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DebWenger
Joined: 04 Mar 2014
Last visit: 22 May 2016
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Location: India
Schools: Simon '18 (A) McDonough '18 (A) Cox '18 (S) Cass '17 Urbana-Champaign '18 Owen '18 MBS '18 Desautels '18 Carlson '18 (II)
GMAT 1: 710 Q49 V38
WE:Information Technology (Consulting)
Schools: Simon '18 (A) McDonough '18 (A) Cox '18 (S) Cass '17 Urbana-Champaign '18 Owen '18 MBS '18 Desautels '18 Carlson '18 (II)
GMAT 1: 710 Q49 V38
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26 Feb 2015, 13:20
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Hello All,
Finally I manged to write my GMAT retake today.I had got a 650 the last time and while it is a decent improvement to 710, there are still a few things that are really bothering me.
1) My extremely low IR score-4 (37 percentile).I'd really love to know from all GMATClubbers how badly will these affect my applications to the point where I would be thinking of retaking it once again.
2)I got a QA 49.Now I had checked in the GMAT OG 13 and QA 49 corresponds to 88 percentile.However in my initial score report that I got immediately after taking the test, it was only 79 percentile.I feel terrible because of it , as I find it very difficult to accept low QA scores, considering that I am good in maths and have always been getting 49-50 in my mock CATs.
I would love to know from all you guys if the above two factors should be taken into serious consideration.And would love to know if you all think I should go for a retake.
FYI,I'm definitely not applying to top 20 schools and am looking at schools like Smeal,Simon etc.Hope you get the picture.
Cheers!
DebWenger
Finally I manged to write my GMAT retake today.I had got a 650 the last time and while it is a decent improvement to 710, there are still a few things that are really bothering me.
1) My extremely low IR score-4 (37 percentile).I'd really love to know from all GMATClubbers how badly will these affect my applications to the point where I would be thinking of retaking it once again.
2)I got a QA 49.Now I had checked in the GMAT OG 13 and QA 49 corresponds to 88 percentile.However in my initial score report that I got immediately after taking the test, it was only 79 percentile.I feel terrible because of it , as I find it very difficult to accept low QA scores, considering that I am good in maths and have always been getting 49-50 in my mock CATs.
I would love to know from all you guys if the above two factors should be taken into serious consideration.And would love to know if you all think I should go for a retake.
FYI,I'm definitely not applying to top 20 schools and am looking at schools like Smeal,Simon etc.Hope you get the picture.
Cheers!
DebWenger
26 Feb 2015, 13:54
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Hi DebWenger,
First off, a 710/Q49 is an outstanding score (it's right around the 90th percentile overall) and it puts you in position to apply to any Business School that you'd like to. So a retake is not required.
In answer to your questions:
1) Many Business Schools have publicly stated that they do NOT use an Applicant's IR score as part of the evaluation process. As such, your IR score is basically a non-factor.
2) A Q49 is a fantastic performance in the Quant - it's a score that most Test Takers will never achieve in their lives. You shouldn't get distracted by the percentile. The percentile for each score level has been slowly dropping over the years. Ten years ago, a Q49 was around the 85th percentile; now, it's right around the 79th/80th percentile. That just means that more Test Takers are scoring at that level (or above). The result is still fantastic though and Business Schools know that.
You mentioned how you were not planning to apply to any Top20 Schools, but you might want to rethink that idea.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
First off, a 710/Q49 is an outstanding score (it's right around the 90th percentile overall) and it puts you in position to apply to any Business School that you'd like to. So a retake is not required.
In answer to your questions:
1) Many Business Schools have publicly stated that they do NOT use an Applicant's IR score as part of the evaluation process. As such, your IR score is basically a non-factor.
2) A Q49 is a fantastic performance in the Quant - it's a score that most Test Takers will never achieve in their lives. You shouldn't get distracted by the percentile. The percentile for each score level has been slowly dropping over the years. Ten years ago, a Q49 was around the 85th percentile; now, it's right around the 79th/80th percentile. That just means that more Test Takers are scoring at that level (or above). The result is still fantastic though and Business Schools know that.
You mentioned how you were not planning to apply to any Top20 Schools, but you might want to rethink that idea.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
DebWenger
Joined: 04 Mar 2014
Last visit: 22 May 2016
Posts: 119
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 178
Location: India
Schools: Simon '18 (A) McDonough '18 (A) Cox '18 (S) Cass '17 Urbana-Champaign '18 Owen '18 MBS '18 Desautels '18 Carlson '18 (II)
GMAT 1: 710 Q49 V38
WE:Information Technology (Consulting)
Schools: Simon '18 (A) McDonough '18 (A) Cox '18 (S) Cass '17 Urbana-Champaign '18 Owen '18 MBS '18 Desautels '18 Carlson '18 (II)
GMAT 1: 710 Q49 V38
Posts: 119
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02 Mar 2015, 01:41
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Rich,
Thank you so much for your feedback on my score.It really helped settle down some nerves here.
I understand the 710 is a good score,but to put it in context,I'm actually from an over represented cateogry :Indian,male,engineer and in Technology Consulting(IT).Also, I'm trying to go for a Fall 2015 admit,which means I will have to apply in R3 for almost all colleges.Do you think it would be a better idea to apply next year than this year R3 especially taking into consideration funding and scholarships?
Would really appreciate your inputs on this.
Thanks!
DebWenger
Thank you so much for your feedback on my score.It really helped settle down some nerves here.
I understand the 710 is a good score,but to put it in context,I'm actually from an over represented cateogry :Indian,male,engineer and in Technology Consulting(IT).Also, I'm trying to go for a Fall 2015 admit,which means I will have to apply in R3 for almost all colleges.Do you think it would be a better idea to apply next year than this year R3 especially taking into consideration funding and scholarships?
Would really appreciate your inputs on this.
Thanks!
DebWenger
