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1 week for GMAT still score below 600 [#permalink] New post   19 Jan 2024, 10:03
Today is a very bad day for me. After extensively studying for over 8 months, practicing over 5k questions in verbal and quant each, yesterday when I gave one mock, i scored just 600. I am not a person who is very good in both verbal and quant (I am a very poor student in math) but today when i sat to give a full length mock test from the official prep, I scored a shocking 540. Although I targeted atleast above 660, which i only got once (aslo from the official prep) this was pretty devastating for me. I thought maybe I am taking a test after 1 month, when I sat again in the evening, I got a horrible score of 480. I don't know where I went wrong, I completed all the lessons, practiced all the possible questions, went through everything but I don't think that I deserve such a low score. After crying for a couple of hours, I am writing here for the first time. After seeing so many successful stories and amazing scores, I feel so low and just don't know what to do. I don't know whether it's my exam anxiety, stress, fear, or a combination of everything. My online exam is scheduled on 27th Jan, and not even 10 days are left. I know it's not possible to learn something new, but after seeing such low scores I feel just like a failure. Please guide me what can I do now.
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from the official prep- 520, 660, 600, 540
480 from egmat.
All I wish is to get above 670 atleast...I know the concepts and just need to review them from a fresh mind but whenever I sit down, I start to remember all my mock scores and the gest anxiety just kills me from within. Please guide me experts.

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Re: 1 week for GMAT still score below 600 [#permalink] New post   19 Jan 2024, 10:58
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Hi Anushka.

It sounds as if you're getting psyched out by the test.

Your practice test scores indicates that you are currently in the upper 500s to low 600s. The 480 on a non-official test can be discounted.

So, you have about 100 points to go to get to your target score.

How have you prepared for the GMAT so far?
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Re: 1 week for GMAT still score below 600 [#permalink] New post   19 Jan 2024, 11:55
MartyMurray wrote:
Hi Anushka.

It sounds as if you're getting psyched out by the test.

Your practice test scores indicates that you are currently in the upper 500s to low 600s. The 480 on a non-official test can be discounted.

So, you have about 100 points to go to get to your target score.

How have you prepared for the GMAT so far?

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Whenever I do timed practice (20-30 questions), I get atleast 60 percent accuracy in both verbal and quant, so timing is not an issue as I can manage that. But the moment I sit for the mocks, my score goes down. I understand that I make silly mistakes, but I don't know how my score downgrades whenever I take the mocks. Even though I practice 31/36 questions in one sitting, I get more answers correct than mocks. I don't know where is the problem.

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1 week for GMAT still score below 600 [#permalink] New post   19 Jan 2024, 15:03
It sounds like you're having a really difficult time right now and I can relate to the exam anxiety and stress from fluctuating mock scores. Can you share a bit more about how you're taking your mocks: the order (quant or verbal first) and quant-verbal breakdowns just to see where's the most room for improvement in the next 10 days?

If you really feel that you know the material and this is a "nerves" issue then I think you've got a shot at this. I hope you can take some comfort from my anecdotal experience that the last mock I took before my final GMAT attempt was 60 points lower than my actual exam score. It's a matter of finding that drive to keep pushing anyway because it's the exam day that counts! So keep your chin up and work on the things you can still fix like refining your technique in terms of timing, approaching questions, letting go of difficult ones, breathing, and so on.

I really wish you the best and let me know if I can help!
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Re: 1 week for GMAT still score below 600 [#permalink] New post   19 Jan 2024, 18:26
Mentioning areas you find slippery (i.e. RC) could be helpful. If you are working fulltime, perhaps taking some time off work could be useful as well.

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Re: 1 week for GMAT still score below 600 [#permalink] New post   20 Jan 2024, 02:04
GmatKnightTutor wrote:
Mentioning areas you find slippery (i.e. RC) could be helpful. If you are working fulltime, perhaps taking some time off work could be useful as well.

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no I am only preparing for the exam right now....I guess it has been over 8 months. although I believe Verbal is not that much hard, as I mentioned above, whenever I sit for the mocks, my score goes down but if I am practicising, I get over 60-75% accuracy. Math has always been tough on me but after diligent practice i did manage to get a Q44, which was motivating for me. With the exam around the corner, my mock scores are really demotivating and scaring me.
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Re: 1 week for GMAT still score below 600 [#permalink] New post   23 Jan 2024, 13:18
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Anushka6 wrote:
GmatKnightTutor wrote:
Mentioning areas you find slippery (i.e. RC) could be helpful. If you are working fulltime, perhaps taking some time off work could be useful as well.

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no I am only preparing for the exam right now....I guess it has been over 8 months. although I believe Verbal is not that much hard, as I mentioned above, whenever I sit for the mocks, my score goes down but if I am practicising, I get over 60-75% accuracy. Math has always been tough on me but after diligent practice i did manage to get a Q44, which was motivating for me. With the exam around the corner, my mock scores are really demotivating and scaring me.


Do you think because you are solely focused on your GMAT prep right now that you are burning out a bit?
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Re: 1 week for GMAT still score below 600 [#permalink] New post   25 Jan 2024, 07:56
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