Value of Quant Score

[Joe]

Is their any truth that admissions panels pay closer attention to a candiates Quant score versus their Verbal? I was told this is true because your essays can show how well you can communicate your ideas and also because Business schools are more Quant orientated?

[MBAApply]

Depends on the candidate.

If you have a lib arts background, they will pay closer attention to your quant.

If you're an engineer (or have a highly analytical academic background), they'll pay more attention to your verbal.

Quant is a rough proxy for your analytical sklls, whereas your verbal is a rough proxy for your critical thinking skills.

Regardless of who you are though, a balanced score is always better than an unbalanced one. For top schools, shoot for the 80%/80% split.

Alex
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