tngearhart, there are definitely people like that here on this forum. What makes them different from some of the others who scored much lower than they hoped is their attitude. They ranted and tore their hair a bit over the lower score, then picked themselves up and moved forward once again. And sometimes again, and sometimes yet again. The GMAT didn't beat them because they didn't *let* it beat them!
I think a number of people here get too focused on the final score and not on how much progress they've actually made since they first started preparing for the test. If you get a 480 the first time and then a 590 the second time, that's great! Maybe it's not the 650 you wanted at the time you wanted it, but you made progress and that means that you can still make even more progress.
So maybe the next time you break 600. Great, you're not at 650 yet, but you're still getting there. You may even seem to go backwards a time or two, but those times are even more opportunities to learn and you end up going forward once again. That's pretty exciting!
Those people who complain about their 750 scores simply have their own issues. It could be that they feel they are less of a person if they don't do everything perfectly. That's just setting themselves up for failure right there since no one can do everything perfectly. But yet, some people genuinely feel that way. They sincerely believe it is something to be unhappy about and that it's some horrible shortcoming in their lives.
Some people sadly try to use it as a way to get other people to praise their effort. "Oh woe is me, I should go jump off a cliff, I only got 750!" so that the response might be, "Oh no no no, please don't do that, a 750 is a wonderful score and you're so smart. I will worship you and your score if only you don't jump off that cliff!"
And others are just maybe taking the test again and again for fun to see if they can beat the 750 score they received the last time. They may even have no intention of going back to school, they're just in it for the challenge.
It could be that some people have spent the first 30 years of their lives holed up in a cave with nothing but the OG and they just don't realize that they are being annoying when they announce their pathetic 790 score.
(Disclaimer: I know there are very valid reasons for needing a 700+ score, but I don't let it stop me from having fun once in a while. I promise, if I get a 790 when I take my GMAT in December, I'll come here first thing to complain too!)
You just never know about people sometimes. Live and be amused, that's all you can do.
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