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Please advice

by shilpi.pasricha84 Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:36 am

Hi,

My GMAT acore is 700 ( 47 Q,39 V)
I am an Indian IT female.My target schools are UCLA and USC Marshall.
Extracurriculars: average
community work : good
GPA : 3.0

As I have already missed the first deadline for these two colleges should I retake GMAT and apply with a better score?
Will getting 720 or 730 make a huge difference?Will it increase my chances of getting through these colleges?
I am otherwise good at Qunat.During the quant sections I was facing some disturbance in the center so I did not do well!
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Re: Please advice

by mbamission Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:52 pm

Hi -

What was the percentile for your quant score?
An overall score of 700 is the benchmark for success and it is unlikely that if you have a 700 that getting a 720 or 730 would make the deciding factor.
With that said, if your quant score is materially below 80th percentile and you have only taken the test once, then you could consider a retake.

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Erin

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