Multiple GMAT Scores

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by beny » Fri Aug 03, 2007 12:47 am
Many schools have you self-report your GMAT score. They claim that they verify your self-reported score with your official score only after you have been admitted. If their claim is true, they won't even know how many times you've taken it until after you've already been admitted.

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by g_beatthegmat » Fri Aug 03, 2007 1:18 am
But I think generally speaking, it depends on the school you're applying to. I've heard some school taking an average of all your attempts, though most of the schools consider the latest score.

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by chrisgiles01 » Fri Aug 03, 2007 8:31 am
Amy Ulrich's past comments on this topic from July 2007:

"Hi Kim,

Yes, it is true that most schools only look at your highest score. You are correct that during the application process most schools will consider your self-reported score and confirm with the official report after acceptance.

Improving your GMAT score is not necessarily a negative factor, in fact it could be considered a positive (showing that you learned and improved.)

Good luck!

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This should help.

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by Amy » Fri Aug 03, 2007 3:19 pm
yuefei,

Many, many people take the GMAT more than once, and twice is quite typical. I wouldn't be concerned about multiple attempts until you are approaching the 4-5 times range or if preparing for the GMAT is taking away time from essays and other important parts of the application.

Good luck!

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Thanks

by yuefei » Sun Aug 05, 2007 5:05 pm
Thanks for the reply; I feel a bit more comfortable taking the GMAT again.