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vmishra21
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03 Jun 2017, 07:16
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Hello Guys,
I took my GMAT yesterday, and scored Overall 660 (Q47, V35, IR6). Although I did fall short of my average score by 20-30 Points, this was my second attempt.
I am targeting B schools from around Europe and US(not first Tier for sure), and looking at my current profile of over represented IT Male, I was wondering if I should go for the 3rd attempt, or focus more on my applications now.
Brief description about myself:
I am IT Infrastructure Consultant in OpenText Corporation,currently working in Netherlands from past 1.5 years. Have worked in India prior to that for 5.5 Years in MNCs like CSC India and Cognizant Technology Solutions.
Total WE : 7 Years
Any advises here will be helpful.
I took my GMAT yesterday, and scored Overall 660 (Q47, V35, IR6). Although I did fall short of my average score by 20-30 Points, this was my second attempt.
I am targeting B schools from around Europe and US(not first Tier for sure), and looking at my current profile of over represented IT Male, I was wondering if I should go for the 3rd attempt, or focus more on my applications now.
Brief description about myself:
I am IT Infrastructure Consultant in OpenText Corporation,currently working in Netherlands from past 1.5 years. Have worked in India prior to that for 5.5 Years in MNCs like CSC India and Cognizant Technology Solutions.
Total WE : 7 Years
Any advises here will be helpful.
03 Jun 2017, 12:11
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Hi vmishra21,
First off, a 660/Q47 is a strong score (it's right around the 80th percentile overall), so it could be enough to get you into your first-choice School. As such, a retest might not be necessary. You're ultimately asking Admissions questions though, so you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile. There's a Forum full of them here:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/ask-admission ... tants-124/
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
First off, a 660/Q47 is a strong score (it's right around the 80th percentile overall), so it could be enough to get you into your first-choice School. As such, a retest might not be necessary. You're ultimately asking Admissions questions though, so you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile. There's a Forum full of them here:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/ask-admission ... tants-124/
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
07 Jun 2017, 22:26
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Hi vmishra21 ,
660 is a great score and you can surely increase your score to 720+. You should dedicate around 2 months to improve your score. If you study dedicatedly for that period, you are sure to achieve your goal. If you are willing, there are some great GMAT prep companies that can help you with your preparation.
In order to make an informed decision I would highly encourage you to go to their websites and try on their free trial and decide for yourself which one do you like better. You try out free access to EmpowerGMAT, Magoosh and Optimus Prep as they have great reviews on GMATCLUB.
Also for verbal, I would highly encourage you to consider e-gmat verbal online or the e-gmat verbal live course. They are both amazing courses especially designed for non-natives. They offer almost 25% of their courses for free so you can try out their free trial to decide which one you want to go for. Plus the e-gmat Scholaranium which is included in both the courses is one of the best verbal practice tools in the market. You can easily track your progress in that you can identify your strengths and analyze and improve on your weak areas.
I must add that if you are particularly looking to discover and improve on your weak areas in quant; a subscription to GMATCLUB tests is the best way to do that. They are indeed phenomenal and will not only pinpoint your weak areas but also help you improve on them.
Further taking multiple mocks might help. Apart from the GMATPREP, Manhattan GMAT tests and Veritas Prep Tests in my experience have good verbal and Quant section and will certainly help you point out and improve your weak areas.
Further another advantage of taking many mocks is to build up your stamina. Apart from the GMATPREP tests, taking practise tests of any major GMATPREP company ought to do that.
Lastly I would also encourage you to purchase the latest version of OG and the verbal review for some great additional practice. Here is a link that will help you with your decision.
https://gmatclub.com/forum/best-gmat-ve ... 68383.html
Hope this helps. All the best.
660 is a great score and you can surely increase your score to 720+. You should dedicate around 2 months to improve your score. If you study dedicatedly for that period, you are sure to achieve your goal. If you are willing, there are some great GMAT prep companies that can help you with your preparation.
In order to make an informed decision I would highly encourage you to go to their websites and try on their free trial and decide for yourself which one do you like better. You try out free access to EmpowerGMAT, Magoosh and Optimus Prep as they have great reviews on GMATCLUB.
Also for verbal, I would highly encourage you to consider e-gmat verbal online or the e-gmat verbal live course. They are both amazing courses especially designed for non-natives. They offer almost 25% of their courses for free so you can try out their free trial to decide which one you want to go for. Plus the e-gmat Scholaranium which is included in both the courses is one of the best verbal practice tools in the market. You can easily track your progress in that you can identify your strengths and analyze and improve on your weak areas.
I must add that if you are particularly looking to discover and improve on your weak areas in quant; a subscription to GMATCLUB tests is the best way to do that. They are indeed phenomenal and will not only pinpoint your weak areas but also help you improve on them.
Further taking multiple mocks might help. Apart from the GMATPREP, Manhattan GMAT tests and Veritas Prep Tests in my experience have good verbal and Quant section and will certainly help you point out and improve your weak areas.
Further another advantage of taking many mocks is to build up your stamina. Apart from the GMATPREP tests, taking practise tests of any major GMATPREP company ought to do that.
Lastly I would also encourage you to purchase the latest version of OG and the verbal review for some great additional practice. Here is a link that will help you with your decision.
https://gmatclub.com/forum/best-gmat-ve ... 68383.html
Hope this helps. All the best.
