u/HopefulAnybody

My previous score, from April, is 161. I’m confident that I can get a higher score in September and I’d like to apply as early as possible. But I’m also currently on an upswing that is making me think I could further improve with a couple more months of study. Most of the schools that Im applying to have a section on the application which asks if you’re registered for a future exam and will place your application on hold until that new score is received. Would that be worth doing for what may end up just being a 1 or 2 point increase or is it better to get the application under review as early as possible? I know a lot of schools don’t actually start reviewing until later in the fall. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

I’ve noticed that more and more often, people have stopped saying “hello?” when answering the phone. I realize that it’s probably because of a prevalence in scam calls that people don’t want to engage with, I’ve done this when waiting for an automated message to play before I hang up. But if someone is calling you through Teams, you know who’s calling you! I just called a coworker on Teams and when they picked up there was just dead air until I said their name to make sure they were there. I’m not asking for “Draper residence, Betty speaking”, just say something to let me know the call actually connected.