Bad split GMAT 710 poor verbal.. Retake? Advice PLZ!!

Hi ALL!

I recently took GMAT and got 710 (Q51 97% V34 71% IR7 AWA6)...

I know V34 is not 80 percentile...

To provide bit more details to better evaluate my situation:

I will be applying to northwestern JD MBA program.

I'm concerned that my low verbal could especially hurt my chances getting into this program... just hope that my AWA score can help me a bit...

Would retake to bump the verbal by extra 1 or 2 points be much helpful? Or should I just be "happy" with my score and move on to other parts of application?

 

Frank, thanks for comments. Thou I'm domestic student, I'm not quite yet a native speaker... moved to the states when i was high school student and got my HS diploma, Undergraduate & Graduate from US. Not sure my background would be evaluated to be that of the native... any insight? (I took GRE for graduate school few years ago and got 161 (87%) on verbal. Providing this info to adcom might help a bit????)

 

I wouldn't retake if you got over a 700 unless you are scoring mid to high 700s on practice tests and you can be reasonably sure that you will improve the score. Your math was impressive so that's good.

I think spending more time on your essays (given english is not native) and making sure those are reviewed by a native speaker that is a good writer is a much better use of your time now.

Best of luck! Patrick

 
Best Response

People say the AWA doesn't count, but I don't buy it. It's a data point, and like all data points, admissions use them. Your perfect AWA may counterbalance the low verbal. Your quant is good. I think the MBA folks won't be so worried about your potential performance, but the JD folks might have something else to say about it. I am assuming that, like most joint-degree programs, this one is evaluated by each of the two schools, the law school and the business school.

I'm going to agree with Patrick WallStreetOasis.com and not just because he's the boss, but because he's probably right. Except for one thing.... the essays aren't out yet, so the best thing to do now is work on your goals and on why you fit the program. Kellogg is huge on fit -- you really have to be as right for them as they are for you. Also, use this time to figure out how you are going to brief your recommenders. They need your guidance.

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