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You probably know that <\/span>you can cancel your GMAT score if you aren\u2019t happy with it<\/span><\/a>. However, there\u2019s a lot of misinformation about what it means to cancel your GMAT score and whether you should do it or not. In this article, we\u2019ll answer the big questions about score cancelation, plus a few you might not have thought to ask.<\/span><\/p>\n The answer to this question depends on <\/span>whether it\u2019s your first time taking the GMAT. <\/b><\/p>\n If it\u2019s your first time taking the GMAT and you get a lousy score, your instincts will tell you to cancel your GMAT score and wipe the slate clean. Don\u2019t do it! There are good reasons to keep that score, even though you aren\u2019t happy with it.<\/span><\/p>\n First, it\u2019s completely normal to submit two GMAT scores to schools. If you take the GMAT again later, you\u2019ll probably get a higher score. Sending two scores\u2014a lower one and a higher one\u2014sends a clear message to schools:<\/span><\/p>\n That\u2019s a positive message to send, and it can add some impact to your overall story. <\/span><\/p>\n Second, having a weak official score is better than not having one at all. What if something unexpected happens and you can\u2019t take the GMAT again before your deadlines? What if your plans change and you decide to apply to an MBA program with less stringent GMAT requirements? If you have a weak GMAT score, you can still apply, even if you\u2019re less confident in your applications. If you have no GMAT score at all, your applications won\u2019t make it off the ground. <\/span><\/p>\n In short, <\/span>don\u2019t cancel your first GMAT score unless it\u2019s over 100 points below your goal<\/b>. If your goal is a 700 and you earn a 570, feel free to cancel (although you don\u2019t have to). If you get a 620, keep that score! <\/span><\/p>\n If <\/span>you already have an official GMAT score<\/b>, the rules are a little different. Unless your new score is stronger than your old one, go ahead and cancel it. <\/span><\/p>\n Be careful, though: \u2018stronger\u2019 doesn\u2019t just mean \u2018higher overall.\u2019 Your GMAT score goes beyond just the 200-800 number<\/a>. Here\u2019s an example:<\/span><\/p>\n Even though the overall scores are the same, the second score does a much better job demonstrating your Quant ability. If that\u2019s a priority in your applications\u2014say, if you haven\u2019t gotten very good grades in math classes in the past\u2014you should keep that second score.<\/span><\/p>\n If your new score is only a little stronger than your old one, consider how close you are to reaching your goal score and how much more progress you think you can make before your deadlines. If you\u2019re very close to your goal, you may want to keep your new score. If you improved, but you\u2019re still pretty far off, and you\u2019ll definitely take the test again later? You may want to be more aggressive about canceling. <\/span><\/p>\n At the end of your official GMAT, you\u2019ll have the opportunity to cancel your GMAT score. On the screen, you\u2019ll see your \u201cunofficial score\u201d: your Quant and Verbal subscores, your overall score, and your Integrated Reasoning score. You\u2019ll have <\/span>two minutes<\/b> to decide whether to keep or cancel that score. During that two-minute window, canceling your GMAT score is totally free. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Don\u2019t try to make the decision within those two minutes! By the end of the test, you\u2019ll be mentally drained. <\/span>GMAT strategy is all about planning for test day<\/span><\/a>, and whether to cancel your GMAT score is no exception. <\/span><\/p>\n If you aren\u2019t happy with the decision you made on test day, you have <\/span>72 hours<\/b>\u2014three days\u2014to cancel your score at home. You cancel by logging into your account at mba.com, the same account you used to register for the test. Canceling your GMAT score at this point costs $25. If you don\u2019t see the option to cancel immediately, don\u2019t panic. It can take <\/span>24 hours<\/b> for the option to appear online. If it takes longer than 48 hours, contact the GMAC right away. <\/span><\/p>\n Here\u2019s one small thing to be aware of: if you order an Additional Score Report, you lose the ability to cancel your GMAT score. So if you decide to send your score to an extra school, then change your mind and want to cancel that score, you won\u2019t be able to do it. <\/span><\/p>\n Will schools know that you canceled a GMAT score? The answer is <\/span>no<\/b>. If you cancel your GMAT score, schools will never even know that you took the GMAT on that day. <\/span><\/p>\n Don\u2019t panic if you look at your own official score report and see your canceled scores there! Your score report is different from the one your schools see. Yours includes all of your canceled scores, while the ones that schools get don\u2019t include those scores (or any record that a score was canceled).<\/span><\/p>\n Here\u2019s what happens when you cancel your GMAT score:<\/span><\/p>\n If you have more questions about what happens when cancelling your GMAT score, check out the GMAC\u2019s FAQ on the topic, or <\/span>contact GMAC support<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n In short: it\u2019s easy to cancel your GMAT score, and it has relatively few consequences, other than the time, money, and energy you put into taking a test. However, if it\u2019s your first GMAT, plan your cancellation strategy ahead of time, and lean towards <\/span>not<\/b> canceling your GMAT score. Your instincts will tell you to cancel a bad score and keep a good one, but the issue is a little more nuanced than that\u2014and you can always change your mind later!\u00a0 Want more guidance from our GMAT gurus? You can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GMAT courses absolutely free! We\u2019re not kidding.\u00a0<\/i><\/b>Check out our upcoming courses here<\/i><\/b><\/a>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Chelsey Cooley<\/a> You probably know that you can cancel your GMAT score if you aren\u2019t happy with it. However, there\u2019s a lot of misinformation about what it means to cancel your GMAT score and whether you should do it or not. In this article, we\u2019ll answer the big questions about score cancelation, plus a few you might […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":127,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[873,880,874,52871,9],"tags":[54367,54368],"yst_prominent_words":[54352,54359,54349,54348,54361,54356,54350,54355,54360,54351,53632,53634,54365,54366,54357,54362,54121,54363,54354,54364],"class_list":["post-16903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-for-current-studiers","category-gmat-101","category-gmat-resources","category-gmat-strategies","category-taking-the-gmat","tag-cancel-your-gmat-score","tag-canceling-gmat-score"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/127"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16903"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16903\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16957,"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16903\/revisions\/16957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16903"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=16903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Should You Cancel Your GMAT Score? <\/b><\/h4>\n
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How to Cancel Your GMAT Score<\/b><\/h4>\n
Consequences of Canceling Your GMAT Score<\/b><\/h4>\n
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<\/a>\u00a0is a Manhattan Prep instructor based in Seattle, Washington.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/i><\/b>Chelsey always followed her heart when it came to her education. Luckily, her heart led her straight to the perfect background for GMAT and GRE teaching: she has undergraduate degrees in mathematics and history, a master\u2019s degree in linguistics, a 790 on the GMAT, and a perfect 170\/170 on the GRE.\u00a0<\/em><\/i>Check out Chelsey\u2019s upcoming GMAT prep offerings here<\/a>.<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"