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ehimeme
 Post subject: GMAT fourth attempt
 Post Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:00 pm 
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Hello Admission consultant,

Will taking the GMAT for the fourth time affect my admission chances to either London business school or top schools in the US??

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mbamission
 Post subject: Re: GMAT fourth attempt
 Post Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 5:00 pm 
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Hi there,

Thanks for writing in. Traditionally most schools only look at your highest GMAT score, so on principle a 4th attempt should not hurt your chances. Thinking more broadly though, is there a reason to think that this 4th attempt will significantly boost your score -- perhaps you weren't feeling well in the previous attempt or there was an issue at the testing center?At a certain point you may realize that you have maxed out your score and the prep time would pay off more if you focused on your essays/application -- after all GMAT is just one component of the admissions process.

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Daniel Richards
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ehimeme
 Post subject: Re: GMAT fourth attempt
 Post Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 2:18 pm 
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Hello Daniel,

the reason for the fourth attempt is that my three other scores were not high enough. they are below:

Ist attempt= 550 (Q-37,V-28)
2nd attempt=590 ( Q-47,V-25)
3rd attempt=570 (Q-47, V-22)

What do you think?? I need a fourth attempt to be competitive.


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mbamission
 Post subject: Re: GMAT fourth attempt
 Post Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 9:22 pm 
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Hi again,

Yes a 590 is going to make it very difficult to get into LBS or a top-10 school. Given this, if you think you have a chance to significantly improve your score with a 4th chance, there is certainly no harm in taking it again.

Best of luck!
Daniel Richards
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ehimeme
 Post subject: Re: GMAT fourth attempt
 Post Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 3:16 pm 
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Thanks a lot Daniel!
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