[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?

parore26 · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 4:23 pm Post subject:

Hi Bank,
I'm going to be applying for Fall 2009 as well. I'm shooting for the Early Decision at Tuck. I'll be applying to MIT, HBS, LBS, INSEAD and Stanford as well. I'm looking at management consulting or alternative energy positions and I think these are the schools that fit my profile. Good Luck with your application! There is a meetup group in nyc and I think it is mostly for GMAT we should try and setup a group in nyc so we can meet and exchange information for prospective MBA Applicants as well.

BankBank · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 7:59 pm Post subject:

sounds cool.. reply to this or send me an aim with more info about the meetup