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27 Aug 2010, 17:11
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So here's the frustrating situation:
3 GMATs:
1. 600
2. 680 (Q55%,V95%)
3. 670 (Q72%,V80%)
Last year I applied to 4 schools (Sloan, Haas, Kellogg, Anderson), and was summarily rejected from all except Kellogg, which I battled it out through to the death march (Summer waitlist). The score I applied to was #2 above, the unbalanced 680.
To give an overall picture, I think I have a a shot (GMAT score aside). I won't go into details here unless necessary, but I'm happy with feedback I've received from adcoms on the rest of my profile (gpa, recs, essays, career, ecs, etc).
I will be reapplying to some of these schools again this coming cycle and broadening my search to include safeties.
I basically didn't study verbal at all this time around (me = dummy), drilled the hell out of quant since that's my weakness, and still came up disappointingly short. I didn't have much Math during undergrad, excepting Stats, but I did recently take Stats and Calculus at a community college, both with As.
Sobstory and background past us now, my questions are:
1. Which score should I report? (I know 680 is the the bottom of most 20% ranges, but, more pointedly, it is INSIDE them whereas 670 is not)
2. Should I consider a retake? (I've heard straight from the adcom's mouth that 3 times is generally the preferred ceiling. On the other hand, I'm a little surprised by the 670 as the majority of practice tests, including GMAT Prep and even the dreaded Manhattan GMAT were 700+)
3 GMATs:
1. 600
2. 680 (Q55%,V95%)
3. 670 (Q72%,V80%)
Last year I applied to 4 schools (Sloan, Haas, Kellogg, Anderson), and was summarily rejected from all except Kellogg, which I battled it out through to the death march (Summer waitlist). The score I applied to was #2 above, the unbalanced 680.
To give an overall picture, I think I have a a shot (GMAT score aside). I won't go into details here unless necessary, but I'm happy with feedback I've received from adcoms on the rest of my profile (gpa, recs, essays, career, ecs, etc).
I will be reapplying to some of these schools again this coming cycle and broadening my search to include safeties.
I basically didn't study verbal at all this time around (me = dummy), drilled the hell out of quant since that's my weakness, and still came up disappointingly short. I didn't have much Math during undergrad, excepting Stats, but I did recently take Stats and Calculus at a community college, both with As.
Sobstory and background past us now, my questions are:
1. Which score should I report? (I know 680 is the the bottom of most 20% ranges, but, more pointedly, it is INSIDE them whereas 670 is not)
2. Should I consider a retake? (I've heard straight from the adcom's mouth that 3 times is generally the preferred ceiling. On the other hand, I'm a little surprised by the 670 as the majority of practice tests, including GMAT Prep and even the dreaded Manhattan GMAT were 700+)
27 Aug 2010, 18:09
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BlackSwan,
If I were you I would go for the 680. Beyond a certain point I don't think the schools will care about your breakdown. They are looking to show a good average/or median GMAT score in the rankings. After all there is a strong correlation between GMAT scores and reputation of the MBA program.
If I were you I would go for the 680. Beyond a certain point I don't think the schools will care about your breakdown. They are looking to show a good average/or median GMAT score in the rankings. After all there is a strong correlation between GMAT scores and reputation of the MBA program.
27 Aug 2010, 19:42
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I'd go with the 670 because the math percentile is 72 vs 55. That 55 is pretty low and I know some schools (like Cornell) repeatedly say they want the Quant score percentile to be at least 65. I'd have to guess this is relatively the same across all schools, even if they don't come out and state it. The 670 is a much more balanced score and although it might be out of the 80% range of some of the schools you're applying to, its only 10 points away.
If I were you, I'd only retake if I had the time to make sure I got a 700+ (or at least 80th percentile in both Q and V). If you're reapplying to the schools, retaking might make it seem like you are serious and determined about going to bschool and that you've taken steps to improve your candidacy since last year.
Best of luck.
If I were you, I'd only retake if I had the time to make sure I got a 700+ (or at least 80th percentile in both Q and V). If you're reapplying to the schools, retaking might make it seem like you are serious and determined about going to bschool and that you've taken steps to improve your candidacy since last year.
Best of luck.
