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700 score good enough?

by bjcoolj » Tue Jul 07, 2009 5:35 pm
I took my first GMAT and received a score as shown below.

Quant 49 - 88 precentile
Verbal 37 - 81 percentile
Total - 700 - 90 percentile.

(I'm not sure how receiving 88 and 81 in Quant and Verbal respectively, put me in 90th percentile for overall score.)

I'm mostly worried about the difference of 12 points between Quant and Verbal scores. I am thinking of retaking the GMAT since I'm aiming for top schools... (HBS, Standford, Booth, etc). Am I getting too obessed with the GMAT score??
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by Bryant@VeritasPrep » Tue Jul 07, 2009 6:30 pm
First of all, Congratulations. A seven handle on the GMAT is a great score. Normally I would say, job well done, move on to focus on your applications. This has been a very competitive couple of years, however, so I am going to go on a limb and say that if you think you can do even better and it wouldn't be a ton of work to prepare, an even higher score would certainly not hurt. The risk you run, especially since you are right on the 700 threshold, is to goof and post a sub-700 on a subsequent sitting which might possibly make your 700 look like a reach score (the schools will receive all your scores when you apply). If you have impressive qualifications for the balance of the application (undergrad, professional experience and community involvement, etc), you shouldn't NEED a better score than you have, though. I know you have heard it time and time again, but there is truly no formula....you have to have an outstanding overall package to get into the kinds of schools you are shooting for. And don't forget, HBS, Chicago, Wharton etc. reject 750+ GMAT scorers every year. Hope this helps.
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