720 as a Military Officer . . . Retake?

[romeopapa]

Title says it all almost, looking at the obvious candidates in the top 5. Finishing up a 6 year term of service, looking at the 2014 deadline so loads of time to do a retake if necessary. That being said, worth taking a month to restudy and try and get a higher score? Any experts out there as far as what doors a 750 would open (my last practice test before I took it) versus a possible 710 or 690 popping up due to a really bad test?

[Tommy Wallach]

Hey Romeo,

Well done, both on the service and the 720. To answer your question succinctly: nope. At the 720 level, there's really no reason to study and try to get higher. You already fall into the "good GMAT score" category. The schools don't really care beyond that. Honestly. Unless your GPA is absolutely terrible, in which case maybe it would be worth a tiny itty-bitty bit. But for 99.999% of people, a 720 is totally good enough, and trying to go higher is just a waste of time. Enjoy your free weekends and weekday evenings!

-t

[hemant_rajput]

Hey Romeo,

Well done, both on the service and the 720. To answer your question succinctly: nope. At the 720 level, there's really no reason to study and try to get higher. You already fall into the "good GMAT score" category. The schools don't really care beyond that. Honestly. Unless your GPA is absolutely terrible, in which case maybe it would be worth a tiny itty-bitty bit. But for 99.999% of people, a 720 is totally good enough, and trying to go higher is just a waste of time. Enjoy your free weekends and weekday evenings!

-t

there is no like option in forum so just posting my like for the comment, in fact super-like.

Congrats Romeo, well done

[AbhiJ]

If you are from Asia, a retake may be advisable, especially if you are targeting Top 5 schools where the average is 720+.

[Tommy Wallach]

Hey AbhiJ,

I can't speak exactly to the issue of being from an Asian country, but it doesn't sound like it applies in this case. And even if it did, I've never heard of a school making a big deal about a 720 versus a 740, or something like that. At that score level, it comes down to things like work experience, reference letters, and GPA.

Good luck!

-t

[Jim@StratusPrep]

Agreed. No reason to take it again. Focus on developing your application.