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21 Oct 2024, 16:55
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Hi everyone,
I took the GMAT Focus today and scored a 645. I don't remember the exact breakdown since I haven't received my official score report yet but I was quite disappointed in my score and was wondering if I should retake it if I'm planning on applying to M7 schools next year. I am about to switch roles at my current company so I'm worried if I wait to long to decide to retake it, I will forget a lot of the material. The GMAC website says a 645 is the new 700 but it still feels low to me. Am I overthinking it? I will have 6+ years of work experience by the time I apply next year so was wondering if it's even worth it for me since I'm not sure how to improve my score at this point either (I always seem to miss at least 2-3 questions per section). Any advice would be appreciated.
I took the GMAT Focus today and scored a 645. I don't remember the exact breakdown since I haven't received my official score report yet but I was quite disappointed in my score and was wondering if I should retake it if I'm planning on applying to M7 schools next year. I am about to switch roles at my current company so I'm worried if I wait to long to decide to retake it, I will forget a lot of the material. The GMAC website says a 645 is the new 700 but it still feels low to me. Am I overthinking it? I will have 6+ years of work experience by the time I apply next year so was wondering if it's even worth it for me since I'm not sure how to improve my score at this point either (I always seem to miss at least 2-3 questions per section). Any advice would be appreciated.
21 Oct 2024, 19:52
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Hi thomura,
I wouldn't worry too much about forgetting the material (you're not planning to retake, say, 2-3 years from now). What's more important is whether 645 is in line with your official practice test scores. If you think you can get a higher score (maybe with a little more prep or because you were getting higher scores on your practice tests), there's no harm in going for a retake soon-ish.
On the other hand, you may want to deprioritise the GMAT if you think it's going to distract you from your new role. Keep in mind that getting off to a good start there is also important (resume, profile, examples for your essays).
Finally, for what it's worth, I think a 645 would be seen as a good, but not particularly strong, score at the top schools.
21 Oct 2024, 20:50
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As mentioned, what were your practice test scores?
There are three groups of people:
1. Unlucky - This score considerably less than their practice scores and the nutcase often can retake within two weeks and gain 50 to 100 points by doing zero studying basically.
2. As expected - Those who score exactly the same Or approximately the same score as their practice tests. For this group, it will take effort and serious studying to improve their score. Retaking the test without meaningful changes will not impact the score to the positive.
3. Lucky - they got a score that was at the peak or even above their peak performance. There are many reasons for this such as extra effort or better performance and distress or just luck. I managed to get 10 points above my prep score for example. Retaking for this group may not be lucky next time. I would not recommend Retaking anesthetic can make again meaningful improvements.
PS. It is generally unproductive to take a test hoping to score more than your practice test scores. There are some variations and scores do have inconsistencies and if the real test does have inconsistencies as well, it tends to error on the lower side....
PS. if you’re looking for M7, it’s going to be tricky because their average tends to be 30 points above. They make exceptions and it may be worth giving it a shot but the rest of the application needs to be spotless and strong. There are ways to explain lower scores with optional essays and so on but that implies you have a strong undergraduate GPA. That is higher than the average of 3.5 or 3.6.
Another option could be to go and take the GRE almost cold. Spending a week or two may get you to schools average score and for a US based applicant, that’s good enough. For somebody from Asia, you need six points above average more or less but the trade-off is that there’s not a whole lot of financial aid for Jerry applicants since they are getting somewhat of a discount on their test score
There are three groups of people:
1. Unlucky - This score considerably less than their practice scores and the nutcase often can retake within two weeks and gain 50 to 100 points by doing zero studying basically.
2. As expected - Those who score exactly the same Or approximately the same score as their practice tests. For this group, it will take effort and serious studying to improve their score. Retaking the test without meaningful changes will not impact the score to the positive.
3. Lucky - they got a score that was at the peak or even above their peak performance. There are many reasons for this such as extra effort or better performance and distress or just luck. I managed to get 10 points above my prep score for example. Retaking for this group may not be lucky next time. I would not recommend Retaking anesthetic can make again meaningful improvements.
PS. It is generally unproductive to take a test hoping to score more than your practice test scores. There are some variations and scores do have inconsistencies and if the real test does have inconsistencies as well, it tends to error on the lower side....
PS. if you’re looking for M7, it’s going to be tricky because their average tends to be 30 points above. They make exceptions and it may be worth giving it a shot but the rest of the application needs to be spotless and strong. There are ways to explain lower scores with optional essays and so on but that implies you have a strong undergraduate GPA. That is higher than the average of 3.5 or 3.6.
Another option could be to go and take the GRE almost cold. Spending a week or two may get you to schools average score and for a US based applicant, that’s good enough. For somebody from Asia, you need six points above average more or less but the trade-off is that there’s not a whole lot of financial aid for Jerry applicants since they are getting somewhat of a discount on their test score
