750 on GMATPrep, disaster on actual GMAT

HI annkuzmenko,

I’m sorry to hear about how things went with your GMAT. Before providing specific advice, I’d like to learn more about your situation with the GMAT. I have some questions:

1) How many times have you taken the actual GMAT? Please list the dates on which you’ve taken the GMAT, the total scores, and the quant, verbal, and IR scores, as well as how you were feeling while taking the tests.

2) How many practice GMAT tests did you take? Please list the dates on which you’ve taken any practice GMATs, the total scores, and the quant, verbal, and IR scores, as well as how you were feeling while taking the tests. Also, please tell me where these tests came from (ex: mba.com).

3) Please describe how you studied. For how many hours a day did you study and for how many months? What resources did you use?

4) To what programs will you be applying? What are the deadlines for these programs?

5) By when would you LIKE to take the GMAT? By when MUST you take the GMAT?

6) For how many hours a day, on average, can you study between now and your next GMAT?

7) In your opinion, how prepared were you for the GMAT? It's important that you answer this question as objectively as possible.

8) Is there anything else that I should know? Anything else you’d like to tell me?

Once I learn a bit more about you, I can provide some detailed advice.

Thanks!

I hope not. Gmat cant punish an an unanswered question that severely.

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Agreed. I also couldn't finish my verbal section, ended up getting a V36. 710 overall score.

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Re: practice tests. I am probably one of the few who advocates very careful use of practice tests, whether they be unofficial random tests or official ones.

You cannot replicate test day experiences. Practice test results can be off by miles in either direction.

Use practice tests only to "jig" your preparation.

Eg, pacing, getting your mind in order, etc. These sorts of qualitative experiences will make tremendous differences to performance on test day.

Never underestimate test day. Never dose up on false confidnce from pratice test results.

Finally, coming to your performance. Noone will know what happened. But it sounds that you already have the competence for the exam, eg., concepts. You may just need to adjust your performance on other test-taking skills. GL!