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24 Feb 2020, 04:38
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Does the recency of your GMAT score affects your application process?
If your score is within 2 years of your application - no issues. If its 3 years away - a little problematic. You can't do 4 or 5. The admission team wants to see if you can handle the coursework here after working for long. What is your current mental strength in terms of studies. They dont want to see a 3 years old score.your mind might not be ready to handle the coursework now even if you scored 780 3 years back.
Is this true for all the B-Schools or just for HSW?
If your score is within 2 years of your application - no issues. If its 3 years away - a little problematic. You can't do 4 or 5. The admission team wants to see if you can handle the coursework here after working for long. What is your current mental strength in terms of studies. They dont want to see a 3 years old score.your mind might not be ready to handle the coursework now even if you scored 780 3 years back.
Is this true for all the B-Schools or just for HSW?
24 Feb 2020, 13:42
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Hi RamanGupta19,
Business Schools generally do NOT care how old your GMAT Score is (as long as the Score is still valid - meaning that it is no more than 5 years old when you apply). While certain types of knowledge will fade with time (for example, you might not remember certain Geometry formulas 3-4 years after using them), the overall critical thinking skills needed to score at a high level on the GMAT typically do NOT fade (since those skills are not about 'content knowledge'; they're about how you organize information, spot and take advantage of patterns, etc.). Since those skills are the ones that top Business Schools want their Applicants to have, an older Score isn't a "bad" thing. As it stands, taking the GMAT far in advance of when you actually "need" the Score to apply shows that you are a forward-thinker who can plan ahead and achieve long-term goals. This is all meant to say that if you score at a high level on the GMAT, then THAT is what matters; not when you took the Exam.
From your post, it's not clear whether you're just beginning your studies or you've been studying for some time. Before I can offer you any additional advice for your studies, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
3) On what dates did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
Goals:
4) What is your overall goal score?
5) When are you planning to take the GMAT?
6) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Business Schools generally do NOT care how old your GMAT Score is (as long as the Score is still valid - meaning that it is no more than 5 years old when you apply). While certain types of knowledge will fade with time (for example, you might not remember certain Geometry formulas 3-4 years after using them), the overall critical thinking skills needed to score at a high level on the GMAT typically do NOT fade (since those skills are not about 'content knowledge'; they're about how you organize information, spot and take advantage of patterns, etc.). Since those skills are the ones that top Business Schools want their Applicants to have, an older Score isn't a "bad" thing. As it stands, taking the GMAT far in advance of when you actually "need" the Score to apply shows that you are a forward-thinker who can plan ahead and achieve long-term goals. This is all meant to say that if you score at a high level on the GMAT, then THAT is what matters; not when you took the Exam.
From your post, it's not clear whether you're just beginning your studies or you've been studying for some time. Before I can offer you any additional advice for your studies, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
3) On what dates did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
Goals:
4) What is your overall goal score?
5) When are you planning to take the GMAT?
6) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
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Does the recency of your GMAT score affects your application process?
If your score is within 2 years of your application - no issues. If its 3 years away - a little problematic. You can't do 4 or 5. The admission team wants to see if you can handle the coursework here after working for long. What is your current mental strength in terms of studies. They dont want to see a 3 years old score.your mind might not be ready to handle the coursework now even if you scored 780 3 years back.
Is this true for all the B-Schools or just for HSW?
If your score is within 2 years of your application - no issues. If its 3 years away - a little problematic. You can't do 4 or 5. The admission team wants to see if you can handle the coursework here after working for long. What is your current mental strength in terms of studies. They dont want to see a 3 years old score.your mind might not be ready to handle the coursework now even if you scored 780 3 years back.
Is this true for all the B-Schools or just for HSW?
GMAT Score is valid for 5 years. So, B-schools will bother about how long you took the exam until the validity expires. However, score is not only the ultimate factor but also essay and recommendations play a vital role in the admission interview.
How solving high school math and doing English grammar test your leadership or management skills? 
So that's your first giveaway that it is a completely fabricated point. 
