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If I am not able to hit my target of 750...

by goddy » Mon May 03, 2010 2:09 pm
I've registered for GMAT on 17th May. As my exam draws nearer and nearer I am facing with a dilemma, which is whether to procrastinate or just go ahead. What is holding me back is my confidence that is I feel I am not ready for the exam. I've set a target of 750 for myself and would not change that with any piece of new information, whatsoever. However, I am not able hit this target of 750 in my practice tests.

I started with scores of 630 three months ago and my latest score is 720, and with consistent improvement in all the sections including the essay writing. I am using MGMAT and Kaplan test for practice; the highest score in MGMAT is 690, and in Kaplan online version is 720. I have also scored 710 in the first GMATPrep test.

I feel that if i postpone it I may not be able to sustain this momentum but if I don't then the pressure of studying long hours every day while working will take its toll. I wish to give this test once so that I can concentrate on better things in life or rather I am just too stingy to spend 291 dollars again or or I do not wish the authorities so see that I attempted the exam again, just for the sake of improving my scores. Whatever, the craziness of this decision is mind-boggling.

Please help if you can. I need your help to run this race of mine.

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by beatvit » Tue May 04, 2010 8:01 am
I thought you can not get re-fund once you registered and paid for exam. If you are talking about postponing the date (if I remember, there is some fee involved for that too) , here are a few considerations.

You are right about the need to keep the momentum. How long do you think you would need to feel ready for the test? If it's a matter of a couple of weeks, you should be able to re-adjust yourself somewhat and keep momentum by intensifying your preparation. Then it could be beneficial. If you think to postpone by month(s), then it will be harder. You might as well just go and take the test and do your best now. At the very least you will see what the real test is like, and how close your real score to those practice scores. And then, if you are not happy with the score, you will have months, that you are planning for now, to prepare for the second sitting on the exam. But you will have a better reference point from the real scores.

Setting the test date is a device to get yourself mobilized and psyched for the last push. If it did not help you with getting ready now, chances are you might have problem with it next time again. Unless you had some extraordinary circumstances that derailed your preparation routine. Some people never feel they are ready enough. The recipe for that is just go ahead and do things, and learn in the process, instead of never-ending preparation.
As for the adcoms seeing you took GMAT twice, everyone on this forum will confirm there is no problem with that. Your best score is accepted in most schools. If anything, it will show your persistence. But of course, $291 is $291. ;-)
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by goddy » Tue May 04, 2010 8:51 am
Beatvit, Whoever you are! <I could not get you name, even in the blog>

I am your fan man. I am your fan. You have given the clarity I required.

You have a great earning potential as a Psycology professor.

Thanks mate,
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by beatvit » Thu May 06, 2010 9:10 am
Thanks goddy!
I wish I had been given this kind of validation and encouragement before I applied to MBA. I could be in Psychology Masters program by now then ;-) Though it's not too late. I'll get my MBA, then Masters in Psychology and then open a "shrink" office, run on the best practices learned from both programs.
Thanks for the idea!
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by aveekguha » Thu May 06, 2010 10:57 am
My two cents: 720 is a pretty strong score, I personally wouldn't kill myself to try to get a bit higher. Round out other areas in your application to make it pop -- e.g., leadership, drive, entrepreneurism, civic duty.

If the other parts of your app are strong, 720 should get you into most any school


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by money9111 » Thu May 06, 2010 1:30 pm
If the other parts of your app are strong, 720 should get you into most any school
A 720 will put you into every school. The question is the rest of your application.
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by Chrosler » Thu May 06, 2010 9:57 pm
money9111 wrote:
If the other parts of your app are strong, 720 should get you into most any school
A 720 will put you into every school. The question is the rest of your application.
Out of curiosity, isn't the average GMAT admission score for Stanford 730?
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by Osirus@VeritasPrep » Fri May 07, 2010 4:22 am
Chrosler wrote:
money9111 wrote:
If the other parts of your app are strong, 720 should get you into most any school
A 720 will put you into every school. The question is the rest of your application.
Out of curiosity, isn't the average GMAT admission score for Stanford 730?
It is a 730, but a 720 is not going to be the reason you don't get into Stanford, HBS, or any program.
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by goddy » Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:42 am
Thanks everyone in this post for helping me out with my GMAT strategy.

I've scored 710, finally.

Although the score does not give me any leverage among the pool of applicants, who are looking to apply in top b-schools, it does give me enough motivation to work on my apps diligently.

Cheers,
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