问一下NN们，考过3次的GMAT 分数影响申请TOP15么？

chantelle

问一下拿到了OFFER的NN们，过去一年的或者今年的，到底考过的GMAT次数对于申请TOP 15 BUSINESS SCHOOL 有没有负面影响？大家都说是个MYTH， 要看不同的学校。其实我觉得学校ADMISSION OFFICE的人在回答这个问题上也都是很圆润的。他们说如果你IMPROVE 分数CONSISTENLY then they would not hold it against you. 但是到底有没有影响啊？  因为他们还说他们没有一个确定的比例关于招收不同背景的生源，这个是鬼扯，一看他们每年的CLASS PROFILE就知道了，当然有不同的比例了，否则哪里来的DIVERSITY.

我知道这个问题有很多的个案差异，希望大家能给一点史料分析和鉴证，多谢了！

thecow10000

I've heard of 2 different people who took GMAT 7 times and got into Columbia and NYU.  I think GMAT is a small part of the application to begin with- taking it many times is even a smaller factor.  3 times is very normal.  Some MIGHT (I said MIGHT) care for more than 3 times.  But under 3 you are 99.99999% fine.

leo-liu

如果你已经考了3次了，那琢磨这个也没用

如果你还没考，能尽量一战成功肯定是最好的，无论从申请角度还是省时省力角度。

chantelle

我考了2次很烂，620，630，连着考的，8月和9月份，现在报了10月22日的考试但是没有信心能够IMPROVE 100分，现在想着要不要推迟到11月份再考，所以才来CD 发问请大家给个参考，多谢了！

thecow10000

Better to take it 7 times and get 700 than take it twice and get 620 for sure (hopefully you won't have to take it 7 times).  If you can't improve your score after 3 times then you should try a different GMAT prep service.  I doubt schools care about the improvement/effort.  Schools just want that score.  They get graded/ranked based on things that include GMAT.  They don't get ranked based on how many times the students took the GMAT.

taktha

每个学校的流程都不大一样，但我记得有些学校不用在学校决定录取前提供Gmat成绩，它要求只需要自己在申请时填写一个最高的成绩（CBS是这样的，而且肯定不止它一家），它只关心最高的一个。

我想这样的学校应该没问题的，等它录取你了，它会再让你提供原件，对于这类学校，尽管放开膀子放心去考吧，等它录取你了，发现你已经烤了100次， 也应该没有关系的。

chiyuanl

I took more than 3 times and my last one was even worse. So, it's not a big deal given that you have strong experience.

Steven

Kellogg 2011.