Did I "Beat The GMAT"?(Total-740, Q-48, V-44)

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Did I "Beat The GMAT"?(Total-740, Q-48, V-44)

by idnoln » Wed Oct 01, 2008 10:50 am
Scored 760 and 730 on the GMAT prep so not that disappointed with the score but really thought i could get about 51 on the quantitative. i know it sounds stupid but i feel like trying again. Considering i am from India, the quant score makes me think that its not competitive(Guys applying from India usually have Q-scores of 51). do u guys think I should just get over it?

But anyway, I cant thank you guys enough for your help. I was a nervous wreck before i came across this site. It helped me put a lot of practice test scores into perspective, gave a lot of tips about the test and extra practice with the downloads available.

For the record, I used the Kaplan Premier Program and the Official GMAT Guide, studied for about a month(2 hours everyday), gave about 20 simulations(including 3 every Sunday, exhausting but worth it) and 9 official GMAT paper tests. Had a Subway sandwich and a Red bull about 20 minutes before the test and another Red bull during the break.
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by aj5105 » Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:51 pm
congrats! great score!

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I think you did not beat the GMAT

by smalishah84 » Wed Oct 01, 2008 11:35 pm
Getting 740 and still wondering that you beat the GMAT or not????? My God...there are people out here who would kill to get that score and you are asking such question as above....AAARRRGGHHHH...:)

Congratulations man on such a great score. I hope to give GMAT in November. I would be very happy if I can get such a score.

Since you are from India, I would say

"Allah ka shukar kar bhai....itna tight score mara hai........" :)

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by eshahid » Fri Oct 03, 2008 1:40 am
you know what ..
I got a 760 and 730 on gmat prep myself...
And guess what .. i ended up with a 690 on the actual.
You shouldn't be whining about your score at all.
Thats an awesome score for sure. You sure could have scored 51 on QA and that would have been real good. But I would say you got a balanced score.
You should actually respect this score. However if you think you can do better than this, please go ahead, all the best. But I have never heard of anyone getting a 740 taking a re-take. I wonder if anyone else has ever had.
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by canuckclint » Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:01 pm
You're one of those people we call "dumb smarts" or academic smarts that really doesn't gurantee success in business. You need to change your attitude and stop whining about one or two points. See the big picture my friend. You can get into a great school and get a great job! Congrats!

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by ankit1383 » Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:35 pm
idnoln

Can youguide me how to improve on my verbal...i just gave my GMAt and scored 640(Q50 V 26)..lowest score in vrbal......i scored 690 and 720 in two gmatprep..............

Any different material for verbal...............i need to score around 42 in verbal..........that's my target score......

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by gabriel » Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:01 pm
51 in quant is 99 percentile. So statistically speaking there is no way that guys applying from India would "usually" have 51 in quant. So quit complaining and be happy about your excellent score.