620 ( Q45 V31) with a final mock score of 740

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Hey Guys,

I took my first shot at GMAT way back in January 2020 and got a 650 ( Q45 V35) which was way below my expectations .

Fast forward to September, I decided to retake my GMAT and prepared for around a month or two . I got a GMATClub premium membership and gave around 20 tests in Quant with an average score of 43-44.

I purchased Official GMAT mocks #3 and #4, and took one 3 days before my actual GMAT exam and scored a 740( Q49, V41). I ended up getting a disappointing 620 ( Q45 V 31) on the actual GMAT test.

I got my esr and after one round of analysis figured out that my time management skills werent that great in Q3 and Q4 of both sections ( average of 0:42 seconds per Question).

Planning to retake my exam in less than a month and It would be very helpful if someone could provide your inputs on how I go about my preparation this time around.

Thanks in Advance .

GMATinsight · Answer

VishalSuria My 2 cents... I don't think that it's only the time management that led your score form a level of 49 to 45. Quant 45 is a score that one gets when one gets almost 50% of the questions in correct in the section. So I suggest that you do NOT overlook your scores of PS and DS and work on that part too. Secondly, you must look at which unit's were difficult for you to manage during the test. Preparation methodology is simply to try relevant questions that you need to practice and perfect. All the best!!! Two MUST join YouTube channels for GMAT aspirant GMATinsight (1000+ FREE Videos) and GMATclub

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rajatchopra1994 · Answer

Dear  VishalSuria  ,

Can you please upload your ESR report, so we can help you.

I think your Quant & DS Section needs more concentration, as your score got decreased from last exam. Suggest to solve 700 Level Questions.

Regards,
Rajat Chopra

SohGMAT2020 · Answer

I would suggest that you give more mock tests. Given that you scored good in your 1st mock, it is possible that the exam day pressure is partly responsible for your reduced score. More mock tests will help you to adapt to that environment. As well, identify your weakness and work on your weak areas. Hopefully with more practice you will do much better in your next attempt.

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

All the best with your next attempt. I'm assuming you are giving it online. Try to figure out which time of the day (or night) you are best suited to take an exam.

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

I’m sorry to hear how things went with your GMAT.

Assuming that you took your official practice exams under realistic testing conditions, the results show that, on a good day, you are capable of scoring higher than 620. Thus, it’s quite possible that nerves, stress, tiredness, or a combination of all three negatively affected your test-day performance. However, it’s also possible that you have some lingering weaknesses that were exposed on test day. Although I’m unsure of how you prepared, it’s possible that, in your preparation, particularly in verbal, you did not really learn to do what you have to do in order to score high on the actual GMAT. Rather, you picked up on some patterns that were effective in getting you relatively high scores on practice tests. So, for you to hit your score goal, your preparation, particularly for verbal, probably needs to be more complete, meaning that you have to go through the various types of GMAT questions carefully to find your exact weaknesses, fill gaps in your knowledge, and strengthen your skills.

For verbal specifically, you have to become more skilled at clearly defining the differences between trap choices and correct answers. Otherwise, you will get stuck guessing between two choices or be surprised to find that you incorrectly answered questions that you thought you answered correctly. Becoming more skilled in this way takes carefully analyzing all of the answer choices to lots of verbal questions to develop an eye for the logical differences between the choices. In other words, you have to go beyond answering practice questions and reading explanations to doing deep analysis of questions to learn to see everything that is going on in them.

In order to follow the path described above, you may need some new quant and verbal materials, so take a look at the GMAT Club reviews for the  best quant  and  verbal courses .

You also may find it helpful to read the following articles:

how to score a 700+ on the GMAT

Why Was My GMAT Score Lower Than My Practice Test Scores?

If you’d like more specific advice on how to improve your quant and verbal skills, feel free to reach back out. Good luck!

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620 ( Q45 V31) with a final mock score of 740

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