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02 Dec 2007, 07:57
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I have taken GMAT twice now and scored 570(V27 Q43) & 560(V24 Q44) in the two attempts. I was aiming for 650-700 range.
For the first attempt I studied only from Princeton review, Kaplan GMAT 800 and OG 10.
After the first exam my assessment of low performance in verbal section was that I did not understand the basics of SC and wasn't consistent & comfortable with CR & RC.
So in the second attempt I concentrated more on SC, CR & RC. Studies for 2 months.
Got approval from office to work from home whenever possible so that I avoid commuting and save time for studying. Even took one week off from work before the GMAT exam.
Worked on understanding the SC basics, understanding CR argument & RC passage structures.
In addition to books used in attempt #1, I bought OG 11, Critical Reasoning Bible, studied grammar basics, used GMATTER and participated more on this forum.
I could solve around 80% of the SC & CR problems posted in this forum and I practiced RC a lot (from rc 1000) until I gained confidence.
I did not take the gmat prep but I scored 590 twice on 2 Kaplan tests I took.
Reading through the forum I found that a Kaplan tests are much harder than actual GMAT, so I knew I could score in the 650 range.
I am disappointed by my GMAT scrores but not discouraged (not yet !!).
I will be taking the GMAT again.
I would like to hear from anyone who has done well on GMAT after two attempts and what changes they made to their GMAT preparation.
Also how do the B-Schools view applications with more than 2 GMAT takes ?
For the first attempt I studied only from Princeton review, Kaplan GMAT 800 and OG 10.
After the first exam my assessment of low performance in verbal section was that I did not understand the basics of SC and wasn't consistent & comfortable with CR & RC.
So in the second attempt I concentrated more on SC, CR & RC. Studies for 2 months.
Got approval from office to work from home whenever possible so that I avoid commuting and save time for studying. Even took one week off from work before the GMAT exam.
Worked on understanding the SC basics, understanding CR argument & RC passage structures.
In addition to books used in attempt #1, I bought OG 11, Critical Reasoning Bible, studied grammar basics, used GMATTER and participated more on this forum.
I could solve around 80% of the SC & CR problems posted in this forum and I practiced RC a lot (from rc 1000) until I gained confidence.
I did not take the gmat prep but I scored 590 twice on 2 Kaplan tests I took.
Reading through the forum I found that a Kaplan tests are much harder than actual GMAT, so I knew I could score in the 650 range.
I am disappointed by my GMAT scrores but not discouraged (not yet !!).
I will be taking the GMAT again.
I would like to hear from anyone who has done well on GMAT after two attempts and what changes they made to their GMAT preparation.
Also how do the B-Schools view applications with more than 2 GMAT takes ?
04 Dec 2007, 16:05
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I've taken the test multiple times but have progressed from 540 to 680. Verbal was the key for me too.
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04 Dec 2007, 19:01
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Hi saviop,
You can take the GMAT again, some people take it like 5 or 6 times, but I think b-scools recomend taking the GMAT 2 or 3 times. So I think you have one more chance to take it before you turn into 'compulsive GMAT taker'
). B-schools only look at your best score, so if you reach 650 the next time, only that score will count.
Don't get discouraged, and do not change your daily routine right before the test (like taking a week off from work). I tried doing that the first time I took the test but I think it hurt me. I just messed up my daily sleep pattern during that week (stayed up too late to study) which threw me off balance)
Also, I would recommend reinstaling the GMATprep and doing it over and over again for a score increase
You can take the GMAT again, some people take it like 5 or 6 times, but I think b-scools recomend taking the GMAT 2 or 3 times. So I think you have one more chance to take it before you turn into 'compulsive GMAT taker'
). B-schools only look at your best score, so if you reach 650 the next time, only that score will count.
Don't get discouraged, and do not change your daily routine right before the test (like taking a week off from work). I tried doing that the first time I took the test but I think it hurt me. I just messed up my daily sleep pattern during that week (stayed up too late to study) which threw me off balance
)
Also, I would recommend reinstaling the GMATprep and doing it over and over again for a score increase
