Limit on number of times to take the GMAT?

[MoniqueK]

Hello,

I have taken the GMAT 3 times now (the first being sometime in early 2006) and my score increased from the first to the second test at which time I received a 640. The third time I took it, I got the same score.

Will it be looked upon badly if I retake it? I am more confident this time that I can score 700+.

[MBAApply]

The schools only get the scores of your last three attempts anyhow. Between retaking the exam more than 3 times and getting a score of 700+, the latter is the lesser of two evils.

Alex Chu
alex@mbaapply.com
www.mbaapply.com
http://mbaapply.blogspot.com

[Guest]

I took the GMAT 4 times and will be at HBS in the fall. Get as close as you can to the 80% range.....680 or so (*assuming the rest of your app is strong*).

[Guest]

The schools only get the scores of your last three attempts anyhow. Between retaking the exam more than 3 times and getting a score of 700+, the latter is the lesser of two evils.

Alex Chu
alex@mbaapply.com
www.mbaapply.com
http://mbaapply.blogspot.com

Is the following link, which states that school get all the score for tests taken in 5 year obsolete.

http://www.manhattangmat.com/strategy-s ... w-gmat.cfm

4) SCORE REPORTS WILL NOW CONTAIN ALL EXAMS TAKEN IN THE LAST 5 YEARS (including cancellations). Previously, score reports contained only your last 3 exams/cancellations. In addition, if a test-taker retakes the exam and wants to resend his/her scores to programs that previously received the score, the test-taker must RESELECT those schools at the time of the retest.

[MBAApply]

Good to know. Thanks.

Alex Chu
alex@mbaapply.com
www.mbaapply.com
http://mbaapply.blogspot.com