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10 Jul 2017, 21:35
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Hi,
I have been studying GMAT for about 2 years. Took the Manhattan in person class at the end of 2015, but waited until the end of 2016 to take the actual test. I know…big mistake. As you can see from the score below, I never felt ready.
5/16 MGMAT 540 (Q32, V33)
7/16 MGMAT 570 (Q41, V28)
8/27 MGMAT 550 (Q40, V27)
10/16 MGMAT 510 (Q30, V30)
11/16 MGMAT 560 (Q37, V30)
I took the actual GMAT in November and got a 590. I was so disappointed that I don’t remember the breakdown exactly, something like Q42 V28. After the first test, I lost motivation and took a 3-month break before getting back to studying. I read good reviews about TTP, so I bought a 4 month subscription. After months of studying my scores are:
5/17 Veritas prep 590 (Q42, V30)
7/17 Veritas prep 620 (Q43, V33)
Actual GMAT 570 (Q44, V25)
After months of studying, I thought my GMAT score would improve! But to my surprise, I got an even lower score than the first one. I have studied at least 600 hours at this point and have spent a good amount of money on prep materials. I am lost, what should I do next? Should I get a tutor? My ideal score would be 700.
bb souvik101990 GMATNinja
I have been studying GMAT for about 2 years. Took the Manhattan in person class at the end of 2015, but waited until the end of 2016 to take the actual test. I know…big mistake. As you can see from the score below, I never felt ready.
5/16 MGMAT 540 (Q32, V33)
7/16 MGMAT 570 (Q41, V28)
8/27 MGMAT 550 (Q40, V27)
10/16 MGMAT 510 (Q30, V30)
11/16 MGMAT 560 (Q37, V30)
I took the actual GMAT in November and got a 590. I was so disappointed that I don’t remember the breakdown exactly, something like Q42 V28. After the first test, I lost motivation and took a 3-month break before getting back to studying. I read good reviews about TTP, so I bought a 4 month subscription. After months of studying my scores are:
5/17 Veritas prep 590 (Q42, V30)
7/17 Veritas prep 620 (Q43, V33)
Actual GMAT 570 (Q44, V25)
After months of studying, I thought my GMAT score would improve! But to my surprise, I got an even lower score than the first one. I have studied at least 600 hours at this point and have spent a good amount of money on prep materials. I am lost, what should I do next? Should I get a tutor? My ideal score would be 700.
bb souvik101990 GMATNinja
10 Jul 2017, 22:49
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Sorry to hear that. Wow. You took 2 courses!
Unfortunately the longer you wait, the lower the scores get.... kind of like dragging anything out - imagine casually doing 1 push up every few minutes or every few hours - that won't help with the muscle or scores.
Have you talked to Scott from TTP? It may be worth reaching out to him - he does miracles for his students (though he is one busy guy). He may be able to help point out some obvious and more treacherous things - he has access to your performance and info from the course. I would give him a shout and don't give up!
Unfortunately the longer you wait, the lower the scores get.... kind of like dragging anything out - imagine casually doing 1 push up every few minutes or every few hours - that won't help with the muscle or scores.
Have you talked to Scott from TTP? It may be worth reaching out to him - he does miracles for his students (though he is one busy guy). He may be able to help point out some obvious and more treacherous things - he has access to your performance and info from the course. I would give him a shout and don't give up!
10 Jul 2017, 22:57
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luyang4
If you have already relied on two courses, may be it is time to rely on yourself. Not that the courses were bad but maybe the level of input you could put in at the time was not what worked with those courses to eek out a good score. So, do not think you do not know things. You already have done more courses than the average GMAT hopeful. You just need to rely on yourself, use the resources already available and may be do a more methodical approach.
Can I ask if you had a personalized GMAT work plan where you went through the plan topic by topic, practiced every concept separately to get a good grip of the topic and then follow up with revision of weak areas. Did you consult any other hopefuls, join groups, discussions, and try finding out what other GMAT hopefuls were doing. It is no secret GMAT requires dedication and extreme focus. People on this forum have spent 4 years of plucking low lying fruit before they got the actual gist of what GMAT is trying to test and then scores suddenly improved remarkably. I wish you the same but you will need to change your approach towards GMAT and become more organized.
