[710 Q45 V41] is my quant too weak?

BankBank

took the gmat earlier this evening..

section - scaled score - percentile
quantitative - 45 - 77
verbal - 41 - 93
total - 710 - 93

the lady at the testing center (42nd + 5th ave in nyc) was very impressed, however, i'm unhappy with my quantitative score. my target is Columbia Fall '09 early decision, what do you guys think about how I stand? my undergrad is only 3.0 from a state school that doesn't have a strong reputation, and i have 2 years work experience as a money market trader at a small foreign bank.

thanks for your input.

[edit] by the way, i used MANY books, but the focus was always on the OG, both the double and the quant. FYI, I believe the test quant to be MUCH more challenging than what is provided in these books. I had the SAME experience with the 2 free practice test software available at mba.com... the questions just seem much harder and brand new.

I studed for a month casually about a year ago and then 2 months fairly hardcore before taking the test.

jamess · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 4:01 am Post subject:

You could have score 750/760, had you got a perfect quant score.

Find out how below.

BankBank · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 6:32 am Post subject:

wow thanks for the advice mr spam

parore26 · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 11:48 am Post subject:

LOL! nice reply.

Generally schools say that they want an 80, 80 breakdown in the percentiles (meaning percentile greater than 80 in each section). However, I think that 710 with a Quant percentile of a 77% is nothing to worry about. One thing that could be important is your undergraduate degree. If you have a quantitative undergraduate degree then I think this is understandable. Hope this helps!

BTW, what other schools are you applying to? I live and work in nyc as well.

BankBank · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 5:17 pm Post subject:

thanks for the information.

my 1st choice is CBS early decision. if i get in there, i'm set and happy and i won't have to apply for any other programs. i imagine that CBS will get me into GS S&T, so it doesn't matter what path i take to get there.

if i don't get into CBS ED, i'm going to apply to harvard, wharton, mit, chicago, nyu, probably yale. if i don't get into CBS ED i'll probably retake the gmat to get an outstanding score since my undergrad institution and gpa blow.

where are you applying?