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Statistically, how many people who take GMAT get their desired score on the first attempt? And by desired score I mean something above 675 (or 730 old GMAT).
I know amount of prep matters too, but on average, do most people end up having to retake the test?
I know amount of prep matters too, but on average, do most people end up having to retake the test?
03 Oct 2024, 15:49
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The statistics show that, for every GMAT test-taker, around 1.5 GMATs are taken. Many people who take the GMAT more than once take it more than twice. So, more than half of test-takers take the GMAT just once.
Regarding the proportion with 675+ score targets who score 675+ on their first attempt, it's likely less than half, possibly less than a third.
For tips on how to achieve a 675+ score, see this post.
How to Score 705+ on the GMAT
Regarding the proportion with 675+ score targets who score 675+ on their first attempt, it's likely less than half, possibly less than a third.
For tips on how to achieve a 675+ score, see this post.
How to Score 705+ on the GMAT
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I think there are different situations potentially.
There are also some people who never ended up taking the GMAT because they gave up. That’s another group we should not exclude.
Then there are people who took the gym at once and were happy with the score.
Then there’s a group of people who took the gym at multiple times because they thought they could do better or they didn’t do as well as they wanted or need to.
I also have known a number of people who have taken the test. I have no idea why they would do it but they wanted to take it cold and throw away 250 bucks.
But to some extent, you can say that the retake is a failure. There could be several reasons to retake, One of them could be legitimate such as you had a really high practice scores and then you bombed the test for some reason. That’s an operational failure. You can recover by retaking within two weeks.
Then you have people who didn’t get great practice test scores but they still decided to take the test because they ran out of time. That’s a strategic fail. You cannot recover by retaking the test in two weeks and you have to do the studying that you failed to do. It always amazes me why people would take the test if they knew they were not ready because of my mind it seems futile.
There are also people who fail strategically to reach their score for a number of reasons. Some of them are valid and some of them are unfortunate. These people don’t take the test but switch to GRE for example or abandon their plans or delay or go test optional.
My recommendation is always too take one shot and done. No double tapping or triple tapping or lifetime attempt limit tapping....
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There are also some people who never ended up taking the GMAT because they gave up. That’s another group we should not exclude.
Then there are people who took the gym at once and were happy with the score.
Then there’s a group of people who took the gym at multiple times because they thought they could do better or they didn’t do as well as they wanted or need to.
I also have known a number of people who have taken the test. I have no idea why they would do it but they wanted to take it cold and throw away 250 bucks.
But to some extent, you can say that the retake is a failure. There could be several reasons to retake, One of them could be legitimate such as you had a really high practice scores and then you bombed the test for some reason. That’s an operational failure. You can recover by retaking within two weeks.
Then you have people who didn’t get great practice test scores but they still decided to take the test because they ran out of time. That’s a strategic fail. You cannot recover by retaking the test in two weeks and you have to do the studying that you failed to do. It always amazes me why people would take the test if they knew they were not ready because of my mind it seems futile.
There are also people who fail strategically to reach their score for a number of reasons. Some of them are valid and some of them are unfortunate. These people don’t take the test but switch to GRE for example or abandon their plans or delay or go test optional.
My recommendation is always too take one shot and done. No double tapping or triple tapping or lifetime attempt limit tapping....
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