Retaking the GMAT: Does it hurt admission chances?

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Hey,
Before I start, I'd like to inform the mods that I've searched for this topic, but couldn't find anything to answer my question. I'm sure someone's asked this before, but I can't find it. If someone knows where the req. info's at, please do post the link.


Hey,.. again.
I'm a few days away from my GMAT (8 days!).. and I've been considering rescheduling the damn thing. My biggest fear is that I'll do badly, will have to retake it, and the colleges won't look favorably on my first low score.

-I've heard different things from different people about Retaking the test.
Some people say that since all your scores go to the colleges, they look unfavorably upon people who've retaken the test, and not scored too well the first time.

-Some say that it doesn't make a difference at all, and they only look at your highest score.

I know that some colleges ... very few... actually consider your highest score from each section over 2 tests... so if you score higher on quant in the first, and then get a higher score in Verb in the 2nd, they'll consider only the highest from each...

Need advice on this urgently


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by aim-wsc » Mon Jan 22, 2007 6:45 am
it doesnt make any difference to the most of the schools.

still i would insist you to not think of re take. this is not so good thought, at least when you have just seven days for the test.
give your best once and for all :)

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bytheway you forgot to upload the pic of the car in your avatar :lol: ;)

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diabl020 wrote:Hey,
Before I start, I'd like to inform the mods that I've searched for this topic, but couldn't find anything to answer my question. I'm sure someone's asked this before, but I can't find it. If someone knows where the req. info's at, please do post the link.

Thank you,
-HH

Oh yeah! we had similar queries recently;
just have a look:
https://www.beatthegmat.com/viewtopic.php?t=1238

https://www.beatthegmat.com/viewtopic.php?t=1186

https://www.beatthegmat.com/viewtopic.php?t=1110

in addition to all above i would recommend you to check GMAT wiki...

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by diabl020 » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:58 am
Haha. thanks mate..
And yeh.. I'll upload the car..
or better yet.. get a kickass MBA degree and buy one!

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by Stacey Koprince » Mon Jan 22, 2007 6:03 pm
Also, if you already know where you want to apply, contact the schools and ask how they deal with multiple scores. The majority just look at your highest score, but there are some schools with different policies and they'd be happy to tell you if you ask!
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some more links...

by aim-wsc » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:16 pm
since you asked for links i posted some.. but i missed some of very significant thread so i am posting once again :

they are similar :
https://www.beatthegmat.com/viewtopic.php?t=939
https://www.beatthegmat.com/viewtopic.php?t=904

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by diabl020 » Tue Jan 23, 2007 10:50 am
Thanks Stacy.. I looked through the websites, and all my schools say that they'll only be considering the highest score.

PHew... I'm a lot less stressed now!


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by beatthegmat » Tue Jan 23, 2007 11:12 am
diabl020 wrote:Thanks Stacy.. I looked through the websites, and all my schools say that they'll only be considering the highest score.

PHew... I'm a lot less stressed now!


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