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Well stated terp.
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Which would YOU rather have?

Call it

730 one shot
or
760 three tries w/2 scores in the mid/high 600s
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730 one shot.
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As an adcom, I would prefer a 1x 730 over a "550 then 660 then 750."

wouldn't you? think about that.

How about if it's 730,730,730?
Is that worse than 1x730?
Do you think consistency is worthless?
Or does it show stupidity?
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As an adcom, I would prefer a 1x 730 over a "550 then 660 then 750."

wouldn't you? think about that.

How about if it's 730,730,730?
Is that worse than 1x730?
Do you think consistency is worthless?
Or does it show stupidity?
I vote worthless.
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As an adcom, I would prefer a 1x 730 over a "550 then 660 then 750."

wouldn't you? think about that.

How about if it's 730,730,730?
Is that worse than 1x730?
Do you think consistency is worthless?
Or does it show stupidity?

chineseburned,

Don't worry about not improving. You have a 730 in the bag. Just try your best and no matter what happens, you still have the 730.
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taking the GMAT 3 times with no improvement is a negative. Not a huge one, but it would be a negative for me. Adcoms want candidates that "take care of business and move on".

Adcoms know the explicit goal of retaking the GMAT is to improve. In one way, if you do not improve, you fail in that regard.
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I hope I have to take the exam no more than twice because after that, I feel as if I have more pressure on me.
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