Should I retake the GMAT?

[swati1606]

Hi All,

I took the GMAT today and scored a 730 (Q51/V37/IR7/AWA Pending).

I wanted to know if I should retake the test given that I plan to apply to only the top 10 B-Schools. Another reason why I am thinking about retaking the test is that my today's verbal score was the least that I have got compared to all other mock tests I wrote in the past. My verbal scores in MGMAT CATs have been in the range of 39-43.

A brief about my profile:
I am an Indian having a prior MBA equivalent degree from one of the top 10 b-schools in India.
Post MBA my work ex has been in Consulting and financial services - Consulting/Corp Strat/M&A
I have a total of 4.5 yrs of work ex.
I am an engineer by graduation from one of the top 10 engineering colleges in India.
My CGPA is decent: MBA CGPA - 3.5/4 and 81% marks in engineering

I would also like to know how soon should I retake the test if at all. I want to apply in R2 and with the deadlines approaching, I need to start working on my essays and arranging reccos too.

Thanks

[DavidG@VeritasPrep]

Hi All,

I took the GMAT today and scored a 730 (Q51/V37/IR7/AWA Pending).

I wanted to know if I should retake the test given that I plan to apply to only the top 10 B-Schools. Another reason why I am thinking about retaking the test is that my today's verbal score was the least that I have got compared to all other mock tests I wrote in the past. My verbal scores in MGMAT CATs have been in the range of 39-43.

A brief about my profile:
I am an Indian having a prior MBA equivalent degree from one of the top 10 b-schools in India.
Post MBA my work ex has been in Consulting and financial services - Consulting/Corp Strat/M&A
I have a total of 4.5 yrs of work ex.
I am an engineer by graduation from one of the top 10 engineering colleges in India.
My CGPA is decent: MBA CGPA - 3.5/4 and 81% marks in engineering

I would also like to know how soon should I retake the test if at all. I want to apply in R2 and with the deadlines approaching, I need to start working on my essays and arranging reccos too.

Thanks

Hard to see why you'd want to retake - 730 is an elite score, and you aced the quant. Better to spend that additional time thinking about how to craft your essays to capture what makes you a unique candidate.

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Hi krtibdewal,

First off, a 730/Q51 is an outstanding score (it's well above the 90th percentile overall), so you should apply to any Business School that interests you. As such, a retest is probably unnecessary. Since you've planning to apply to some really competitive Schools, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile. There's a Forum full of them here:

https://www.beatthegmat.com/ask-an-mba-a ... t-f40.html

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich