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Help Needed - Should I retake GMAT ?

by dairymilk » Wed Jul 06, 2011 1:05 am
Hi,

I took GMAT yesterday and scored 710. This was my second attempt. In the first attempt I had scored 690(I was working late in office and hence was not able to sleep for 48 hours before giving the tests). I had always scored 740-760 on the mock tests. I am confused whether I should take it for the third time considering I may end up improving a bit or not improving at all.

A look at my profile :

I am an Indian IT female. I have completed my Bachelors in Technology from a reputed institute in India with an average GPA of 4.3/5 ( 86 percent in terms of total marks).
I have 3+ years of work experience in the best (US) Products Developing company(if not the best then one of the best). I have cleared french DELF examinations and couple of stock markets examinations. I am actively involved in social work and work regularly for an NGO for Teaching in India. Also I work part time for AIDS and Leprosy awareness campaigns. I am the member of the creative community from our office and part of the core team for many organizational events. I am a free lancer writer and have my personal blog(which I am maintaining from past 4 years). I have won writing contests and I also write for social causes.

Apart from this I am a fitness and Yoga fanatic and deeply involved in Art of living work across India.
Professionally I have received 5-6 awards during my tenure at the company and currently lead a vendor team of 3 people.

Please evaluate my profile and let me know what more can I do and whether I should retake the test.

Thanks for the help.
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by vineeshp » Wed Jul 06, 2011 6:16 am
I do not think a retake would help you much. Tests always have a deviation range. So a 740 in practice can translate to a 710 on the real day. Unless you can improve by about 40 points, a retake will not help you. You can work on the other parts of the application.

With the profile you have mentioned, if you can convey a good story in your essays, you can make it to a good school.
Vineesh,
Just telling you what I know and think. I am not the expert. :)

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by prodizy » Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:16 am
If you think you can improve the score, go for it. Just make sure GMAT is not eating into application process. BTW, you sound like you work for Cadence Design Systems. May I dare ask, is it so?

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by dairymilk » Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:22 am
Thanks guys, the information helps.
@prodizy : I do not work for Cadence systems :)

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by prodizy » Wed Jul 06, 2011 12:42 pm
Ha ha ha, we are not.colleagues then :cry:

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by deep.amangmat » Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:13 am
If I were you, I would not even think about re-taking GMAT. Score above 710 is very good. (I wish I get it!!) The key is to concentrate on your apps. Get killer essays!!! You have a lot going on in your profile that will make it an interesting read. Good luck...

How I wish I could be done with GMAT and start working on my essays...!! That day will come soon...