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Low GMAT Over-compensation 26 Aug 2017, 07:56
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I am a math tutor that tutors from elementary to high school kids. I help with ACT prep and high school level math like AP Stats and AP Calculus. My GMAT is not good because I am a very bad test taker. I've tried twice and it didn't work out for me. Will showing that I am a math tutor help overcompensate my low GMAT? If I'm tutoring up to high school level math, will this show admissions that I am good in math, just a bad test taker? I know Stacey Blackman mentioned one way to overcompensate for a low GMAT is to show you have a quant heavy background. Will my tutoring help somehow?
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Low GMAT Over-compensation 29 Aug 2017, 20:31
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This is a scenario I have never heard, but if it makes an impact it will be a smaller one. The GMAT is the best way to show your quantitative skills. Another way is a look at your transcript, how did you perform in your quant classes in undergrad? These are better ways to showcase this
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Low GMAT Over-compensation 31 Aug 2017, 03:34
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I am a math tutor that tutors from elementary to high school kids. I help with ACT prep and high school level math like AP Stats and AP Calculus. My GMAT is not good because I am a very bad test taker. I've tried twice and it didn't work out for me. Will showing that I am a math tutor help overcompensate my low GMAT? If I'm tutoring up to high school level math, will this show admissions that I am good in math, just a bad test taker? I know Stacey Blackman mentioned one way to overcompensate for a low GMAT is to show you have a quant heavy background. Will my tutoring help somehow?

It won't matter really. You need to get the score.

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Low GMAT Over-compensation 03 Sep 2017, 18:17
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Definitely do MBAMATH.COM if you aren't willing to give yourself the time to improve your score. It's a 20-hour self-paced program that the admissions committee takes as proxy for quant skills.

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