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Answer for Gmat score of 740 Q 49 V 42 IR 5 AWA 6 Do I need to retake due to low IR?
HI Yousef, Don’t sweat the IR. No it isn’t good, but it won’t kill your app. Your Q of 49 is fine and the 42V is fine. You are done with the GMAT! Celebrate! Ding for the score after the request for interview – can happen. They’ll take interviews with more candidates than they hope … Read more
Gmat score of 740 Q 49 V 42 IR 5 AWA 6 Do I need to retake due to low IR?
Hi Kate, Going through your Q&A has been great. I am hoping that you can advice me on my current situation 1). I took the GMAT for the second time this month after 2 years since my first attempt which was a 680. I got the 740 I was after but I completely bombed the … Read more
Ask Kate: Does High AWA Make up for Low Verbal on GMAT?
Hi Kate, Thanks for the detailed post on the scoring and scaling! I took the GMAT in early May and scored a 680 (Q49, V34, IR6, AWA6). – this is my first attempt I am a non-native speaker. However, I was surprised with my verbal score because my English skills are pretty good. Also, I … Read more
Answer for GMAT 710 91% (Q44 48%, V41 94%, IR 7 81%, AWA 6 88%)
Good question. MFinc is normally a more technically demanding degree. If I am understanding you, you intend to do a Masters in Finance in order to break into asset management. If that’s not quite correct, add your comment below. Assuming that’s correct, you have 2 challenges with the quant: 1. it is low for the … Read more
GMAT 710 91% (Q44 48%, V41 94%, IR 7 81%, AWA 6 88%)
Hi Kate, I am planning to apply for a Master in finance pre-experience in a business European school to break into the asset management industry after my master. My main options include LSE, HEC, Imperial College London, St. Gallen, ESSEC. I am a bit concerned that my quant score will affect my application. My academics … Read more
GMAT 670 (Q49, V31, IR7, AWA6)
Hi Kate, I am an Indian female, currently working full-time in the US. I have 13+ years of experience in IT and I am looking to join a Full-time MBA program (preferably 1 year) in the Top 30 US schools. My GMAT score is 670 (Q49, V31, IR7, AWA6). I have already exhausted 4 attempts … Read more
Answer for GMAT 640 (Q49/V28/IR6/AWA5)- MSc finance
Good news, bad news. While MS Finc is a very quant based program, 640 is not competitive in the top 15 schools. I’m less familiar with those below that. The 49 is okay, but because the MS Finc is a quant based program, a 49 is basically at the LOW end of the scale … Read more
GMAT 730 (Q48 V41, IR 5, AWA 5.5) – Planning for INSEAD or top American MBAs
Hi Kate ! I recently passed the GMAT for the first time with the mentioned score above. The only disappointment I have is with regards to my IR score, during my practice tests I almost always got an 8, once got a 7. I emigrated to Canada from Europe, where I graduated from undergrad a … Read more
Answer for What are my chances to get into a top school with very low GRE score?
Just in case the question is changed along the way, here’s the original question: “What are my chances to get into a top school with very low GRE score? I did not have time to study for GREs but my GPA is 4.0, research experience from top universities and strong recommendation letters from two … Read more
Where is cybercrime really coming from? | Caleb Barlow
Everybody thinks or feels that being on the computer is a safer way to store records instead of having physical copies. They feel the physical copies can be stolen easier and do have a password. However, cybercrime is one of top crimes committed on a daily basis. It is becoming to easy for people to … Read more
VERY low verbal, OK Quant – Minority ethnicity – Do I need to proof my English proficiency in a retake?
Ask Kate: If verbal is low, proofing English proficiency may be necessary in a GMAT retake. Hi Kate, My question is also about my GMAT score like most people here. I got 700 (Q49,V35), which was surprising to me since I was always better in Verbal than Quant in any other exams I … Read more
Ask Kate: Overall GMAT under 700 with Low Quant
Sometimes You Have To Retake The GMAT More Than Twice. Hi Kate, Thanks for your eval! I took the GMAT twice – in December scored 650 (Q39, V41, IR3, AWA6). Went in for a retake this week and scored a 690 (Q46, V38, IR6, AWA6). I’m concerned that this score is sub-700 and … Read more
Ask Kate: 710 Overall GMAT Score with an AWA of 3.5
How Much Does An AWA Score Matter? Hi, I wrote GMAT for the first time and scored 710 (Q-50,V-36, IR-7). I’m a male IT engineer from India. I’m worried about my scores in AWA. The score is 3.5. Should I retake the exam? Is it going to be a big hurdle for me … Read more
Ask Kate: Masters Degree with Low GMAT Score
Hello Kate, I took GMAT for second time and scored 620. The breakdown is Q48/V28. The GMAT results are not too different from when I took it the first time. I have a Masters in Aerospace Engineering with 3.8 GPA and a 8 years of work experience. What word of advice do you have for … Read more
Ask Kate: GMAT Lower than Practice Tests
Make sure you have the fundamentals down before taking the GMAT. I took the GMAT for the first time today and scored a disappointing 610 (Q45, V28). I was particularly shocked when I saw my verbal score. Despite being a non-native english speaker I scored V41 and V39 on my two GMATPrep … Read more
Ask Kate: GMAT Score with AWA of 5
Does AWA Matter? Hi Kate, I scored 48 for quant, 40 for verbal, 8 for IR but a 5 for AWA which is a 60 percentile score. Does the AWA affect entry to any of the top schools? Hi GL, the only time I would be concerned with an AWA score is if … Read more
Ask Kate: Engineer with Low Quant on GMAT Score
If your quant on the GMAT was low, you probably need to retake. Hi Kate, I recently took the GMAT for the first time, and I scored a 710 – 6.0 AWA, 7.0 IR, 41Q, 46V. Strangely, I actually have a quantitative background, as I am a former engineer who now works in … Read more
Grammar Drills Level 1
1. In 2008, Barack Obama, after a lengthy campaign against both Republicans and Democrats, became the first African American to be elected president of the United States. 2. One of the most popular genres on network television is the hospital drama, and there are usually many programs of this type on several different networks for … Read more
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