I got a 360 on the GMAT - Opinions

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Hey guys,

Well i got 13Q and 24V... I did no studying at all for the test and did not take a practice test.. Ugh i thought i was like naturally gifted and i could run right through the exam... WRONG.. I am applying to a MBA program that is not in the top 50 or anything and they let students with like a 3.2 GPA in without even taking the GMAT.. I was wondering what your opinions are if I should apply anyways or what.. With my current schedule i really don't have time to study the GMAT, the way I should be... Sigh im so hopeless right now..

heygirl · Answer

What score does this school need ? Your decision to apply to this school depends on your career goals. If you don't want to try and get into a top5 or top 50program then this school may be fine. However, did you check if the program has AACSB accreditation ? If it does not then this MBA degree might not be worth its time and money.

A suggestion - try studying for the gmat for a couple of months. You should be able to increase your score and then you could apply to other programs as well.

Good luck

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A suggestion - try studying for the gmat for a couple of months. You should be able to increase your score and then you could apply to other programs as well.

Good luck

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helpme12345 · Answer

yes it does have that AACSB you speak of... i appreciate the fast reply, is a 360 really bad if i did no studying? i just feel like its so much work to study for the gmat and then you don't even know if it really will pay off.

heygirl · Answer

Well, it is not like GMAT study will not pay off. Your verbal score 24 is a decent score without any study. In the quant part, there is scope to improve a lot. May be you could buy copies of some strategy guides like mgmat books and study. Also go through this forum for reviews on books and GMAT study plans. Do you plan to start your program this fall? If not this year, then you have time for admission deadlines for next teat and you could use this time to prpare for the GMAT.
The decision to start your program in this school is entirely yours but if you decide to take the GMAT we are all here to support you :-)

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EBM · Answer

Umm, doesn't practice at  anything  pay off? Learning the quant concepts, how to approach the problems, and how to take the test will have a huge impact on your score.

A good score will make you more competitive for admission and possibly scholarships. Those sorts of things are of interest to most people. And I don't mean to sound rude, but I'd be pretty suspicious of the ROI for a program that doesn't require a GMAT or that would admit me with a 360....sorta like a 550 on the SAT won't get you very far.

AmrithS · Answer

On a positive note

Since you didn't study and you didn't do practice tests, the score represents the absolute rock bottom. The only way from here is UP! I encourage you to attempt the GMAT once more. This score clearly doesn't represent your ability. It's not fair to leave it at 360...

helpme12345 · Answer

i know i can do way better it's just very time consuming to study the gmat and it's not like it's classroom work where you can kinda guess what's on the test... the gmat it's like well it could be on their or it might not.. it's ALOT of material

heygirl · Answer

I agree with entwistle. Study for a few days and attempt a practice test at home. you will see the increase in your score!!! then you could book the GMAT date for another day and stusy upto to your test day.

Good Luck.

Good Luck.

EBM · Answer

Not true...keep in mind that you're saying this as someone who admittedly never studied for the GMAT and never took a practice test. As such you're not really qualified to speak intelligently about the GMAT. A little bit of studying would yield substantial gains for you given that there's plenty of room for improvement on a Q13--your learning curve will be almost vertical for awhile.

There are actually a limited number of types of problems on the GMAT, and once you learn the basics they'll go a long way for you in terms of knowing how to solve most types of problems. On my GMAT I saw very few (if any) types of questions that I had never encountered before. The difficult part was recognizing the pattern in time to do the problem in around two minutes.

If improving a GMAT score wasn't very possible with a little concentrated effort, then Veritas, MGMAT, Princeton Review, and plenty of other companies would have gone out of business a long time ago.

AmrithS · Answer

Okay, I'll answer that question real quickly - Yes, 360 is pretty bad! Even if you didn't study or take any prep tests... (I know people who score in the 600s with very little or no preparation) :twisted:

... and a score of 360 represents the 8th percentile man! Come on, pull yourself together... Don't settle for mediocrity 8-)

You gotta aim higher than that!

AmrithS · Answer

P.S. 
In most cases, you don't get to explain your situation to others! For example, when you apply, you just give them the scores up front. Not like... "I got a 360 without studying... so actually I'm better than a guy who got 660 after studying for 3 months"

kundozei · Answer

I'm going to be blunt. If you want to break into 700, you will need a lot of time. Basically, you are looking at perhaps 5-6 month of study. I know, it doesn't sound very enticing

As for payoff...it comes almost immediately. You get more comfortable with numbers - I used to grab a calc to do simple things, well not anymore...Critical Reasoning improves your logic tremendously. You will automatically see faults in ppl's arguments, it gets funny, trust me. Do you think probability is useless? Well, you are going to use it when you need to figure out play-off chances of your favorite team. I can keep going

Bottom line: Everyone on this board is going to tell that studying for GMAT is hard. There are no shortcuts. The question to ask yourself is: How big is your dream?

helpme12345 · Answer

dam guys thanks for the replies and everything... i feel like a friggen dumb a** for getting a 360 on a test when other people are getting like 600's without studying... i just haven't taken math class in like 5-6 years... ughhh

AmrithS · Answer

lol I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you feel dumb :lol:

The friends I spoke about were my classmates in Engineering College. They were very good at the math part. But they spoke English in a very Neanderthal-like manner! By the way, why did you take the GMAT in the first place? you did say that the college you're planning to apply to doesn't ask for GMAT if the GPA is high!

kundozei · Answer

Dude, I haven't looked into math book for over 10 years, close to 15 actually :lol:

So what? It doesn't mean you can't do it. It just means you have to spend time on math. And don't look at others, pleaaaase. If some one is good at math, then he/she spent time with math books at some point in his/her life while you were doing other things that were important to you at that point. That's all. That is a beauty of b-school: if everyone brings 750 to the table and everyone is math whiz/chess master whats the point?? Score 650, bring exciting background to the table and you are as good of the candidate as 750-ier.

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