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Rookie282b
16 May 2022, 06:47
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Hello!
I am facing this issue and as I searched for it throughout the forums, I couldnt find a similar question so I wanted to ask it here, perhaps it could help someone else too.
I have done 2 OG mock exams, under proper test conditions, and my scores have been 720 and 750 respectively. I had my GMAT exam today and I got 640. I am a surprised because I know that my understanding of concepts and solving strategies are solid. I do think stress played a big role but also test center was not great, there was 1 test taker next to me that asked the exam administrator several questions, it was a small room and I could easily hear him, I remember that I had to re-read questions many times because of this.
But besides stress and noise, I want to ask the community here, aren't official mock exams a good indication of what score you'd get in the real exam? at most with a margin of error of +/- 50 points? Is the online exam a better solution? Has anyone else faced this and what did you do?
Thanks in advance for your replies!
I am facing this issue and as I searched for it throughout the forums, I couldnt find a similar question so I wanted to ask it here, perhaps it could help someone else too.
I have done 2 OG mock exams, under proper test conditions, and my scores have been 720 and 750 respectively. I had my GMAT exam today and I got 640. I am a surprised because I know that my understanding of concepts and solving strategies are solid. I do think stress played a big role but also test center was not great, there was 1 test taker next to me that asked the exam administrator several questions, it was a small room and I could easily hear him, I remember that I had to re-read questions many times because of this.
But besides stress and noise, I want to ask the community here, aren't official mock exams a good indication of what score you'd get in the real exam? at most with a margin of error of +/- 50 points? Is the online exam a better solution? Has anyone else faced this and what did you do?
Thanks in advance for your replies!
16 May 2022, 07:05
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You could have had an off day, or perhaps answered a few questions you thought were easy incorrectly. The Official Mocks are the gold standard when it comes to mocks but they are several years old, so they may not absolutely reflect the current GMAT. There is also the pressure that comes with a real exam that a Mock can't really replicate.
How to get a V40 or higher on the GMAT? What about a V51?
How to get a V40 or higher on the GMAT? What about a V51?
16 May 2022, 09:20
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Hi Rookie282b,
I’m sorry to hear how things went with your GMAT.
Assuming that you took your official practice exams under realistic testing conditions, the results show that, on a good day, you are capable of scoring higher than 640. Thus, it’s quite possible that nerves, stress, tiredness, or a combination of all three negatively affected your test-day performance. However, it’s also possible that you have some lingering weaknesses that were exposed on test day. Although I’m unsure of how you prepared, it’s possible that, in your preparation, particularly in verbal, you did not really learn to do what you have to do in order to score high on the actual GMAT. Rather, you picked up on some patterns that were effective in getting you relatively high scores on practice tests. So, for you to hit your score goal, your preparation, particularly for verbal, probably needs to be more complete, meaning that you have to go through the various types of GMAT questions carefully to find your exact weaknesses, fill gaps in your knowledge, and strengthen your skills.
For verbal specifically, you have to become more skilled at clearly defining the differences between trap choices and correct answers. Otherwise, you will get stuck guessing between two choices or be surprised to find that you incorrectly answered questions that you thought you answered correctly. Becoming more skilled in this way takes carefully analyzing all of the answer choices to lots of verbal questions to develop an eye for the logical differences between the choices. In other words, you have to go beyond answering practice questions and reading explanations to doing deep analysis of questions to learn to see everything that is going on in them.
You also may find it helpful to read the following articles:
how to score a 700+ on the GMAT
Why Was My GMAT Score Lower Than My Practice Test Scores?
I’m sorry to hear how things went with your GMAT.
Assuming that you took your official practice exams under realistic testing conditions, the results show that, on a good day, you are capable of scoring higher than 640. Thus, it’s quite possible that nerves, stress, tiredness, or a combination of all three negatively affected your test-day performance. However, it’s also possible that you have some lingering weaknesses that were exposed on test day. Although I’m unsure of how you prepared, it’s possible that, in your preparation, particularly in verbal, you did not really learn to do what you have to do in order to score high on the actual GMAT. Rather, you picked up on some patterns that were effective in getting you relatively high scores on practice tests. So, for you to hit your score goal, your preparation, particularly for verbal, probably needs to be more complete, meaning that you have to go through the various types of GMAT questions carefully to find your exact weaknesses, fill gaps in your knowledge, and strengthen your skills.
For verbal specifically, you have to become more skilled at clearly defining the differences between trap choices and correct answers. Otherwise, you will get stuck guessing between two choices or be surprised to find that you incorrectly answered questions that you thought you answered correctly. Becoming more skilled in this way takes carefully analyzing all of the answer choices to lots of verbal questions to develop an eye for the logical differences between the choices. In other words, you have to go beyond answering practice questions and reading explanations to doing deep analysis of questions to learn to see everything that is going on in them.
You also may find it helpful to read the following articles:
how to score a 700+ on the GMAT
Why Was My GMAT Score Lower Than My Practice Test Scores?
