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Hi abaisla,
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day did not turn out better. GMAC has publicly stated that the Official Score that you earn on Test Day is within +/- 30 points of actual ability. Your 2 Official Scores show that you essentially performed the same each time (about 610 +/- a few Scaled Score points). You handle certain aspects of the GMAT consistently well, but you also make certain consistent mistakes. It's possible that you have gotten 'stuck' at this particular score level - and you may have developed some 'bad habits' during your studies that are keeping you from scoring higher.
Before we discuss the data in your ESRs, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
1) What study materials have you used so far?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
3) On what dates did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
4) What are the exact application deadlines that you are facing?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day did not turn out better. GMAC has publicly stated that the Official Score that you earn on Test Day is within +/- 30 points of actual ability. Your 2 Official Scores show that you essentially performed the same each time (about 610 +/- a few Scaled Score points). You handle certain aspects of the GMAT consistently well, but you also make certain consistent mistakes. It's possible that you have gotten 'stuck' at this particular score level - and you may have developed some 'bad habits' during your studies that are keeping you from scoring higher.
Before we discuss the data in your ESRs, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
1) What study materials have you used so far?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
3) On what dates did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
4) What are the exact application deadlines that you are facing?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
28 Dec 2019, 06:41
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abaisla
Hello everyone,
I gave my 2nd attempt of the GMAT on 21st December 2019 (gave the first attempt on 13th August 2019). Inspite of putting in hours of study, giving all official GMAT practice exams and the MGMATs (average score of 680 - 700), my score did not improve at all.
I'm afraid that I may not be able to apply to colleges this year in R2 (critical for me because I'll lose out on 2 valuable recommendations).
Request your expert opinion/advice. Is is possible to get a 700+ with a re-attempt in Jan 2020? I've attached both ESRs. What are the potential areas I could work on? Any feedback is appreciated!
Thank you!
Well. I am really not going to say to be cool.I gave my 2nd attempt of the GMAT on 21st December 2019 (gave the first attempt on 13th August 2019). Inspite of putting in hours of study, giving all official GMAT practice exams and the MGMATs (average score of 680 - 700), my score did not improve at all.
I'm afraid that I may not be able to apply to colleges this year in R2 (critical for me because I'll lose out on 2 valuable recommendations).
Request your expert opinion/advice. Is is possible to get a 700+ with a re-attempt in Jan 2020? I've attached both ESRs. What are the potential areas I could work on? Any feedback is appreciated!
Thank you!
Well, you got response from EmpowerGMATRichC
He can help you way better than I can as he also helped me back in my GMAT days but I would go through this
https://gmatclub.com/forum/beginner-to- ... l#p2313182
It has a comprehensive strategy to approach the GMAT questions
Please try to stick to GMAT official stuff, if you have finished that go with LSAT, but definitely the other companies are doing absolutely nothing
28 Dec 2019, 16:40
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abaisla
Hi. You don't need to invest in anything. It's all here on GMATClub.
Go to Question bank
There, you'll see the RC and CR directory under Source : LSAT.
GMAT club is much like a social service by bb
You can find everything here.
Yes, I agree that you definitely need something for practicing tests.
MGMT tests won't be a yrue representative of your score. I still remember that I sent a mail to them for a faulty RC question for which they thanked me.
But.. absolutely, something is better than nothing. You can also use veritas, the UI is not good but if you zoom out 10%, it will work on chrome as it did for me. Use the GMAT Club tests whenever and if they're free. And one question out of curiosity- why are you rushing through and giving the test in January? The deadlines are in Jan and you'd have to wait for another year eitherways for round 1. You can give it around May 2020 and prepare your application.
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Hi. You don't need to invest in anything. It's all here on GMATClub.
Go to Question bank
There, you'll see the RC and CR directory under Source : LSAT.
GMAT club is much like a social service by bb
You can find everything here.
Yes, I agree that you definitely need something for practicing tests.
MGMT tests won't be a yrue representative of your score. I still remember that I sent a mail to them for a faulty RC question for which they thanked me.
But.. absolutely, something is better than nothing. You can also use veritas, the UI is not good but if you zoom out 10%, it will work on chrome as it did for me. Use the GMAT Club tests whenever and if they're free. And one question out of curiosity- why are you rushing through and giving the test in January? The deadlines are in Jan and you'd have to wait for another year eitherways for round 1. You can give it around May 2020 and prepare your application.
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. Apply then give GMAT in 30 days and report the score immediately. That can help you I think. But trust me not all schools do that.
