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jk09 · 2009 October 18th, 12:00 AM

Hi All,

I had been reading all the posts made by pepole before my exam and thought that i will posting one with excellent results too...

Alas, thats not the case.. I just got back from my GMAT and i am disappointed!!!

710 (44 Q and 42 V)

I just cannot believe my quant scrore... i never got less than 48 in any of my tests.... Neways.. can u guys tell me if this quant score is going to hurt my chances for getting into a good school?

I have 5+ yrs of work exp and have a masters in Computer science form Ga Tech with a 3.9 GPA.

I am targetting Wharton,Haas,Fuqua and Darden.

gotit · 2009 October 18th, 01:12 AM

Congratulations on getting a very good score! I think your score, work exp, and your 3.9 GPA will get you into a very good school, but a higher Q score and hence higher overall score will increase your chance for the schools you're targeting. I'm sure Wharton and Haas have a class average > 710 since Stern and Columbia are such cases; besides they look for balanced Q and V scores - I think Columbia posted its Q and V averages, which are above 80%.

Then again, I know it's hard to decide whether to retake since 710 is already a very good score. So the question is how confident you are to get a higher score next time. If you're confident, I would suggest you take it again.

gotit · 2009 October 18th, 01:18 AM

By the way, how did you manage to get only 44 in Q...you have a Master in Computer Science with 3.9 GPA!

So I think you will definitely get a better score next time!

volcharm · 2009 October 21st, 01:54 PM

can you share your quant experience on the exam day with us? i know there has been a lot of concern that quant is getting harder on the gmat. did you feel that was the case with you?

euwe · 2009 October 21st, 04:03 PM

o, it's huge. I think your gpa and work experience will offset medium quant score. Anyway, your overall is very high.
don't let yourself down

ss1 · 2009 October 25th, 12:43 AM

what happened in quant? take it again...

CyberSpy · 2009 October 25th, 06:14 AM

I dont think you have to take the exam just to improve from 44 to 48.. such discrepencies between mocks and the actual exam do occur.. but I dont think you have to take it again for such small differences.

PMB · 2009 October 30th, 05:49 PM

I got a 710 as well but 46 Q and 41 V. I'm not sure how much a 48 Q would bring your score up. Plus, you run the risk of having a bad day on V. Your call...

2009 October 18th, 12:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
jk09 I JUST got here. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1	GOT 710. Do i need to retake? Hi All, I had been reading all the posts made by pepole before my exam and thought that i will posting one with excellent results too... Alas, thats not the case.. I just got back from my GMAT and i am disappointed!!! 710 (44 Q and 42 V) I just cannot believe my quant scrore... i never got less than 48 in any of my tests.... Neways.. can u guys tell me if this quant score is going to hurt my chances for getting into a good school? I have 5+ yrs of work exp and have a masters in Computer science form Ga Tech with a 3.9 GPA. I am targetting Wharton,Haas,Fuqua and Darden.

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2009 October 18th, 01:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
gotit Advancing my career Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Calgary, AB, Canada Posts: 135	Congratulations on getting a very good score! I think your score, work exp, and your 3.9 GPA will get you into a very good school, but a higher Q score and hence higher overall score will increase your chance for the schools you're targeting. I'm sure Wharton and Haas have a class average > 710 since Stern and Columbia are such cases; besides they look for balanced Q and V scores - I think Columbia posted its Q and V averages, which are above 80%. Then again, I know it's hard to decide whether to retake since 710 is already a very good score. So the question is how confident you are to get a higher score next time. If you're confident, I would suggest you take it again.

2009 October 18th, 01:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
gotit Advancing my career Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Calgary, AB, Canada Posts: 135	By the way, how did you manage to get only 44 in Q...you have a Master in Computer Science with 3.9 GPA! So I think you will definitely get a better score next time!

2009 October 21st, 01:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
volcharm I JUST got here. Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 17	can you share your quant experience on the exam day with us? i know there has been a lot of concern that quant is getting harder on the gmat. did you feel that was the case with you?

2009 October 21st, 04:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
euwe I JUST got here. Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 25	o, it's huge. I think your gpa and work experience will offset medium quant score. Anyway, your overall is very high. don't let yourself down

2009 October 25th, 12:43 AM	#6 (permalink)
ss1 Eager! Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 90	what happened in quant? take it again...

2009 October 25th, 06:14 AM	#7 (permalink)
CyberSpy Done with GMAT 720. Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 165	I dont think you have to take the exam just to improve from 44 to 48.. such discrepencies between mocks and the actual exam do occur.. but I dont think you have to take it again for such small differences.

2009 October 30th, 05:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
PMB I JUST got here. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2	I got a 710 as well but 46 Q and 41 V. I'm not sure how much a 48 Q would bring your score up. Plus, you run the risk of having a bad day on V. Your call...

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