GMAT 710 and now clueless

by **Anil** Tue Nov 25, 2008 1:19 am

Hello all,

Finally managed to crack the 700 mark(710, Q50, V35) but not until i goofed two times before this. Last two attempts were 690 and 690. Apparently I belong to this range although my practice test scores, all above 750 including MGMAT tests, will say different story. I save the worst for the day. More on this later, if anyone is interested.

Anyway, I will highly appreciate if Stacey you can help me with my paradigma of applying to schools with this gmat score history. Do you think Adcom will see the history unfavorably as many applicants are able to get much better results after their previous attempts. I belong to the biggest applicant pool Male Indian IT although have 3 years of international experience with 2 years of Abroad education fully sponsored by a company.

What are my realistic chances of making it to Top 5 Schools?

I will highly appreciate your perspective on this?
Thanks again
Anil

by **StaceyKoprince** Tue Nov 25, 2008 4:36 pm

I'm happy to give you my opinion, but I'm not an admissions expert; the GMAT is my thing. So I suggest you go over to the "Ask an Admissions Consultant" thread and ask them; this is their area of expertise.

Generally speaking, I don't think that they would view you negatively for trying again but not improving a great deal. You have a great score - you're already in the top 10%.

Confirm this with the Admissions experts, but I would think that, once you hit a 700, the schools will care a lot more about the other aspects of your application. The 700 won't keep you out (but the GMAT score doesn't get you in, either - even an 800 is no guarantee).