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Hello,
My situation is quite hopeless, discouraging, and frustrating now; I've decided to write on gmat club and ask for your valuable pieces of advice. I've been trying to think how to amend my study strategies but still cannot come up with any solution. I would be indeed appreciated if you give me some recommendation.
First, it is quite shameful that I have to admit that I have never really studied in my undergrad (but now that I am graduated I regret it so much so I've decided to focus on GMAT for my master's application) Even had 3 F's in my bachelors... I have the trashiest-ever GPA in mid 2's out of 4.3 scale.
Actually, I have taken GMAT last year when I was in my senior year. I got 700 (v39 q47 official score). Well since I was a kid with 3 F's back then who did not want to study..... I just looked through some OG questions two three days before the exam. Even without studying hard, I got 700. So I believed that 750+ would be quite attainable. But I was totally wrong.
I've been preparing for the exam since December. When I first started my GMAT study I just wanted to check my starting score. I took the GMAT Prep and I got 710 and 720. Everything did not seem so challenging until I sped up my study. Then, regretting about my bachelor days and aiming for 750+, I spent almost two months on GMAT (full-time study). Somehow my scores were going down. (?!!!!? I still do not understand why) My verbal score decreased by 5, to 33-34 range. Frustrated about my progress, I started to work on more and more SC problems (I think that I've worked on 800 questions so far), I even made handwritten error logs for the CR, SC, and quant problems that I missed. But things were not getting any better. The more I study, the more I started to lose track. Two three weeks before the GMAT, I purchased two GMAT prep tests and I scored 680 (q 50 v 32) and 700 (q 50 v34). The results were extremely disappointing so I did not take any further mock exams.
And my GMAT yesterday, I was running out of time especially for the quant. I had to guess 5-6 questions for the verbal and more than half for the quantitative section. Boom! I got 690 (Q44 V39)...
I used to score 700 on the real GMAT and 710-720 on GMAT prep without studying. Then I studied full time, for two months. Then my score went down to 690? I still cannot find out what the problem is. Well surely time management was the biggest problem yesterday, because I was double-checking the first half of the questions on quant for perfection... (I wanted 51, but ended up with 44) MY FAULT... But other than the time management, despite two months of study, things were not getting any better, actually worse. So please give me some suggestions about studying strategies for CR, SC, and RC.
Also I would also like to know how to achieve 51 on Quant. I used to score 50 all the time on every GMAT prep tests. And I did not have a major issue with quant. But still, I want to know what makes you 51 and how to further improve. Please share your tips. Thank you in advance.
My situation is quite hopeless, discouraging, and frustrating now; I've decided to write on gmat club and ask for your valuable pieces of advice. I've been trying to think how to amend my study strategies but still cannot come up with any solution. I would be indeed appreciated if you give me some recommendation.
First, it is quite shameful that I have to admit that I have never really studied in my undergrad (but now that I am graduated I regret it so much so I've decided to focus on GMAT for my master's application) Even had 3 F's in my bachelors... I have the trashiest-ever GPA in mid 2's out of 4.3 scale.
Actually, I have taken GMAT last year when I was in my senior year. I got 700 (v39 q47 official score). Well since I was a kid with 3 F's back then who did not want to study..... I just looked through some OG questions two three days before the exam. Even without studying hard, I got 700. So I believed that 750+ would be quite attainable. But I was totally wrong.
I've been preparing for the exam since December. When I first started my GMAT study I just wanted to check my starting score. I took the GMAT Prep and I got 710 and 720. Everything did not seem so challenging until I sped up my study. Then, regretting about my bachelor days and aiming for 750+, I spent almost two months on GMAT (full-time study). Somehow my scores were going down. (?!!!!? I still do not understand why) My verbal score decreased by 5, to 33-34 range. Frustrated about my progress, I started to work on more and more SC problems (I think that I've worked on 800 questions so far), I even made handwritten error logs for the CR, SC, and quant problems that I missed. But things were not getting any better. The more I study, the more I started to lose track. Two three weeks before the GMAT, I purchased two GMAT prep tests and I scored 680 (q 50 v 32) and 700 (q 50 v34). The results were extremely disappointing so I did not take any further mock exams.
And my GMAT yesterday, I was running out of time especially for the quant. I had to guess 5-6 questions for the verbal and more than half for the quantitative section. Boom! I got 690 (Q44 V39)...
I used to score 700 on the real GMAT and 710-720 on GMAT prep without studying. Then I studied full time, for two months. Then my score went down to 690? I still cannot find out what the problem is. Well surely time management was the biggest problem yesterday, because I was double-checking the first half of the questions on quant for perfection... (I wanted 51, but ended up with 44) MY FAULT... But other than the time management, despite two months of study, things were not getting any better, actually worse. So please give me some suggestions about studying strategies for CR, SC, and RC.
Also I would also like to know how to achieve 51 on Quant. I used to score 50 all the time on every GMAT prep tests. And I did not have a major issue with quant. But still, I want to know what makes you 51 and how to further improve. Please share your tips. Thank you in advance.
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20 Jan 2018, 04:33
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Hi downy18,
Your situation is actually quite common among GMAT takers. I started my GMAT with 740 in GMAT Prep 1. After serious study, I only got 680 in the GMAT. The same pattern applies to some of my friends...
After study, generally, you will have a high expectation which affects your timing management skills. In addition, you may study wrong materials and wrong methods or not have enough time to master new methods.
Study one again, focus on timing management, using official materials...
In addition, not many people can increase 50 scores in GMAT after 700 just by hard work. Many people want the 750 score as you and can put the same effort as you but the majority can't. Stories like from 400 to 750 are popular on gmatclub because people who couldn't increase their scores normally did not post, so we have an impression that increase the gmat score is easy but the fact is different. Therefore you need to manage your expectation as well.
20 Jan 2018, 06:18
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Hello!
Your should never get discouraged by GMAT, never every! It is your worst enemy. For me, the first time I took the test to see my performance I got a quite high score on the verbal section. I settled for studying and after one month of intensive preparation, I took the second test and got the exact same score. Only, the verbal score was way down. This being said, I. want you to understand that the verbal is really tricky and requires lots of work. Keep up the work, try getting q49- q51 solid. After this, focus on the verbal and get into details. Most of all, pay attention to your spirit, don't get distracted or discouraged. I am sure you will be able to ace the gmat. It is so rare that someone takes the gmat mock and gets 700 the first time. It means you have potential you just need to work hard to live up to it! Good luck!
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