Is it actually possible to get an 800 on the GMAT?
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on 8/10/12 at 1:00am
I've never actually met or even heard of anyone getting a perfect GMAT whereas it seems pretty common on SAT and GRE. Is that b/c its just that difficult or because the creators of the test won't let you? i.e. if you got all 41 V and 37 match questions right they would just give you a 790 or something?







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Yes it is possible. mba.com
Yes it is possible. mba.com should have the stats - I guess 50-100 people manage a perfect score every year.
someusername: Yes it is
Yes it is possible. mba.com should have the stats - I guess 50-100 people manage a perfect score every year.
I have seen an 800 score report from a well-known coach, though this was some years ago. Looked legit to me... though in the interest of delivering a complete report, I should say that his score page also showed several slightly lower scores that he'd gotten on previous iterations. In other words, this guy didn't walk in and get the 800 on his first or second go-round.
So yes, I believe it's possible.
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I can't remember the site,
I can't remember the site, but there's a guy who got an 800 twice in a year and was subsequently barred by the GMAC from testing again since they saw his site and realized he was doing it just to tout his services. They didn't want the score of someone who was so clearly defying the system.
It is possible, just quite rare.
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Tzeentch99: I've never
I've never actually met or even heard of anyone getting a perfect GMAT whereas it seems pretty common on SAT and GRE. Is that b/c its just that difficult or because the creators of the test won't let you? i.e. if you got all 41 V and 37 match questions right they would just give you a 790 or something?
Are you trying to say that you're sick of Earth and need a more challenging planet?
Tommy Too-toned: Are you
Are you trying to say that you're sick of Earth and need a more challenging planet?
I wouldn't mind that every now and then. All these girls are just starting to bore me.
I think about 30-50 people
I think about 30-50 people get it each year. You actually don't have to get every single question right, but yeah, it's insanely difficult, much moreso than perfect SAT, GRE, or even LSAT (although the last is pretty hard as well).
How much does it actually
How much does it actually help vs say 770/780 ? Or is it just a marquee issue?
GS: How much does it actually
How much does it actually help vs say 770/780 ? Or is it just a marquee issue?
It doesn't. In some cases, it might even hinder. HBS and GSB love to be able to tout that "the GMAT isn't everything! Look, we rejected the guy with the perfect score!"
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Robert McNamara got an 800 on
Robert McNamara got an 800 on his GMAT
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they say about 50-100 (as
they say about 50-100 (as quoted earlier) get 800 in any given test season.
Once you score 800, you are barred from taking the GMAT for 5 years.
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Robert McNamara got an 800 on his GMAT
I find that hard to believe considering that the GMAT didn't exist back in 1939 when McNamara graduated from HBS. Unless of course he took it decades afterwards in order to land that sweet consulting job.
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Much easier for a perfect
Much easier for a perfect score on say, the SAT, as you get quite a bit of leeway in terms of how many wrong answers. Not to mention the GMAT is just a harder test overall.
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Wait is this guy for real?
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Yeh 2K might be worth it but
10k worth it if I can pay him
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For what it's worth, I got
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hamm0: they say about 50-100
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Thanks Brady. Does being an
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LSAT is much harder. The
48Q was 82 quant when i
I need a crib, a big estate, I need a boat and that need a lake, I need some salmon that need a plate, that need a chef so I feed my safe
From trading equities to slanging wine in Latin America
A ship is safe in harbor, but that is not what a ship i
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As someone who got a retarded
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It's possible, but it
It can be done, you need to
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