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Murman
Joined: 16 Mar 2014
Last visit: 07 Jul 2014
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Schools: Darden '16 (WL) Anderson '16 (S) McCombs '16 (A) HBS '16 (D) CBS '16 (D) Ross '16 (WL) Stern '16 (WL) Kellogg 1YR '15 (I)
GMAT 1: 690 Q42 V42
GMAT 2: 710 Q45 V41
Schools: Darden '16 (WL) Anderson '16 (S) McCombs '16 (A) HBS '16 (D) CBS '16 (D) Ross '16 (WL) Stern '16 (WL) Kellogg 1YR '15 (I)
GMAT 2: 710 Q45 V41
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16 Mar 2014, 16:02
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Hey all,
I retook the gmat back in December and went from a score of 690 to 710 with a quant score of 45, a verbal score of 41, and an IR score of 7. I applied and was wait listed by a couple of top fifteen schools since taking the GMAT. My career background is non quantitative intelligence analysis. I have college course work in statistics and lower level economics courses but no other quantitative background. Do you all think I should retake the GMAT and attempt to improve my quant score?
I retook the gmat back in December and went from a score of 690 to 710 with a quant score of 45, a verbal score of 41, and an IR score of 7. I applied and was wait listed by a couple of top fifteen schools since taking the GMAT. My career background is non quantitative intelligence analysis. I have college course work in statistics and lower level economics courses but no other quantitative background. Do you all think I should retake the GMAT and attempt to improve my quant score?
17 Mar 2014, 12:07
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Dear Murman,
I'm happy to respond.
My short answer is: NO. Basically, the only question adcom is trying to answer in looking at your GMAT score is: will this student be able to handle the work here academically? The fact that you got a 710, with Q = 45, gives a resounding "yes" --- there is no doubt that you have the intellectual resources to handle the work at any top business school.
I would say: look at your application overall. Do you stand out? Are you excited about what you want to do? Would reading your essay get someone else excited about your vision? Do you inspire confidence, trust, and respect? These intangibles are very important, and your ability to make small changes that will result in a significant difference are far bigger here than in anything related to GMAT preparations. The results-to-effort ratio for retaking the GMAT would be exceedingly small --- a ton of effort for little or no results (its not clear that, say, a 730 would help you any more than a 710), but that ratio could be astronomically high in the other ways that you present yourself as a candidate.
Does this make sense?
Mike
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