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23 Aug 2019, 02:51
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I gave my second GMAT attempt yesterday Q48,V34 and was disappointed to see a 680 score. My first attempt was 700(Q49,V35) and in the GMAT prep tests I was scoring b/w 720 to 750. Was hoping for a 720+ score.
But it seems I was overconfident with my quant and verbal. I had to rush on both the sections, whereas, on the practice tests it was only the verbal section where I had to struggle especially with the CR questions.
Can anyone please help me understand the ER especially the quant section 1, where it seems I was provided with high difficulty questions which I did wrong. I think because of this, I had to rush the quant section as well but I wasn't expecting anything below q48.
Attaching the ESR. It would be extremely helpful and I will be eternally grateful for any advise and tips on how to take it from here for my third attempt
But it seems I was overconfident with my quant and verbal. I had to rush on both the sections, whereas, on the practice tests it was only the verbal section where I had to struggle especially with the CR questions.
Can anyone please help me understand the ER especially the quant section 1, where it seems I was provided with high difficulty questions which I did wrong. I think because of this, I had to rush the quant section as well but I wasn't expecting anything below q48.
Attaching the ESR. It would be extremely helpful and I will be eternally grateful for any advise and tips on how to take it from here for my third attempt
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23 Aug 2019, 14:51
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Hi CaptainMeow,
First off, a 700/Q49 is an outstanding Score, so you can comfortably apply to any Business Schools that interest you. As such, a retest is probably not necessary. Depending on the Schools that you plan to apply to, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile. There's a Forum full of those Experts here:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/ask-admissio ... tants-124/
There's certainly no harm in retesting though. Before we discuss the data in this ESR, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) On what date did you take your 1st Official GMAT?
2) How long have you studied in total? How many hours do you typically study each week?
3) What study materials have you used so far?
4) On what 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) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
6) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
First off, a 700/Q49 is an outstanding Score, so you can comfortably apply to any Business Schools that interest you. As such, a retest is probably not necessary. Depending on the Schools that you plan to apply to, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile. There's a Forum full of those Experts here:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/ask-admissio ... tants-124/
There's certainly no harm in retesting though. Before we discuss the data in this ESR, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) On what date did you take your 1st Official GMAT?
2) How long have you studied in total? How many hours do you typically study each week?
3) What study materials have you used so far?
4) On what 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) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
6) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
24 Aug 2019, 04:59
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The biggest misery is that I belong to the Indian - IT- male category. So nothing short of 720 will ever be competitive for any b-school whatsoever.
1) 1st Gmat was april 2018. Second attempt on 22nd Aug 2019
2) Three months in total. Last two months with consistent effort, about 10 hours each week first month and a 16 hours each week last month leading to exam.
3) Official gmat book for verbal and quant. Mock tests on GMATprep, Veritas and Experts Global. Roughly 7-8 mocks on the unofficial test prep products.
4) My GMATperp mocks were as follows, 730(Q50,40) , 640(q49,v28 this one went bad due to stress I think), 750(Q50,V41 struggled with time on verbal a little on this one), 720 (q50,v37 a little struggle with verbal w.r.t time here as well) All tests had roughly more than a week in between attempts
5) I want to apply asap. Had this score been in my favor, I would have targeted R2 deadlines. For the reason cited above, I am avoiding applying without a competitive GMAT score.
6) I am targeting a decent top 30 B-School in US.
The biggest misery is that I belong to the Indian - IT- male category. So nothing short of 720 will ever be competitive for any b-school whatsoever.
1) 1st Gmat was april 2018. Second attempt on 22nd Aug 2019
2) Three months in total. Last two months with consistent effort, about 10 hours each week first month and a 16 hours each week last month leading to exam.
3) Official gmat book for verbal and quant. Mock tests on GMATprep, Veritas and Experts Global. Roughly 7-8 mocks on the unofficial test prep products.
4) My GMATperp mocks were as follows, 730(Q50,40) , 640(q49,v28 this one went bad due to stress I think), 750(Q50,V41 struggled with time on verbal a little on this one), 720 (q50,v37 a little struggle with verbal w.r.t time here as well) All tests had roughly more than a week in between attempts
5) I want to apply asap. Had this score been in my favor, I would have targeted R2 deadlines. For the reason cited above, I am avoiding applying without a competitive GMAT score.
6) I am targeting a decent top 30 B-School in US.
