LondonGMATTER wrote:
mcelroytutoring wrote:
If you're applying to Wharton or UCLA, for example, then you should definitely consider sending both the 740 and the 760: both Wharton and UCLA are now known to consider your Frankenstein score (best individual score on Quant and Verbal from any exam).
https://www.reddit.com/r/MBA/comments/j ... om_whartonHi McElroyTutoring,
Is there any substance apart from the Reddit thread regarding UCLA considering 'Frankenstein' scores? I've score two 710's with very different breakdowns, though the best combined would be a 750. On the flip side, if they were to consider my worst Quant score (a 42) then that could have negative connotations too.
I've received an interview already (with the better Quant exam score) but I'm wondering if I should submit my other GMAT score at this late stage... Any advice?
Thanks!
Hi
LondonGMATTER,
From an admissions perspective, the GMAT—like the LSAT, the GRE, the SAT and the ACT—has become
a game of bests, not averages. Although this policy is not yet officially in writing on the school websites, we have verbal confirmation from representatives of adcoms at both UCLA and Wharton that they do indeed consider your "Frankenstein score"—aka your best Quant and Verbal scores from any sitting, also known as a "superscore." In some cases, the Frankenstein score could even be considered to include your scores on IR and AWA!
I think it's unfair to say that your Frankenstein composite is a 750, though: it's more like a 710 with a high Quant score on one exam, and a high Verbal score on the other.
For example, I consider my GMAT superscore / Frankenstein score to be 770, Q50, V48, IR 8, AWA 6, even though Q50/V48 in one sitting is usually a 780 or 790 composite. In other words, I would Frankenstein the best Quant and Verbal subscores, but keep the highest individual composite / total score, since it's unfair stats-wise for UCLA to add those two scores together to create a 750 composite, but it does show your potential on both sections, albeit on different attempts: the very reason why Frankensteining exists.