660 GMAT (Q49, V31)

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Hey, everyone !

I have no clue how to move forward.

I am devastated to be honest.
This was my second attempt, and my previous score was 580 (Q49, V20), gave this attempt in July. I have done everything that I could have.I can not give more time to Gmat, since I have been preparing for 11 months now and my company would not be happy with any more leaves/ early-time off.

I have given all the official mocks,and my score range was 690-710. I gave mock tests from Expert's global and my score range was 700-750. I gave TTP's diagnostic mock and got a 720. So, I was expecting something in this range. It took a lot of courage for me to give this attempt, since the first time left me a little traumatized.

I am an Indian Engineering female (Tier 1 college), working at an MBB consulting firm (not front-office role).

I wanted to pursue an MBA from a reputed college, but I guess that is out of the picture. So, I would be happy to consider reputed schools offering an MBA in sustainable management, since I want to work in this industry in the long-term.

Do you all have any suggestions?

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GmatKnightTutor · Answer

660 GMAT (Q49, V31)

Person below went from a V31 to a V40. Maybe some quick tips you can take in case you're thinking of retaking. Perhaps including/working with a study buddy who is strong on Verbal and needs help with Quant could be helpful as well. There's a study buddy thread on gmatclub you could check out.

https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-online- ... 68599.html

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Score-Quest · Answer

I'm sorry to hear about the GMAT results. It's a tough spot to be in, especially after all the effort you've put in. But don't sell yourself short – your academic and professional background is impressive. But looking at your profile – a Tier 1 college grad and working at MBB – that's really impressive and exactly the kind of background top MBA programs look for. If the GMAT is your main obstacle, it's definitely worth tackling again.

How exactly did you prep for the GMAT? Maybe there's a different approach or resources that could work better for you

rishabhg2712 · Answer

Hi  srishj24 ,

I had a similar experience. Consistently scoring well (700-720) in the mocks (e-gmat, experts global, gmatclub and what not), but received a similar score (660 and 590 on first attempt) on the D-Day.

On retrospection and with some guidance from mentors on this forum, I was able to identify one of the many reasons. This later helped to plan the approach and to focus on the target area.

The study material that we usually use is built around past questions from GMAT or the mocks available from GMAT. The underlying approach to hard level questions in such material is hence same or sometimes with some minor tweaks. Same is applicable for the mocks offered by prep companies. This, therefore, leads to inflated scores on the mocks. The underlying concept of approaching a question remains same. However, GMAT spends thousands of dollars on each question and thus has a very challenging question bank.

I believe that you can improve your verbal score a lot. Try solving questions that are posted by Bunuel and other moderators on the forum on daily basis. I have observed that a lot of them are different and new. Solving questions from LSAT source will also help you a lot. And please keep in mind to maintain accuracy level of more than 90% for easy questions, 80% for medium questions and 70% for hard questions.

All said, there are just some bad days. In one of my attempts, I got only 6 questions wrong on the quant section and scored Q42 (before this attempt, I was always scoring >Q49). On my evaluation of the ESR, I found the questions asked on that exam were "650 level" throughout the exam (Even after getting 10 questions correct in a row). I don't know, may be GMAT ran out of hard questions on that day. So, faltering on medium level questions affected my score drastically.

GMAT is definitely a test of your ability but more importantly it is also a test of your patience. You have worked hard. You have the capability (as you mock score shows). Don't let some bad days bring down your confidence. You will definitely get there. All the best.

Regards,
Rishabh

MartyMurray · Answer

Yes, exactly!

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