Do B-schools consider individual sections scores?

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vigu1986: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 1; Joined: Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:10 am

by vigu1986 » Sun Apr 01, 2012 9:18 pm

Hi Brent,

Can you please let me know if B schools consider the overall GMAT score on a scale of 800 or do they have section wise cut off( for quants and Verbal)

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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Wed Apr 04, 2012 3:18 pm

vigu1986 wrote:Hi Brent,

Can you please let me know if B schools consider the overall GMAT score on a scale of 800 or do they have section wise cut off( for quants and Verbal)

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Hi Vigu,

Sorry for the delay; I was unaware that you had posed a question to me (someone just notified me via email).

Unfortunately, I'm not a good person to ask. My company focuses exclusively on preparing students for the GMAT. I don't know much about MBA admissions.

There are, however, many people on this site who can help. Try Stacy Blackman at: https://www.beatthegmat.com/ask-stacy-blackman-f21.html

Cheers,
Brent

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by money9111 » Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:51 pm

When I was going through the admissions process I asked this question to adcom members at different schools. I didn't want to hear it from other applicants or consultancies. I preface with that to say that this is what I heard directly from three different schools. Each school is different and evaluates GMAT scores differently so again this is just what I heard from three different schools about a year and a half ago.

When we report avg. gmat scores on our website and to publications we report the total score in 1 sitting. When we're looking at a candidate for admissions we will take into consideration the different split scores in some instances, but in most cases it's never the deciding factor for admissions. Just helps us build a better case for the student if need be.

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