Hi
bkgmat2021, Glad you were willing to switch to the GRE, and I agree that was the right move to submit your GRE score.
Before deciding what to do, I would check this list of average GRE scores and see if your schools are on here:
https://poetsandquants.com/2020/03/23/a ... rograms/3/Are quant skills a gap for you otherwise? If you have quant experience on the job and/or quant coursework that you did well in during college, I would just stick with your GRE score. But if those two areas are not as strong, then I think the evidence of strong quant / IR scores could be helpful. You may not need to submit the GMAT scores though, you could instead write a brief optional essay about your quant abilities and mention those two data points.
Hope that helps!
Kate
bkgmat2021 wrote:
Hello! Thank you in advance for your help.
I am applying to four MBA programs in round 2. Their average GMAT scores vary from 680 - 730. They do not publish their average GRE scores.
I have been studying for the GMAT for the past ~6 months and have had three attempts at the test. My first score was quite low with a 610, I then bumped it up to 630 in October and then last month received a 660. I was consistently scoring in the 38 - 41 range for Verbal and in the 38 - 40 range for Quant as well and even higher on practice tests. On my last GMAT I bumped my quant up to 49 but my Verbal fell to 32. I felt so confident in the verbal section, it really feels like it was a fluke. I should add that my IR was very low with a 3 (19%) whereas on the 630 score my IR was an 8 (91%).
Last week I decided to give the GRE a chance and I scored a V162 Q159. While this does not translate to a high GMAT score, the percentiles (90% and 70% respectively) seem good enough. I submitted the score immediately and feel content with this decision.
My question is - should I also submit my last GMAT score to show that I am capable of obtaining a higher quant score or is that unnecessary? Is there a benefit or risk?
Thank you for your advice.
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21 Dec 2020, 09:41
