Retake of GMAT with the same score - would it be better to cancel?

Question

Hello, consultants!

Please, give me an advise.

I scored GMAT in August with 660 (Q49, V32, IR6, AWA 5.0)
Then in September - 690 (Q49, V34, IR7, AWA 4.5)
Now in November I scored 690 (Q50, V34, IR6, AWA ?)

Do you think it is better to cancel the score? 
I have no improvement in the terms of verbal part and total score, and even decrease in IR, but have significant increase in quantitive part. 
I think that no progress could be worse than no new scores.
During October I prepared my application, worked with GMAT not so much, and the test day was bad from the begining (I was late), so the result is not so bad from this point of view. Of course, a school won't see this all, only format months of preparation with no result. 
Additionally, may be I will retake in January-February after deadline for Round 2, but I am not sure.

Thus I do not know if I should cancel ithe score or not.

Some information about me:

Female, 30, Russian, industry - Risk management in commercial banking.
My target schools are Duke, Darden, Yale, MIT, Rotman or Schulich.

PersonalMBACoach · Answer

The 50 is an improvement in quant so I would keep the score. You don't want to take it too many more times, but if this is the last one you will have before you submit, then you may as well show a 50 in quant.

Good luck!

Best,
Scott

PaulBodine · Answer

BagretsovaN, It sounds like you think that under better testing conditions you could do much better? If that's the case, I would go ahead and schedule a retest (taking the GMAT 4 times is not a bad thing

but I would also use this November score -- primarily because you have raised the all-important quant subscore. Moreover, your verbal subscore is in the 70th percentile which is very respectable. Given that you are something of a 'diversity applicant' (Russian woman) I think you have a decent to good chance at Duke, Darden, Rotman, and Schulich with your November score. Yale and MIT will be tough unless you have a remarkable professional career, extracurricular leadership, and personal story. If you send me your resume I can give you a better idea of your chances: paulsbodine@gmail.com. --Paul Bodine, Great Applications for Business School, www.paulsbodine.com/testimonials Schulich

BagretsovaN · Answer

Thank for all of you for advises. I think keep the score is the best solution.

VeritasPrepDozie · Answer

I echo the sentiments above, I would keep this score a 50Q is a good score and reads better than your prior score. Def consider retaking if you think you can perform better which it seems like you do. Good Luck!

MBADecoder · Answer

Keep the new score BagretsovaN!
You have an improved quant score, a static verbal score and a slightly decreased IR, which is still a not-considered metric. So you stand to gain from the increased quant score.

BagretsovaN · Answer

MBADecoder, thank you for your opinion.

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