G'day guys,
I just finished taking the GMAT yesterday and scored 700 (Q41 V45). I am pretty pleased with the verbal score which is 98%ile but not too pleased with my low quants score. I was pretty surprised with my quants score actually. In all my practice tests till date the lowest I'd gone on quants was around 45 but I was usually consistent around 48 - 49. Even my lowest practice test quants score would have boosted my overall score by about 20 - 30 points.
I should not be complaining too much though as my entire GMAT prep consisted of 2 days of brushing up on math, 5 days of working out the OG and 5 days of practice tests. My practice test scores are as follows:
GMAT Prep V2 T1: 730 (Q45, V44)
GMAT Prep V2 T2: 700 (Q49, V37)
Powerprep T1: 740 (Q49, V40
GMAT Prep V2 T1: 750 (Q49, V44)
GMAT Prep V2 T2: 740 (Q48, V44)
GMAT Prep V1 T1: 770 (Q49, V47)
So as you can see, I was scoring in the mid-700's through my practice test with my last one ending in a nice big 770. I really have no idea how my quants score tipped so low. The best part was that in all my practice tests, I would feel that I screwed the quants section yet getting Q48-49. On the real GMAT however, I felt my quants section went really well, and I've got only Q41. Any reason for this surprising result?
And finally, the big all important question: Should I retake the GMAT ?
How importantly do Adcoms weigh each of the sub-scores ? Is the overall score more important or do the sub-scores make a big difference as well ? I would look at applying to top-10 b-schools.
The best part is my profile would indicate that I should be good in quants as I am an Indian doing mechanical engineering with a pretty decent GPA of 8.54 / 10. How heavily would that weigh against me ? or would I be able to carve a niche for my self in the minds of the Adcoms ?
Any help in this decision would be really appreciated. Thanks guys!!
P.S: This is my first post on BTG so forgive me if it was long and rambling.
I just finished taking the GMAT yesterday and scored 700 (Q41 V45). I am pretty pleased with the verbal score which is 98%ile but not too pleased with my low quants score. I was pretty surprised with my quants score actually. In all my practice tests till date the lowest I'd gone on quants was around 45 but I was usually consistent around 48 - 49. Even my lowest practice test quants score would have boosted my overall score by about 20 - 30 points.
I should not be complaining too much though as my entire GMAT prep consisted of 2 days of brushing up on math, 5 days of working out the OG and 5 days of practice tests. My practice test scores are as follows:
GMAT Prep V2 T1: 730 (Q45, V44)
GMAT Prep V2 T2: 700 (Q49, V37)
Powerprep T1: 740 (Q49, V40
GMAT Prep V2 T1: 750 (Q49, V44)
GMAT Prep V2 T2: 740 (Q48, V44)
GMAT Prep V1 T1: 770 (Q49, V47)
So as you can see, I was scoring in the mid-700's through my practice test with my last one ending in a nice big 770. I really have no idea how my quants score tipped so low. The best part was that in all my practice tests, I would feel that I screwed the quants section yet getting Q48-49. On the real GMAT however, I felt my quants section went really well, and I've got only Q41. Any reason for this surprising result?
And finally, the big all important question: Should I retake the GMAT ?
How importantly do Adcoms weigh each of the sub-scores ? Is the overall score more important or do the sub-scores make a big difference as well ? I would look at applying to top-10 b-schools.
The best part is my profile would indicate that I should be good in quants as I am an Indian doing mechanical engineering with a pretty decent GPA of 8.54 / 10. How heavily would that weigh against me ? or would I be able to carve a niche for my self in the minds of the Adcoms ?
Any help in this decision would be really appreciated. Thanks guys!!
P.S: This is my first post on BTG so forgive me if it was long and rambling.
