Help Needed with my LBS application

Question

I have submitted my LBS application on April 22nd (4th round 2020 intake). However, i was only able to take the Gmat only once before test centres closed in my area and only scored a 650. Therefore, i decided to take the GMAT online exam and to use the extension LBS gave for submitting GMAT scores (till May 8th). So before knowing that the GMAT online doesn't allow using scratch paper, i was confident that i will score higher on the retake and as a result i put in my LBS application that i have not taken the GMAT before and that i am planing on taking the Online one on May 8th (the deadline they put for submitting scores).

Now, and after i knew that 1) the Gmat online only allows a whiteboard and not a scratch and 2)that the GMAT online scores require a week to come out (knowing that the decisions for interviews are may 14th). I am thinking of submitting my 650 score and informing them that this was my first time (i had called the admission office and they advised that they might think 650 for a first time is not bad) and that my GMAT online results might come up late and that i will be taking it on the 8th. However, i am hesitant because i had put in the application that i did not take the GMAT before and this might reflect a bad image.

Please i would like to get an expert view whether it would be a good idea to submit my 650 scores now, or is it too bad on an idea now that trying to reach the interview decisions without a GMAT score would be better (keeping in mind that the gmat online is not a guaranteed 650+).

would appreciate any help!!

ankitamundhra28 · Answer

When the school gets your GMAT result, they are anyways able to see all previous attempts you have taken. Your score report always shows all the previous scores. So even if you submit the new score officially, they WILL know that you havr taken 2 attempts. And that's not bad, it just shows how committed you are to getting into LBS.
It's just best to tell them that you selected "Not appeared" by mistake and submit your old score report, saying that you have retaken the exam and might submit a revised score report as soon as it's available. 
Hope this helps!

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pabpinor · Answer

I would contact your admissions contact to let them know, another 650 with the online GMAT may show some improvement.
You never know if it is going to be better or not, but you are not losing anything by trying, at worst you can blame it to the lack of scratch paper

Best of luck with the online GMAT!

Regards,
Pablo

Best of luck with the online GMAT! Regards, Pablo

CHEEKSOWW · Answer

Thanks for the reply. Do you think it would look bad if i send the scores now when i had put as "never taken Gmat before" on the application?

ClaireCATgmat · Answer

I am the applicant in Round 3 MAM. And I received the interview without a GMAT score. The final decision date is May 7th. 
The admission will ask you to supplement more statements to illustrate your quantitative background. So It is acceptable that you don't submit a GMAT score. But if you already have a score, you'd better submit it and prepare supplement materials to support your quantitative or financial background.(depends on which program you submit)
Good luck~

pabpinor · Answer

Does not look good if you point it like this, if you have "forgotten" or you explain that you were hoping to have been able to take the test again earlier may spare you. Anyway, you just can take your chances.

Regards,
Pablo

pabpinor · Answer

Could you share some examples of materials to support your quantitative/financial background? Did they suggest any?

Thanks in advance,
Pablo

ClaireCATgmat · Answer

The admission team didn't give me any examples. They just asked me to send them a short essay to explain my quantitative background, like professional or academic experiences I didn't mention in the application system. I majored in statistics, so there were sufficient quantitative courses and practices in my undergraduate study.
But if you apply for MIM or MFA or MBA, the reply from the admission team might change. It completely depends on your program's admission team. You can argue with your admission team. By the way, LBS seems not completely waiving GMAT, they might give conditional offer.

Shift5105 · Answer

I’ve done the same thing in my application - had intended to retake the GMAT for a higher score and indicated on my application that I hadn’t taken it yet so I could send the new (hopefully higher) score later.

In speaking to admissions, they said it can be submitted later, as they are reviewing current applications without a GMAT and would provide a “conditional decision” depending on your subsequent GMAT score.

I decided to take the GRE online because of GMAT’s no physical scratch paper nonsense, so I will end up submitting both my GMAT and GRE scores to LBS.

Good luck!!

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