Sending GMAT scores to schools now or later?

Question

Hi there,

I'm going to take the test in March and wondering when I should send the scores to school.

From mba. com, it states that "Your Official Score Report will be available to you within 20 calendar days of your GMAT exam. Once your scores are reportable, Pearson VUE will send an email. You may view, download, or print your Official Score Report, by visiting My Account".

What is the difference between sending the scores to schools directly by them and by myself (as I can download and print it afterwards)?

Thank you

Abhi077 · Answer

You can send your report to up to 5 university programs free of charge when you take the test( Technically included in your exam registration fees), after that, they charge you some fee to report the scores to additional universities.

Do go through this https://www.mba.com/exams/gmat/after-th ... to-schools

I hope it helps.

jmailreg · Answer

Thanks for the info

My question was, if I can download & print it myself, I can send it directly to, for example, the 6th, 7th & 8th school etc. If so, why is there a need to pay extra fee for additional universities?

Abhi077 · Answer

I'm afraid it doesn't work that way. schools only accept official scores through GMAC. 
Read this :https://www.prepscholar.com/gmat/blog/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-gmat-scores/

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi jmailreg,

On Test Day, you are given the opportunity to select up to 5 Schools to receive access to your Official GMAT Score (and since your GMAT Score is valid for up to 5 years, as long as you apply to School at some point within that time period, the Schools can access your Official Score Report during that same time). If you have additional Schools that you want to apply to later on, then there is a per-School-fee that you will have to pay to give each of those Schools access to your Official Score Report. It is unlikely that any School would accept a Report directly from you (since it would be possible that that Report may be photo-shopped or otherwise altered).

Before I can offer you any additional advice for your studies, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

1) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
3) On what dates did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
4) What is your overall goal score?
5) When is your exact Official Test Date?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi jmailreg,

No, you cannot print out your score reports and send them yourself, as schools need to see official score reports sent directly from GMAC. If you have any further questions, feel free to reach out.

Subhradeep20 · Answer

Hi, After the GMAT exam, there is a screen where we choose the B schools where we want to send our scores. Are those scores immediately sent to the schools? (I am asking because I need to submit my scores to a school and the last date is 4 days after my GMAT Exam date.)

Should I reschedule?
Please help me out..

Should I reschedule?
Please help me out..

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

Consider calling up the school. They may tell you that an unofficial score is fine to apply with if the test itself was taken before the deadline, for example. All the best with your exam/apps.

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ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

If you can send your "unofficial" score to schools, then you should be fine. However, if your official score report has to be sent by the deadline, then you may want to reschedule your exam to an earlier date. That said, give the folks in admissions a call and see what they say about it.

AjiteshArun · Answer

Hi Subhradeep20,

Your scores will be made available to your chosen programs after you receive your official score report. Don’t worry about this though. Your target program almost certainly only needs you to take the GMAT before the deadline. That’s all that matters. In fact, your target school probably won’t even bother to check your score for quite some time.

Subhradeep20 · Answer

I had a talk with the GMAC customer service . They replied saying:
"Please note that the scores will be immediately sent to the business schools and you will get the official score report within 20 days. "

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