I just took the GMAT this morning and scored a 730 (99th percentile), but made an abysmal showing in the Quant section (42, 59th percentile). I have a liberal arts degree in economics with a 3.9 GPA and 4 years work experience in nonprofit management and public policy. Aside from a recommendation from a college professor and GPA, there isn't a lot on my resume that would indicate I'll be able to handle the quantitative course work at b-school. I
I'm shooting for top ten schools - Wharton, HBS, Stern, Stanford, and UPenn - and am concerned that my extremely low quant score is going to raise red flags. My quant practice test scores have been consistently in the 46/48 range. This was the first time I took the test and I my nerves definitely had an effect. I'm confident I can get a higher Q-score, but am not sure its worth the time and money. I've got a lot of essays to get working on!
Would I be well advised to take another crack at the test? Based on practice test performance, I would guess that my Verbal score would go down and my quant score would go up...probably resulting in a comparable if not lower composite score.
Any insights would be welcome!
I'm shooting for top ten schools - Wharton, HBS, Stern, Stanford, and UPenn - and am concerned that my extremely low quant score is going to raise red flags. My quant practice test scores have been consistently in the 46/48 range. This was the first time I took the test and I my nerves definitely had an effect. I'm confident I can get a higher Q-score, but am not sure its worth the time and money. I've got a lot of essays to get working on!
Would I be well advised to take another crack at the test? Based on practice test performance, I would guess that my Verbal score would go down and my quant score would go up...probably resulting in a comparable if not lower composite score.
Any insights would be welcome!
