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25 May 2013, 22:23
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So, I will admit... I have for the last two months been a lurker on this site but never truly contributed. The answer posts have been incredibly helpful and have truly appreciated everyone's input.
Alas, I have reached a wall... and I am not sure what to do or where to go so I thought I would reach out to the broader community and get their thoughts. I am targeting LBS, INSEAD and Columbia (top choice) and have taken the GMAT twice now. The first time I went in completely unprepared (what made me think I could wing it I do not know!!) and scored a Q44, V31 for a combined score of 620! Okay I thought, here we go! I am on the right track and off I went. I was a bit taken aback by my verbal score but assumed that it was due to not studying. I am a native English speaker with a liberal arts degree from a top 10 university globally (think not US but English with a cute river running through it). I booked a test for 30 days from that initial test date and wrote it again today. After review all of MGMAT's guides and answering almost all of the OG 12 questions, I thought I was ready.... and was once again humbled. I left the test center today with an overall score of 700... and yes, this sounds great... until I look at the break down of Q37 and V50. I know that 700 is a good score, but unfortunately the discrepancy will get me dinged at the 3 schools I am looking at. I left the exam with 15 minutes left on the verbal but ran out of time on the quant and left 5 questions unanswered. While I know this would hurt me, I dont get how I can go from a Q44 to a Q37!!!
I know this is a long shot, but if anyone has ANY advice, thoughts, condolences, prayer, slaps on the back, high fives or anything else I would be most appreciative!!!
Alas, I have reached a wall... and I am not sure what to do or where to go so I thought I would reach out to the broader community and get their thoughts. I am targeting LBS, INSEAD and Columbia (top choice) and have taken the GMAT twice now. The first time I went in completely unprepared (what made me think I could wing it I do not know!!) and scored a Q44, V31 for a combined score of 620! Okay I thought, here we go! I am on the right track and off I went. I was a bit taken aback by my verbal score but assumed that it was due to not studying. I am a native English speaker with a liberal arts degree from a top 10 university globally (think not US but English with a cute river running through it). I booked a test for 30 days from that initial test date and wrote it again today. After review all of MGMAT's guides and answering almost all of the OG 12 questions, I thought I was ready.... and was once again humbled. I left the test center today with an overall score of 700... and yes, this sounds great... until I look at the break down of Q37 and V50. I know that 700 is a good score, but unfortunately the discrepancy will get me dinged at the 3 schools I am looking at. I left the exam with 15 minutes left on the verbal but ran out of time on the quant and left 5 questions unanswered. While I know this would hurt me, I dont get how I can go from a Q44 to a Q37!!!
I know this is a long shot, but if anyone has ANY advice, thoughts, condolences, prayer, slaps on the back, high fives or anything else I would be most appreciative!!!
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26 May 2013, 06:59
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That is an AMAZING Verbal score! What did you to do prep for it?
But, you are in the same situation as me. I'm retaking the GMAT Quant and focusing my prep on that (plus SC and CR for Verbal). Did you track the answers to OG 12? Also, when you say you were ready, what was your accuracy and comfort with the OG questions?
You REALLY have to focus on your weaknesses in order to make this legitimately work.
Also, here is a link to my thread that I posted last week. It has some strategies. I'm using Total GMAT Math and GMAT Club Tests. My score is also a 700, but I need higher for my target schools
https://gmatclub.com/forum/retaking-gmat-for-quant-153007.html
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Well done on your GMAT score. If the overall score is good enough I wouldn't worry too much. There are other options on how to prove to the business schools you can do maths.
One option is to do a maths course with the OU to prove that you can do maths-and It's probably cost the same amount as well. You can make that clear in you application.
Or if your brave a summer course at LSE on a maths subject...just make sure you ace it.
One option is to do a maths course with the OU to prove that you can do maths-and It's probably cost the same amount as well. You can make that clear in you application.
Or if your brave a summer course at LSE on a maths subject...just make sure you ace it.
