Do top schools care how many times you’ve taken the GMAT? Let’s say 3 times.

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Took it three times and going to Wharton this fall. They don’t care

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I’d guess they don’t care as long as it’s a reasonable amount of attempts. If you got a 770 but you had 8 tries on your report , then that 770 isn’t as impressive. It looks more like you just got lucky. Plus it gives impression that you can’t prioritize time. But 3 attempts is totally fine

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Went 710/730/760, all reported. Was a dual admit this year.

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Congrats!!!

I know there’s nothing I can do about it! Just curious.

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If you cancel the score, I thought it doesn’t get reported?

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That’s right. That said, on the app for some schools, they ask you how many times you took it.

I’ve heard no, both from a Wharton info session in NY and anecdotally online. Though, I have the same sneaking suspicion

Logically thinking about it to give people one shot at a test and that’s it doesn’t make much sense. Anything can happen on that test day that impacted your score. 2-3 times makes reasonable sense

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