GMAT Strategy

Apologies if this has already been asked, but I couldn't find an answer to this question on the forums. I took the GMAT this afternoon and although I did alright, I cancelled my scores and plan to take the test again, since the only real risk is the reinstatement fee.

The question I have is:

Does anyone know what order the scores are shown on screen after completing the test? I took it at a Pearson center if that makes a difference (they may all be though). I remember my IR score, and know for sure I scored a 40 & 48 on Quant and Verbal, but my mind is playing tricks on me as far as which was which. I'm almost positive it was Q40/V48, but that seems uncharacteristic for me since most of my practice tests were skewed in the other direction. I remember immediately thinking I could have done better in Quant, and feel like if I had a typical performance in Quant that my overall score would have been much better than it was. Anyone know if they display Quant or Verbal first?

Follow-up question is:

If I take it again and go down in Verbal, but up in Quant, will schools at least notice the highest score in each section?

Thanks everyone!

TDK44 wrote:
If I take it again and go down in Verbal, but up in Quant, will schools at least notice the highest score in each section?

Thanks everyone!

Schools, for the most part, ask to see one set of scores, so if you did better on quant on one test, and better on verbal on the other, they'll only care about which one you report. (Do know that there are exceptions to this. Tuck, I believe will take your highest quant and highest verbal and produce a composite score. So check the policy of the schools you're applying to.)