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19 May 2009, 19:30
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my apologies if this has already been asked before. but i thought mba schools only look at ur highest gmat score if uve taken it multiple times. but i just googled and came across this? any ideas? is this actually true?
Q: How do the B-schools process GMAT scores of applicants who have repeated the test?
A: First of all, your three most recent sets of GMAT scores are reported to the B-schools to whom you direct your score report. So if you take the GMAT a fourth time, scores from your first GMAT are dropped from your score report. Of course, if a school is sent a score report after your first three tests, then sent another report after your fourth test, the school will have all four sets of GMAT scores in its file. But the schools generally don’t consider scores that are not on an applicant’s current report.
Each B-school establishes its own policy for processing multiple GMAT scores. The most common policy is to average multiple scores. (Quantitative, Verbal, Combined Q/V, and Writing scores are each averaged separately.) A minority of schools will disregard all but your highest scores. (Again, Quantitative, Verbal, Combined Q/V, and Writing scores are each considered separately.) A few schools have adopted a hybrid approach, whereby they average scores from multiple tests unless there is a large enough discrepancy between scores—in which case they look only at your highest score. In any event, most B-schools disregard GMAT scores that are more than five years old.
Q: How do the B-schools process GMAT scores of applicants who have repeated the test?
A: First of all, your three most recent sets of GMAT scores are reported to the B-schools to whom you direct your score report. So if you take the GMAT a fourth time, scores from your first GMAT are dropped from your score report. Of course, if a school is sent a score report after your first three tests, then sent another report after your fourth test, the school will have all four sets of GMAT scores in its file. But the schools generally don’t consider scores that are not on an applicant’s current report.
Each B-school establishes its own policy for processing multiple GMAT scores. The most common policy is to average multiple scores. (Quantitative, Verbal, Combined Q/V, and Writing scores are each averaged separately.) A minority of schools will disregard all but your highest scores. (Again, Quantitative, Verbal, Combined Q/V, and Writing scores are each considered separately.) A few schools have adopted a hybrid approach, whereby they average scores from multiple tests unless there is a large enough discrepancy between scores—in which case they look only at your highest score. In any event, most B-schools disregard GMAT scores that are more than five years old.
20 May 2009, 00:19
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This is correct in general but maybe wrong in specific situations.
If you have multiple scores or considering re-taking GMAT, check with your schools - that's all that really matters. Adcoms will provide you with their approach to multiple GMAT scores. Alternatively, you can post in the proper threads for each of the schools in the MBA Forum and I am sure you will get the info from the current admits.
If you have multiple scores or considering re-taking GMAT, check with your schools - that's all that really matters. Adcoms will provide you with their approach to multiple GMAT scores. Alternatively, you can post in the proper threads for each of the schools in the MBA Forum and I am sure you will get the info from the current admits.
20 May 2009, 12:17
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I can't say what schools in general think of multiple GMAT attempts, but I know that I hadn't any kind of problems with Wharton because of this. And I could say the same for Cambridge Judge... During the application process for these two schools nobody ever mentioned four GMAT attempts that I had.
Reading other members experience throughout this forum I've learn't that Wharton is extremelly tolerant to multiple scores and that they will use only your highest in evaluation of your application. The old myth that adcoms look unfavourably on the downward trend in your scores (e.g. from 740 to 700) seems incorrect, at least in my case. I had 720 then retook and scored 690 and been admitted to W. I don't know if they looked unfavourably but obviously it haven't destroyed my application. I've heard of some guy who had 13 attemts and enter Wharton in the end. I think I've found that story here, on GMATclub.
Vast majority of the b-schools very explicitly state that they will look only your highest score and AFAIK they mean it.
Reading other members experience throughout this forum I've learn't that Wharton is extremelly tolerant to multiple scores and that they will use only your highest in evaluation of your application. The old myth that adcoms look unfavourably on the downward trend in your scores (e.g. from 740 to 700) seems incorrect, at least in my case. I had 720 then retook and scored 690 and been admitted to W. I don't know if they looked unfavourably but obviously it haven't destroyed my application. I've heard of some guy who had 13 attemts and enter Wharton in the end. I think I've found that story here, on GMATclub.
Vast majority of the b-schools very explicitly state that they will look only your highest score and AFAIK they mean it.
I'm a professional GMAT tutor, and I've seen about 40-50 people be admitted, and virtually all have written the GMAT multiple times (one girl wrote it 7 times I believe). She got into her school of choice, wasn't even asked about it once.
