I just finished my first run at the GMAT with a 640 score 42Q 36V I believe. My goal was 670 so I'm quite disappointed with this result. I find myself wondering if I could have done better and I'm really not sure. A few problems caught me off guard and later on in the exam it dawned on me how I should have solved them, but I did kind of luck out in that my major weaknesses (probability/combinatorics) were not on this particular exam. Verbal was pretty standard procedure for me. Strong early showing but fatigue sets in around question 25 and I kind of ride out the questions. I think any room for improvement I have is in the quant section.
The reason I want a 670 is because I have my heart set on two schools, both of which have a mean Gmat score of 650 and 660 respectively. I slacked in the final 2 years of undergrad so my GPA is a weak point, but I have very strong work references so this GMAT score could be the deal breaker for me.
I know that schools are aware of how many times you've taken the exam, but I'm not entirely sure how they view multiple attempts. Do schools know of your second attempts even if you choose to "kill" the exam upon completion and not record the score?
In any case, I'm just looking for some advice from some of you who may have been in my shoes or have admissions experience. Do you think I should take the exam again since I'm 10-20 points away from the mean Gmat scores of those schools?
The reason I want a 670 is because I have my heart set on two schools, both of which have a mean Gmat score of 650 and 660 respectively. I slacked in the final 2 years of undergrad so my GPA is a weak point, but I have very strong work references so this GMAT score could be the deal breaker for me.
I know that schools are aware of how many times you've taken the exam, but I'm not entirely sure how they view multiple attempts. Do schools know of your second attempts even if you choose to "kill" the exam upon completion and not record the score?
In any case, I'm just looking for some advice from some of you who may have been in my shoes or have admissions experience. Do you think I should take the exam again since I'm 10-20 points away from the mean Gmat scores of those schools?
