720, with low IR.

dr.ngog

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Posted May 09, 2013 08:07

Hi,

I recently gave the GMAT exam, and scored a 720, with IR - 2(12%) and AWA 5.0.

I have 2 years exp in the healthcare industry.

I am planning to apply to the Paul Merage School of Business, NUS (Singapore) and Nanyang Tech (Singapore) for admission in the 2014-2016 batch.

Will the low IR be detrimental to my application to the schools mentioned above? Should I retake the GMAT?

Regards,
dr.ngog

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Razors Edg...

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Posted May 16, 2013 16:30

Although this is still a new part of the GMAT, your integrated reasoning score is well below average. I would think that this would be a red flag for admissions committees - at the very least they would probably ask you about it (that is, if the rest of your profile, work experience, etc. makes you interesting for them.)

A lot of the time you can email the schools and ask them directly whether they would still consider you.

ps. Why so low? Maybe you just had an off-day?

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Posted May 17, 2013 16:52

Will the low IR be detrimental to my application to the schools mentioned above? Should I retake the GMAT?

It's good that you're targeting schools where your GMAT score is higher than the average of accepted students. My guess is that since the curriculum at the Singapore-based schools leans more towards the quant they won't have that much of an issue with it, especially since your score is higher than average. No guarantees though.

<blockquote>Will the low IR be detrimental to my application to the schools mentioned above? Should I retake the GMAT?
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It's good that you're targeting schools where your GMAT score is higher than the average of accepted students. My guess is that since the curriculum at the Singapore-based schools leans more towards the quant they won't have that much of an issue with it, especially since your score is higher than average. No guarantees though.

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dr.ngog

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Posted May 19, 2013 13:09

I panicked when I realized I was running out of time. :(

I've just emailed all the schools I will be applying to. Hope to hear from them soon.

Thank you both for your replies!

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