Beat The GMAT

iamkalive · Tue Oct 20, 2009 1:02 pm

hey,

i wrote my gmat last week. for the very first time and first situation in full exam conditions.
I didn't do the greatest. 560 30-verbal 36-math, 6.0-AWA

I,for some reason killed the AWA section. I only wrote 2 practice exams prior to the exam, and had no way of marking them. i find myself to be a terrible writer, especially in timed conditions. but i managed to do great in the AWA.- 90%.

The math and verbal. i studied a couple of weeks, barely, and at a poor schedule and discipline. i could have done much better in math and verbal.

I am wondering how schools will see the score-560. a few of the schools i am looking to apply at have 550 minimums.

I do not have full 4 year degree. i have a 3 yr general science degree, i have taken over 120 credit hours of classes. And i also have a graduate diploma, which included 7 actual MBA, grad level classes. So with my marks being great in the grad diploma (3.6 on a 4.3 scale = A-), and my undergrad gpa (3.0 on a 4.5 scale = B),.

I know I have 1 dominant work reference, and my school references are pretty good to, from recent profs.

I have a few years of work in pharmaceutcials/biotech.

I am curious to see how schools like DeGroot, Ryerson and other Canadian MBA would view my application.

My Main concern is on GMAT side. Should i re-write it? i will probably not do the same on AWA section. And i still think i sorta fluked out on the rest of GMAT, as I did get above expectations, at the time.

Any comments, insights or suggestions?

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uymba · Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:27 pm

I think you should give it another try, but with more study! you could achieve a significant increase. Being just over the minimum is a risk. Furthermore, with a higher score, you can may get some scholarships!
But it's up to you.

Best of luck!

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Turnpike · Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:10 am

let me brag a bit: i got a 6.0 on the AWA without any practise. and then only a 40 on Verbal. that would mean just one thing - the awa does not quite reflect your potential score in verbal. the verbal part isn't about how good an author u r. it wants to know if you can retain details, if you can read between the lines, and if you can notice minor aberrations.

i will always suggest that you take a look at the MGMAT CATs. i've personally found them very useful. i notice that your competency on quant and verbal are pretty balanced, so you'd need a 50-50 split in your effort on each area.

and try not to take GMAT too lightly. I have read abt people who have scored a 770 after 3 weeks of preparation, but i am not one of them, and it seems, neither are you. give it more time. g'luck. Very Happy