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06 Jan 2017, 11:36
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When I made my username, I had already gotten a solid score and thought I would ride with it. But was talked into taking it. Here are my results:
1st Time: 41Q , 46V - 720 Total
2nd Time: 50Q , 34V - 690 Total
I obviously had a lot of room for improvement on the quant after taking it the first time. I knew I was capable of improving (strong quant background: 4.0 in finance & acct in college, CPA, 5 years experience in Finance) so I went along with it. I focused on increasing my quant and definitely got a little cocky on the verbal. The day before the test, I was mainly reviewing math, started to feel like I was under prepared for verbal and studied way too much. Slept poorly. Didn't feel super confident about the quant when I started the verbal. Couldn't stop thinking about the quant and my brain was shot from over studying.
What do I do here? Can I send both? Do I look like a crazy person because of the extremes? Do I look like I am capable of achieving high in each or just inconsistent? Does each high score just look like a fluke? Do I just send the higher overall score and justify the low quant with my job experience?
Yale, Cornell, and UVA apps due next week so no time to retake.
1st Time: 41Q , 46V - 720 Total
2nd Time: 50Q , 34V - 690 Total
I obviously had a lot of room for improvement on the quant after taking it the first time. I knew I was capable of improving (strong quant background: 4.0 in finance & acct in college, CPA, 5 years experience in Finance) so I went along with it. I focused on increasing my quant and definitely got a little cocky on the verbal. The day before the test, I was mainly reviewing math, started to feel like I was under prepared for verbal and studied way too much. Slept poorly. Didn't feel super confident about the quant when I started the verbal. Couldn't stop thinking about the quant and my brain was shot from over studying.
What do I do here? Can I send both? Do I look like a crazy person because of the extremes? Do I look like I am capable of achieving high in each or just inconsistent? Does each high score just look like a fluke? Do I just send the higher overall score and justify the low quant with my job experience?
Yale, Cornell, and UVA apps due next week so no time to retake.
06 Jan 2017, 12:30
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Hi OneTakeWonder,
First off, both scores are outstanding (they're both right around the 90th percentile overall), so you should apply to any Business Schools that interest you. As such, a retest is likely not necessary. Sending both scores is probably not a good idea though - as the rather big swings in the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores might make Admissions Officers question your performances. You're ultimately asking Admissions questions though, so you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile. There's a Forum full of them here:
ask-admission-consultants-124/
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
First off, both scores are outstanding (they're both right around the 90th percentile overall), so you should apply to any Business Schools that interest you. As such, a retest is likely not necessary. Sending both scores is probably not a good idea though - as the rather big swings in the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores might make Admissions Officers question your performances. You're ultimately asking Admissions questions though, so you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile. There's a Forum full of them here:
ask-admission-consultants-124/
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
08 Jan 2017, 13:13
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First, congratulations to your individual results. Guess, the verbal section was mainly due to what you mentioned. As there is no time to retake, I would hand in both scores and give explanations during the interview - the results will definitely draw some attention 
Success with your admission!
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