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05 Jan 2010, 12:30
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So I scheduled my GMAT for this Saturday, and with only 4 more days left, I'm not as prepared as I liked to be for the exam. The past couple of weeks have been terrible for my study schedule with the holidays and plus I got sick. I want to reschedule but will have to pay a $250 penalty now. I figure I might as well show up and take the exam and cancel my scores if I don't think I did well. I'd at least get a practice out of it. However, I was reading the test bulletin and it mentioned that cancellations will be apart of my score report. Will this look bad to bschools? Should I still show up or just reschedule right now and pay the hefty fine?
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05 Jan 2010, 13:10
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Hello 11MBA,
The $250 is now a sunk cost. Nothing you do will change the $250 you paid.
Also, please note, not feeling "good" while taking the exam is meaningless. I felt great on try #1, 610 and felt terrible on try #2, 710.
A score cancellation will show up on your score report as a score cancellation. This will not impact your canidacy as a grad student if you take the GMAT 2, 3 even 4 times. Once you get over 4, schools will think you are simply score hunting at that point.
My advice:
Take the exam, and use the experience to better your chances at try #2 (assuming you don't get your desired score). You have paid the $250, recover as much of the value as you can (both a score cancellation or exam rescheduling are like throwing your money away)
The $250 is now a sunk cost. Nothing you do will change the $250 you paid.
Also, please note, not feeling "good" while taking the exam is meaningless. I felt great on try #1, 610 and felt terrible on try #2, 710.
A score cancellation will show up on your score report as a score cancellation. This will not impact your canidacy as a grad student if you take the GMAT 2, 3 even 4 times. Once you get over 4, schools will think you are simply score hunting at that point.
My advice:
Take the exam, and use the experience to better your chances at try #2 (assuming you don't get your desired score). You have paid the $250, recover as much of the value as you can (both a score cancellation or exam rescheduling are like throwing your money away)
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05 Jan 2010, 16:53
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Canceling scores is usually a terrible waste - Don't.
Even if your 350 does show up on the score report, admissions ignore the low score and only count the highest one. The way it works in most schools, the admissions director does not even see the score report, they just rely on your record and verify it on the application, so there is not much of a downside to taking the test and seeing the score, even if you bomb it.
Even if your 350 does show up on the score report, admissions ignore the low score and only count the highest one. The way it works in most schools, the admissions director does not even see the score report, they just rely on your record and verify it on the application, so there is not much of a downside to taking the test and seeing the score, even if you bomb it.
