Going to take 2nd attempt. Having queries to be solved.

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Hi All

I scored 510 in my 1st attempt.  Q47, 16V 
I going to take 2nd attempt. I have some queries.

1. Do the 1st attempt score affect my 2nd attempt score to get into good colleges even if I score more than 700 in 2nd attempt?

2. I have selected 5 colleges in 1st attempt, scores had been sent to the colleges, and they might also rejected me as my scores are very less. If i select any of the college in that list again in 2nd attempt, do they reject me again? ( I heard that if once rejected by a college in 1st round, it's useless to apply for that college in 2nd round. They will reject again.)

Thanks
Yuvaraj.

KarishmaB · Answer

Your latest score will be the relevant score for admission. If you get more than 700 in your second attempt, the first attempt will be ignored.

The school does not bother about your score if you don't apply to it by filling in its application. If you retake and then put in the new score in your app, that is what the school will consider. If you do not retake and apply with this score itself, only then will the school consider this score.

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi Yuvaraj,

Business Schools generally do not care if you take the GMAT more than once - so if you score at a higher level on your second attempt, then THAT score is the one that the Schools will pay attention to. In addition, you cannot be rejected if you don't actually apply - so you really have nothing to worry about with this first score right now. Depending on the Schools that you plan to apply to, by the time you send in your application(s), you'll want to have earned a higher GMAT score though.

1) How long have you studied?
2) What materials have you used?
3) When are you planning to retake the GMAT?
4) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
5) What Schools are you planning to apply to?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

imyuva · Answer

Thank you for the reply.

I have preparing for past 5 months. I am working full time. Whenever I had time, I prepared. I prepared using OG 16, solved all questions in it and joined Princeton review Gmat course.

Usually I scored 25 in verbal on an average in practice test.

I am going to take 2nd attempt next month 1st week because usa college's round 2 applications is going to begin.

Now I am scared to take 2nd attempt. What if i scored less again? Since price of Gmat exam is not less enough.

How to increase verbal score? I am not good at english. I studied in an average school where speaking English is not taken any special care.

I do well in sentence correction because it has some rules like quantitative. I follow those rules and made it easier.

But I couldn't do anything regarding CR and RC, since it is based solely on understanding english. Moreover I don't know meaning of many words in argument and passage.

What to do, in order to overcome this. As of now I going to start learning Huffington post article in their app, I think this will me to Read more and understand more English.

Thanks
Yuvaraj.

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EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi Yuvaraj,

If your score goal is truly a 700+, then you're probably going to need another 2-3 months of consistent study time to get to that level. As such, retaking the GMAT in the first week of November is not a good idea. Thankfully, the Verbal section of the GMAT is consistent and predictable, so you CAN train to score at a higher level (and you do not need to know the meaning of every word in an RC/CR prompt to get the correct answer).

1) Which specific Schools are you planning to apply to?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

imyuva · Answer

Krannert, fisher, tippie, cranfield, kelley, w.p carey

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EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi Yuvaraj,

Given the Schools that you plan to apply to, and your score goal, you should NOT plan to retake the GMAT next month. You have too many areas that you need to improve on and all of that study/training will take time. While that probably does not make you happy, you have to remember the REAL goals - getting into one of your first-choice Schools. Without a competitive GMAT score, none of the other factors (re: application deadlines) matter.

Based on what you've described, your prior materials were not enough to properly prepare you for the GMAT, so you need to investigate some new materials. Most GMAT Companies offer some type of free materials (practice problems, Trial Accounts, videos, etc.) that you can use to 'test out' a product before you buy it. We have a variety of those resources at out site (www.empowergmat.com). I suggest that you take advantage of all of them then choose the one that best matches your personality, timeline and budget.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

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