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- jennifer.chin.j
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GMAT vs GRE
Hi, I recently attended the GMAT vs GRE seminar and I'm still confused about the scoring of the GRE. I just took a GRE practice test and got Q155 and V153. If I'm aiming for a tier 1 business school, I was told I should aim for around the 80th percentile so does that I mean I have a long ways to go? (I've already taken the GMAT and am now wondering if I should switch to the GRE).
- StaceyKoprince
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Re: GMAT vs GRE
Good to hear from you! Very good question - I'm happy to help you figure this out. There isn't really an easy way to compare GMAT scores to GRE scores. (And schools haven't released guidance on the GRE scores of people they admit, making this even harder.)
Schools have stopped saying that they're looking for 80th percentile scores - most are now saying (for the GMAT) that 60th percentile and up can be okay and that 70th percentile and up is fine on the quant side. They're not saying much of anything on the verbal side.
This is part of a much more complex conversation, because percentile ratings change over time. If you'd like to read more about this, look here:
https://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/inde ... mat-score/
Q155 is the 60th percentile and V153 is the 59th percentile. I'm guessing that you haven't really started to study for this a ton yet? (If you followed what we discussed, then you took maybe about a week to familiarize yourself with the GRE and then took the practice test.)
How do those performances compare with your GMAT performance? And what kind of study have you done so far for the GMAT?
The GRE scores are solid starting scores for a general study program - but you'd now need to set yourself up with some kind of study plan and do the work, of course.
Use this to analyze the results:
http://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/i ... ts-part-1/
What are your weaknesses? Which weaknesses also exist for the GMAT? How do you feel about your ability to improve upon those specific weaknesses? (I know that last one is hard to answer, but think back to your strengths and weaknesses when you were in school.)
Schools have stopped saying that they're looking for 80th percentile scores - most are now saying (for the GMAT) that 60th percentile and up can be okay and that 70th percentile and up is fine on the quant side. They're not saying much of anything on the verbal side.
This is part of a much more complex conversation, because percentile ratings change over time. If you'd like to read more about this, look here:
https://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/inde ... mat-score/
Q155 is the 60th percentile and V153 is the 59th percentile. I'm guessing that you haven't really started to study for this a ton yet? (If you followed what we discussed, then you took maybe about a week to familiarize yourself with the GRE and then took the practice test.)
How do those performances compare with your GMAT performance? And what kind of study have you done so far for the GMAT?
The GRE scores are solid starting scores for a general study program - but you'd now need to set yourself up with some kind of study plan and do the work, of course.
Use this to analyze the results:
http://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/i ... ts-part-1/
What are your weaknesses? Which weaknesses also exist for the GMAT? How do you feel about your ability to improve upon those specific weaknesses? (I know that last one is hard to answer, but think back to your strengths and weaknesses when you were in school.)
Stacey Koprince
Instructor
Director, Content & Curriculum
ManhattanPrep
Instructor
Director, Content & Curriculum
ManhattanPrep
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