How long are GMAT scores good for?

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How long are GMAT scores good for?

by GCHall840 » Sun May 20, 2007 8:45 pm
Hi Eric,
If you took the GMAT more than 5 years ago, does that score still count?
The school where I am applying to told me that they won't accept a GMAT score that is more than 5 years old.

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Re: How long are GMAT scores good for?

by beatthegmat » Sun May 20, 2007 8:47 pm
GCHall840 wrote:Hi Eric,
If you took the GMAT more than 5 years ago, does that score still count?
The school where I am applying to told me that they won't accept a GMAT score that is more than 5 years old.

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That's right, the score doesn't count after 5 years. You have to re-take at that point...
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How long are GMAT scores good for?

by GCHall840 » Sun May 20, 2007 8:50 pm
Eric,
That's why I am taking the GMAT again this summer because I took the GMAT more than 5 years ago. I didn't get the score that I wanted, so it is good that my old score "disappeared" from their records.

Thanks for the quick response.
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Re: How long are GMAT scores good for?

by aim-wsc » Mon May 21, 2007 2:25 pm
GCHall840 wrote:... I took the GMAT more than 5 years ago. I didn't get the score that I wanted, so it is good that my old score "disappeared" from their records.
Greg
it wont disappeare from their records. period.
but score will have no value since it wont be the correct indicator of your CURRENT analytical / logical skills.
hence nobody will consider your more than 5 yr old score.