How long is too long to take off from GMAT? Spent~8 months on it plus working while living alone and think it’s started to take its toll (panic attacks, etc.). Need to get up ~30 points or so and thinking of getting healthy/deferring application to next year.

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I hope this provides words of encouragement but I was in a very similar boat (put so much pressure on myself for the test that I had countless breakdowns) and was ~20 points below the score I thought I needed. I applied anyway and got into 5/6 schools (nothing else super special about my application)!

My vote: apply with what u have! See what happens and you can always reapply next year with some experience under your belt 😊

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2 M7 2 T10 1 T15!

Alright! While I appreciate you prioritising your health over the applications. But, I would also want to draw your attention to one particular thing and that is, the longer you stretch it- the more you dread it.

Even if you're planning for applications next cycle, try to healthily get done with GMAT as soon as you can!

Good Luck!

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