Hi guys-
I'm in need of a bit of advice. I took the GMAT late last year and scored a 680 (Q40 V44). After I took the test I was very happy with my score overall but felt like it wasn't my best performance, and that I could impove on the quant side of things. So...I decided to retake it. I studied for a couple of months with a real focus on my quant. I was testing very well on my GMAT Prep (710 and 710) and PowerPrep (690 and 740) practice tests. When I took the real thing last week i scored a 640. I was devastated. I almost started crying in the middle of the test center and I am not an emotional person. I honestly don't know what happened. I've decided that it really was just a nightmare scenario and that I simply wasn't on my game that day. So now my question is, should I take it for the third time? My thought is that at this point I really have nothing to lose ( I am VERY confident that I will not do worse than 640) since most schools don't frown upon three attemps. I had intended on applying to the middle of the pack of the Top 25 (Fuqua, Cornell, UCLA, UNC, Yale) but not sure I would be a viable candidate any longer. Here is a bit on my background.
- Analyst for a east coast Private Equity fund of funds
- 3.4 from a state school
- 6 yrs work experience in finance/investments
- numerous extra curricular activities board seats in community organizations, alumni organizations, athletics
Should I take it again or just concentrate on apps? I am confident in my ability to put together a solid package of essays and should get very positive letters of rec. I'm just wondering if I totally ruined it for myself by not leaving well enough alone. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
I'm in need of a bit of advice. I took the GMAT late last year and scored a 680 (Q40 V44). After I took the test I was very happy with my score overall but felt like it wasn't my best performance, and that I could impove on the quant side of things. So...I decided to retake it. I studied for a couple of months with a real focus on my quant. I was testing very well on my GMAT Prep (710 and 710) and PowerPrep (690 and 740) practice tests. When I took the real thing last week i scored a 640. I was devastated. I almost started crying in the middle of the test center and I am not an emotional person. I honestly don't know what happened. I've decided that it really was just a nightmare scenario and that I simply wasn't on my game that day. So now my question is, should I take it for the third time? My thought is that at this point I really have nothing to lose ( I am VERY confident that I will not do worse than 640) since most schools don't frown upon three attemps. I had intended on applying to the middle of the pack of the Top 25 (Fuqua, Cornell, UCLA, UNC, Yale) but not sure I would be a viable candidate any longer. Here is a bit on my background.
- Analyst for a east coast Private Equity fund of funds
- 3.4 from a state school
- 6 yrs work experience in finance/investments
- numerous extra curricular activities board seats in community organizations, alumni organizations, athletics
Should I take it again or just concentrate on apps? I am confident in my ability to put together a solid package of essays and should get very positive letters of rec. I'm just wondering if I totally ruined it for myself by not leaving well enough alone. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
