Retake and adcoms view on Retake

[sathyaram2006]

Dear Manhattan

I have given GMAT twice .

1ST Attempt: 490 , did not put effort at all -almost 2 ys back

2nd attempt:500 with preparation for 3 months

I am 10 yrs exp Indian IT female with background in sales and IT services delivery and have completed part time MBA.

I went for a kaplan course and gave all their tests and was scoring consistently more than 660 in all the last 4-5 tests.

I thought it is the best time to give GMAT and hence decided to go ahead with my actual test. Unfortunately i lost focus and concentration and lost the test

I am only targetting LBS , please advice how will they see my repeated attempts .

FYI- I have purchased Manhattan books now and planning to go through them again and plan to give tests in the next 3-6 months.

The most recent attempt has destroyed my confidence.

Your advice and help is very much appreciated.

Regards
Sathya

[mbamission]

Hi Sathya,

Thanks for writing in. Traditionally business schools only look at your highest score, regardless of number of attempts. As a 500 is unlikely to get you into LBS, I would recommend retaking the exam.

Good luck!
Daniel Richards
http://www.mbamission.com

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