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hammermay2
Joined: 20 Dec 2013
Last visit: 21 Oct 2015
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Schools: Wharton '18 (S) CBS '18 (S) Yale '18 (S)
GMAT 1: 700 Q47 V39
GPA: 3.74
11 Mar 2014, 14:02
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Basic profile info:
White, male, 27
5 years in the US Army with significant leadership and international experience
3.7 GPA (liberal arts degree from a non-Ivy league)
Great extra-curriculars and internships
690 GMAT (48Q/37V)
Do I need to retake the GMAT to be competitive for a top 5 program? Or does a 690 (with almost an 80/80 split) put me in the ball park?
Thanks for the help!
White, male, 27
5 years in the US Army with significant leadership and international experience
3.7 GPA (liberal arts degree from a non-Ivy league)
Great extra-curriculars and internships
690 GMAT (48Q/37V)
Do I need to retake the GMAT to be competitive for a top 5 program? Or does a 690 (with almost an 80/80 split) put me in the ball park?
Thanks for the help!
12 Mar 2014, 06:44
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Tough call here. Do you NEED to retake the GMAT? No. Great GPA. Five years in the army. Awesomeness.
COULD you improve your candidacy???
That's another question altogether.
My questions would be rather:
1. How many times have you retaken?
2. What have you been testing?
3. What would you honestly evaluate your potential high GMAT score as?
4. How 'costly' in terms of time and effort would an increase of 30 points cost you?
You have the time, so depending on your answers, it might be worth it to give it another shot.
Best,
JF
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12 Mar 2014, 13:26
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Thanks for the feedback!
1) This is my first GMAT attempt.
2) My last two (GMAC) practice tests were 690 (43Q/41V) and 710 (44Q/42V). So, my overall score isn't a shock, but if you notice, my quant on my actual GMAT jumped 4 points and my verbal dropped 5 points.
Can I improve my verbal score? Yes.
Can I improve (or even replicate) my quant? I'm not as confident.
So, in response to your questions, I'd ask: if I retake and get a similar score (or even a slightly worse score) how much does that hurt me vs just keeping what I have? Do Adcoms just take the best score or do they try to analyze multiple attempts?
1) This is my first GMAT attempt.
2) My last two (GMAC) practice tests were 690 (43Q/41V) and 710 (44Q/42V). So, my overall score isn't a shock, but if you notice, my quant on my actual GMAT jumped 4 points and my verbal dropped 5 points.
Can I improve my verbal score? Yes.
Can I improve (or even replicate) my quant? I'm not as confident.
So, in response to your questions, I'd ask: if I retake and get a similar score (or even a slightly worse score) how much does that hurt me vs just keeping what I have? Do Adcoms just take the best score or do they try to analyze multiple attempts?
