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05 Feb 2017, 23:28
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I have been lurking and browsing this forum, but I will now get more involved in order to rock the GMAT once and for all.
Background:
Took the Kaplan in person course. First CAT was 560, subsequent ones ranged from 630-650.
My target score is 650, so I took the official GMAT for the first time and scored a 570 (44Q, 25V, and 2IR)
This did not sit well with me, so I reviewed strategies in the Manhattan Prep books and took more full length practice CATs via Kaplan, scoring still 630-650.
I took the GMAT a second time and scored 480 (I forget the breakdown because I cancelled my scores).
This is when I switched my focus and reviewed hundreds of problems in the Official GMAT 2017 books in the past month. I made sure to understand why I got certain problems wrong. I thought I had a better grasp and felt more comfortable with official GMAT questions, so I took the exam again.
I took the GMAT a third time and scored a 560 (43Q, 25V, and 7IR).
It is quite frustrating that my official scores have not been reflecting my studies. My verbal has been my strength in all practice CATs, so it is also perplexing that I am consistently scoring lower in verbal on the real exam.
Any advice would be appreciated, thank you!
Background:
Took the Kaplan in person course. First CAT was 560, subsequent ones ranged from 630-650.
My target score is 650, so I took the official GMAT for the first time and scored a 570 (44Q, 25V, and 2IR)
This did not sit well with me, so I reviewed strategies in the Manhattan Prep books and took more full length practice CATs via Kaplan, scoring still 630-650.
I took the GMAT a second time and scored 480 (I forget the breakdown because I cancelled my scores).
This is when I switched my focus and reviewed hundreds of problems in the Official GMAT 2017 books in the past month. I made sure to understand why I got certain problems wrong. I thought I had a better grasp and felt more comfortable with official GMAT questions, so I took the exam again.
I took the GMAT a third time and scored a 560 (43Q, 25V, and 7IR).
It is quite frustrating that my official scores have not been reflecting my studies. My verbal has been my strength in all practice CATs, so it is also perplexing that I am consistently scoring lower in verbal on the real exam.
Any advice would be appreciated, thank you!
06 Feb 2017, 19:45
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Hi hodor,
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day didn't go as well as planned. When these types of score drops occur, the two likely "causes" involve either something that was unrealistic during practice or something that was surprising (or not accounted for) on Test Day. If you can answer a few questions, then we should be able to figure this out:
When you took your CATs:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT each time (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them at home?
3) Did you take them at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
4) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, skip sections, take longer breaks, etc.)?
5) Did you ever take a CAT more than once? Had you seen any of the questions BEFORE?
Thankfully, the GMAT is a consistent, predictable Exam, so you CAN train to score at a higher level.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day didn't go as well as planned. When these types of score drops occur, the two likely "causes" involve either something that was unrealistic during practice or something that was surprising (or not accounted for) on Test Day. If you can answer a few questions, then we should be able to figure this out:
When you took your CATs:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT each time (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them at home?
3) Did you take them at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
4) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, skip sections, take longer breaks, etc.)?
5) Did you ever take a CAT more than once? Had you seen any of the questions BEFORE?
Thankfully, the GMAT is a consistent, predictable Exam, so you CAN train to score at a higher level.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
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06 Feb 2017, 22:34
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hodor
I have been lurking and browsing this forum, but I will now get more involved in order to rock the GMAT once and for all.
Background:
Took the Kaplan in person course. First CAT was 560, subsequent ones ranged from 630-650.
My target score is 650, so I took the official GMAT for the first time and scored a 570 (44Q, 25V, and 2IR)
This did not sit well with me, so I reviewed strategies in the Manhattan Prep books and took more full length practice CATs via Kaplan, scoring still 630-650.
I took the GMAT a second time and scored 480 (I forget the breakdown because I cancelled my scores).
This is when I switched my focus and reviewed hundreds of problems in the Official GMAT 2017 books in the past month. I made sure to understand why I got certain problems wrong. I thought I had a better grasp and felt more comfortable with official GMAT questions, so I took the exam again.
I took the GMAT a third time and scored a 560 (43Q, 25V, and 7IR).
It is quite frustrating that my official scores have not been reflecting my studies. My verbal has been my strength in all practice CATs, so it is also perplexing that I am consistently scoring lower in verbal on the real exam.
Any advice would be appreciated, thank you!
Background:
Took the Kaplan in person course. First CAT was 560, subsequent ones ranged from 630-650.
My target score is 650, so I took the official GMAT for the first time and scored a 570 (44Q, 25V, and 2IR)
This did not sit well with me, so I reviewed strategies in the Manhattan Prep books and took more full length practice CATs via Kaplan, scoring still 630-650.
I took the GMAT a second time and scored 480 (I forget the breakdown because I cancelled my scores).
This is when I switched my focus and reviewed hundreds of problems in the Official GMAT 2017 books in the past month. I made sure to understand why I got certain problems wrong. I thought I had a better grasp and felt more comfortable with official GMAT questions, so I took the exam again.
I took the GMAT a third time and scored a 560 (43Q, 25V, and 7IR).
It is quite frustrating that my official scores have not been reflecting my studies. My verbal has been my strength in all practice CATs, so it is also perplexing that I am consistently scoring lower in verbal on the real exam.
Any advice would be appreciated, thank you!
There is definitely room for improvement on the verbal- what were you getting on your practice tests?
