Hi everyone.
I took the official GMAT test today and scored 650. While I know that this score is below the average score of the US schools I am trying to shoot for, it is still a pretty decent result. I did all the preparations myself without a tutor. I purchased Manhatten MCAT tests to practice in the real-test environment. In fact, I found math part on MCAT way much harder than on the real test. To be honest, the math on the official GMAT seemed super-easy. I didn't really rush and was almost 8 mins ahead of time through most of the test. At some point, I got worried that GMAT didn't give me hard problems since I believe I failed to answer the very second math problem correctly. But by the end of the test, I started to see more sophisticated problems (but they still were relatively easy). Anyway, my quantitative score was 47.
During the verbal part, everything went pretty much well. By the end of the section however, I was presented with a long RC passage, then I realized I won't be able to finish the section on time unless I skip some problems. Knowing that leaving problems unanswered at the end of the section is really bad, I had to skip through the entire RC set! I believe that this compromised my verbal score. Anyway, I ended up scoring 32 on verbal.
My IR score was 4.
At this point I am not sure what to do with these 650 points. Being a Ukrainian citizen I still have to take TOEFL exam and prepare the rest of the application, which will definitely take some time and effort. If I keep pushing the GMAT I might miss the 2015 application deadlines. However, I would like to start my MBA program next fall.
I wanted to ask for advice from specialists who have experience with the application process and cases of the admitted applicants.
- 30 year old male Ukrainian with international experience
- currently living in the Philippines (no business here though)
- ran a small business that provided industrial design services for US clients
- worked with Chinese manufacturers (made multiple trips to China to 2d and 3d tier cities) to organize production of custom parts for clients
- speak 4 languages (Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese and English)
- hold mechanical engineering degree from top Ukrainian university (master's)
I understand that higher GMAT score would improve my chances to be admitted to the top US schools, but the time is limited. Therefore, I am thinking of investing time into TOEFL and building a strong application. If I still have time, I might consider retaking the GMAT sometime in winter.
I would appreciate any inputs regarding my situation.
I took the official GMAT test today and scored 650. While I know that this score is below the average score of the US schools I am trying to shoot for, it is still a pretty decent result. I did all the preparations myself without a tutor. I purchased Manhatten MCAT tests to practice in the real-test environment. In fact, I found math part on MCAT way much harder than on the real test. To be honest, the math on the official GMAT seemed super-easy. I didn't really rush and was almost 8 mins ahead of time through most of the test. At some point, I got worried that GMAT didn't give me hard problems since I believe I failed to answer the very second math problem correctly. But by the end of the test, I started to see more sophisticated problems (but they still were relatively easy). Anyway, my quantitative score was 47.
During the verbal part, everything went pretty much well. By the end of the section however, I was presented with a long RC passage, then I realized I won't be able to finish the section on time unless I skip some problems. Knowing that leaving problems unanswered at the end of the section is really bad, I had to skip through the entire RC set! I believe that this compromised my verbal score. Anyway, I ended up scoring 32 on verbal.
My IR score was 4.
At this point I am not sure what to do with these 650 points. Being a Ukrainian citizen I still have to take TOEFL exam and prepare the rest of the application, which will definitely take some time and effort. If I keep pushing the GMAT I might miss the 2015 application deadlines. However, I would like to start my MBA program next fall.
I wanted to ask for advice from specialists who have experience with the application process and cases of the admitted applicants.
- 30 year old male Ukrainian with international experience
- currently living in the Philippines (no business here though)
- ran a small business that provided industrial design services for US clients
- worked with Chinese manufacturers (made multiple trips to China to 2d and 3d tier cities) to organize production of custom parts for clients
- speak 4 languages (Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese and English)
- hold mechanical engineering degree from top Ukrainian university (master's)
I understand that higher GMAT score would improve my chances to be admitted to the top US schools, but the time is limited. Therefore, I am thinking of investing time into TOEFL and building a strong application. If I still have time, I might consider retaking the GMAT sometime in winter.
I would appreciate any inputs regarding my situation.
Last edited by alexibiz on Thu Sep 03, 2015 5:03 pm, edited 1 time in total.
