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Hi everyone!

In order to give you a little background, I would like to do in 2-3 years a top MBA (Wharton, Harvard, Columbia...) and I am currently working at BCG. In the practice tests I did before the official test I get 730/740/750/760/750.

Finally, I scored 740 Q50/V40 AWA:4 IR:7. I am not specially good writing in English but I have to say that I had fever and I wrote the worst essay of my life. At this point I need your advice. Do you think that I should retake the exam to improve the AWA score? Or it will not ruin my application? And is this score good enough for the aforementioned business schools?

Any advice will be really appreciated. Thank you in advance!
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MartyKaan - 740 is a fantastic score and I personally see no reason to retake just to improve the AWA score; please remember that the AWA score is never a make or break criteria for the b-school admission decision.

That said, no one but you should decide whether you want to take the test again. Please do not blindly rely on the opinions of others. We have a well-structured in-house guide that can help you make a decision. Therefore, please take a few moments to review the GMAT Club Retake plan: Retaking GMAT Strategies!
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Hi everyone!

In order to give you a little background, I would like to do in 2-3 years a top MBA (Wharton, Harvard, Columbia...) and I am currently working at BCG. In the practice tests I did before the official test I get 730/740/750/760/750.

Finally, I scored 740 Q50/V40 AWA:4 IR:7. I am not specially good writing in English but I have to say that I had fever and I wrote the worst essay of my life. At this point I need your advice. Do you think that I should retake the exam to improve the AWA score? Or it will not ruin my application? And is this score good enough for the aforementioned business schools?

Any advice will be really appreciated. Thank you in advance!

you should proceed with application with the current score. But you should retake gmat and improve your score because you have the potential to score higher . Even during MBA when you apply to certain roles like MBB high gmat can make or break your application

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MartyKaan - 740 is a fantastic score and I personally see no reason to retake just to improve the AWA score; please remember that the AWA score is never a make or break criteria for the b-school admission decision.

That said, no one but you should decide whether you want to take the test again. Please do not blindly rely on the opinions of others. We have a well-structured in-house guide that can help you make a decision. Therefore, please take a few moments to review the GMAT Club Retake plan: Retaking GMAT Strategies!

Thanks for your advice!

Although I know that I could score more than 740, I am satisfied with the score. The problem is that I am not sure of the real importance of the AWA score and if the low score I obtained will damage my future application. As I would like to apply to the top business schools and I have 2 to 3 years before doing it, I would like to be sure that my GMAT is something positive in my application and not somethig that will damage my application because I have a lot of time to improve the score.

Thank you again!
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MartyKaan, there is no 'right' answer here since there isn't really a magic/minimum GMAT number.

While the AWA may not be a deal breaker, it looks like there is money left on the table. Higher is always better and if you can, given that you also have time, might be worth it.

And btw, make sure you work on all elements to build the profile well.