Wait Listed and Debating Whether to Submit New GMAT Score

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I'm currently on the wait list at USC Marshall. Today I retook the GMAT in an attempt to strengthen my application. I originally scored a 640 (36 quant, 42 verbal), which I just pushed up marginally to a 650 (34 quant, 45 verbal).

Marshall encourages wait listed applicants to submit additional materials throughout the process, and I'm debating about whether or not I should submit my unofficial score report. My only concern is the decrease in the quant portion of my score.

To give some background, I haven't taken a math class since 1993 (high school) and have little professional quant experience (I've worked in a creative industry for the past 10+ years). I've enrolled in a statistics class at UCLA Extension, which starts next week.

Any thoughts or suggestions on submitting my new GMAT score?

SM
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by VP_MBA_Guru » Sat Mar 21, 2009 1:40 pm
S,
I would still recommend submitting your scores. It shows that you did make an effort to improve your GMAT score and therefore your commitment to the school. You might also want to follow up with the school letting them know of any other progress you have made (work, ECs, other areas)

Best of luck!!

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by smcnamara » Tue Mar 24, 2009 1:28 pm
N,

Many thanks for the feedback.

I just submitted a follow up today with my new GMAT score and impressions from a recent campus visit. I hope to have more news to report once my statistics class starts.

Thanks!

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by VP_MBA_Guru » Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:39 pm
all the best!!

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