If my GMAT score is VERY low, shall I open a new account?

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If my first GMAT score is very low,
do you think if it's possible for me to open a new account and take it again (so that my poor first score will not appear in the grading report)

Do you think it's feasible?
Will I penalized if I do so?
Did anyone of you do that and get caught???

it will be VERY helpful if you can answer my question.
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by mayonnai5e » Sun Dec 21, 2008 2:17 am
I'm not sure that's possible - I'm sure GMAC has thought of this before and put security measures in place to avoid it. Besides, taking the test again and doing better can be viewed as a positive thing - i.e. you worked hard, didn't give up, and succeeded in overcoming your weakness. Plus it avoids all the ethical questions of doing what you have mentioned.
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by VP_Jim » Sun Dec 21, 2008 8:56 am
The GMAC is pretty careful about such things. You'd probably have to change your name and ID, and maybe get a face and fingerprint transplant!

As mentioned above, this seems like a pretty bad idea. You'd almost certainly be thrown out of school if you were caught. It sounds like you haven't even taken the GMAT yet, so I'll tell you what I tell my students who start talking about contingency plans before they even take the test: spend your time studying rather than worrying!
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