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How badly did I actually do?

by ltcomdax » Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:37 am
A bit of background info first. My father insists I go to graduate school, so as I am somewhat interested in business and economics I decide on a MBA.

I had no formal education from the ages of 13 to 19 (long story), despite this , I decided upon doing a History degree (I embellished my credentials on the uni app) and acquired a 2:2 from a decent British university.

So I buy the Kaplan Premier Program and give myself 10 days to prepare. I take the GMAT and obtain a rather horrific 430!

I braced myself for a poor score in the quant since I haven't done maths since I was 13. Never done algebra!
My score was Quant 16, Verbal 58 I am still waiting for my written score.
Now how bad is this?
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by LSB » Mon Sep 01, 2008 12:45 pm
Are you sure you had a verbal 58 or is this a typo? V58 is pretty spectacular (not even sure if that score is possible)
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Woops

by ltcomdax » Mon Sep 01, 2008 3:12 pm
Woops sorry you're right 58 was the percentile I got a 31.
Is 430 considered a poor score on a first attempt?

Any advice would be appreciated.
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by LSB » Mon Sep 01, 2008 4:14 pm
430 is not a great score for most business schools. Especially the quant score is quite a bit on the low side. However, a total of 10 days of prep is really not much. So you definitely can improve with some solid studying.

Given your educational background I would highly recommend a college course in basic applied math.

I personally plan to read up quite a bit on math theory (outside of GMAT material) if I end up writing the GMAT a second time (my test is tomorrow).

The most important thing is not to give up. With a bit of commitment and hard work a lot is possible.

Good luck studying.

Others - please comment as well.
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by ltcomdax » Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:55 am
Yes I plan on taking a GCSE in maths, arithmetic was the only thing I was taught before I left school.

Do you think my 31 verbal score is ok? If I got a 31 verbal and around a 30 quant what would my overall score be ie above above 600?
Morever, will the essays bump up my verbal score even more?

Thanks for any info!
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