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Should I take the GMAT 4 Times? 15 Dec 2007, 11:48
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I just took the Gmat for the 3rd time and received my highest score, 620 (M40, V35).

My understanding was that taking the test three times was probably the maximum amount of times that you can take the test. Any more than that, the schools would look unfavorably on your application. However, I searched around the internet and some people say you can take it as much as you want. And then somewhere I saw that said that five times is the max.

I'm not sure what to do. Should I take it a 4th time? I want to get a least a 650 on the real test and my gmatprep scores were 690 & 650. So I know its doable. I just don't want a 4th test to weaken my application. Thougts?
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Should I take the GMAT 4 Times? 15 Dec 2007, 14:33
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What schools are you looking at ? for example, Chicago specifically states they don't recommend taking the GMAT more than three times. Other schools specifically mention that the number of times you take the GMAT doesn't matter !
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Should I take the GMAT 4 Times? 15 Dec 2007, 17:51
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What schools are you looking at ? for example, Chicago specifically states they don't recommend taking the GMAT more than three times. Other schools specifically mention that the number of times you take the GMAT doesn't matter !
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depends on the school you apply, some schools take an average of the scores other schools just take the highest score
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Should I take the GMAT 4 Times? 17 Dec 2007, 10:17
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okay. I guess I should check out the schools. However, I've never heard them taking the average before.

Chicago would be one of them.
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Should I take the GMAT 4 Times? 17 Dec 2007, 10:27
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For that group of schools, I'd take it again, for sure. I think you need to rethink your entire strategy though, if you've taken it 3 times and not shown a ton of improvement. Go through some of the GMAT stories shared on the Shar your GMAT Experience forum. That should give you some ideas. Best of luck.
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Should I take the GMAT 4 Times? 17 Dec 2007, 18:26
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Have you considered taking a class or working with a tutor? I would strongly recommend doing that and getting the score up significantly before attempting a fourth take. For Harvard especially, you're going to need to bump up the score a lot.
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Should I take the GMAT 4 Times? 18 Dec 2007, 09:25
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I don't think it is worth it. Whatever score increase you get can be offset by the 4th attempt, and think about if by chance you score lower or the same. It would have only hurt your application.
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Should I take the GMAT 4 Times? 18 Dec 2007, 10:40
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If I take it again, I would definitely try some other strategy. Although I'm confident that I would do better b/c I got a 650 and a 690 on my GmatPrep tests right before the test.

I just didn't want to study for a 4th test and get a 700+ :) only to have an admissions person discard the score because I took the test so many times.
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