Retaking the GMAT: Does it hurt admission chances?

diabl020

Hey,
Before I start, I'd like to inform the mods that I've searched for this topic, but couldn't find anything to answer my question. I'm sure someone's asked this before, but I can't find it. If someone knows where the req. info's at, please do post the link.

Hey,.. again.
I'm a few days away from my GMAT (8 days!).. and I've been considering rescheduling the damn thing. My biggest fear is that I'll do badly, will have to retake it, and the colleges won't look favorably on my first low score.

-I've heard different things from different people about Retaking the test.
Some people say that since all your scores go to the colleges, they look unfavorably upon people who've retaken the test, and not scored too well the first time.

-Some say that it doesn't make a difference at all, and they only look at your highest score.

I know that some colleges ... very few... actually consider your highest score from each section over 2 tests... so if you score higher on quant in the first, and then get a higher score in Verb in the 2nd, they'll consider only the highest from each...

Need advice on this urgently

Thank you,
-HH

aim-wsc · Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 6:45 am Post subject: welcome.

it doesnt make any difference to the most of the schools.

still i would insist you to not think of re take. this is not so good thought, at least when you have just seven days for the test.
give your best once and for all Smile

welcome to the forums 8)
bytheway you forgot to upload the pic of the car in your avatar Laughing

aim-wsc

diabl020 · Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:58 am Post subject:

Haha. thanks mate..
And yeh.. I'll upload the car..
or better yet.. get a kickass MBA degree and buy one!

Stacey Koprince · Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 6:03 pm Post subject:

Also, if you already know where you want to apply, contact the schools and ask how they deal with multiple scores. The majority just look at your highest score, but there are some schools with different policies and they'd be happy to tell you if you ask!

aim-wsc · Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:16 pm Post subject: some more links...

since you asked for links i posted some.. but i missed some of very significant thread so i am posting once again :

they are similar :
http://www.beatthegmat.com/viewtopic.php?t=939
http://www.beatthegmat.com/viewtopic.php?t=904

diabl020 · Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 10:50 am Post subject:

Thanks Stacy.. I looked through the websites, and all my schools say that they'll only be considering the highest score.

PHew... I'm a lot less stressed now!

(Is it just me, or do are the posts above this one a little messed up?)

beatthegmat · Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 11:12 am Post subject: