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13 Jan 2021, 10:09
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Hi everyone,
Just submitted my application yesterday but now I'm kicking myself bc I think I made a mistake for this question.
Booth asked how many times you've taken the GMAT or GRE, and I read online that this question is kind of like an honesty check. Anyway, I took the GMAT 4 times (canceled 1) and GRE 3 times.
I figured they can see my GMAT scores anyway, and I thought they see all of GRE scores too (but they only see the score you send!). So I answered honestly- 6 times since I was uploading both GMAT and GRE scores. Now that I am thinking about 6 just seems like a high number even if it is both GMAT and GRE...
I am so overthinking this! But do you think the Adcom will logically understand that I was accounting for both GMAT and GRE? How much weight does this question have on the application?
Any thoughts would be very much appreciated!
Just submitted my application yesterday but now I'm kicking myself bc I think I made a mistake for this question.
Booth asked how many times you've taken the GMAT or GRE, and I read online that this question is kind of like an honesty check. Anyway, I took the GMAT 4 times (canceled 1) and GRE 3 times.
I figured they can see my GMAT scores anyway, and I thought they see all of GRE scores too (but they only see the score you send!). So I answered honestly- 6 times since I was uploading both GMAT and GRE scores. Now that I am thinking about 6 just seems like a high number even if it is both GMAT and GRE...
I am so overthinking this! But do you think the Adcom will logically understand that I was accounting for both GMAT and GRE? How much weight does this question have on the application?
Any thoughts would be very much appreciated!
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13 Jan 2021, 11:44
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From what I understand, the B Schools can only see GMAT Scores you accepted, and not the ones you cancelled. I don't know about GRE.
Tough to guess how the Adcom reads it.
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Tough to guess how the Adcom reads it.
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13 Jan 2021, 11:53
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It is a good question but I don't think that taking the GMAT 4 times vs. 6 times will have much of a bearing on you.
You should not kick yourself really - you did the right thing and answered the question honestly. This way you won't be stressed out during the interview or at other times about having to conceal this information.
The question of multiple GMAT Scores has been brought up a few times and discussed a few times as well. It depends if you are a glass half-full/half-empty type of a person. Taking multiple attempts and preparing may indicate one's persistence and the fact that they did not feel happy with their score or felt they could do better. Also indicates a lot of intent if you took it 6 times even between the 2 tests.
At the same time, it could indicate a cleaner execution if you took it once and got the score you wanted (above school's average); in my view it is a weaker application if you took the test once and did not get to the school's average. Imagine Booth has a 720 average and you apply wiht just a single 700. That tells the adcom not that you are amazing in other ways but rather than you thought 700 was amazing for you or that you did not have the time to take it again and did not put much effort into it or that perhaps you are applying for lower ranked schools and this is just playing a lottery....
You should not kick yourself really - you did the right thing and answered the question honestly. This way you won't be stressed out during the interview or at other times about having to conceal this information.
The question of multiple GMAT Scores has been brought up a few times and discussed a few times as well. It depends if you are a glass half-full/half-empty type of a person. Taking multiple attempts and preparing may indicate one's persistence and the fact that they did not feel happy with their score or felt they could do better. Also indicates a lot of intent if you took it 6 times even between the 2 tests.
At the same time, it could indicate a cleaner execution if you took it once and got the score you wanted (above school's average); in my view it is a weaker application if you took the test once and did not get to the school's average. Imagine Booth has a 720 average and you apply wiht just a single 700. That tells the adcom not that you are amazing in other ways but rather than you thought 700 was amazing for you or that you did not have the time to take it again and did not put much effort into it or that perhaps you are applying for lower ranked schools and this is just playing a lottery....
