First attempt 590, retaking it (international applicant)

You can absolutely get a 700 on your exam if your are willing to dedicate the time/effort/energy needed and willing to really focus on and address your weaknesses (which you have already done). The real difference between a 590 and a 700 is just a few questions and most likely the lower score resulted from you making a mistake that can easily be addressed with increased studying. Also, within the two months that you have given yourself, it might be very beneficial if you took a one week vacation and dedicated yourself to 12 hour a day GMAT studying. Assuming 7 days of total dedication, you would be able to focus 84 hours on the GMAT -- that is a lot of time and I think you would see great improvement after this one week (however, do not make it the week before the test - I would prefer that you took this time off as soon as possible). The last thing that I would recommend is that you get a tutor to help you address your verbal weakness. However, do not tell the tutor that you have an issue with the verbal section of the GMAT -- be much more specific -- for example, say that you are having problems answering the questions on the verbal reasoning section (no problem understanding the passage); having problems differentiating between various past tense versions of the sentence, especially with complex sentences in sentence correction section, etc.

Good luck and remain positive. Pursuing your MBA is definitely worth the effort.

Kimberly Plaga
Senior Admissions Consultant
Manhattan Review