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14 Apr 2026, 09:31
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Hello all!
It has been about good handful of months since I quit my GMAT Prep. I started studying in May of last year and by mid October switched to GRE last minute. During the GMAT studying, I studied between 20-40 hours a week on Target Test Prep, GMAT Club, GMAT Ninja, and the official books. By the time I switched to GRE I was burnt out with test prep and couldn't bring myself to study anymore and ended up pushing my MBA applications another year. I'm thinking about studying for R1 applications but I do feel a little discouraged when I think about it. Do I try GMAT again or do GRE instead? Ideal score I want is to be competitive for Top 10 schools. Below find a table with my scores:
One extra note is, I ended up taking the GRE in November and my score was:
Verbal: 157
Quant: 157
Analytical Writing: 4.5
It has been about good handful of months since I quit my GMAT Prep. I started studying in May of last year and by mid October switched to GRE last minute. During the GMAT studying, I studied between 20-40 hours a week on Target Test Prep, GMAT Club, GMAT Ninja, and the official books. By the time I switched to GRE I was burnt out with test prep and couldn't bring myself to study anymore and ended up pushing my MBA applications another year. I'm thinking about studying for R1 applications but I do feel a little discouraged when I think about it. Do I try GMAT again or do GRE instead? Ideal score I want is to be competitive for Top 10 schools. Below find a table with my scores:
| Date | Mock Test # | Total Score | Percentile | Quant Score | Quant Percentile | Verbal Score | Verbal Percentile | Data Insights Score | Data Insights Percentile |
| 5/21/25 | 1 | 535 | 44% | 69 | 12% | 85 | 96% | 76 | 58% |
| 7/17/25 | 1 (Retake) | 585 | 65% | 77 | 46% | 79 | 51% | 81 | 90% |
| 8/21/25 | 2 | 625 | 83% | 79 | 59% | 83 | 86% | 81 | 90% |
| 9/4/2025 | 3 | 615 | 80% | 80 | 66% | 83 | 86% | 78 | 73% |
| 9/11/2025 | OFFICIAL #1 | 595 | 67% | 79 | 57% | 83 | 83% | 77 | 62% |
| 9/25/25 | 4 | 615 | 80% | 79 | 59% | 84 | 91% | 79 | 79% |
One extra note is, I ended up taking the GRE in November and my score was:
Verbal: 157
Quant: 157
Analytical Writing: 4.5
14 Apr 2026, 11:30
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Your scores tell a pretty clear story. From 535 to 615 in a few months on GMAT, with Quant tracking consistently upward — that's real improvement, not noise. The GRE score (V157/Q157) is decent but honestly not competitive at M7 level. Top 10 schools — especially the M7 — have raised their expectations on quant scores specifically, and 157 Quant on GRE is around the 71st percentile. That's below where you want to be.
The thing is, you stopped GMAT prep in a consolidation phase, not a plateau. Your last mock was 615 and going up. That's different from someone who ground through 18 months and hit a ceiling.
Honest take: if this is R1 season, you've got roughly 4-5 months before deadlines. That's enough time for a real GMAT run. I'd spend the first 4-6 weeks specifically rebuilding Quant (especially Problem Solving and Data Insights — those two sections separate the 650 range from the 700+ range) without timing pressure. Then start timed sets.
GRE is absolutely accepted everywhere now. But if you can get a GMAT Focus score above 655-665 with a strong Quant section, the score optics at M7 schools are slightly better given how long they've been calibrated to GMAT. If a second GMAT run genuinely breaks you, GRE is fine. But I don't think you're anywhere near that point.
The burnout was real, but it sounds like you needed a break, not a permanent exit. The foundation you built in 2025 is still there.
The thing is, you stopped GMAT prep in a consolidation phase, not a plateau. Your last mock was 615 and going up. That's different from someone who ground through 18 months and hit a ceiling.
Honest take: if this is R1 season, you've got roughly 4-5 months before deadlines. That's enough time for a real GMAT run. I'd spend the first 4-6 weeks specifically rebuilding Quant (especially Problem Solving and Data Insights — those two sections separate the 650 range from the 700+ range) without timing pressure. Then start timed sets.
GRE is absolutely accepted everywhere now. But if you can get a GMAT Focus score above 655-665 with a strong Quant section, the score optics at M7 schools are slightly better given how long they've been calibrated to GMAT. If a second GMAT run genuinely breaks you, GRE is fine. But I don't think you're anywhere near that point.
The burnout was real, but it sounds like you needed a break, not a permanent exit. The foundation you built in 2025 is still there.
14 Apr 2026, 12:58
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I personally think it is important to weigh your options basis your strengths. If quant and logic are it, stick to GMAT. If it is verbal, stick to GRE. Gmat is definitely more difficult in terms of being able to crack it, but the good thing is that as you go through the cr questions over and over again, everyday logics/comments/news everything automatically starts getting filtered into conclusions, assumptions, implications. It had given me the ability to separate facts from logic. Although GMAT is like a strict teacher, it will punish harshly for silly mistakes. It is going to take 2 3 attempts.
Since you already have a knowledge base as portrayed by your scores, you just have to target practice your error log. Take like 10 mocks, thoroughly analyse them, recall in exam what was happening in your head during what question. Success in this exam will only come after repetitive failure
Since you already have a knowledge base as portrayed by your scores, you just have to target practice your error log. Take like 10 mocks, thoroughly analyse them, recall in exam what was happening in your head during what question. Success in this exam will only come after repetitive failure
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