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Apurve
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Location: United Arab Emirates
Schools: Anderson '21 (A$) Tepper '21 (A$) Haas '21 (D)
GMAT 1: 610 Q45 V28
GMAT 2: 620 Q44 V32
GMAT 3: 640 Q49 V29
GMAT 4: 700 Q48 V38
GPA: 3.76
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25 Jul 2017, 02:59
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Hi everyone,
I just took my 3rd attempt at the test this past week after 7 months of studying and ended up with a 620 (Q42 V35). I'm really hoping to break the 700 barrier, and would love some guidance on what I can do to improve.
A bit more background: I took my first attempt last November after 3 months of studying and going through Manhattan's 9-week course. I ended up with a score of 610 (Q45 V28), I really wanted to apply to Round 2 for school so I decided to do it again within a month but this time I tried EMPOWERgmat and went through the OG. I took the exam again in December and ended up with a 620 (Q44 V32). I decided I needed to take a step back and would not apply to business school in Fall of 2017.
I took a month off in January and then started to hit the books again in February. I studied using the OG, my Error Log, and the 494 question-pack from GMAC. I also ended up buying the Official Verbal guide and used those questions in my studying. I was taking practice tests every alternate week up until the test my scores were as follows:
MGMAT: 640 (Q42V36)
MGMAT: 670 (Q46V35)
MGMAT: 660 (Q44V36)
GMATPrep:690 (Q47V38)
GMATPrep:700(Q48V38)
GMATPrep:660(Q49V32)
GMATPrep:660(Q48V34)
I took the last 4 in real testing conditions and 2 of the MGMATs (670 and 660) I took a little longer break in between the sections of those tests. I feel like my weakest link in verbal is SC as it takes me 1.5-2mins sometimes to solve a problem. I feel like I'm pretty good in Quant but my most recent score on the test shocked me.
I'm planning on doing the test again in a month's time and would love some insight from folks on what are the areas I should prioritize and what else I can do to raise my score up to a 700.
Thanks!
I just took my 3rd attempt at the test this past week after 7 months of studying and ended up with a 620 (Q42 V35). I'm really hoping to break the 700 barrier, and would love some guidance on what I can do to improve.
A bit more background: I took my first attempt last November after 3 months of studying and going through Manhattan's 9-week course. I ended up with a score of 610 (Q45 V28), I really wanted to apply to Round 2 for school so I decided to do it again within a month but this time I tried EMPOWERgmat and went through the OG. I took the exam again in December and ended up with a 620 (Q44 V32). I decided I needed to take a step back and would not apply to business school in Fall of 2017.
I took a month off in January and then started to hit the books again in February. I studied using the OG, my Error Log, and the 494 question-pack from GMAC. I also ended up buying the Official Verbal guide and used those questions in my studying. I was taking practice tests every alternate week up until the test my scores were as follows:
MGMAT: 640 (Q42V36)
MGMAT: 670 (Q46V35)
MGMAT: 660 (Q44V36)
GMATPrep:690 (Q47V38)
GMATPrep:700(Q48V38)
GMATPrep:660(Q49V32)
GMATPrep:660(Q48V34)
I took the last 4 in real testing conditions and 2 of the MGMATs (670 and 660) I took a little longer break in between the sections of those tests. I feel like my weakest link in verbal is SC as it takes me 1.5-2mins sometimes to solve a problem. I feel like I'm pretty good in Quant but my most recent score on the test shocked me.
I'm planning on doing the test again in a month's time and would love some insight from folks on what are the areas I should prioritize and what else I can do to raise my score up to a 700.
Thanks!
25 Jul 2017, 15:38
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Hi Apurve,
While your Official Verbal Scores appear to have steadily improved, your Overall GMAT Scores have been remarkably consistent (and it's worth noting that your Verbal Scores all revolve around a V31-V32, which is certainly within the margin of error). This implies that you keep 'handling' the Official GMAT in the exact same way every time that you take it (regardless of how you've studied or any new Tactics that you may have learned). Considering the amount of study time that you've put in already - and the various study materials that you've used - it's likely that you have gotten 'stuck' at this score level. There's also a question of whether you've actually tried to change your approach to this Test or if you just worked through lots of practice questions in the same ways as before.
