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19 Jun 2020, 07:39
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Hi All,
I’ve been preparing for the GMAT for a few months now and have given earlier in 2015 where I got a 730 (Q50, V39)
Since that score has expired and I’m applying to business schools this year, planned to retake it. Prep was going by smoothly both on quant and verbal and I got some extra prep time with then pandemic and I decided not to give the test online with the online whiteboard. Recently centres opened up where I am so gave the test today.
Had a completely horrible test day experience where I got 710 (Q49 V37) - my lowest ever score. I cancelled my score. When I took my first official mock in February with zero prep I got a 710. This is 20 points lower than what I scored 5 years back - and then I had prepared only for a month.
I’m completely shocked at this score. My last 2 mocks this week have been 770 (Q51, V42) and 760 (Q51, V41) and the last 4 mocks before that have been twice 770 (Q50 V44) and once 760 (Q50, V42) with the exception of one mock where I got 730 (Q50, V38), which was an anomaly in verbal I felt.
In the last few mocks i consistently only got 0-2 questions wrong in quant. In verbal I used to 0-2 questions wrong in CR and RC and a few in SC. In the best mocks I’ve gotten only 4-6 questions wrong in verbal. I was completely confident of my verbal skills especially in CR and RC and in SC - while a few tough ones always had me guessing, have had an accuracy of 85%+.
Given the history above, I was optimistic of getting a 750+ score and was hoping for a good verbal day that would inch my score to 44+. I ended up with a devastating 710 (Q49 V37). This is my lowest score in both quant and verbal. To top it off, i got IR5, which is also my lowest (always got 7-8 in all mocks so far).
I am completely devastated. In the test centre I had to wear a mask and gloves (optional but recommended) so maybe that affected it a little. I also was really conscious of not making mistakes in the quant section in first 10 questions which led to me losing time. However I thought my practice in verbal would be a pillar and I could still salvage the test. However I ended up getting a 37 in verbal, which is my lowest. I can’t figure this one out.
In my cohort of applicants, I need a 740+ to even be considered by top 5 bschools that I’m aspiring for. I’ve exhausted almost all OG and all the mocks given I’ve been prepping for 4 months now. I’m completely lost as to how to recoup and retake this exam. Want to give it again in 1-2 weeks so I have momentum.
Any advice will be tremendously helpful.
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I’ve been preparing for the GMAT for a few months now and have given earlier in 2015 where I got a 730 (Q50, V39)
Since that score has expired and I’m applying to business schools this year, planned to retake it. Prep was going by smoothly both on quant and verbal and I got some extra prep time with then pandemic and I decided not to give the test online with the online whiteboard. Recently centres opened up where I am so gave the test today.
Had a completely horrible test day experience where I got 710 (Q49 V37) - my lowest ever score. I cancelled my score. When I took my first official mock in February with zero prep I got a 710. This is 20 points lower than what I scored 5 years back - and then I had prepared only for a month.
I’m completely shocked at this score. My last 2 mocks this week have been 770 (Q51, V42) and 760 (Q51, V41) and the last 4 mocks before that have been twice 770 (Q50 V44) and once 760 (Q50, V42) with the exception of one mock where I got 730 (Q50, V38), which was an anomaly in verbal I felt.
In the last few mocks i consistently only got 0-2 questions wrong in quant. In verbal I used to 0-2 questions wrong in CR and RC and a few in SC. In the best mocks I’ve gotten only 4-6 questions wrong in verbal. I was completely confident of my verbal skills especially in CR and RC and in SC - while a few tough ones always had me guessing, have had an accuracy of 85%+.
Given the history above, I was optimistic of getting a 750+ score and was hoping for a good verbal day that would inch my score to 44+. I ended up with a devastating 710 (Q49 V37). This is my lowest score in both quant and verbal. To top it off, i got IR5, which is also my lowest (always got 7-8 in all mocks so far).
I am completely devastated. In the test centre I had to wear a mask and gloves (optional but recommended) so maybe that affected it a little. I also was really conscious of not making mistakes in the quant section in first 10 questions which led to me losing time. However I thought my practice in verbal would be a pillar and I could still salvage the test. However I ended up getting a 37 in verbal, which is my lowest. I can’t figure this one out.
In my cohort of applicants, I need a 740+ to even be considered by top 5 bschools that I’m aspiring for. I’ve exhausted almost all OG and all the mocks given I’ve been prepping for 4 months now. I’m completely lost as to how to recoup and retake this exam. Want to give it again in 1-2 weeks so I have momentum.
Any advice will be tremendously helpful.
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Updated on: 24 Jun 2020, 07:15
Originally posted by TheUltimateWinner on 19 Jun 2020, 09:17.
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We're sorry that exam center was not favor for you. Your mock says that you're going to have 750+ easily. It seems that using gloves interrupt you in the exam center! You should take few mock in your home using gloves and mask.
Are you native speaker? What materials did you use for verbal?
19 Jun 2020, 10:20
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I'm a native speaker - English is my first language and have been schooled in English. Used MGMAT SC Guide for SC theory and practice. Used a combination of GMAT Club questions and OG for questions. CR tried Powerscore, but didn't help a lot - CR & RC came a lot more naturally to me and I made very few errors in those. Used primarily OG questions for these
