Retaking the GMAT

Retaking the GMAT Exam

Sometimes it is necessary or desirable to take the GMAT test more than once. For example, a graduate management program may request more recent scores than you have on record. However, unless your scores seem unusually low compared with other indicators of your preparation for graduate management study, or unless there are other reasons to believe that you did not do your best on a test for which scores have been reported, taking the GMAT test again may not be helpful.
Statistically, retesting is unlikely to result in a substantial increase in your scores; in fact, your scores may decrease. If you repeat the test, any scores for tests you have taken in the past five years will still be reported to the graduate management programs you designate as score recipients. If you repeat the test and want to resend your scores to programs that previously received your scores, you must reselect the programs at the time you take the test or order an Additional Score Report after your exam with the appropriate fee. Any repeated GMAT testing is subject to the GMAT retest policy.

Retest Policy

You may take the GMAT exam once every 31 calendar days and no more than five (5) times in a rolling 12-month period. If you score an 800 on the exam, you will be prohibited from testing for five (5) years from your exam date.
The retest policy applies even if your score from a test administration within that time period is canceled by you, Pearson VUE and/or GMAC. GMAT Customer Service representatives and test administrators are not authorized to waive or modify the retest policy for any reason.
If you take the GMAT test more often than allowed, your new scores will not be reported and you will forfeit the entire test fee. You may also be prohibited from future GMAT testing and may be subject to other remedial actions. The retest policy will be enforced even if a violation is not immediately identified (due to inconsistent registration information, for example) and your test scores are reported. In such cases, your scores will be canceled and your score report recipients will be notified of the cancellation.

Retest Policy Appeals

Any request to take the GMAT test more than five (5) times in a 12-month period must be submitted in writing. Requests will only be considered after you have taken your fifth test. Exceptions to the retest policy are entirely discretionary and will be granted only for compelling reasons.

You can mail all requests to:
Pearson VUE
Attention: Request for GMAT Retest Exception
5601 Green Valley Drive
Bloomington, MN 55437
USA
Please remember that it may take up to eight (8) weeks for mail to reach the United States from some countries.