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GMAT 660 (Q46 V35) AWA (4.5) - Request Assistance.

by rohitoric » Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:51 am
Dear All,

This is my first post but have borrowed heavily from the experiences shared on this forum (Thankful for the same).

I devoted only 50 days for my prep. starting from a clean slate (Took the GMAT on 27/12/11) . . . Was on a 2 month sabbatical.

Now, I request assistance in understanding whether Adcoms consider Q46 V35 to be imbalanced enough to affect my one's prospects.

Further, I feel I neglected English considering it to be my strength, in the self infllicted paucity of time as was weaker in Quant. Genuinely feel, I can stretch my score to 700 - 720. Given that I have 6+ yrs of work ex, would a 700 substantially augment my chances of making the cut? - Should I retake?

I am expecting a minimum score of 5 on the AWA . . . Would it balance out my lower verbal scores ?

Thanks in advance . . .


All Right ... The Official Score just landed in my Inbox (in 10 days . . . am surprised) . . . Well, it throws up another disappointing figure - 4.5 on the AWA . . . Will soon seek professional guidance not just owing to lower scores but for insights on where am actually erring for I can't seem to figure it out just yet . . .
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by David@VeritasPrep » Fri Dec 30, 2011 5:26 am
Your scores are not unbalanced!

Please note that the Verbal and Quant subscores are not directly comparable and you need to look at the percentiles. The Verbal score of 35 is about the 73rd percentilewhereas the seemingly much higher Quant score of 46 is actually about the 75th percentile. So you can see that there is not a big difference between the two.

You will also notice what happens when you have well-balanced scores, as you do. The overall score of a 660 is the 82nd percentile. So your overall score is nearly 10 percentiles higher than your scaled scores. Overall a fine effort.

You asked about the AWA, even a strong AWA score does not really "make up for" any weaknesses in the main 200 - 800 score. The AWA is used mainly to make sure that a candidate meets a minimum level or writing ability. A 5.0 should be fine on the AWA, and you have nothing to make up for in verbal.

I am not an admissions consultant, so I will not advise you on the impact to your application of a higher score. Obviously a higher score is usually considered a good thing. As to the chances of improving your score on a retake, if you feel like you did not prepare enough and you feel like with extra time you will be better prepared for the exam, then a retake may well yield a higher score. But, then again, you may not need a higher score - this score is good and it is, actually, well-balanced.

You might also make a post to the MBA admissions application evaluation page? Those folks could probably better indicate whether someone in your shoes, with your B-school goals needs to score higher than a 660.

Best of luck!
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by rohitoric » Fri Dec 30, 2011 6:29 am
Dear David,

Thanks a lot for your reply. You pretty much addressed all of my concerns.

I felt undone by my decision to go ahead and take the exam as I felt a bit short on balanced preparation - The prompt for a retake. (Also, am not keen on R2 applications in which case, I have ample time on my hands for a retake).

Nevertheless, am in touch with some consultants and trying to figure out if my score would be sufficiently strong for my target institutes and the minimum increment on my score required to make my case stronger.

If my case is strong enough with this score, I'll go ahead and apply. Just don't wish to leave anything to chance now with time on my hands.

Hope I'll make the right decision.

Thanks Again . . .

Rohit.
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