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24 Jul 2026, 00:16
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Hi folks! I am really confused if I should re-attempt the GMAT. I am from an overrepresented demographic but still want to aim for the M7 B schools. I have been hearing that marks are only a slice of your entire profile so I should focus on my essays now as 655 crosses the 90th percentile mark.
My Testing Experience
I performed my worst in Verbal (~70s vs ~80s that I was getting while doing mocks). I am a very anxious test taker and I feel my anxiety got the best of me in the first section which was verbal. The rest two sections I gathered myself and managed to recover after a break and got ~80s in DI and Quant. Having said that, I hate hate hate testing and studying for tests, its a very anxiety inducing experience for me and even for the current attempt, I was ~6 months of practice in, moved my score in first mock from 545 -> 655.
My background and other details
It's just that, giving the GMAT again will be a huge mental load for me, especially along side work and I want to know if its really going to be worth it. I would GREATLY appreciate all forms of advice! TIA
My Testing Experience
I performed my worst in Verbal (~70s vs ~80s that I was getting while doing mocks). I am a very anxious test taker and I feel my anxiety got the best of me in the first section which was verbal. The rest two sections I gathered myself and managed to recover after a break and got ~80s in DI and Quant. Having said that, I hate hate hate testing and studying for tests, its a very anxiety inducing experience for me and even for the current attempt, I was ~6 months of practice in, moved my score in first mock from 545 -> 655.
My background and other details
- PM Experience of 3+ years. I did graduate as an engineer but pivoted to PM after 1.5 years of work ex.
- Have 2 MNCs and 1 mid sized company in my resume.
- Undergraduate GPA was 9+ (Graduated with a medal)
- No international work ex unfortunately
- I have some leadership experience in college and volunteer experience while working
- I have built side projects/blogs
- Worked on the side as a PM consultant to a startup where the clients were state government - so the reach is huge numbers ( So i assume, that is good impact? )
It's just that, giving the GMAT again will be a huge mental load for me, especially along side work and I want to know if its really going to be worth it. I would GREATLY appreciate all forms of advice! TIA
24 Jul 2026, 06:37
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On the premise: "655 is past the 90th percentile, so it's essays now" is fine for most applicants, but not for M7. Those pools are deep and full of people who look alike on paper, so the score does more of the comparing there, not less. A 655 is about 60 points under where you'd want to be for M7, and from an overrepresented pool, where the bar runs higher, essays won't quietly cover that.
That said, your 655 probably undersells you. You were in the ~80s on Verbal in mocks and dropped to the ~70s on test day, in the very first section, right where the anxiety hit, while Quant and DI came back once you settled. A good part of that gap looks like nerves, given it landed in the section you opened with while the others recovered, so the real content climb is likely smaller than 60 points. But be clear-eyed: 60 points is an aggressive target. A 50-point gain is already a meaningful, multi-month jump, you spent six months getting to 655, and you'd be doing it as someone the test rattles. This is real work.
So if M7 is truly the goal, the score is one lever you can still move before you lock the list, and enough of the gap looks recoverable that I'd lean toward going again, planned over a real stretch. If the toll outweighs that for you, that's a fair call, and I'd aim the list at schools where a 655 stands on its own.
Whichever way you go, trust your own read on the toll, it's as real a factor as the score.
That said, your 655 probably undersells you. You were in the ~80s on Verbal in mocks and dropped to the ~70s on test day, in the very first section, right where the anxiety hit, while Quant and DI came back once you settled. A good part of that gap looks like nerves, given it landed in the section you opened with while the others recovered, so the real content climb is likely smaller than 60 points. But be clear-eyed: 60 points is an aggressive target. A 50-point gain is already a meaningful, multi-month jump, you spent six months getting to 655, and you'd be doing it as someone the test rattles. This is real work.
So if M7 is truly the goal, the score is one lever you can still move before you lock the list, and enough of the gap looks recoverable that I'd lean toward going again, planned over a real stretch. If the toll outweighs that for you, that's a fair call, and I'd aim the list at schools where a 655 stands on its own.
Whichever way you go, trust your own read on the toll, it's as real a factor as the score.
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24 Jul 2026, 07:01
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Hi. Congratulations on the 655.
To be sure and to direct, the average for the M7 is 685 and the average for the overrepresented pool is probably 705.
While the score is not everything and your profile is a lot more important, because there’s so many other people with similar profiles this is just too much of a difference to pull it up.
If GMAT it’s not something you can improve even with the new upcoming section order which by the way is going to make the average for the overrepresented group probably 725, your other option is to take the GRE - this is the exam that allows you to sort of sneak in under the radar if you have a solid profile
To be sure and to direct, the average for the M7 is 685 and the average for the overrepresented pool is probably 705.
While the score is not everything and your profile is a lot more important, because there’s so many other people with similar profiles this is just too much of a difference to pull it up.
If GMAT it’s not something you can improve even with the new upcoming section order which by the way is going to make the average for the overrepresented group probably 725, your other option is to take the GRE - this is the exam that allows you to sort of sneak in under the radar if you have a solid profile
