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GMAT 700, Indian IT Pool. Should I retake?

by vineeshp » Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:38 pm
Hi,

I gave the GMAT last Tuesday and got 700 (Quant 49, Verbal 38) on the GMAT. The way the test was going, I was felt good and expected to see a score of around 740. I was kinda surprised when I ended up with 700. I found the test to be easier than any other practice I had taken.

I am looking at the August 2011 batches mostly though I will give my luck a try for some of the universities that start their batches in Spring 2011 too.

My profile.

Profession: IT engineer, 5 years 3 months experience,
GMAT: 700
College Degree: Engineer, Computer Science, First Class.
NO International experience.


Should I retake the GMAT? Unfortunately, I am not sure where have I gone wrong in the GMAT. So If I have to prepare more, I dont know where to give attention to. But I think Sentence Correction is one definite Area.

With this kind of a profile, do you think it is worth giving the GMAT again? I am looking to enter one of the top 30-40 schools.

Also, if I have to retake the GMAT, I am unsure what more material to get. I completed the official guides and Kaplan practice during my prep stages.

Please advice.
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by linkinpark » Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:55 pm
Hey Vineesh,
I'm not admission expert but I'll tell you whatever bits and pieces I know.

Firstly 700 is really a nice score congrats for hitting that illusive 7 mark , you are better off without re-taking subject to your overall application, essays, extra-curricular activities and grad scores.

Have you decided which schools you are aiming for? 700 is decent score to forget GMAT and start working on application process in my view.

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by vineeshp » Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:16 am
Hey linkinpark,

Thanks for your reply..

I was hoping to make my school choice based on the strength my GMAT score gives. But then the score took me to a confusing state. My resume is otherwise not that strong enough considering the IT pool from India is large and I got nothing special or unique to show. In terms of extra-curricular, I got nothing much to show either. :(

I understand that essays can sometimes make or break a resume, but again, because they are subjective, what I think great might not be considered worthwhile by the admissions committee.

Any other replies too are welcome.
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by vineeshp » Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:47 pm
No replies from any other experts? :( I atleast need to know what more books to buy to carry on with my plan to study further and retake.

Thanks in advance.
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