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26 Oct 2016, 23:01
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Hi all,
I am an Indian female with 5years of work experience. I started preparing for GMAT 5months back using self-study only. I started with Official guides and Manhattan math and verbal guides. I took the Economist and GMAT prep tests. Following are my scores :
Economist test estimates : 680-700 (Q49/V36)
GMAT prep1 : 680 (Q50/V32)
GMAT prep2 : 720(Q49/V37)
I took the test today and I encountered a number of problems. When the break before Quant section started, the examiner came in late and I lost 3mins on my test because I came in late. This hassled me and I lost couple of questions at the end and had to randomly guess for around 5 questions. For the vebal break, I was extra careful and cameback in when I still had 3mins left on my break. But I kept thinking about quant and just messed up verbal and didn't keep track of time correctly. As a result, had to guess for the last 4-5 questions again. And got a 640(Q47/V31).
Please advise me if taking the test again at the end of december to score atleast 690-700 is realistic or not and what should I do differently. I am a stay at home mom with a 3 year old toddler
I am an Indian female with 5years of work experience. I started preparing for GMAT 5months back using self-study only. I started with Official guides and Manhattan math and verbal guides. I took the Economist and GMAT prep tests. Following are my scores :
Economist test estimates : 680-700 (Q49/V36)
GMAT prep1 : 680 (Q50/V32)
GMAT prep2 : 720(Q49/V37)
I took the test today and I encountered a number of problems. When the break before Quant section started, the examiner came in late and I lost 3mins on my test because I came in late. This hassled me and I lost couple of questions at the end and had to randomly guess for around 5 questions. For the vebal break, I was extra careful and cameback in when I still had 3mins left on my break. But I kept thinking about quant and just messed up verbal and didn't keep track of time correctly. As a result, had to guess for the last 4-5 questions again. And got a 640(Q47/V31).
Please advise me if taking the test again at the end of december to score atleast 690-700 is realistic or not and what should I do differently. I am a stay at home mom with a 3 year old toddler
27 Oct 2016, 13:36
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Regarding time management: I suggest that you manage your time in batches of 5 questions. To that end, you can use the following Milestone Charts to keep you on track:
These times are easily remembered so you can quickly jot them on your noteboard on test day.
This (and more) is covered in our GMAT time management video at https://www.gmatprepnow.com/module/general-gmat-strategies?id=1244
Also, early in one's studies, it's a good idea to use a stopwatch to help get an idea of what 2 minutes feels like. This tip and others can be found in these articles on "making friends with time on the GMAT"
https://www.gmatprepnow.com/articles/mak ... %93-part-i
https://www.gmatprepnow.com/articles/mak ... 93-part-ii
Cheers,
Brent
These times are easily remembered so you can quickly jot them on your noteboard on test day.
This (and more) is covered in our GMAT time management video at https://www.gmatprepnow.com/module/general-gmat-strategies?id=1244
Also, early in one's studies, it's a good idea to use a stopwatch to help get an idea of what 2 minutes feels like. This tip and others can be found in these articles on "making friends with time on the GMAT"
https://www.gmatprepnow.com/articles/mak ... %93-part-i
https://www.gmatprepnow.com/articles/mak ... 93-part-ii
Cheers,
Brent
27 Oct 2016, 17:15
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Hi all,
I am an Indian female with 5years of work experience. I started preparing for GMAT 5months back using self-study only. I started with Official guides and Manhattan math and verbal guides. I took the Economist and GMAT prep tests. Following are my scores :
Economist test estimates : 680-700 (Q49/V36)
GMAT prep1 : 680 (Q50/V32)
GMAT prep2 : 720(Q49/V37)
I took the test today and I encountered a number of problems. When the break before Quant section started, the examiner came in late and I lost 3mins on my test because I came in late. This hassled me and I lost couple of questions at the end and had to randomly guess for around 5 questions. For the vebal break, I was extra careful and cameback in when I still had 3mins left on my break. But I kept thinking about quant and just messed up verbal and didn't keep track of time correctly. As a result, had to guess for the last 4-5 questions again. And got a 640(Q47/V31).
Please advise me if taking the test again at the end of december to score atleast 690-700 is realistic or not and what should I do differently. I am a stay at home mom with a 3 year old toddler
I am an Indian female with 5years of work experience. I started preparing for GMAT 5months back using self-study only. I started with Official guides and Manhattan math and verbal guides. I took the Economist and GMAT prep tests. Following are my scores :
Economist test estimates : 680-700 (Q49/V36)
GMAT prep1 : 680 (Q50/V32)
GMAT prep2 : 720(Q49/V37)
I took the test today and I encountered a number of problems. When the break before Quant section started, the examiner came in late and I lost 3mins on my test because I came in late. This hassled me and I lost couple of questions at the end and had to randomly guess for around 5 questions. For the vebal break, I was extra careful and cameback in when I still had 3mins left on my break. But I kept thinking about quant and just messed up verbal and didn't keep track of time correctly. As a result, had to guess for the last 4-5 questions again. And got a 640(Q47/V31).
Please advise me if taking the test again at the end of december to score atleast 690-700 is realistic or not and what should I do differently. I am a stay at home mom with a 3 year old toddler
Hi madhavivavilala,
You tagged 'EMPOWERgmat' with this post, but it's not clear whether you used our GMAT Course or not (you did not list it among the materials that you studied with). So to start - did you use our Course (and if so, then how long did you use it?)?
A 640/Q47 is a solid score (it's a bit below the 80th percentile overall), so it could be enough to get you into your first-choice School. As such, a retest might not be necessary. Depending on the Schools that you plan to apply to, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile. There's a Forum full of them here:
ask-admission-consultants-124/
The disruption that you described at the Test Center could very well have 'thrown off' your performance, so it stands to reason that you could have potentially scored higher. As such, you might consider retesting soon (in 16 days or so). During the next 2 weeks, you could continue to study and keep your skills sharp.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
