I just Beat The GMAT!

I took the GMAT today and got totally decimated by the Quant. Don't know what to do now. I have been studying very hard for the last 5 months. Quant has always been a weakness but I kept going over the concepts and focused on the OG. Last week I scored 690 and 660 on the GMAT pratice tests. I had a 43 on test one and 44 the second test in quant.

I found the quant hard today but I had no idea how terrible it was until I got the score. 33 in quant and 41 in verbal for a total 610. I scored very well in verbal but it is a waste with such a low quant.

Should I just take the GRE instead? I need to apply for round two for this year and time is running out. I don't know if taking the GMAT again will work out better. Any suggestions?

Anita,
Congrats on a great Verbal score and don't beat yourself up over quant. I am sure u can score higher if u plan to take it an another time. Also what schools are u targetting at? Have u researched on what GMAT score range they generally prefer. After taking the GMAT I have relaized it's all about the schools that u target at. 610 is a decent overall score and this score may be acceptable to the schools u r targetting at. Let us know and hopefully we can provide you with more suggestions.

Good luck!


Regards,
Cramya

Hi,

My target score going in was a 660 or higher. Very achievable (I believe) with a higher quant score. The problem is that a 610 that has a more even split between quant and verbal is better than the 610 I got because b schools (especially the ones I want to go to) will feel I cannot handle the math and I will not get in with this particular score.

To answer your question about why the quant down....well I do have test anxiety especially with math but it was there on practice tests but maybe not as bad. I encountered some questions I had never seen asked in that way and it threw me off. Also near the end of the test I have trouble with time management. I start to panic and finish the questions very quickly and end up with a bit of time left that I could use more effectively.


I read the article and I feel I need to do what it takes to get into the schools I want and with this quant score it will be impossible.

Cramya,

Thanks for the encouragement. My dream is to go to a top 10 school like Columbia, Stern, or Cornell so with the research I've done it is clear this score won't do. Overall b schools look to see that a candidate can handle quant and in undergrad I didn't take any math so this will raise a major red flag.

I think anything less than 680 maybe a 660 would not do. Do you agree?