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17 Sep 2023, 11:53
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I've been studying on and off for my Gmat since the beginning of this year. My target score was 700+; coming from an overrepresented background (Indian, but thankfully not engineering), I thought that would be enough to get into some of the t-30 colleges.
I studied for about three months for my first attempt from Magoosh, at the end of which I got 680. I was disappointed with the score since I thought I had given more than enough effort in that attempt. Nevertheless, I decided to study a little more to try and get to the bracket I had been aiming for. Putting in another four months of effort and my hectic 11-hour job, I got a 670 on this attempt. It completely shattered me, so I decided to make peace with it and apply to some colleges with the score.
But I need more than this score to get into the colleges I want to. I need advice on whether I should power through another month, try to get a better score and then apply to R2, or should I use R2 at the same colleges and hope for the best?
I would appreciate any advice on prep or on my strategy to apply.
I studied for about three months for my first attempt from Magoosh, at the end of which I got 680. I was disappointed with the score since I thought I had given more than enough effort in that attempt. Nevertheless, I decided to study a little more to try and get to the bracket I had been aiming for. Putting in another four months of effort and my hectic 11-hour job, I got a 670 on this attempt. It completely shattered me, so I decided to make peace with it and apply to some colleges with the score.
But I need more than this score to get into the colleges I want to. I need advice on whether I should power through another month, try to get a better score and then apply to R2, or should I use R2 at the same colleges and hope for the best?
I would appreciate any advice on prep or on my strategy to apply.
17 Sep 2023, 12:52
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Hi Kartikay262,
Before I can offer you the specific advice that you’re looking for, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) On what dates did you take your 2 Official GMATs and what were the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for each result?
2) How many hours did you typically study each week?
3) Have you used any other study materials besides the course that you listed? What “brands” of CATs/mocks have you used?
4) On what dates (or approximate 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)?
Goals:
5) Have you already applied to any Schools? If so, then which ones - and have you heard anything back yet?
6) What Schools are you planning to apply to in R2?
If you took either of your Official GMATs at a Test Center, then 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 on Test Day (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
Contact Rich at: [email protected]
www.empowergmat.com
Before I can offer you the specific advice that you’re looking for, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) On what dates did you take your 2 Official GMATs and what were the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for each result?
2) How many hours did you typically study each week?
3) Have you used any other study materials besides the course that you listed? What “brands” of CATs/mocks have you used?
4) On what dates (or approximate 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)?
Goals:
5) Have you already applied to any Schools? If so, then which ones - and have you heard anything back yet?
6) What Schools are you planning to apply to in R2?
If you took either of your Official GMATs at a Test Center, then 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 on Test Day (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
Contact Rich at: [email protected]
www.empowergmat.com
17 Sep 2023, 14:43
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If you decide to retake, consider getting the ESR. There may be some helpful insight you can take. If you share the ESR here (after wiping any personal info) and your section breakups (i.e. Q48 V36) so far, people may provide some specific suggestions as well.
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