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swervmerv
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Location: United States (DC)
Schools: Kellogg '20 (D) Duke '20 (A)
GMAT 1: 710 Q45 V41
GPA: 3.83
Hi Gmat Club!
So I got a 710 on my first take (Q 45, V 41). I am very happy with this score and I realize this a good score, but part of me is considering to take it again, because I feel like I could do better on the quant. I consider myself more of a math guy (did engineering for a year and a half, then switched to economics) , so I was surprised to see myself do so much better on the verbal section!
Also important to note is that because I just graduated undergrad this past spring, I am not starting work until mid September. So I am currently unemployed and have a lot of free time. Other than moving, finding an apartment, and traveling, I really have no obligations.
Here are my practice scores
~ (4/18) 2-3 weeks of study: GMAT PREP Exam 2: 660 ( Q45, V35) Happy with this score as a very first attempt
~ (6/07) 2 month study: GMAT PREP Exam 3: 740 ( Q48, V44) Super pumped about this score! Never scored so high on a standardized test
~ (06/18) > 2 month study: GMAT PREP Exam 1: 680 (Q47, V36) Very disappointed with this score after getting a 740 a few weeks ago.
~ 1 week before test: GMAT PREP Exam 4: 680 (Q46,V38) Low verbal because I was distracted and angry at loud people in library.
First attempt: (Q45, V41)
For studying I spent anywhere from 3-4 hours of solid study time every day. Once a week I would lower my study time to around 2 hours. I very rarely missed a day of studying.
Month #1: I started with the princeton review book and went through each chapter taking notes and doing to questions. That took about 2-3 weeks (and I took my first practice test after doing this). After the princeton review book, I bought all of the MGMAT books.
Month #2: I focused on the MGMAT quant books, and took notes on each section, and after I finished my first book I started doing the recommended problems in timed practice sets of 10. I also worked through the grammar book because that was a week spot. I also went through the RC book, but decided to skip CR because I was pretty good at those. I also found out I had a near perfect RC score so I stopped doing practice sets on those. At this point I was busy going through material and then doing the recommended problems near the back of the book in timed sets
Month #3: I narrowed in on a couple topics that I needed help in. I did about 3 sets of 10 timed practice sets out of the OG or the OGQR a day. I kept an error log of every OG question I missed or guessed on. I also did the same for any practice test I took. I made notecards for the questions that would really help to review later. I went through the problems on the GMAT PREP software as well.
Overall, I probably spent 75% of my time studying quant and 25% of my time studying RC. I didn't really see an improvement over the one month test on quant (q45) but did see a six point improvement on verbal (v35 to v41). This is very confusing to me!
As you can see my score peaked at 740 and then preceded to drop and level out to 680. But the last practice attempt was much, much lower because I got distracted and had to yell at people near me in the quiet floor of the library (Which caused me to go from getting the first 20 correct, to missing 6 out of the next 7 questions).
Now test day I felt pretty strong on quant and verbal, and was very happy to see my score, but my quant was much lower than I expected. I went on vacation right after my test and haven't studied in around 2 weeks since then.
I am conflicted whether or not I should retake the test. On one hand I would love to be done with the GMAT, and would be very disappointed if I took the next month to study and then got a lower score. On the other hand, I don't really have much else to do! I would love to go to a top 10 school, and it seems like I am on average about 10-15 points lower than the averages at these schools. I realize this isn't much, but anything to put me in a better position here might be worth the few hours a day for the next month.
Which leads me to my final question. If it's not worth it to study for the GMAT to (potentially) raise 10 or 20 points, what else can I do to strengthen my MBA application? I don't plan on applying for business school for another 3-4 years. I could work on my technical skills, study and read up on finance in order to give me a slight edge when I start my consulting job in the big 4, or simply do some volunteering.
Any tips that this great community could offer would be much appreciated!
Thanks all
So I got a 710 on my first take (Q 45, V 41). I am very happy with this score and I realize this a good score, but part of me is considering to take it again, because I feel like I could do better on the quant. I consider myself more of a math guy (did engineering for a year and a half, then switched to economics) , so I was surprised to see myself do so much better on the verbal section!
Also important to note is that because I just graduated undergrad this past spring, I am not starting work until mid September. So I am currently unemployed and have a lot of free time. Other than moving, finding an apartment, and traveling, I really have no obligations.
