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Another Uneven GMAT Score Question

by tschuma » Fri Jul 17, 2009 1:17 pm
I scored a 59% Q and 95% V with 680 (86%) overall. I am a bit worried about my Quant score as I am planning on applying to Anderson, Stern and Booth. I have a Quant background, 3.75 from a good state school (majored in ECON with all A's) and in my career have worked for a structured finance HF with some heavy modeling of mortgage and derivative securities. I am actually interested in a pursuing a joint Public Policy degree, with the hopes of starting a social enterprise. I have volunteer experience in microfinance in Africa and also started my own company. Part of me thinks I would just be better off spending the next two months writing great essays instead of studying for the GMAT, but that low Quant score really eats at me. Any suggestions/comments? Is a quant background good enough to make up for a disappointing Q score?
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Re: Another Uneven GMAT Score Question

by Linda Abraham » Fri Jul 17, 2009 1:40 pm
tschuma wrote:I scored a 59% Q and 95% V with 680 (86%) overall. I am a bit worried about my Quant score as I am planning on applying to Anderson, Stern and Booth. I have a Quant background, 3.75 from a good state school (majored in ECON with all A's) and in my career have worked for a structured finance HF with some heavy modeling of mortgage and derivative securities. I am actually interested in a pursuing a joint Public Policy degree, with the hopes of starting a social enterprise. I have volunteer experience in microfinance in Africa and also started my own company. Part of me thinks I would just be better off spending the next two months writing great essays instead of studying for the GMAT, but that low Quant score really eats at me. Any suggestions/comments? Is a quant background good enough to make up for a disappointing Q score?
It is possible that you could get accepted and that the schools would overlook the quant score given your grades and work, but it is an obstacle. I recommend retaking the GMAT, because given your grades and work you should do better. Why have the hurdle? Why have something that the rest of your app has to overcome.

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