该保留还是取消GMAT成绩？

Rieu

在考试前对这个问题纠结了很久。毕竟无论准备多久或准备得多好，都有可能在实战时考分大大低于预期。看了这篇曼哈顿的博文（博文链接https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog/to-keep-or-cancel-your-gmat-scores/），我决定不取消成绩了。
关键词一：低于目标分的100分以上的可考虑取消，否则不予取消。
关键词二：目标学校会看历次GMAT考试的最高分；重复考会被视为申请人有动力，是可造之材。

[size=16.0112px]Remember how I said that MBA programs don’t really care if you take the test multiple times? For those programs, then, you don’t actually have to cancel anything. They don’t care. Just keep all your scores.

[size=16.0112px]I know most students won’t be totally comfortable with this. I’m going to try to change your mind, though.

[size=16.0112px]Anecdotally, we have heard that MBA programs, if anything, consider it a positive to see that you tried again. Let’s say that a school’s average is 650. You first score was a little under 650—say, 620 to 640. That’s probably good enough, but you decide to go for it again because you want to hit that average, if possible. This could play out in a couple of ways:

[size=16.0112px]—You score 650+. Yay! You’re at/above the average for that school! Your hard work paid off.

[size=16.0112px]—You increase your score a little but not all the way to the average. You are closer now, and you’ve signaled to the school that you were willing to try hard to succeed. They like to see that.

[size=16.0112px]—You drop below your initial score. You still keep the score to signal to the school that you were willing to keep trying. Yeah, it did drop, but so what; you still have your original (higher) score locked in.

[size=16.0112px]I would definitely keep the score in the first two scenarios. I also think it’s worth it to keep the score in the third scenario, but I would understand if a student didn’t feel comfortable doing so (particularly if you knew you would take the test a third time).