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23 Jul 2015, 11:24
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I wrote my GMAT today, 23rd July 2015 and scored just a 620 (V 34 Q 42).
I started preparing for GMAT in June with a very low diagnostic score of 520. I didn't have much time since I also have a day job to go to. I was stupid enough to not take many mock tests! I took just 3 mocks, (one by magoosh, 2 by GMAC) and scored 520, 620 and 690 respectively.
After I scored 690 in one of the mocks, however, I thought just a bit more work and I'll probably get in 700s. A 200 leap in 2 months seemed so close.
Except I **** up on the exam day. One thing I know, I had troubles pacing. Spent too much time on those particularly difficult questions that I had to guess some towards the end (not educated guess, but blind guesses).
I don't know what to do now!?
I don't want to give excuses, but I do think if I had more time I could have done better.
Should I take the exam again? This time, I will give myself enough time. In which case, what all deadlines would I miss if I re-write the exam in, say end of September? (if I want to go to school in Fall 2016)
I started preparing for GMAT in June with a very low diagnostic score of 520. I didn't have much time since I also have a day job to go to. I was stupid enough to not take many mock tests! I took just 3 mocks, (one by magoosh, 2 by GMAC) and scored 520, 620 and 690 respectively.
After I scored 690 in one of the mocks, however, I thought just a bit more work and I'll probably get in 700s. A 200 leap in 2 months seemed so close.
Except I **** up on the exam day. One thing I know, I had troubles pacing. Spent too much time on those particularly difficult questions that I had to guess some towards the end (not educated guess, but blind guesses).
I don't know what to do now!?
I don't want to give excuses, but I do think if I had more time I could have done better.
Should I take the exam again? This time, I will give myself enough time. In which case, what all deadlines would I miss if I re-write the exam in, say end of September? (if I want to go to school in Fall 2016)
23 Jul 2015, 11:48
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Hi jagritiarora,
First off, a 100 point improvement in less than 2 months is some solid work. You understand that you have more work to do, and you've properly defined some of the things that you could have done better, so we can proceed from there. I have a few questions about these CAT results:
When you took your CATs:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them at home?
3) Did you take them at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
4) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, listen to music, etc.)?
5) Did you ever take a CAT more than once?
Do you know which Schools you plan to apply to? Each School has its own application deadlines, but most Schools have a Round 1 deadline in October, so you still have plenty of time to study, retest and make those deadlines. Even if you miss those deadlines, the Round 2 deadlines are generally in December/January, so you can always apply then.
What resources did you study with?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
First off, a 100 point improvement in less than 2 months is some solid work. You understand that you have more work to do, and you've properly defined some of the things that you could have done better, so we can proceed from there. I have a few questions about these CAT results:
When you took your CATs:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them at home?
3) Did you take them at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
4) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, listen to music, etc.)?
5) Did you ever take a CAT more than once?
Do you know which Schools you plan to apply to? Each School has its own application deadlines, but most Schools have a Round 1 deadline in October, so you still have plenty of time to study, retest and make those deadlines. Even if you miss those deadlines, the Round 2 deadlines are generally in December/January, so you can always apply then.
What resources did you study with?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
23 Jul 2015, 23:01
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Hey,
Thank you so much for the reply.
To answer the questions,
Out of the three CATs I took, I wrote the essays in two and did the IR in all.
Yes, I took the tests at home
No, I didn't take the tests at the same time as my GMAT.
I never listened to music, but I did have to pause the test a couple of times for random things (say, answer the door bell)
No I never took a CAT more than once.
Thanks for asking the questions, answering alone has told me a lot about where all I may have lacked. (High expectations because of possibly inaccurate CAT results? same old bird in a hand is worth two in a bush story). I do know the schools I want to go to. Most of them have deadlines by the end of September (Yes, I'm that ambitious!). But I don't mind giving myself enough time to absorb and apply in round 2.
I studied with Magoosh videos and OG.
I was pretty happy with the material. I just wish there were more practice tests!
Thank you so much for the reply.
To answer the questions,
Out of the three CATs I took, I wrote the essays in two and did the IR in all.
Yes, I took the tests at home
No, I didn't take the tests at the same time as my GMAT.
I never listened to music, but I did have to pause the test a couple of times for random things (say, answer the door bell)
No I never took a CAT more than once.
Thanks for asking the questions, answering alone has told me a lot about where all I may have lacked. (High expectations because of possibly inaccurate CAT results? same old bird in a hand is worth two in a bush story). I do know the schools I want to go to. Most of them have deadlines by the end of September (Yes, I'm that ambitious!). But I don't mind giving myself enough time to absorb and apply in round 2.
I studied with Magoosh videos and OG.
I was pretty happy with the material. I just wish there were more practice tests!
EMPOWERgmatRichC
