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03 Sep 2022, 05:33
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Hi,
I just took a GMAT exam and got 690 (Q49, V34, IR 4). I accepted the score at the test center but I wonder if I should cancel my score. I'm targeting the top 10 MBA programs in the U.S. and definitely going to retake it to get a higher score. I accepted 690 simply because I thought the quant score was still okay. But, 690 is still far below the average GMAT score of the top programs and I got a very low IR score and the verbal is not so good either. So I wonder if having 690 on my score report would leave a negative impression even if I end up getting a higher score later. For example, even if I get something like 730 next time, the admission committees will still see 690 on my score report and I wonder if it'd have a negative impact on my application. I have 72 hours to cancel my score and should I cancel this score if I'm not going to apply with this score anyways?
Thanks.
I just took a GMAT exam and got 690 (Q49, V34, IR 4). I accepted the score at the test center but I wonder if I should cancel my score. I'm targeting the top 10 MBA programs in the U.S. and definitely going to retake it to get a higher score. I accepted 690 simply because I thought the quant score was still okay. But, 690 is still far below the average GMAT score of the top programs and I got a very low IR score and the verbal is not so good either. So I wonder if having 690 on my score report would leave a negative impression even if I end up getting a higher score later. For example, even if I get something like 730 next time, the admission committees will still see 690 on my score report and I wonder if it'd have a negative impact on my application. I have 72 hours to cancel my score and should I cancel this score if I'm not going to apply with this score anyways?
Thanks.
03 Sep 2022, 06:00
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If you're not sure, you can cancel the score, and if you want it for some reason, you can reinstate it later.
03 Sep 2022, 09:15
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mariav1202:
Since you are planning to retake the exam either way, you can look at it in two simple ways:
1. Cancel the score if you are very confident you will at least duplicate the score.
2. Keep the score if you are moderately or not confident that you will duplicate the score.
Keep in mind, all of this doesn't really matter as the Top 10 programs are known to count your highest score. Having a low score doesn't have much (if any) bearing on your chances so long as you produce a higher one.
If it were me, I would keep the score so you at least have that floor beneath you. If you do better the second (or third) time around, it's basically a non-factor.
Hope that helps,
Admissionado
Since you are planning to retake the exam either way, you can look at it in two simple ways:
1. Cancel the score if you are very confident you will at least duplicate the score.
2. Keep the score if you are moderately or not confident that you will duplicate the score.
Keep in mind, all of this doesn't really matter as the Top 10 programs are known to count your highest score. Having a low score doesn't have much (if any) bearing on your chances so long as you produce a higher one.
If it were me, I would keep the score so you at least have that floor beneath you. If you do better the second (or third) time around, it's basically a non-factor.
Hope that helps,
Admissionado
