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10 Feb 2015, 16:05
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Hello,
I am brand new to these forums (just signed up a minute ago) and am wondering what your thoughts are about a possible idea I had for taking the GMAT.
My main question is whether it might be worthwhile for me to register to take the GMAT once as a practice, cancel the score, and then take it "for-real" a month later. I just decided this week to apply to MBA school for this fall and am on a very tight schedule to take the GMAT and do my application.
The three questions I have are:
1) Would this be worth doing since I will get a feel for taking the exam under real test conditions and be able to get a general idea of how I'd currently do?
2) If I cancel the score on the test, can I still see what the score would have been?
3) Might a C on my GMAT record in some way count against me in the eyes of the schools I am applying to?
As background, my situation is this:
- I just decided (very last minute) to apply to two selective part-time MBA programs for Fall 2015 (UCLA Anderson, Berkeley Haas).
- The application deadlines for the two schools I am applying to are in mid-March and mid-April.
- As of yet, I have done very little GMAT preparation, and am scrambling to study and get prepared.
- As I currently understand it, the schools only look at your highest GMAT score (I need to verify and double-verify this).
Given these points, I am wondering if it would be worth it to:
- Register for the GMAT in mid-February (there appear to be a few openings)
- Spend a week cramming as much as I can
- Take the test "cold" as a practice run
- Cancel the score for that test
- Take the test "for real" in mid-March and mid-April just before the deadlines for each of the two schools (as I understand it, you can take the test every 31 days 5 times per year)
Note that, with respect to this approach, I am not overly concerned about paying the extra registration fee or taking the time off to do the practice exam. However, if it's likely to be a complete waste of time and money, I won't bother.
Thank you in advance for your advice.
I am brand new to these forums (just signed up a minute ago) and am wondering what your thoughts are about a possible idea I had for taking the GMAT.
My main question is whether it might be worthwhile for me to register to take the GMAT once as a practice, cancel the score, and then take it "for-real" a month later. I just decided this week to apply to MBA school for this fall and am on a very tight schedule to take the GMAT and do my application.
The three questions I have are:
1) Would this be worth doing since I will get a feel for taking the exam under real test conditions and be able to get a general idea of how I'd currently do?
2) If I cancel the score on the test, can I still see what the score would have been?
3) Might a C on my GMAT record in some way count against me in the eyes of the schools I am applying to?
As background, my situation is this:
- I just decided (very last minute) to apply to two selective part-time MBA programs for Fall 2015 (UCLA Anderson, Berkeley Haas).
- The application deadlines for the two schools I am applying to are in mid-March and mid-April.
- As of yet, I have done very little GMAT preparation, and am scrambling to study and get prepared.
- As I currently understand it, the schools only look at your highest GMAT score (I need to verify and double-verify this).
Given these points, I am wondering if it would be worth it to:
- Register for the GMAT in mid-February (there appear to be a few openings)
- Spend a week cramming as much as I can
- Take the test "cold" as a practice run
- Cancel the score for that test
- Take the test "for real" in mid-March and mid-April just before the deadlines for each of the two schools (as I understand it, you can take the test every 31 days 5 times per year)
Note that, with respect to this approach, I am not overly concerned about paying the extra registration fee or taking the time off to do the practice exam. However, if it's likely to be a complete waste of time and money, I won't bother.
Thank you in advance for your advice.
10 Feb 2015, 21:50
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goingwest
When you cancel the score, you set yourself up for speculation. More so now since you can preview your score before canceling. The adcom might wonder just how bad your score was. Till some time back, at least you could not preview your score before canceling and that made them think that something might have gone wrong during the test for you to have canceled. Now they know that the score was bad - just how bad they don't know but they will likely assume the worst. But if you have a single cancellation and then a decent score, they may ignore the cancellation. Multiple cancellations are really frowned upon since it makes them question your judgment. So if you do not perform well in the "real-deal" and want to cancel your score then, you will be stuck if you already have a cancellation in your record.
To get a feel of the exam, take practice tests in real time conditions. They will give you a close enough feel. Try tests from mba.com and one of our own free tests: https://www.gmatclub.com/forum/veritas-prep-resource-links-no-longer-available-399979.html#/free-gm ... tice-test/
If you could actually practice on the real thing after spending time and money, it would have been worth it. The problem is that you cannot practice on the real thing without consequences. I would certainly not suggest you to take the test after just a week's prep. In a week, you will probably not even understand the question types properly to actually gain out of the practice run.
10 Feb 2015, 23:00
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Very difficult to get into business schools in the Round 3 cycle, unless you are an *exceptional* applicant; most schools fill up their classes in Round 1 and Round 2. Consider applying in September with some solid applications and you'll probably get a much better result (and save yourself the pain).
