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760 (49Q/45V) but low IR (5)? 14 Feb 2015, 15:56
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Hey all!

So retook my GMAT and went from a 680 (43Q/41V) to a 760 (49Q/45V) but my IR went down from 6 to 5. I'm looking at elite schools such as Wharton, Columbia, NYU, Dartmouth, Chicago, Cornell, etc.

Ceretis paribus, should I be worried at all with that IR?

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760 (49Q/45V) but low IR (5)? 14 Feb 2015, 21:37
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Hey all!

So retook my GMAT and went from a 680 (43Q/41V) to a 760 (49Q/45V) but my IR went down from 6 to 5. I'm looking at elite schools such as Wharton, Columbia, NYU, Dartmouth, Chicago, Cornell, etc.

Ceretis paribus, should I be worried at all with that IR?

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Get other answers obviously as I'm a recent college grad who hasn't even taken the GMAT yet but I do lurk these forums like crazy and I can tell you generally people believe that IR hasn't been around long enough yet to really be viewed at too closely especially if you're not tanking it (let alone dropping one point from 6 to 5...).

You demolished the GMAT be happy and move on with your applications, most people would do anything to have that kind of score!
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Hey all!

So retook my GMAT and went from a 680 (43Q/41V) to a 760 (49Q/45V) but my IR went down from 6 to 5. I'm looking at elite schools such as Wharton, Columbia, NYU, Dartmouth, Chicago, Cornell, etc.

Ceretis paribus, should I be worried at all with that IR?

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Obviously higher is better than lower, but it certainly isn't going to be a deal breaker. Obviously this is highly anecdotal, but I had a 6 on my IR and my cycle is (so far) turning out all right. So far I've gotten interviews at HBS, Wharton, Tuck, Kellogg, Booth, and Berkeley, and haven't heard back from the other 3 yet.

My advice would be to just focus on developing really interesting/unique experiences and accomplishments that you can draw upon in your essays and resume. It's not like you're going to retake a 760 anyway. Worry about the things you can control right now. Also, congrats on the stellar GMAT!
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Thanks for responses y'all! I'll just be happy that I got the score I did and move on with the rest of the application proces. I personally found IR on this last test really annoying.
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Hi SilverBull,

A 760/Q49 is an outstanding score; you have a GMAT score that will make every Business School happy regardless of any IR score that you might have. Many Business Schools have publicly stated that they do not factor in an applicant's IR scoring during the evaluation process, so you have nothing to worry about there.

The Schools that you listed are all VERY competitive though, so you have to think about how your OVERALL application comes across. As such, you might consider working with an Admissions Expert on your applications. While no Expert can guarantee you anything, they can help you to make sure that you're presenting all of your accomplishments and ideas in the proper ways.

You can pose questions to those same Experts in this Sub-Forum:

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760 (49Q/45V) but low IR (5)? 16 Feb 2015, 11:34
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Hey all!

So retook my GMAT and went from a 680 (43Q/41V) to a 760 (49Q/45V) but my IR went down from 6 to 5. I'm looking at elite schools such as Wharton, Columbia, NYU, Dartmouth, Chicago, Cornell, etc.

Ceretis paribus, should I be worried at all with that IR?

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Hi Silverbull,

First congratulations on your score! That is quite the improvement - you should be proud of yourself.

With regard to IR: We would advise you that if you've scored in the 700s, you might be better served to report the score and not opt for a retake. While getting higher IR scores can help, this Poets and Quants article reports that many business school admissions professionals are still unsure of how to use Integrated Reasoning scores in their decision making process: https://poetsandquants.com/2014/10/09/b- ... r-section/.

Hope this helps, and best of luck on your MBA applications.

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Hey all!

So retook my GMAT and went from a 680 (43Q/41V) to a 760 (49Q/45V) but my IR went down from 6 to 5. I'm looking at elite schools such as Wharton, Columbia, NYU, Dartmouth, Chicago, Cornell, etc.

Ceretis paribus, should I be worried at all with that IR?

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I've asked this question to numerous admissions people and the answer is always the same - they simply do not have enough information on the IR section at this point to use it as a data point in applications.


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