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Hi Elmo27

Practice CAT scores are only as realistic as YOU make the process of taking the CAT. The more the 'CAT-taking event' deviates from what you'll face on Test Day, the more likely the score is to be inaccurate (and in most cases, that means "inflated").

Here are just some details to consider: When you take a CAT...
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take it at home?
3) Did you take it at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
4) Did you do ANYTHING during the CAT that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, listen to music, etc.)?
5) Were you taking a CAT that you had previously taken?

Since you posted in this thread, is it safe to assume that you're still studying for the GMAT?

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Thanks for the response Rich. I actually took the GMAT 4 times within the last 2 months (given the new rules). My verbal scores were as follows:

41, 37, 31, 31

For the last two tests, there wasn't anything different I did from the first two tests, so it really boggles me how the verbal changed so much given how close I took these exams from one another.
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Hi Elmo27,

I'd like to know a bit more about these Official Exams:

1) What was your Overall Score on each of these Tests (including the Quant Scaled Score)?
2) What time of day and day of the week did you take each?
3) Did you take them all at the same location?
4) Did you have any pacing issues on any of the sections (finishing a section early or having to rush to finish a section - and guessing on questions)?
5) Are there any details that stand out about any of these Exams (a poor night's sleep the night before, busy location, 'screw-ups' by the staff, etc)?

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Let me clarify the scores above:

1. 640 (44Q, 28V) 3/X/15 12PM (Sat.)
2. 690 (44Q, 41V) 8/X/15 1PM (Tues.)
3. 690 (47Q, 37V) 8/X/15 1PM (Fri.)
4. 620 (47Q, 28V) 9/X/15 1PM (Wed.)
5. 590 (40Q, 31V) 9/X/15 2PM (Tues.)

My quant isn't the greatest, but from the first test I took (back in March), I worked heavily on quant, so there's an improvement there. Same with verbal. I always have timing issues with quant, but verbal i usually finish just on time. What's weird is each time I took a test, I would spend the next two weeks really working on the weak spots pointed out in the enhanced score report. I've even run out of quant questions on GMATClub, and already went through all questions for the OG and OG supplements for both quant and verbal. Redid all of my mistakes. I would have expected an improvement in scores from the 3rd test to the 5th test, but I'm not quite sure what happened.

Originally posted by Elmo27 on 30 Sep 2015, 16:55.
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I am no longer active on this forum.

Originally posted by dabral on 01 Oct 2015, 01:00.
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Hi Elmo27,

Based on all of the information that you've provided, I have a few questions:

With either of your 690s, you have a fantastic score (they're both just shy of the 90th percentile overall), so you can apply to any Business Schools that interest you.

1) What Business Schools are you planning to apply to? And when?
2) You weren't particularly consistent with the location and the day that you chose to take your GMATs. Why is that? Were you just trying to schedule the next 'available' slot?

Those types of inconsistencies can absolutely impact your performance. By extension, it makes me wonder what OTHER areas you were inconsistent about. Unfortunately, since you've now taken the GMAT 5 times within the last 12 months, you are technically 'locked out' from taking it again until the end of NEXT March, 2016. While you could potentially study for the next 6 months, I don't think that retaking the GMAT is necessary.

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Elmo27 wrote:
Let me clarify the scores above:

1. 640 (44Q, 28V) 3/31/15 12PM Gardena (Sat.)
2. 690 (44Q, 41V) 8/04/15 1PM Gardena (Tues.)
3. 690 (47Q, 37V) 8/21/15 1PM Anaheim (Fri.)
4. 620 (47Q, 28V) 9/09/15 1PM Gardena (Wed.)
5. 590 (40Q, 31V) 9/29/15 2PM Anaheim (Tues.)

My quant isn't the greatest, but from the first test I took (back in March), I worked heavily on quant, so there's an improvement there. Same with verbal. I always have timing issues with quant, but verbal i usually finish just on time. What's weird is each time I took a test, I would spend the next two weeks really working on the weak spots pointed out in the enhanced score report. I've even run out of quant questions on GMATClub, and already went through all questions for the OG and OG supplements for both quant and verbal. Redid all of my mistakes. I would have expected an improvement in scores from the 3rd test to the 5th test, but I'm not quite sure what happened.

See the attached file, this is my tracking of mock and actual exam scores.
The 690s are good scores. As for the drop in score, do you think fatigue was a factor? Taking multiple exams so close to each other is going to put anyone under a lot of pressure.
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