<p>Sam, please keep in mind that I said “all else equal”.</p>
<p>All else equal, why not take the smarter candidate (assuming they are equally qualified in every other way [including leadership experience[).</p>
<p>comic fish: I believe the difference I’m referring to is statistically significant, although not tremendous. Having been around some high seven hundred types, and being a low-mid 700 type myself, I can say there is indeed a difference in ability when it comes to very complex work. </p>
<p>Bottom line, I don’t buy that a 710 vs. 780 doesn’t matter.</p>
<p>It’s not that a 780 vs a 710 doesn’t matter, its that there are other things more important at that point.</p>
<p>Think of it like buying a house. If you must have 4 bedrooms, you will discard any house with less, but before you get all excited about the places with 5 or 6 you’ll check the other hot issues on your list. If all else is equal, you take the extra rooms, but not until everything else is squared away.</p>
<p>Plus, how does a 780 vs 710 compare to your gpa and the reputation of your school? Or other issues?</p>
<p>I doublt you know they don’t take the smarter candidate when really “all else equal”. You don’t know if that’s ever the case at the first place.</p>
<p>I find that my biggest problem for the SATs and ACTs is the english section, however, when I took a practice GMAT exam, I did very well on the english. As for the math section, I am not worried about that because I have 800 on SAT (both times I took it) and right now I am in Calculus BC and am planning to take Calc. III over the summer. But, I guess the real question would be whether or not a good GMAT/LSAT score would make a difference in my UG admissions process and make up for other areas that I am currently lacking in. Also, can anyone provide me with instructions on how I can sign up for these exams, and recommend some good books for preparation?</p>
tell it to my rejected ass. Or that of my close friend who also has a 780 and a good GPA in the hardest major at Columbia and very good leadership experience at IBM consulting. Or my other friend with a 770 and a neuro major at WUSTL who’s spent 4 years at Goldman. Bupkes from H/S for all 3 of us, not even an interview. Let’s go Wharton waitlist!</p>