Frustrated at how much weight is put on GMAT scores. I have busted my ass on projects and leading plus ones, but I feel like none of that matters if my scores aren’t high enough.

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I feel for you, but candidly the GMAT is more objective than comparing two candidates, both of whom claim to have busted their ass on projects

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I feel you... * I say, as i stare blankly at my gmat material, on a sleepy Sunday morning. While I prepare to give the exam a 2nd time. *

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720 fine for everywhere. Its just setting the baseline.

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The GMAT isn't like a state standardized test that you have to take at a certain time, ready or not. It's taken completely at the time of your choosing. Schools, and postmba consulting firms, know this and they know it's hard and they know you are working at the same time. Therefore, it's notjust "one test", but an all encompassing measure of how you can balance normal life and a really really hard challenge. This is why a slow progression of upward GMAT scores can even help you, because it shows your grit and determination.

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...how will can a standardized test predict how well you’ll do forging relationships with business partners?

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720 is not cake. Else everyone would be going to top 10 schools

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