Here are my practice scores
~ (4/18) 2-3 weeks of study: GMAT PREP Exam 2: 660 ( Q45, V35) Happy with this score as a very first attempt
~ (6/07) 2 month study: GMAT PREP Exam 3: 740 ( Q48, V44) Super pumped about this score! Never scored so high on a standardized test
~ (06/18) > 2 month study: GMAT PREP Exam 1: 680 (Q47, V36) Very disappointed with this score after getting a 740 a few weeks ago.
~ 1 week before test: GMAT PREP Exam 4: 680 (Q46,V38) Low verbal because I was distracted and angry at loud people in library.
First attempt: (Q45, V41)
For studying I spent anywhere from 3-4 hours of solid study time every day. Once a week I would lower my study time to around 2 hours. I very rarely missed a day of studying.
Month #1: I started with the princeton review book and went through each chapter taking notes and doing to questions. That took about 2-3 weeks (and I took my first practice test after doing this). After the princeton review book, I bought all of the MGMAT books.
Month #2: I focused on the MGMAT quant books, and took notes on each section, and after I finished my first book I started doing the recommended problems in timed practice sets of 10. I also worked through the grammar book because that was a week spot. I also went through the RC book, but decided to skip CR because I was pretty good at those. I also found out I had a near perfect RC score so I stopped doing practice sets on those. At this point I was busy going through material and then doing the recommended problems near the back of the book in timed sets
Month #3: I narrowed in on a couple topics that I needed help in. I did about 3 sets of 10 timed practice sets out of the OG or the OGQR a day. I kept an error log of every OG question I missed or guessed on. I also did the same for any practice test I took. I made notecards for the questions that would really help to review later. I went through the problems on the GMAT PREP software as well.
Overall, I probably spent 75% of my time studying quant and 25% of my time studying RC. I didn't really see an improvement over the one month test on quant (q45) but did see a six point improvement on verbal (v35 to v41). This is very confusing to me!
As you can see my score peaked at 740 and then preceded to drop and level out to 680. But the last practice attempt was much, much lower because I got distracted and had to yell at people near me in the quiet floor of the library (Which caused me to go from getting the first 20 correct, to missing 6 out of the next 7 questions).
Now test day I felt pretty strong on quant and verbal, and was very happy to see my score, but my quant was much lower than I expected. I went on vacation right after my test and haven't studied in around 2 weeks since then.
I am conflicted whether or not I should retake the test. On one hand I would love to be done with the GMAT, and would be very disappointed if I took the next month to study and then got a lower score. On the other hand, I don't really have much else to do! I would love to go to a top 10 school, and it seems like I am on average about 10-15 points lower than the averages at these schools. I realize this isn't much, but anything to put me in a better position here might be worth the few hours a day for the next month.
Which leads me to my final question. If it's not worth it to study for the GMAT to (potentially) raise 10 or 20 points, what else can I do to strengthen my MBA application? I don't plan on applying for business school for another 3-4 years. I could work on my technical skills, study and read up on finance in order to give me a slight edge when I start my consulting job in the big 4, or simply do some volunteering.
Any tips that this great community could offer would be much appreciated!
Thanks all
23 Jul 2014, 23:30
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congrats. that's a great score. Can you share what materials you have gone through and books followed. Also it would help if you elaborate on study strategy. As far as retake is concerned, i think that's a great score. it depends on what business school you are targeting at.
swervmerv
Joined: 24 Jun 2014
Last visit: 06 Mar 2018
Posts: 4
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Location: United States (DC)
Schools: Kellogg '20 (D) Duke '20 (A)
GMAT 1: 710 Q45 V41
GPA: 3.83
24 Jul 2014, 08:40
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GMatAspirerCA,
Thanks for your feedback. I added a section on how I studied for the exam! As far as target schools go, I honestly haven't done much research on schools, so I don't have any specific schools in mind. But I would ideally like to go somewhere in the top 10 (first or second tier: think northwestern, duke, cornell?).
Thanks for your feedback. I added a section on how I studied for the exam! As far as target schools go, I honestly haven't done much research on schools, so I don't have any specific schools in mind. But I would ideally like to go somewhere in the top 10 (first or second tier: think northwestern, duke, cornell?).