Since we have an ESR from one of your earlier Exams, it might be helpful to have the ESR for this Exam; the data within it would help to confirm what's happening to you on Test Day. If you purchase that ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you. Beyond that point, since you've listed recent practice CAT scores, I have a few questions about how you took these CATs:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT each time (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them in the same 'order' as the sections appeared on your Official GMAT?
3) Did you take them at home?
4) Did you take them at the same time of day as when you took your Official GMAT?
5) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, skip sections, take longer breaks, etc.)?
6) Did you ever take a CAT more than once? Had you seen any of the questions BEFORE?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
While your Official Verbal Scores appear to have steadily improved, your Overall GMAT Scores have been remarkably consistent (and it's worth noting that your Verbal Scores all revolve around a V31-V32, which is certainly within the margin of error). This implies that you keep 'handling' the Official GMAT in the exact same way every time that you take it (regardless of how you've studied or any new Tactics that you may have learned). Considering the amount of study time that you've put in already - and the various study materials that you've used - it's likely that you have gotten 'stuck' at this score level. There's also a question of whether you've actually tried to change your approach to this Test or if you just worked through lots of practice questions in the same ways as before.
Since we have an ESR from one of your earlier Exams, it might be helpful to have the ESR for this Exam; the data within it would help to confirm what's happening to you on Test Day. If you purchase that ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you. Beyond that point, since you've listed recent practice CAT scores, I have a few questions about how you took these CATs:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT each time (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them in the same 'order' as the sections appeared on your Official GMAT?
3) Did you take them at home?
4) Did you take them at the same time of day as when you took your Official GMAT?
5) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, skip sections, take longer breaks, etc.)?
6) Did you ever take a CAT more than once? Had you seen any of the questions BEFORE?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Apurve
Joined: 08 Nov 2016
Last visit: 15 May 2020
Posts: 19
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 5
Location: United Arab Emirates
Schools: Anderson '21 (A$) Tepper '21 (A$) Haas '21 (D)
GMAT 1: 610 Q45 V28
GMAT 2: 620 Q44 V32
GMAT 3: 640 Q49 V29
GMAT 4: 700 Q48 V38
GPA: 3.76
Products:
26 Jul 2017, 05:53
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Hi Rich,
Since I cancelled my score I wasn't able to access the ESR for some reason. I've emailed the folks from MBA.com to ask them to get me my ESR and supplied them the code. I will send it to you as soon as I get it.
To answer your questions:
1. The first 3 CATs I only did the Quant and Verbal Sections. The other 4 CATS I did all the sections.
2. The first 5 I took in the original order (essay, IR, Quant, Verbal). The last 2 CATs I took it in the following order, which was the same as what I took on test day: Quant, Verbal, IR, essay
3. Yup I took these at home
4. I took the practice tests around 11AM/12PM and took the real test at 10 AM
5. The first 2 CATs I took longer breaks than I would have had on test day but the others I was taking them under real test conditions.
6. Yes, the first 4 CATs were new versions of some I had taken much earlier (almost 6 months ago) but the last 3 were all brand new.
Thanks for the help!
Since I cancelled my score I wasn't able to access the ESR for some reason. I've emailed the folks from MBA.com to ask them to get me my ESR and supplied them the code. I will send it to you as soon as I get it.
To answer your questions:
1. The first 3 CATs I only did the Quant and Verbal Sections. The other 4 CATS I did all the sections.
2. The first 5 I took in the original order (essay, IR, Quant, Verbal). The last 2 CATs I took it in the following order, which was the same as what I took on test day: Quant, Verbal, IR, essay
3. Yup I took these at home
4. I took the practice tests around 11AM/12PM and took the real test at 10 AM
5. The first 2 CATs I took longer breaks than I would have had on test day but the others I was taking them under real test conditions.
6. Yes, the first 4 CATs were new versions of some I had taken much earlier (almost 6 months ago) but the last 3 were all brand new.
Thanks for the help!
