I bombed* the GMAT (relatively speaking) (very long)

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lucyshu: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 2; Joined: Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:56 am

by lucyshu » Thu Dec 03, 2009 8:32 am

Hi Brian,

I think the 690 along with your explanation on quant skills in the additional essay should be okay. After all the GMAT is just one critieria of the entire application. Obviously you are smart bc you were in a Ross BBA and you did well in those competitive quant classes there. It'd be pretty silly for admissions to reject you because of a 42 on the gmat quant. So hopefully that makes you feel a little better. HOWEVER, I do think that IF you have time, retake it, just because MBA programs are becoming more competitive (and this is my plan too if I bomb my gmat this saturday, haha!). I'm guessing you'll have some time off for Christmas so take that time to review again.

Anyway, back to work. GO BLUE!

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Sayali: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 3; Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:13 am; GMAT Score:650

by Sayali » Thu Nov 04, 2010 7:15 am

I had made a similar mistake of taking a lot of practice tests. In my 6 weeks prep I took 11 practice tests in last 4 weeks. Every time I scored lower than I expected in a practice test, I want to take another one right away, convincing myself that I can reach higher than this. The worst part is even after scoring an average of 660 on MGMAT CAT I ended up scoring 650 in actual GMAT. In final two weeks I did not pay much attention to OG problems. On the quantitative side, first few questions looked so unfamiliar and no, it was not because I was stressed. I was calm and ready for the test. I couldn't blame my composure during the test.
After reading this debrief, I have started thinking about taking the test again. Unfortunately I won't have time to work on the essays if I do so.

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aspire_mba2013: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 54; Joined: Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:30 pmFollowed by: 1 member; Thanked: 3 times

by aspire_mba2013 » Thu Nov 04, 2010 12:59 pm

Sayali -
Can you please elaborate on your real test experience - some DO's and Don't's ?/

thanks,

You can take a horse to the water but you can't make it drink !!!

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