Hi,
I just took the GMAT yesterday and received a 710 (92%). My match score was a 47 which is lower than I had gotten on previous practice exams (48-49) but my verbal score was about my target. So, my question is should I take the GMAT again if I want to make the "maybe" or "competitive" pile at the best of the best B-schools? I guess what I'm asking: Is my Math score too low (since I heard many times schools focus on this)?
Here's my profile:
-Top Mgmt Consulting firm past 2.5 yrs
a) Took 3 months off 2008 to work for Obama campaign
b) Actively involved in Big Brother, Big Sister (I don't really like mentioning this kind of stuff on an MBA application b/c I think it's irrelevant but I guess that's what people do these days)
- Cornell Univ. B.A. in Government (3.59 GPA) 2006
a) Tested out of Calc A/B in college and then took Calc B/C and got a C+ (the instructur's monotone voice made me want to shoot myself and I just didn't give a crap not knowing it could be so pivotal 4 yrs later)
b) Only other quant course in college was Business Statistics. I received an "A"
c) Spent entire junior year studying abroad in Italy where classes were conducted solely in Italians with other Italians
So, I'm not planning on applying until next year or the year after that but does it make sense to take the test again? Will a B-school look at my Quant score and automatically put me in the "rejected" pile beforehand? I'm going to be traveling all over South America this next year so I won't really have time to study.
Thanks,
Aaron
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I just took the GMAT yesterday and received a 710 (92%). My match score was a 47 which is lower than I had gotten on previous practice exams (48-49) but my verbal score was about my target. So, my question is should I take the GMAT again if I want to make the "maybe" or "competitive" pile at the best of the best B-schools? I guess what I'm asking: Is my Math score too low (since I heard many times schools focus on this)?
Here's my profile:
-Top Mgmt Consulting firm past 2.5 yrs
a) Took 3 months off 2008 to work for Obama campaign
b) Actively involved in Big Brother, Big Sister (I don't really like mentioning this kind of stuff on an MBA application b/c I think it's irrelevant but I guess that's what people do these days)
- Cornell Univ. B.A. in Government (3.59 GPA) 2006
a) Tested out of Calc A/B in college and then took Calc B/C and got a C+ (the instructur's monotone voice made me want to shoot myself and I just didn't give a crap not knowing it could be so pivotal 4 yrs later)
b) Only other quant course in college was Business Statistics. I received an "A"
c) Spent entire junior year studying abroad in Italy where classes were conducted solely in Italians with other Italians
So, I'm not planning on applying until next year or the year after that but does it make sense to take the test again? Will a B-school look at my Quant score and automatically put me in the "rejected" pile beforehand? I'm going to be traveling all over South America this next year so I won't really have time to study.
Thanks,
Aaron
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