And i always want to ask-- How do you know you need that much? Did the school tell you?? What if you got -10points? Would you really NOT get in?
Is it because they are first-timers that they are so obsessed with getting a specific score? Or did they just look at the average and think "Hey, i need to get that score and i'l get in" ?? Isnt either approach wrong? You aim to get the highest score you can, hopefully get a score that's within the ball-park of your college score and then work your ass off on your essays. That's how you get in.
Then again, given how every applicant at a top-school is a superior applicant, is the GMAT the ONLY differentiating way for colleges to know who's going to make the most of the education/chances that he will get for coming to them?
Isnt trying to achieve a specific score asking for a little too much?
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I think having a goal is great, gives you something to shoot for, and serves as a metric during practice tests. That said, it's important to not get discouraged if you are 10, 20, or even 50 points below your goal. As you imply, GMAT is one of the least important aspects of your application, instead I view it as more of a check box for the adcom (yeah, he can make it through the academics).
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