mcelroytutoring wrote:
My advice: if you've been preparing to sit for the GMAT Online, but have kept postponing your test date for one reason or another, then finally taking the exam for the first time on Monday 9/21 or Tuesday 9/22 should be a very tempting option--assuming that registration is still available for those dates.
Why? It's your very last chance to take the exam before 1) the price increases from $200 to $250, and 2) GMAT Online exams begin counting toward the yearly (5) and lifetime (8) attempt limits. In addition, given GMAC's recent retake announcement, we now know that you are allowed a 2nd attempt at the online exam (for $250), if the first attempt does not go as planned.
Good luck!
The flip side of the above is the following:
If the person waits for some longer time after September 23, prepares well and then takes the test (for the first time), then they might well end up with a good enough acceptable score. In that case, there would be no need for an additional retake test. $250 saved versus $200 + $250 spent in the above scenario.
My advice remains that testtakers take the test when they are reasonably "fully" ready and not be swayed by a few dollars, however hefty that sum of money may be. It is understood that it is difficult to know when one is fully ready, However, being swayed by extraneous elements may sometimes cause greater harm in the longer run.