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Hi Rich,

Most of the times, I took the full test (including IR and AWA), and even when I did not, I skipped only the AWA, I took IR every time.
I took them in a simulated environment in a public library. I used ear plugs.
I took them at the same time as my real GMAT.
I did not do anything different, except that I faced Internet connectivity issues few times.
I took the Gmatprep mocks 4 times, first 2 tests - 700 & 710, I then reset and took the next 2 attempts, I scored 770 and 760 (on 2 days before the test date), I saw a lot of repeat questions.

Did I became a bit complacent looking at those scores just a day before the exam, or was it my nerves towards the end of the exam?
I'm breaking my head to figure out where I exactly screwed up, I may book a test date once I know that.

Thanks Rich

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I'm sorry to hear that Test Day didn't go as well as planned. When these types of score drops occur, the two likely "causes" involve either something that was unrealistic during practice or something that was surprising (or not accounted for) on Test Day. If you can answer a few questions, then we should be able to figure this out:

When you took your CATs:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT each time (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them at home?
3) Did you take them at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
4) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, skip sections, take longer breaks, etc.)?
5) Did you ever take a CAT more than once? Had you seen any of the questions BEFORE?

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Hi praveen1810,

From your prior post, there were a few 'red flags' in terms of how you took your CATs, but before we talk about that, I have a few additional questions about the lead-up to Test Day and Test Day itself:

1) What did you do in the 3 days before your GMAT?
2) How did you sleep the night before your Test?
3) How long was the ride to the Test Center from your home?
4) Were there any distractions at the facility or during the Test?
5) What did you do during the two 8-minute breaks?
6) Did you finish any sections early?
7) Did you have to rush to finish any sections (and guess on questions just to finish on time)?

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Quick question, maybe I missed it, why did you accept the 590 score?

A big part of the GMAT is being able to stay calm and focused even while under so much pressure. I think if you took it again you could easily get back up to the 700's though
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