Actual GMAT FE vs. Mock Discrepancy (Guidance required from everyone)

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Hi guys,

Just got done with my Official GMAT FE. And I don't know how to say this but I scored miserably (505)

Q79 V78 and DI68!

I still cant comprehend it. I didnt score this bad even in my first Mock by Magoosh, in fact the last mock I gave I had a solid 645.

I was consistently getting a Q84 to Q86 and DI78 to DI81 since very long, and know this felt like a gut punch. I practiced hard and in fact found the actual quant very easy compared to the Mocks, I don't know what to do as I feel clueless right now. I will be pushing myself and planning to give the next FE in 21 days. I know I was doing well and this score isn't a reflection of my prep.

I would love if some of you could drop some guidance as well as a prep plan.

Just Fyi I solved the OG book all questions and got an accuracy of around 90% for DS and Quant and around 80% for verbal. I feel maybe it was a time thing and I messed up there. Any time reduction tactics would be helpful.

Also I still do not get the quant percentile ( Q79?!?!?!?!?) it is like I'm living in my worst nightmare.!

Update:- Guys just got my scorecard. I don't know how surprisingly I did really bad at RC and Slowed down to an unimaginable level in DI. I think I blacked out somewhere in the middle, which even I didnt realise and got extra cautious. What surprises me the most is I got around 80% accuracy in all E,M and H questions of OG in RC in fact I was poor at critical reasoning. and I was never this bad in DI.

Shreyaarora · Answer

Ah that sucks

I've given too many competitive exams to understand this pretty well. sometimes the timings & the stress just makes you a little off & things don't work out. But i can help with this a little- when you do practice- try to do it after a really long day, train your mind to solve things & work a little better not just with a fresher mind but after a reallly long one where you don't feel like doing anything at all & do it with a timer. All questions with a timer. Kind of helps pushing the boundaries. Hope it helps even a little. Wish you the best for the next one!

Rashie1 · Answer

Don’t be too hard on yourself — one FE score isn’t a true reflection of your prep. From your OG accuracy and mock scores, it’s clear you’re capable of much higher, so this looks more like a timing/execution issue than a knowledge gap. With disciplined timing practice and a sharper test-day strategy, that next score will align with your ability.
 Keep pushing — 21 days is enough to turn this around.

yc168 · Answer

It may be helpful if you post some of the ESR information from your official test, as well as your sectional score history from your mock tests. This way people may be able to give you more specific suggestions.

Sometimes this happened. Don't lose hope and wishing you the best.

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

Replaying what happened during the exam when you get your score report may provide some helpful insight. Perhaps, for example, there were a few questions you thought you got correct (e.g. Q2 Quant) but, looking back, may have made a careless error on. Consider including/sharing your score report when it becomes available. People may provide some specific suggestions based on it. In case you usually did some prep before taking your mocks, it may be helpful to replicate that a bit on exam day (i.e. not letting the first questions you see on the day be those of the actual exam). May help, for example, if you feel it takes you a bit of time to warm up.

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