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17 Nov 2018, 22:52
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Today I completed my first GMAT Test. The experience thus far has been quite a roller coaster of ups and downs. I am still determined to get my score above 700.
I scored a 640 ( Quant 44, Verbal 33, IR 5, AWA TBD ) - My pace was good for both sections. I chose Quant first. Below is a brief description of how my test went. Hope this helps anyone out there that is still striving for 700+ like myself.
Quant - The first few questions my hands were a bit jittery. I had to calm myself down because I can feel that my body was anxious and my mind was running bouncing around all over the place. Once I settled down I got in my groove. I could tell when I was on a roll because every so often I would get to a question that just boggled my mind. I quickly would try it out and guess and then move on. I didn't think I was doing so well because towards the end the questions seemed pretty easy so I thought I was doing poorly.
Verbal - During the break. I told myself to focus on sentence correction. Guess on a few CR and put in some time to read the RC clearly understanding the passage. I went in there ready to rock n roll. Verbal is my weak spot. I've had trouble with it during my practice exams and I felt despair about 2 weeks prior to today's test. The last 2 weeks all I did was focus on my verbal. The sentence correction seemed okay. Some of the longer sentence corrections where the whole passage is underlined, I just guessed and moved on. CR seemed okay as well. I eliminated a few answer choices and tried to pick the best one. I could again tell I was getting a few harder questions for my skill level and whenever I hit those I guessed and moved on. I probably blind guessed on 2-3. Smart guessed on 3-5. I got the best verbal score today compared to all my practice exams.
IR - I actually thought I bombed this. I spent so much time on the first few questions I thought I was going to run out of time and get a score of 3. I went through them as best as I could and was surprised to see a 5 pop up.
All in all. I am not satisfied with the score, however, I am happy that I got the first test out of the way and was above 600. I am looking to get into a part time MBA program and with a 640 I feel like that score sets a baseline. If anyone has any pointers or any good advice. I am always up for constructive criticism or any help for that matter.
Below are my practice exams scores. I am thinking that going forward. I am no longer going to be taking any practice exams. If I want to take a practice exam, I'm just going to pay the $250 and take a real test. It makes for good experience and if I get a better score I can keep it if not I can cancel it. It's just expensive. Looking forward to hearing from everyone. Good luck to all those who are currently working towards their goals!!!
09/01 (1st CAT) MGMAT score = 540. Quant 36, Verbal 29. I ran out of time and didn't answer the last question in the Quant section.
09/09 (2nd CAT) MGMAT score = 580. Quant 37, Verbal 33. I really focused on pace and time management. I felt like I was having a better rhythm then the first CAT, but results were not that much better.
09/30 (3rd CAT) MGMAT score = 630. Quant 46, Verbal 31. Pace was good. I was just right with the time. I skipped a few of the harder questions which I had no idea how to solve. I felt like I was wondering off during some parts of the test and had to regain focus. I actually thought I did well on Verbal and I did poorly on Math, but turns out it was the opposite.
10/13 ( 4th CAT) MBAPrep Score 580. Quant 44, Verbal 26, IR 3. I felt tired and my focus was clearly lacking. I started verbal first. the first few questions, I know I stage 5 clinged on and should have just guessed and moved on. This put me behind. I guessed on a RC passage all the questions as I just didn't think I was going to retain the info on the passage to be able to make the right answers, plus I was behind on timing. I did finish within the allowed time, but clearly that affected my score It's the lowest verbal score I have had since I started.
10/29 (5th CAT) MBA PREP Score 580. Quant 42 Verbal 28. I thought I was doing better, but apparently I got the same score as my other MBA Prep.
I scored a 640 ( Quant 44, Verbal 33, IR 5, AWA TBD ) - My pace was good for both sections. I chose Quant first. Below is a brief description of how my test went. Hope this helps anyone out there that is still striving for 700+ like myself.
Quant - The first few questions my hands were a bit jittery. I had to calm myself down because I can feel that my body was anxious and my mind was running bouncing around all over the place. Once I settled down I got in my groove. I could tell when I was on a roll because every so often I would get to a question that just boggled my mind. I quickly would try it out and guess and then move on. I didn't think I was doing so well because towards the end the questions seemed pretty easy so I thought I was doing poorly.
Verbal - During the break. I told myself to focus on sentence correction. Guess on a few CR and put in some time to read the RC clearly understanding the passage. I went in there ready to rock n roll. Verbal is my weak spot. I've had trouble with it during my practice exams and I felt despair about 2 weeks prior to today's test. The last 2 weeks all I did was focus on my verbal. The sentence correction seemed okay. Some of the longer sentence corrections where the whole passage is underlined, I just guessed and moved on. CR seemed okay as well. I eliminated a few answer choices and tried to pick the best one. I could again tell I was getting a few harder questions for my skill level and whenever I hit those I guessed and moved on. I probably blind guessed on 2-3. Smart guessed on 3-5. I got the best verbal score today compared to all my practice exams.
