMAT.
As such, based on the above score trends, i have a few queries which i desperately need advice on:
1) Which score should i actually report on the MBA applications? While the difference between a 690 and 700 may be marginal, im not entriely happy with my quant score in my second attempt (which equated to a 69 percentile), however, this was completely overshadowed by my verbal score. Whereas the first score has a more balanced breakup between the 2 topics
2) The fact that i bombed the GMAT in my 3rd and final attempt - will that bear any significance on my overall application and as such, do you feel it necessary for me to give a 4th attempt for the GMAT.
A little bit of information about me: I'll be 26 years by the time of commencement of the MBA program with 6 years of professional work experience in financial services consulting. I have graduated in an Economics Honours (second class) degree for a top-3 institute in the UK (excluding Oxbridge), and am also a Chartered Certified Accountant by trade
Any help or advice would be much appreciated.