Help:Is it worth writing GMAT 3rd time?

[senthil.chinnaraj]

I need your guidance in writing GMAT again. I have already written GMAT twice.

First Attempt: Feb 2011
Quant: 49
Verbal: 27
Overall:640

Second Attempt:Jun 2011
Quant:49
Verbal:30
Overall:660

I am not quite sure what really went wrong, When i solve OG questions i see the issues tested in the problem and i get it correct. But on testday, especially in verbal section i face problem. I just couldn't get the issue being tested. I have problem with sentence correction. Before writting the GMAT 2nd time i thought i have improved in this area. But i think i haven't improved at all. I dedicated whole time to Verbal-SC. I harldy prepared anything for math, Still i didnot improve my verbal score.

As i have already given the GMAT twice i am not sure how B-Schools are going to look at my score if i write the GMAT once again. I am not sure whether i can improve my verbal score. So far i am just a manhattan CAT student. If i enroll for a course will it help me? or is it time to say good bye to my MBA dreams? Please share your thoughts.

Thanks,
Senthil.

[mbamission]

Hi Senthil,

Thanks for writing in. My expertise is in the admissions process, not the test itself, so I can't give you good insight on which courses might help you (there are other boards on this site for that though!). Traditionally, most business schools only look at your highest score, regardless of attempts, so a third attempt won't go against you on principle.

While I'm not sure what type of school you are targeting, there are plenty of programs that are available to you with a 660, so don't give up on just yet!

Best of luck!
Daniel Richards
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[senthil.chinnaraj]

Thanks a lot Daniel!!