3rd attempt | 550 42q and 24v close to giving up
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15 Sep 2014, 12:19
Hi guys, just took the gmat this morning----550 with 42q and 24v.
I have been studying hardcore with Vertias prep materials and private tutoring for a month now, I have taken 4 vertias practice exams
1- 650 with 46q and 35v
2- 620 with 43q and 34v
3- 650 with 46 q and 32v
4- 640 with 46q and 32v
I did not take the GMAT prep exams because I didnt have time.
One important note: All veritas prep exams were taken in intervals of close to 1 week, and I NEVER took the IR and essay on the practice exams.
I took the exam this morning at 8am, to be honest I woke up at the middle of night and couldn't sleep for 2 hours (nerves I guess)
Quant was ok, 42 I guess is "in line" with what I have been getting in the practice exams but verbal was a complete disaster. I am non-native and on my first and second attempt on the gmat I got a 21 in verbal. So obviously I have been putting a lot of effort into Verbal, and the weird thing is that I did thought I was seeing improvement in my practice exams. I have never got a score below a 32 in vebal in my practice exams.
So the difference between the practice verbal exams ~34 and the real gmat was close to 10 points.
My question is the following:
Why can I score consistent 30+ scores in verbal and score low 20´s in the real gmat? Could it be that I need much more mental stamina in the sense of doing the IR and essay on the practice exams? Could not doing the IR and essay on practice exams be the reason I got such a low grade in the real gmat in verbal?
I dont know what to do. Ive been studying since april non stop, 2 hours a day, 5 on weekends, Im very close to giving up because I have tried everything.... courses, private tutoring etc...Can anyone give be a bit of guidance? I already purchased the exam for oct 27, which gives me a little over a month to prep.
I'm looking to get 600+ to apply to second round. Also, given I will take the gmat again in a month and a half, should I only do the gmat prep exams?
best
Oloman