I just Beat The GMAT!

I saw a post asking if 730 is enough for top 5 mba. And people answered heck yes.

My version of the question is: How much my chance of getting admitted to top 20 mba is increased if I can improve my score from 730 to 750+?

I just got 730 today, not upset, not satisfied either. I booked another appointment exactly 31 days from today right after I got home. Maybe just my ego speaking here, or maybe I want to learn to be persistent and reach my goal for once. My goal is 750+. I think 730 is enough, but if I cannot reach my goal of 750+ in GMAT, how can I achieve other more difficult goals later in the application process and in life? I guess this is just my way of training myself to keep trying and to up my chance the best I can. After all, I got my Master and BS from a no name school (3.8 GPA), having worked for 3 years in a no name company. GMAT is one of the few things I can improve.

I have already busted my a$$ last 6 months, might as well bust it for another month to be able to have satisfying closure. I want that 750+, and I want it bad. I hope I can have that 750+ so I can write an 'I beat the GMAT, here is what I did' post like many others. Those 750+ posts really motivated me to set my goal of 750 (I originally shot for 700). For that, I thank you.

I think you are too hard on yourself though I understand this is between you and GMAT - I also think that with 730 you can comfortably get into the school of your dreams. You have a lot of ambition and that in itself is a quality. Thank you for your post.

tienvunguyen wrote:I saw a post asking if 730 is enough for top 5 mba. And people answered heck yes.

My version of the question is: How much my chance of getting admitted to top 20 mba is increased if I can improve my score from 730 to 750+?

I just got 730 today, not upset, not satisfied either. I booked another appointment exactly 31 days from today right after I got home. Maybe just my ego speaking here, or maybe I want to learn to be persistent and reach my goal for once. My goal is 750+. I think 730 is enough, but if I cannot reach my goal of 750+ in GMAT, how can I achieve other more difficult goals later in the application process and in life? I guess this is just my way of training myself to keep trying and to up my chance the best I can. After all, I got my Master and BS from a no name school (3.8 GPA), having worked for 3 years in a no name company. GMAT is one of the few things I can improve.

I have already busted my a$$ last 6 months, might as well bust it for another month to be able to have satisfying closure. I want that 750+, and I want it bad. I hope I can have that 750+ so I can write an 'I beat the GMAT, here is what I did' post like many others. Those 750+ posts really motivated me to set my goal of 750 (I originally shot for 700). For that, I thank you.

Go for it if doing so does not take time away from your application essays. By the way, working for 'a no name company' is what the vast majority of applicants do. The question is, how are you getting on in your company? Are you excelling/leading/exploiting opportunities/embracing responsbility/striving to learn ?

kevincanspain wrote:

tienvunguyen wrote:I saw a post asking if 730 is enough for top 5 mba. And people answered heck yes.

My version of the question is: How much my chance of getting admitted to top 20 mba is increased if I can improve my score from 730 to 750+?

I just got 730 today, not upset, not satisfied either. I booked another appointment exactly 31 days from today right after I got home. Maybe just my ego speaking here, or maybe I want to learn to be persistent and reach my goal for once. My goal is 750+. I think 730 is enough, but if I cannot reach my goal of 750+ in GMAT, how can I achieve other more difficult goals later in the application process and in life? I guess this is just my way of training myself to keep trying and to up my chance the best I can. After all, I got my Master and BS from a no name school (3.8 GPA), having worked for 3 years in a no name company. GMAT is one of the few things I can improve.

I have already busted my a$$ last 6 months, might as well bust it for another month to be able to have satisfying closure. I want that 750+, and I want it bad. I hope I can have that 750+ so I can write an 'I beat the GMAT, here is what I did' post like many others. Those 750+ posts really motivated me to set my goal of 750 (I originally shot for 700). For that, I thank you.

Go for it if doing so does not take time away from your application essays. By the way, working for 'a no name company' is what the vast majority of applicants do. The question is, how are you getting on in your company? Are you excelling/leading/exploiting opportunities/embracing responsbility/striving to learn ?

I would agree with Kevin here. If you see the stats of this year - plenty of people 750+ were dinged and plenty of people between 720-750 were accepted at the top 5. Its all about how your write your life's story and get the adcoms to read it. If you just see this forum there are plenty of people who report 740+ but all of them did not get into H or W or S. GMAT is probably like a hygiene factor - if its lower than something it is bad, but once it goes past 720 or something it does not really matter. However at the end of the day it is your take so congratulations for the damn good score and best of luck for a future GMAT or the applications. May God Bless you.

I'm no expert, but I think you should only take the test again if you think something happened that made you think that you didn't perform to your abilities. Since my nervousness caused me to underperform on the quant section, I'll be retaking. Like the others have said, your score probably is good enough for any school, provided that you've got an awesome total application.

I finally got my 750. Thanks for you comments. Good luck everyone.
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