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700 GMAT 42Q Alternative Transcript?

by kcbills55 » Sun Aug 15, 2010 8:48 am
I am in the process of preparing applications and am debating whether or not an alternative transcript is advisable.

700 GMAT 42Q, A's and B's (some retaken due to 1st year poor grades) in UG quantitative courses. Will my quant aptitude be of enough concern to warrant an alternative transcript? I'm confident I can get an A in a quant course but because I am devoting so much time to application essays, etc. I will only have time to take one course.

Any thoughts would be most helpful. Thanks
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by Tani » Sun Aug 15, 2010 4:07 pm
If you mean your raw score is a 42, I would not be concerned. If you got a 42nd %ile, many schools would be concerned. A rule of thumb seems to be that anything below 50th %ile represents a risk of being unable to handle the math in the classroom.

The nature of your undergrad quant courses would be an issue. If the As and Bs were in remedial algebra you have a problem; if they were in advanced linear algebra then those can be respectable. A recent quant course could be helpful, but be sure to pick something relevant and from an institution that will carry some weight. An elementary statistics course from a community college would be less impressive than a managerial statistics course from a school that offers a strong MBA program.

Overall, can an additional course help? Sure! Can it hurt? No. Is it necessary? Probably not, but certainly the experience of taking a solid quant course now that you are well past the problems that led you to have to retake freshman math should do several things:
1. show your increased maturity
2. show your commitment to being prepared for the quantitative side of your MBA studies
3. show your current ability to perform in a challenging quantitative environment, and
4. boost your own confidence.

Good luck!
Tani Wolff
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