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18 Sep 2006, 07:36
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710 94% (48 quant, 39 verbal)
Let me first just say that i am not very happy with my score, and i am contemplating retaking the exam.
My advice i give to everyone is to be cafeful with the timing of your breaks.
My quant score seems low, i got a 50 on every GMATprep i took before the real deal. My quant score is low because i made a pretty big mistake on the first break after the essays.
I had 8 minutes left following the second essay so i decided i would take a break. I figured i had 18 minutes, 8 for the last part of the essay portion and 10 minutes for the break. So i took a 13 or 14 minute break and sat back down to start the math section. I was shocked to find out that the last 5 or 6 minutes of my break ate into my math time instead of the 10 minute break time. So i only had 70 minutes for the quant section. Because of this i was very rushed on the first 20 questions or so and i know that i made a few dumb rushed mistakes.
So my question is if i get a 50 on the quant and keep my 39 on the verbal (39 is on the good side of average for me on verbal) could i expect a 730 total? And do you think that the extra 20 points will make a difference with admissions. I am applying to the real estate development programs at MIT and Columbia.
Let me first just say that i am not very happy with my score, and i am contemplating retaking the exam.
My advice i give to everyone is to be cafeful with the timing of your breaks.
My quant score seems low, i got a 50 on every GMATprep i took before the real deal. My quant score is low because i made a pretty big mistake on the first break after the essays.
I had 8 minutes left following the second essay so i decided i would take a break. I figured i had 18 minutes, 8 for the last part of the essay portion and 10 minutes for the break. So i took a 13 or 14 minute break and sat back down to start the math section. I was shocked to find out that the last 5 or 6 minutes of my break ate into my math time instead of the 10 minute break time. So i only had 70 minutes for the quant section. Because of this i was very rushed on the first 20 questions or so and i know that i made a few dumb rushed mistakes.
So my question is if i get a 50 on the quant and keep my 39 on the verbal (39 is on the good side of average for me on verbal) could i expect a 730 total? And do you think that the extra 20 points will make a difference with admissions. I am applying to the real estate development programs at MIT and Columbia.
18 Sep 2006, 08:17
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Matt,
First off, congrats on the performance and the score inspite of the timing mishap. It takes a lot to keep your cool and work on the rest of the sections after the initial hiccup.
As for the 20 points, my personal belief is that it is NOT worth it... Unless you know that the school is looking for a higher score, your score puts you pretty high to begin with.
So in my opinion you should spend more time for the 20 points.
Good luck in all your endeavours..
First off, congrats on the performance and the score inspite of the timing mishap. It takes a lot to keep your cool and work on the rest of the sections after the initial hiccup.
As for the 20 points, my personal belief is that it is NOT worth it... Unless you know that the school is looking for a higher score, your score puts you pretty high to begin with.
So in my opinion you should spend more time for the 20 points.
Good luck in all your endeavours..
18 Sep 2006, 10:47
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Typically, I have read in blogs about business school admissions that it is worth re-taking the exam if you are confident you can improve by 30 points. If your verbal is in the high range of your practice scores, it may not be worth the effort to re-take the exam to get those 2 extra points on Q, because there is some risk your verbal could go down a bit.
My advice would be that if you think you can work on verbal and increase your range 3-4 points, it might be worth re-taking the exam. It sounds like you won't need to study Q much to improve your score there, since your setback was because of a timing error. If you think you can study again so 39 is the low end of your verbal, and then also improve on Q, you could be looking at 30-40 points, which would put you at the top end of admitted students at almost any school.
Columbia and MIT are both very competitive - I do not know if there is any difference for the real estate specialization programs you mention. 710 puts you squarely in the middle range of admitted applicants for both schools; 740-750 would put you into the top quarter or so.
My advice would be that if you think you can work on verbal and increase your range 3-4 points, it might be worth re-taking the exam. It sounds like you won't need to study Q much to improve your score there, since your setback was because of a timing error. If you think you can study again so 39 is the low end of your verbal, and then also improve on Q, you could be looking at 30-40 points, which would put you at the top end of admitted students at almost any school.
Columbia and MIT are both very competitive - I do not know if there is any difference for the real estate specialization programs you mention. 710 puts you squarely in the middle range of admitted applicants for both schools; 740-750 would put you into the top quarter or so.