IR - I actually thought I bombed this. I spent so much time on the first few questions I thought I was going to run out of time and get a score of 3. I went through them as best as I could and was surprised to see a 5 pop up.
All in all. I am not satisfied with the score, however, I am happy that I got the first test out of the way and was above 600. I am looking to get into a part time MBA program and with a 640 I feel like that score sets a baseline. If anyone has any pointers or any good advice. I am always up for constructive criticism or any help for that matter.
Below are my practice exams scores. I am thinking that going forward. I am no longer going to be taking any practice exams. If I want to take a practice exam, I'm just going to pay the $250 and take a real test. It makes for good experience and if I get a better score I can keep it if not I can cancel it. It's just expensive. Looking forward to hearing from everyone. Good luck to all those who are currently working towards their goals!!!
09/01 (1st CAT) MGMAT score = 540. Quant 36, Verbal 29. I ran out of time and didn't answer the last question in the Quant section.
09/09 (2nd CAT) MGMAT score = 580. Quant 37, Verbal 33. I really focused on pace and time management. I felt like I was having a better rhythm then the first CAT, but results were not that much better.
09/30 (3rd CAT) MGMAT score = 630. Quant 46, Verbal 31. Pace was good. I was just right with the time. I skipped a few of the harder questions which I had no idea how to solve. I felt like I was wondering off during some parts of the test and had to regain focus. I actually thought I did well on Verbal and I did poorly on Math, but turns out it was the opposite.
10/13 ( 4th CAT) MBAPrep Score 580. Quant 44, Verbal 26, IR 3. I felt tired and my focus was clearly lacking. I started verbal first. the first few questions, I know I stage 5 clinged on and should have just guessed and moved on. This put me behind. I guessed on a RC passage all the questions as I just didn't think I was going to retain the info on the passage to be able to make the right answers, plus I was behind on timing. I did finish within the allowed time, but clearly that affected my score It's the lowest verbal score I have had since I started.
10/29 (5th CAT) MBA PREP Score 580. Quant 42 Verbal 28. I thought I was doing better, but apparently I got the same score as my other MBA Prep.
Gmatsaiyan
18 Nov 2018, 08:20
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Hey Hi,
Congrats 640 is quite a improvement from your scores in the mock exams
This strategy seems to work really well for you, also I would like to inform you that Manhattan mocks are considered to be a bit on the tougher side so it might explain the higher score on the actual test.
Also can you specify the material you used for your prep and for how long have been preparing for. the GMAT
Regards
Congrats 640 is quite a improvement from your scores in the mock exams
This strategy seems to work really well for you, also I would like to inform you that Manhattan mocks are considered to be a bit on the tougher side so it might explain the higher score on the actual test.
Also can you specify the material you used for your prep and for how long have been preparing for. the GMAT
Regards
18 Nov 2018, 12:37
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Hi jaswang,
First off, a 640 is a solid score and it could be enough to get you into the Schools that you listed in your prior post-thread. That having been said, there's no harm in retesting - and you have the potential to pick up points in BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections. Your Official Score is remarkably similar to your CAT Score from September 30th, so it's possible that you've gotten 'stuck' at this particular 'score level.' If that's the case, then you may have developed some 'bad habits' during your studies that you will have to work to fix (and replace with new 'good habits'). The only way to properly measure whether you have fixed them or not during your studies is to take FULL-LENGTH CATs at regular intervals and under realistic conditions. By extension, your idea to NOT take any more CATs until your next Official Exam (in January) is NOT a good idea.
You might also choose to purchase the Enhanced Score Report. While the ESR doesn't provide a lot of information, there are usually a few data points that we can use to define what went wrong (and what you should work on to score higher). If you purchase the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
First off, a 640 is a solid score and it could be enough to get you into the Schools that you listed in your prior post-thread. That having been said, there's no harm in retesting - and you have the potential to pick up points in BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections. Your Official Score is remarkably similar to your CAT Score from September 30th, so it's possible that you've gotten 'stuck' at this particular 'score level.' If that's the case, then you may have developed some 'bad habits' during your studies that you will have to work to fix (and replace with new 'good habits'). The only way to properly measure whether you have fixed them or not during your studies is to take FULL-LENGTH CATs at regular intervals and under realistic conditions. By extension, your idea to NOT take any more CATs until your next Official Exam (in January) is NOT a good idea.
You might also choose to purchase the Enhanced Score Report. While the ESR doesn't provide a lot of information, there are usually a few data points that we can use to define what went wrong (and what you should work on to score higher). If you purchase the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
