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Has anyone scored 800 in gmat?

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[#permalink] New post   31 Jul 2007, 10:14
rajpdsouza wrote:
I wonder what the rest of those 8 applications were like.


i've wondered that too. especially because it seems no school in general has a GMAT range that includes an 800. do those 800 scorers just bomb the application? i would think if you are smart enough to get an 800, you would know it is only one of many criteria.
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[#permalink] New post   31 Jul 2007, 10:49
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I have a friend who got a 790 with a 6AWA and got rejected by the 4 schools he applied to, depite that score and a 3.9 gpa. It was most likely because he had no work experience (applied right out of school) and was pretty much very one dimensional, complete academic. I read his essays they were very well written but there was no substance to them since he really had no experiences outside of the classroom and clubs.

He ended up getting a Phd in math instead.


I'm guessing the guys who scored 800s had a very similar story. Not enough work experience, not enough extracirriculars, and mediocre essays.
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[#permalink] New post   04 Aug 2007, 22:44
Robert McNamara..former secretary of defense during the 60's scored 800..he also ran Ford
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Re: Has anyone scored 800 in gmat? [#permalink] New post   02 Jun 2010, 07:53
how did you manage to find this thread? it's from 2007. :wink:
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Re: Has anyone scored 800 in gmat? [#permalink] New post   02 Jun 2010, 09:00
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billyjeans wrote:
how did you manage to find this thread? it's from 2007. :wink:


You do know there is a search on here, billy...?



Where have you been underscore.. yeah I wondered about that too.. who replies to a 3 year old message??
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Re: Has anyone scored 800 in gmat? [#permalink] New post   02 Jun 2010, 10:20
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Where have you been underscore.. yeah I wondered about that too.. who replies to a 3 year old message??


Well his profile pic is from the early 80s, so maybe he likes everything a little retro.

Also, bb and other mod-like users have been linking to the older threads when posters ask if anyone has scored an 800 (on GMATClub and/or then gotten rejected to a top school).

Also #2, in tangential response to John Riggins' post, Stanford is one of the few schools that publishes the full range of GMAT scores. There are years when it stops at 780-790 and years when it includes 800.
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Re: Has anyone scored 800 in gmat? [#permalink] New post   02 Jun 2010, 12:33
my manhattangmat instructor scored an 800. i don't think he ended up applying to bschool, though.
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Re: Re: [#permalink] New post   14 Jun 2010, 05:39
balki1867 wrote:
Bear in mind that the range that most schools publish is the middle 80%, not the full range for admitted students. I'm sure a few 800s have gotten into Stanford too, but I agree -- once you pass a certain threshold, the GMAT is meaningless.


Stanford publishes the full range.
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Re: Has anyone scored 800 in gmat? [#permalink] New post   14 Jun 2010, 05:54
Several of them publish the full range. I went to a Wharton presentation and it was something like 540-790. Almost all of them go to at least 780, most get a 790 or so.
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Re: Has anyone scored 800 in gmat? [#permalink] New post   14 Jun 2010, 10:11
3underscore wrote:
I heard that if you are on track for 800 you get Fermat's last theorem.


Gotta love Manchester humour :)
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Re: Has anyone scored 800 in gmat? [#permalink] New post   14 Jun 2010, 17:03
so that guy who scored 800 and did a phd in maths solved fermats last theorem.. :lol:
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Re: Has anyone scored 800 in gmat? [#permalink] New post   24 Jul 2010, 03:07
i guess that could happen,
the schools not only wanna get more highly competitive students, but they also wanna make sure if the applicants are taking them seriously.
like if you scored 760 on gmat but applied to one of these third tier schools, they would probably think you were applying to them for any uncertainties.
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Re: Has anyone scored 800 in gmat? [#permalink] New post   28 Jul 2010, 05:20
vick4consulting wrote:
so that guy who scored 800 and did a phd in maths solved fermats last theorem.. :lol:

i think the difference between may be 770+ to 800 is luck
difference between 650-750 is may be some extra info & skills
difference between 550-650 is educational system(some country's average itself is very low...)
difference between 450+-550 is lack of practice..
below 400 may be negligence....

so gmat doesnt and cannot decide it all...

In future you may be many successful entreprenuers who are from poor educational system countries and do well in real world business....then people will start discounting gmat .....
so only time can tell
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Re: Has anyone scored 800 in gmat? [#permalink] New post   19 Aug 2010, 13:44
Interesting !!

Just a thought - May be those scoring 800 get a little over-confident about getting the admit and hence neglect other aspects of application (like essays ).
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Re: Has anyone scored 800 in gmat? [#permalink] New post   02 Sep 2010, 13:17
rhyme wrote:
I scored 800*


* Deduct 70 points from score



That actually made me laugh.
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Re: Has anyone scored 800 in gmat? [#permalink] New post   21 Sep 2010, 12:16
luckymojo wrote:
my manhattangmat instructor scored an 800. i don't think he ended up applying to bschool, though.


It is crazy when someone is so good at something but ends up not doing it!
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Re: Has anyone scored 800 in gmat? [#permalink] New post   21 Sep 2010, 21:12
I don't think anyone on GMATClub has scored 800 -- which is truly surprising!
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Re: Has anyone scored 800 in gmat? [#permalink] New post   22 Sep 2010, 08:28
Right, if I were to get over a 750, why would I need to take the GMAT again?
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Re: Has anyone scored 800 in gmat? [#permalink] New post   22 Sep 2010, 08:43
TwoThrones wrote:
luckymojo wrote:
my manhattangmat instructor scored an 800. i don't think he ended up applying to bschool, though.


It is crazy when someone is so good at something but ends up not doing it!


The GMAT doesn't really have much to do with bschool past admissions. :)
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Re: Has anyone scored 800 in gmat? [#permalink] New post   22 Sep 2010, 09:04
jpr200012 wrote:
TwoThrones wrote:
luckymojo wrote:
my manhattangmat instructor scored an 800. i don't think he ended up applying to bschool, though.


It is crazy when someone is so good at something but ends up not doing it!


The GMAT doesn't really have much to do with bschool past admissions. :)


and initial screening for banking/consulting jobs, supposedly
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