Forum: GMAT, TOEFL, and other tests (2 Comments)
2nd attempt for the GMAT??:S
Posted by - Gaurangi Sharma - on 25 September 2013 - 10:05am
Hey Thomas,
Hope you are doing good.
I recently gave my GMAT and had a miserable score of 540. I really badly want to go to the Melbourne Business School for an MIM Human Resource, and their average GMAT requirement is of 635.
I am planning to re appear for the GMAT.
I want to ask how important is the GMAT score? Because i have a fairly acceptable profile:
10th - 88%
12th - 93.5%
B.com aggregate - 73%.
Decent participation in co-curricular activities and an association of 2 years with an NGO .Is it a good decision to give the GMAT again? And lastly, is the Melbourne Business School a good choice for the course?
Posted by - Thomas Graf - on 25 September 2013 - 12:34pm
Hi there,
thank you for your question. The Melbourne Business School's average GMAT score is 635 and their minimum requirement is 600. Alternatively, you need a GRE score of 312. Hence, a GMAT score with 540 is not sufficient.
I recommend you doing the GMAT again, especially if you had higher scores in the preparatory GMAT tests. Of course, you have no guarantee that your second score will be higher - but from my experience, the chances are good, for the following reasons:
(1) You can practice more.
(2) You know the test situation - being more familiar with it may make it easier to concentrate on the test.I had 590 in my first GMAT and 660 in my second. As a non-native speaker, I could particularly improve my quantitative score.
Best wishes
Thomasby Thomas Graf
