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Hiiiii!!!! I think I belong here... So I took my real test yesterday and scored 640 :( NOt happy especially when I need to be more like in 700s. I realize that I might not be the best test taker but I need advice how I can go up to 680-700 in a month? Would you use any classes like MGMAT? Would private tutoring be better? Should I just get extra books and tests? Plus I have to do all the essays and stuff too so really on the tight schedule here. ugh... Please help !!!!! I would appreciate any advice you might have!
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Hi teagongadze,

First off, a 640 is a solid score (it's just of the 80th percentile overall), so it could be enough to help you get into your first-choice Business School. If you do choose to retest though, I'd like to know a bit more about this performance before I offer any advice:

1) What were your Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores on the GMAT?
2) Did you finish early or have to rush to finish any of the sections (and guess on a bunch of questions at the end)?

3) What are the specific application deadlines that your'e facing?
4) If you don't score 700+, will you still apply?

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Hi teagongadze,

First off, a 640 is a solid score (it's just of the 80th percentile overall), so it could be enough to help you get into your first-choice Business School. If you do choose to retest though, I'd like to know a bit more about this performance before I offer any advice:

1) What were your Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores on the GMAT?
2) Did you finish early or have to rush to finish any of the sections (and guess on a bunch of questions at the end)?

3) What are the specific application deadlines that your'e facing?
4) If you don't score 700+, will you still apply?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
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Hi Rich,

Thank you for your reply. My top schools are Stanford, UCLA and Harvard so I am little worried 640 is gonna pull me back. I am not the best test taker so I am just hoping to get closer to 680-700 and I will be happy. I do not want to waste too much time on GMAT prep either because I know essays and other parts of my application might be more important.

As for your questions:

1. Q- 46 & V - 32 (I am not a native english speaker). I actually got the enhanced Score report and these are breakdowns: Verbal Percentiles: CR=76th; RC=68th; SC=40th. Quant Percentiles: PS=72nd; DS=70th; Arithmetics=71st; Algebra/Geom = 72nd.

2. As for time management, that has been my issue since my college exams. So for quant I did not have time to do my last 2 questions. And I did rush through a lot in the end. For the verbal the same - I did finish all the questions but I couldn't even read last 3-4 SC questions and had to just guess.

3. Applying for second rounds in January but I have to finish up everything by Dec 24th because of work travelings in January.

4. I think other parts of my application are strong, I have 3.8 GPA and magna cum laude, I have different licenses to show academics and then work stuff and expecting nice recommendations too. So yeah as long as I score closer to 680 I am applying this year :) :) :)


Thank you so very much for your advice!!!!!
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Hi MBATeaCup,

Since you're planning to apply to some highly competitive Schools, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile. There's a Forum full of them here:

ask-admission-consultants-124/

With a Q46/V32, you have the potential to pick up points in BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections, so if you do plan to retest, you'll want to put some study time into both sections. While the ESR doesn't provide much information, I'd need to see the FULL Report to draw any conclusions. Are you comfortable posting it (or PMing it to me)?

1) How long did you study before taking the GMAT?
2) What resources did you use during your studies?

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