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23 Mar 2016, 07:16
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Hi,
The first time I took GMAT, I scored 530 (Q39, V25). I know I messed up on the verbal because I didn't time myself well.
I decided to retake it and I focused both on verbal and quant while preparing again. However i put more emphasis on quant since I knew I wasn't doing really good on it from what I saw on my practice exams
My second attempt- I scored 610 (Q39, V34).
Now I'm a female electrical engineer, with an undergrad GPA 3.9/4.0. I was among the top 5% percent of my graduating class and I got As on all of my calculus and statistics courses back on school.
So, I'm really confused- why am I performing so badly on quant??
I just don't understand, despite going through all the prep materials, focusing on my weak areas and frequently taking practice exams, I continue to score bad on my quant.
My target schools are Rotman, Schulich, Rotterdam. Their average GMAT is around 650 and I'm 40-60 points lower.
I was wondering, if my good performance on my undergrad calc and statisitcs courses will help to leverage the low quant GMAT score?
The first time I took GMAT, I scored 530 (Q39, V25). I know I messed up on the verbal because I didn't time myself well.
I decided to retake it and I focused both on verbal and quant while preparing again. However i put more emphasis on quant since I knew I wasn't doing really good on it from what I saw on my practice exams
My second attempt- I scored 610 (Q39, V34).
Now I'm a female electrical engineer, with an undergrad GPA 3.9/4.0. I was among the top 5% percent of my graduating class and I got As on all of my calculus and statistics courses back on school.
So, I'm really confused- why am I performing so badly on quant??
I just don't understand, despite going through all the prep materials, focusing on my weak areas and frequently taking practice exams, I continue to score bad on my quant.
My target schools are Rotman, Schulich, Rotterdam. Their average GMAT is around 650 and I'm 40-60 points lower.
I was wondering, if my good performance on my undergrad calc and statisitcs courses will help to leverage the low quant GMAT score?
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23 Mar 2016, 07:32
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Which school did you go to for UG? If you're from a good school then it might have some impress factor with GPA 3.9. I'm definitely not an expert but I would say not likely that your UG classes would leverage low Quant score. The other way around would be more likely.
GMAT is highly comparable as almost everyone takes it. It's a pity that you didn't show any improvement in your Q score in your second GMAT. The adcom might think that's it, that is the maximum level of your quant capability. It will then bring a question why did you perform so well on quant subjects in UG but cannot replicate it on GMAT, even after 2 attempts? What about your practice tests?
However, if your other areas of application are very strong then you still might have a chance especially as female engineers are generally not an over-represented group.
Good luck!
GMAT is highly comparable as almost everyone takes it. It's a pity that you didn't show any improvement in your Q score in your second GMAT. The adcom might think that's it, that is the maximum level of your quant capability. It will then bring a question why did you perform so well on quant subjects in UG but cannot replicate it on GMAT, even after 2 attempts? What about your practice tests?
However, if your other areas of application are very strong then you still might have a chance especially as female engineers are generally not an over-represented group.
Good luck!
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Thank you for your reply greenzie.
That is exactly what I am worried about- the adcoms thinking why i performed so well on my undergrad courses and show no improvement on GMAT quant =(. In fact I don't know myself. I don't know why I can't seem to crack the quant. Math has always been my strong courses in college. But i think its the high school that I'm not great at. I guess i always need more time to solve the problem. but there is always the time constraint.
I graduated from SUNY Buffalo. I know its a state school, its not that great which further adds to my worry.
even if I do decide to retake the GMAT, to be honest I don't know how I can study differently to improve my quant score .My practice test scores showed scores of low 40s on Q as well. So I'm basically just not doing well on the quant. I'm not sure what i need to do now, stick with the 610 and work on other aspects of my application? Or just take the plunge and retake it again?
That is exactly what I am worried about- the adcoms thinking why i performed so well on my undergrad courses and show no improvement on GMAT quant =(. In fact I don't know myself. I don't know why I can't seem to crack the quant. Math has always been my strong courses in college. But i think its the high school that I'm not great at. I guess i always need more time to solve the problem. but there is always the time constraint.
I graduated from SUNY Buffalo. I know its a state school, its not that great which further adds to my worry.
even if I do decide to retake the GMAT, to be honest I don't know how I can study differently to improve my quant score .My practice test scores showed scores of low 40s on Q as well. So I'm basically just not doing well on the quant. I'm not sure what i need to do now, stick with the 610 and work on other aspects of my application? Or just take the plunge and retake it again?
