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Hi all, thanks so much for offering to help. I know this question has been asked a number of times on this forum, but I wanted to make sure I had the most up-to-date perspective on how much the Integrated Reasoning score matters for M7 admissions. Here's my situation: I took the GMAT for the first time in the past week, and exceeded my expectations overall with a 760 (50 M and 87%, 44 V and 98%) and an AWA essay that I feel fairly confident will be a 5.5 or a 6.0.
But I somehow managed to tank the IR section with a 4.0 (40%), even though I had consistently been scoring 7's and 8's in my practice CATs. Not sure what happened there -- I didn't feel nervous or anything, so it may have just been bad luck and silly mistakes...
In any case, I'm applying to schools at the top of the top -- my top choices are HBS, GSB and Sloan. The rest of my profile is quirky but pretty solid: top Ivy League undergrad with a 3.9+ GPA in a social science, then 3 years working in corporate development for a tech company, then a year of entrepreneurial experience.
My big question is this: given that the rest of my profile is strong academically, how much does this crappy IR score matter? Previous forum responses from the past few years have varied, but now that schools have had five years of data, I'm worried that they will consider the IR score more heavily. I have a busy summer ahead and am hoping to apply Round 1 -- just trying to figure out whether changing adcom attitudes toward the IR section mean that it makes sense for me to retake for the IR score.
But I somehow managed to tank the IR section with a 4.0 (40%), even though I had consistently been scoring 7's and 8's in my practice CATs. Not sure what happened there -- I didn't feel nervous or anything, so it may have just been bad luck and silly mistakes...
In any case, I'm applying to schools at the top of the top -- my top choices are HBS, GSB and Sloan. The rest of my profile is quirky but pretty solid: top Ivy League undergrad with a 3.9+ GPA in a social science, then 3 years working in corporate development for a tech company, then a year of entrepreneurial experience.
My big question is this: given that the rest of my profile is strong academically, how much does this crappy IR score matter? Previous forum responses from the past few years have varied, but now that schools have had five years of data, I'm worried that they will consider the IR score more heavily. I have a busy summer ahead and am hoping to apply Round 1 -- just trying to figure out whether changing adcom attitudes toward the IR section mean that it makes sense for me to retake for the IR score.
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You have an amazing profile and a top flight score on the GMAT. Your IR score will be the least of their worries given you scored a 760. I would not worry about this and instead just focus on putting together a great application
19 Jun 2017, 14:52
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Really appreciate that feedback VeritasPrepDozie! Helps put my mind at ease. I don't think I'll retake, then, unless any of the other experts have any intel to the contrary from any adcoms...
