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So, I have been on this site for a few years now and it still blows my mind how many 700+ scores I see on here. Perusing the b-school subforums, and the only people I see applying to the schools of my choice are 730+ it seems. I actually can't tell you if I have even seen a 6xx on any of the profiles.
How is that possible? I thought 750 was 99 percentile? How in the world are there so many of these scores?
How is that possible? I thought 750 was 99 percentile? How in the world are there so many of these scores?
13 Sep 2015, 08:08
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Hi TheLostOne, I think your sample size is not big enough. If you go to the schools website, you can see the 80 percent range for the incoming class for the school.
The data here on the forum is accumulated from many years. Moreover if you talk about 700, it is a 89th percentile score.
This means that if a total of 500,000 people attempt the GMAT, close to 50,000 get 700 or above.
That is a pretty big number. Isn't it
And to correct you, these days 760 is 99th percentile.
Have you taken the GMAT or are planning to take anytime soon?
13 Sep 2015, 10:45
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Hi TheLostOne,
In real simple terms, the answer to your question is YES - the sample that you're seeing is NOT properly representative of the overall pool.
Assuming that you know how to calculate an average, then you should understand that a Program's AVERAGE GMAT score implies an acceptable 'range' of GMAT scores for that School, so to be competitive, you need a score that is 'in the range' (and not necessarily one that's equal to, or higher than, the average). At highly competitive Programs, the OVERALL application matters, so you have to be a strong overall applicant AND you have to present yourself correctly to each Admissions Committee.
This is all meant to say that you shouldn't worry about anyone else who's applying - focus on making YOUR application as strong as you can. To that end...
1) Have you taken the GMAT? How have you scored?
2) What Business Schools are you planning to apply to?
3) When are you planning to apply?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
In real simple terms, the answer to your question is YES - the sample that you're seeing is NOT properly representative of the overall pool.
Assuming that you know how to calculate an average, then you should understand that a Program's AVERAGE GMAT score implies an acceptable 'range' of GMAT scores for that School, so to be competitive, you need a score that is 'in the range' (and not necessarily one that's equal to, or higher than, the average). At highly competitive Programs, the OVERALL application matters, so you have to be a strong overall applicant AND you have to present yourself correctly to each Admissions Committee.
This is all meant to say that you shouldn't worry about anyone else who's applying - focus on making YOUR application as strong as you can. To that end...
1) Have you taken the GMAT? How have you scored?
2) What Business Schools are you planning to apply to?
3) When are you planning to apply?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
