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Scored a 680 on the First Attempt, Thanks a lot for the Support! 07 Aug 2015, 11:28
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Hey!

Scored a 680 on my first try today. The split is IR - 5, Quant - 49 and Verbal - 34

I haven't posted much here, but thank you to all for the great questions posted here; they really helped me prepare.

I'll be re-taking the exam shortly, I have a hunch where I fell short and I'll be doing that analysis tomorrow. Hope to post here within a month or so with a 740+ score!

Cheers!
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Hi bongarascal,

First off, a 680/Q49 is a fantastic score (it's just shy of the 90th percentile overall), so you can apply to any Business Schools that interest you. As such, a retest might not be necessary.

When are you planning to apply to Business School?
Do you know which Schools you're planning to apply to?

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Thank you for the kind words EMPOWERgmatRichC.

The schools are I would say are my 'Top Picks' would be Kellogg, Tuck and Columbia. My goal is to start school in 2016, so round 1 if time permits or round 2 this year.
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Hi bongarascal,

The Schools that you've listed are all highly competitive, so you need to make sure that you have a strong OVERALL profile. While this GMAT scores is 'below average' at each of those Schools, it is 'in range' for all of them - so you would almost certainly NOT be rejected because of it. You would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile though. There's a Forum full of them here:

ask-admission-consultants-124/

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Ya, I know they're very hard to get into. I do have somewhat of a quirky profile - I graduated with a major in Plant Biology, I've been a musician for more than seven years now and worked in education and digital marketing. I think I need a major GMAT score to sort of clear the dust on my quirky background. What do you think?
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Ya, I know they're very hard to get into. I do have somewhat of a quirky profile - I graduated with a major in Plant Biology, I've been a musician for more than seven years now and worked in education and digital marketing. I think I need a major GMAT score to sort of clear the dust on my quirky background. What do you think?
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I think that what you need the most is a good story to clear the dust on your quirky background. Why business school?

But if you want to retake the exam, go ahead. If I had got a 680 on my first attempt, retaking would have crossed my mind as well.