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The point of the GMAT is less about the difficulty of the questions, and more about your ability to work quickly and efficiently under pressure. However, I've read that the GMAT itself will change in a few years, so quite possibly some or all of the stuff you just discussed might be incorporated into the new test.

Based on the tone of your post, I'd recommend you care less about your ego when dealing with the adcom, and instead focus on why you are a good applicant (i.e. because i got a 176, 1600, etc. are not good reasons as to why you would do well in business school).
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Is GMAT for Real? 05 Jan 2010, 10:20
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prasanna0208,

congratulation on getting your winning combination. In my view the only thing you did wrong the day of your test was to buy a lottery ticket... may be... things would have been even better for you...!

I reckon there is not a soul on this forum who will disagree with you over relating GMAT with Business program entrance exam; when they should really be grinding prospective candidates on elements like ethics & greed...!

Then again to compliment the relative normalization of world percieved academic intelligence judged by GMAT, be it Quant or Verbal, even Ethics is an elitely self construed nobility much bleakly distributed by God Almighty...!

ATB for your application; for AdComs, i think you should stick to your story of why you deserved better and eventually got it...!

Seriously, hats off to your perseverance!
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Why did you take the LSAT, GRE, and the GMAT?

What may seem like a lack of focus may be something else so I guess make sure you explain to adcom.
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Things like test anxiety, over-confidence, and the general psychology of the test taker during the exams plays alot into how well he or she does.

Did you take your first 3 test with high expectations and test anxiety?

Sometimes people can put so much pressure on themselves to get a good score that that itself causes them to do poorly. They starts to lose focus and panic when they run into a tough question that eats up a lot of time.

I would be curious to know what your mental frame was when you took your last test? Did you approach it as if you didn't care so much about the outcome because you were confident that you knew the material and you just wanted to see how you would do?
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Quite a few responses in a few hours.
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Quite a few responses in a few hours. I love how responsive people are in this forum.

firesath --
Nope, I wasnt tensed any time I took the test. The differences in my lead up to the final attempt (rather final frontier) were subtle -- 1) I took the test at a different location in NY 2) I scheduled for a noon test instead of the usual 8AM. 3) I took a day off from work, unlike other times when I would have had to get back to work. 4) I ran 5miles in the morning of the test.
I wouldn't possibly attribute any of the above to my performance in the test.

Lagomez --
I had to take my GRE way back in 2005 since I wanted to pursue a Masters in Compueter Graphics then. And I did that program.
I took my LSAT in 2008 because I wanted to pursue a JD.
But, now, I am looking to go to a full time JD/MBA program. I am super interested in the Mergers and Acquisition law and Business / international law in general. Kellogg's the only school that does not need a LSAT score for a JD/MBA app.
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Would you mind sharing at what test center you took the first 3? I'm scheduled to take it in New York City in the coming months.
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Hey, I don't mind sharing the test center, but I am not going to because that's not what you need to be worrying about with a test date coming up. No test center is jinx-ed of any sort and I really dont think you should worry about choice of a test center. I am sure you will do well. All the very best eh!
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