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720 (45/44) GMATPREP2... 560 actual test day (37/30 scaled)

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720 (45/44) GMATPREP2... 560 actual test day (37/30 scaled) [#permalink] New post   21 Jul 2011, 11:20
Hmm, from 96 percentile to 51... Really?

To be honest, the GMATPREP Exam 2 score of 720 was with skipping the two essay sections, and I managed to finish both Quant and Verbal sections with one second to go (rushing the last 1 or 2 questions slightly).

Test day, I very much misused time in Quant and had around 8 questions to go with one minute left (yeah), guessed on 2-3 questions and the remaining 5-6 were left unanswered. Verbal had to guess on the last 4-5 questions since time was running out as well.

Other than the periods of running out of time at the end, I was pretty relaxed (too relaxed it seems) and confident. Any suggestions? My schools are letting me retake it if I am not accepted with my current scores, and thinking of setting the date for 2.5 weeks from now.

I prepped with the Non-advanced section of Manhattan's Quant (Math only; Books 1-5 of 8, 4th edition), and didn't do anything for verbal. Figured with my gmatprep exam score of 44V I didnt need it and only read half the gmatprep flash cards (verbal section).

I plan to finish the Advanced sections of the Man. Quant to supplement what I already did. Instead of rereading each section I wrote the necessary and important parts, questions, practice/difficult examples down for each non-advanced section, and will do the same thing with the advanced. After this, I will do the same for Verbal, but it seems I keep hearing the OG guide is the best for this, outside of Man. SC?

Any advice, input? I'd very much appreciate it! Thank you!
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Re: 720 (45/44) GMATPREP2... 560 actual test day (37/30 scaled) [#permalink] New post   21 Jul 2011, 11:32
Looks like you probably just need to work on your timing...if you got a 720 on the prep test it seems like you know your material. From what I've heard, skipping a lot of questions at the end due to running out of time really hurts your score. Do you feel like you understand the material? If so, I would just practice OG questions and the questions on here, and just try to keep each answer to under 2 minutes.
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Re: 720 (45/44) GMATPREP2... 560 actual test day (37/30 scaled) [#permalink] New post   21 Jul 2011, 11:46
mistahwaddie wrote:
Looks like you probably just need to work on your timing...if you got a 720 on the prep test it seems like you know your material. From what I've heard, skipping a lot of questions at the end due to running out of time really hurts your score. Do you feel like you understand the material? If so, I would just practice OG questions and the questions on here, and just try to keep each answer to under 2 minutes.


Thanks for the response!

I thought I was OK in understanding the Quant before (then realized the man. quant was a bit harder than the actual test or gmatprep prac exam), and Verbal always has been pretty easy for me (even on the mcat which I took twice). Luckily I have written all of the non-advanced material I feel is necesary in about 24 pages of written notebook paper.

While I use my notes for review, I haven't touched the Official Guide (I have the 12th edition) once, and am not sure how to best approach it? Should I just go through the Diagnostic test section, then go through the math sections to make sure I'm not missing any basics I overlooked from Man., then just go through the DS section to pull everything together?

As to the Verbal, I'm stuck. I did really well with NO studying (44), but no so good on the test. Because I'm usually good at it without help, I almost felt the less than hour of prep on Verbal hurt me by making me confusing my usually correct "verbal intuition" with trying to match the rules. I can either do nothing here, and hope the actual test was a just a fluke, or use these two weeks to develop the "rule" method and study the verbal materials?
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Re: 720 (45/44) GMATPREP2... 560 actual test day (37/30 scaled) [#permalink] New post   21 Jul 2011, 14:06
gagejd: I had a similar problem to yours in the Quant section while preparing (scored well, but timing was off). I would read the following guide:

https://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index.php/2011/06/21/everything-you-need-to-know-about-time-management/

Get into the habit of checking the time regularly to see where you stand and adjusting your pace accordingly (either working faster or skipping questions if you're behind). You should never come into the last 3-4 questions off pace, because as observed above, skipping a few questions at the end can seriously hurt your score. I would not take the test again until you can comfortably score where you want to without having to rush the end of sections.

If you have the time, I would revise your Verbal strategy from going with your gut to implementing some rules. Under the stress of the exam, you are more likely to second guess yourself and make avoidable mistakes if you don't have a good system for approaching questions. You also reduce variability in your score if you use a method. For example, I did very well on SC in my first CAT, but I wouldn't have been able to explain why some of the other answer choices were wrong. If I took the test under different circumstances I easily could have gotten many of those questions wrong.

Finally, when you practice, practice under real test conditions. That includes timing your breaks and doing both AWA sections. The good thing is that now you have experience with the test center and that should be less of a factor next time.

Hope that helps!
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Re: 720 (45/44) GMATPREP2... 560 actual test day (37/30 scaled) [#permalink] New post   21 Jul 2011, 14:14
Thanks for the help, definitely can use some pointers mentioned in the article! I'll work on getting the fundamentals a bit more then use the +/- to see how I'm doing with each problem!
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Re: 720 (45/44) GMATPREP2... 560 actual test day (37/30 scaled) [#permalink] New post   21 Jul 2011, 22:29
ohh the gmat pain
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Re: 720 (45/44) GMATPREP2... 560 actual test day (37/30 scaled) [#permalink] New post   22 Jul 2011, 06:47
Did you take the gmat prep the day before your real gmat test? If so, that may be a causal factor and the fact that you skipped awa for your prep test could mean that you didnt' have enough stamina.
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Re: 720 (45/44) GMATPREP2... 560 actual test day (37/30 scaled) [#permalink] New post   22 Jul 2011, 09:14
Mahtab wrote:
Did you take the gmat prep the day before your real gmat test? If so, that may be a causal factor and the fact that you skipped awa for your prep test could mean that you didnt' have enough stamina.


Yes, after studying all day I finished it around 1 am. The thing is, I almost felt the awa was just a way to kill time before the quant, didn't stress over it whatsoever. Perhaps it had an effect, though, and I just didn't realize it..
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Re: 720 (45/44) GMATPREP2... 560 actual test day (37/30 scaled) [#permalink] New post   22 Jul 2011, 09:48
Yeah. I think a lot of people underestimate the stamina portion of the test. I guess you now know what you need to improve more on! Good luck :)
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