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31 Jul 2019, 08:22
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Hello,
I have just today taken the GMAT for the first time and received an (unofficial) score of 740 (Q48, Q42). I appreciate that this is a good score but I felt I could have done better.
My goal is to apply to London Business School in September and hopefully secure at least a part scholarship as I will struggle to finance the MBA otherwise. I am applying for their first wave of applications for this reason (as all the relevant scholarships will still be on the table).
While I recognise that the GMAT is not the only consideration for a scholarship, I am also aware that a higher score gives you a better chance of securing one.
However, I have only the following 3.5 weeks to make sure the rest of my application is as strong as possible as I am away from then until the application deadline.
My questions is: do I retake the GMAT in 3 weeks with the goal of scoring 760+ or do I focus all my efforts into the rest of the application?
For context, my previous (official GMAC) mock scores, over the past 6 weeks, were:
1. 700 (Q45, V40)
2. 740 (Q49, V42)
3. 720 (Q49, V40)
4. 760 (Q51, V42)
5. 730 (Q50, V40)*
6. 770 (Q49, V49)
* this test was taken at the end of a very emotionally distressing day. I share this information for full contextual disclosure (of course, emotional events could happen on the day of the exam too)
The rest of my profile is fairly generic: white British male, state educated, working class parents, studied Maths and Physics at undergraduate level, qualified mathematics teacher (taught in a state school for 3 years), worked in consulting (Big 4) for 4 years, currently work in the group strategy function of a FTSE 250 F&B company.
Any advice that you can give would be very much appreciated.
Thank you
Owen
I have just today taken the GMAT for the first time and received an (unofficial) score of 740 (Q48, Q42). I appreciate that this is a good score but I felt I could have done better.
My goal is to apply to London Business School in September and hopefully secure at least a part scholarship as I will struggle to finance the MBA otherwise. I am applying for their first wave of applications for this reason (as all the relevant scholarships will still be on the table).
While I recognise that the GMAT is not the only consideration for a scholarship, I am also aware that a higher score gives you a better chance of securing one.
However, I have only the following 3.5 weeks to make sure the rest of my application is as strong as possible as I am away from then until the application deadline.
My questions is: do I retake the GMAT in 3 weeks with the goal of scoring 760+ or do I focus all my efforts into the rest of the application?
For context, my previous (official GMAC) mock scores, over the past 6 weeks, were:
1. 700 (Q45, V40)
2. 740 (Q49, V42)
3. 720 (Q49, V40)
4. 760 (Q51, V42)
5. 730 (Q50, V40)*
6. 770 (Q49, V49)
* this test was taken at the end of a very emotionally distressing day. I share this information for full contextual disclosure (of course, emotional events could happen on the day of the exam too)
The rest of my profile is fairly generic: white British male, state educated, working class parents, studied Maths and Physics at undergraduate level, qualified mathematics teacher (taught in a state school for 3 years), worked in consulting (Big 4) for 4 years, currently work in the group strategy function of a FTSE 250 F&B company.
Any advice that you can give would be very much appreciated.
Thank you
Owen
31 Jul 2019, 10:16
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Hi owenrgates
I would fully concentrate to prepare my MBA application within the remaining time. MOST test takers, including me, actually experienced lower gmat score during their first retake (usually within 1-3 months after first exam). I am not undermining your ability, but 740 is meaningfully, if not significantly, higher than the average 690-700 score in LBS. You can ask others' experience.
GMAT is just a single data point of the entire MBA application. Adcoms look at the whole package to consider admission and scholarship. After all, you can always resubmit your (higher) GMAT score for reconsideration of scholarship, after getting accepted in R1.
Wish you best outcome in your application.
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I would fully concentrate to prepare my MBA application within the remaining time. MOST test takers, including me, actually experienced lower gmat score during their first retake (usually within 1-3 months after first exam). I am not undermining your ability, but 740 is meaningfully, if not significantly, higher than the average 690-700 score in LBS. You can ask others' experience.
GMAT is just a single data point of the entire MBA application. Adcoms look at the whole package to consider admission and scholarship. After all, you can always resubmit your (higher) GMAT score for reconsideration of scholarship, after getting accepted in R1.
Wish you best outcome in your application.
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31 Jul 2019, 11:02
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owenrgates
Hello,
I have just today taken the GMAT for the first time and received an (unofficial) score of 740 (Q48, Q42). I appreciate that this is a good score but I felt I could have done better.
My goal is to apply to London Business School in September and hopefully secure at least a part scholarship as I will struggle to finance the MBA otherwise. I am applying for their first wave of applications for this reason (as all the relevant scholarships will still be on the table).
While I recognise that the GMAT is not the only consideration for a scholarship, I am also aware that a higher score gives you a better chance of securing one.
However, I have only the following 3.5 weeks to make sure the rest of my application is as strong as possible as I am away from then until the application deadline.
My questions is: do I retake the GMAT in 3 weeks with the goal of scoring 760+ or do I focus all my efforts into the rest of the application?
For context, my previous (official GMAC) mock scores, over the past 6 weeks, were:
1. 700 (Q45, V40)
2. 740 (Q49, V42)
3. 720 (Q49, V40)
4. 760 (Q51, V42)
5. 730 (Q50, V40)*
6. 770 (Q49, V49)
* this test was taken at the end of a very emotionally distressing day. I share this information for full contextual disclosure (of course, emotional events could happen on the day of the exam too)
The rest of my profile is fairly generic: white British male, state educated, working class parents, studied Maths and Physics at undergraduate level, qualified mathematics teacher (taught in a state school for 3 years), worked in consulting (Big 4) for 4 years, currently work in the group strategy function of a FTSE 250 F&B company.
Any advice that you can give would be very much appreciated.
Thank you
Owen
I have just today taken the GMAT for the first time and received an (unofficial) score of 740 (Q48, Q42). I appreciate that this is a good score but I felt I could have done better.
My goal is to apply to London Business School in September and hopefully secure at least a part scholarship as I will struggle to finance the MBA otherwise. I am applying for their first wave of applications for this reason (as all the relevant scholarships will still be on the table).
While I recognise that the GMAT is not the only consideration for a scholarship, I am also aware that a higher score gives you a better chance of securing one.
However, I have only the following 3.5 weeks to make sure the rest of my application is as strong as possible as I am away from then until the application deadline.
My questions is: do I retake the GMAT in 3 weeks with the goal of scoring 760+ or do I focus all my efforts into the rest of the application?
For context, my previous (official GMAC) mock scores, over the past 6 weeks, were:
1. 700 (Q45, V40)
2. 740 (Q49, V42)
3. 720 (Q49, V40)
4. 760 (Q51, V42)
5. 730 (Q50, V40)*
6. 770 (Q49, V49)
* this test was taken at the end of a very emotionally distressing day. I share this information for full contextual disclosure (of course, emotional events could happen on the day of the exam too)
The rest of my profile is fairly generic: white British male, state educated, working class parents, studied Maths and Physics at undergraduate level, qualified mathematics teacher (taught in a state school for 3 years), worked in consulting (Big 4) for 4 years, currently work in the group strategy function of a FTSE 250 F&B company.
Any advice that you can give would be very much appreciated.
Thank you
Owen
You have a very good profile as well as great GMAT score. So, you are appling in Round 1, then you would have fair cahnces to get high % of scholarship amount. all the best.
