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12 May 2015, 00:16
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Dear all,
Yesterday I took the GMAT and scored a 590, which is 10 points short of the score I need to get accepted into the pre-master program of my choice. This was my 3rd attempt, scoring 570 and 580 in my previous attempts. I'm pretty much devasted by this whole thing. I've studied for about 3 months, 15+ hours a week, sometimes way more than that, and still only managed to increase my score by 20 points. A month prior to my last try, I bought the Magoosh program and combined that with their 30 day study schedule. All in all, it didn't work out the way I wanted it to work out.
I still want to start that pre-master, be it in 2016. What should I do now? Continue studying? Take a week or two of and continue? Buy a new program? Applications for the 2016 class are open in October.
Previous scores:
GMATprep CAT 1: 600, Q40, V37
GMATprep CAT2: 500 Q36, V26
Real GMAT 1: 570 Q33, V35
GMATPill CAT: 460 Q28, V26
The Economist CAT: 560 Q37, V31
MGMAT CAT: 590 Q39, V33
Real GMAT 2: 580 Q35, V35
GMAT prep CAT 1 (retake): 680, Q44, V39
GMAT prep CAT 2 (retake): 630, Q43, V34
Real GMAT 3: 590, Q35, V36
I'm gutted, can't believe I've spend all this time, money and effort in this and I still can't manage to increase my score just a little bit.
Kind regards,
Savagebrother
Yesterday I took the GMAT and scored a 590, which is 10 points short of the score I need to get accepted into the pre-master program of my choice. This was my 3rd attempt, scoring 570 and 580 in my previous attempts. I'm pretty much devasted by this whole thing. I've studied for about 3 months, 15+ hours a week, sometimes way more than that, and still only managed to increase my score by 20 points. A month prior to my last try, I bought the Magoosh program and combined that with their 30 day study schedule. All in all, it didn't work out the way I wanted it to work out.
I still want to start that pre-master, be it in 2016. What should I do now? Continue studying? Take a week or two of and continue? Buy a new program? Applications for the 2016 class are open in October.
Previous scores:
GMATprep CAT 1: 600, Q40, V37
GMATprep CAT2: 500 Q36, V26
Real GMAT 1: 570 Q33, V35
GMATPill CAT: 460 Q28, V26
The Economist CAT: 560 Q37, V31
MGMAT CAT: 590 Q39, V33
Real GMAT 2: 580 Q35, V35
GMAT prep CAT 1 (retake): 680, Q44, V39
GMAT prep CAT 2 (retake): 630, Q43, V34
Real GMAT 3: 590, Q35, V36
I'm gutted, can't believe I've spend all this time, money and effort in this and I still can't manage to increase my score just a little bit.
Kind regards,
Savagebrother
12 May 2015, 05:58
Kudos
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SavageBrother
I would recommend giving it another try after a short break. The GMAT process can take a lot out of you and it's important to have the right mindset throughout the process. After your short break, pretend like you are going to start preparing for the first time. Put together a study calendar, one that will give you plenty of study time and an opportunity to take 2 tests before your application deadline. Then spend a week or two researching GMAT preparation programs and find one that you think will give you the best results and will match your budget and timeline. If you take your time and are more methodical this next time through, you will hit your goal score...
KW
12 May 2015, 21:22
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Hi SavageBrother,
Since your Official GMAT scores are virtually identical, you're clearly "seeing" (and responding to) the GMAT in the same general way on Test Day. The line between 570 and 600 is remarkably "thin", so the good news is that you could very easily have scored 600+ on any of your Official GMATs. The bad news is that you didn't, so whatever "little things" you're doing wrong, you consistently do them wrong. That implies that you've developed a number of 'bad habits' that kept you from your goal.
It's possible that you could fix these bad habits, retake the GMAT in a month and score 600+, but you have to make some conscious changes to how you handle the process. If you continue to do things "your way", then the results are likely to be similar.
Given what you've described about the deadlines, you could afford to take a little time off, then pick your studies back up in a week or two. With the proper resources, and some nit-picking of how you approach the Test, you could have this all locked-up soon.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Since your Official GMAT scores are virtually identical, you're clearly "seeing" (and responding to) the GMAT in the same general way on Test Day. The line between 570 and 600 is remarkably "thin", so the good news is that you could very easily have scored 600+ on any of your Official GMATs. The bad news is that you didn't, so whatever "little things" you're doing wrong, you consistently do them wrong. That implies that you've developed a number of 'bad habits' that kept you from your goal.
It's possible that you could fix these bad habits, retake the GMAT in a month and score 600+, but you have to make some conscious changes to how you handle the process. If you continue to do things "your way", then the results are likely to be similar.
Given what you've described about the deadlines, you could afford to take a little time off, then pick your studies back up in a week or two. With the proper resources, and some nit-picking of how you approach the Test, you could have this all locked-up soon.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
