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17 Jun 2020, 11:19
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Good evening,
I am a 27 year old physiotherapist and MSc. manual therapist. I registered for the Master Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Sciences and have to make a GMAT exam. I need a pretty low score to be eligible (300). When you score between 300-450, they advise you to do some self-study to meet the analytical and mathematical standards.
I dropped out of high school because of personal problems, so my basic math and english knowledge is pretty low. For this reason I followed a Quantitative and Verbal GMAT prep course at a GMAT prep center. Studying goes pretty well. I understand the theory and I´m able to answer most of the questions at my level (450-500) correctly. Ofcourse I make many mistakes, but I understand the explanation and my knowledge is improving.
Last week I took a mock exam. I was very nerous the days before and during the mock exam. Unfortunately I scored a 430. This was very disappointing because I really hoped that it would be good enough. My teachers said that my basic knowledge is really good enough to score a 450, but my nerves and lack of time management prevented me from performing well enough.
I am pretty familiar with anxiety before and during tests. I have OCD and a personality disorder related to not feeling good enough. The GMAT feels like a moment of judgement which decides whether I am intelligent and good enough for the master program at the university. This gives alot of pressure, which keeps me from sleeping and performing in daily activities. The performance pressure makes me very anxious while practicing GMAT questions and during mock exams.
I don´t expect to receive therapeutic advice, but I would like to ask you some questions. I hope that this will take some pressure of the exam.
1) I have the feeling that I´m not good enough with my score of 430. It feels like im too dumb and don´t have the analytical and mathematical standards for the program. Does anyone recognize this? Do you have some tips for me?
1) I scored V25 for Quant and V24 for Verbal. My total score is 20 points lower than recommended 450 score. I still have 4 weeks till my official exam. What would you recommend to focus on, considering I have to improve 20 points in total?
3) How can I practice reading more carefully and relaxed? I´m trying to do timed sets, blind reviews and will try another mock exam in 2 weeks.
4) My time management wasn´t good enough. I tried to answer every question correctly, which resulted in some time problems. Do you have some tips for my time management? How can I improve this?
Your help is appreciated.
Best regards,
J
I am a 27 year old physiotherapist and MSc. manual therapist. I registered for the Master Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Sciences and have to make a GMAT exam. I need a pretty low score to be eligible (300). When you score between 300-450, they advise you to do some self-study to meet the analytical and mathematical standards.
I dropped out of high school because of personal problems, so my basic math and english knowledge is pretty low. For this reason I followed a Quantitative and Verbal GMAT prep course at a GMAT prep center. Studying goes pretty well. I understand the theory and I´m able to answer most of the questions at my level (450-500) correctly. Ofcourse I make many mistakes, but I understand the explanation and my knowledge is improving.
Last week I took a mock exam. I was very nerous the days before and during the mock exam. Unfortunately I scored a 430. This was very disappointing because I really hoped that it would be good enough. My teachers said that my basic knowledge is really good enough to score a 450, but my nerves and lack of time management prevented me from performing well enough.
I am pretty familiar with anxiety before and during tests. I have OCD and a personality disorder related to not feeling good enough. The GMAT feels like a moment of judgement which decides whether I am intelligent and good enough for the master program at the university. This gives alot of pressure, which keeps me from sleeping and performing in daily activities. The performance pressure makes me very anxious while practicing GMAT questions and during mock exams.
I don´t expect to receive therapeutic advice, but I would like to ask you some questions. I hope that this will take some pressure of the exam.
1) I have the feeling that I´m not good enough with my score of 430. It feels like im too dumb and don´t have the analytical and mathematical standards for the program. Does anyone recognize this? Do you have some tips for me?
1) I scored V25 for Quant and V24 for Verbal. My total score is 20 points lower than recommended 450 score. I still have 4 weeks till my official exam. What would you recommend to focus on, considering I have to improve 20 points in total?
3) How can I practice reading more carefully and relaxed? I´m trying to do timed sets, blind reviews and will try another mock exam in 2 weeks.
4) My time management wasn´t good enough. I tried to answer every question correctly, which resulted in some time problems. Do you have some tips for my time management? How can I improve this?
Your help is appreciated.
Best regards,
J
17 Jun 2020, 11:55
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Physio1992
Thanks for writing.
Just one important advice : forget everything else while you take your next mock & concentrate on the exam. You will get better result for sure.
If possible I would advise you to take mock on regular interval & on the same time slot when you will be giving the exam.
All the best!
17 Jun 2020, 12:27
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Hi Phsyio1992.
What is very cool is that, in saying this, "The GMAT feels like a moment of judgement which decides whether I am intelligent and good enough for the master program at the university," you have summed up exactly what is going on with many people who are anxious when they take the GMAT.
They have the impression that their scores will prove something about them for once and for all.
Fortunately, that whole mindset is based on a key false belief, that you are the way you are and will be that way from now on.
That mindset is called a "fixed mindset," one that involves having the impression that how you are is fixed.
It's not.
Your intelligence is not fixed.
Your "OCD" situation is not fixed.
Your GMAT skills are not fixed.
The truth is that you can develop yourself continually, and that you can score as high on the GMAT as you want. So, all your GMAT score indicates is how skilled you are at a point in time. Nothing else.
I know someone whose first GMAT practice test score was 380 and whose last score, on the real GMAT, was 750. She was worried about how "smart" she was too.
So, there's nothing to be anxious about. You can certainly score 450, and you could score much higher with more preparation.
Doing so is just a matter of developing skills.
The more clearly you understand the foregoing, the more you will have, rather than a fixed mindset, what's called a "growth mindset."
Here's more information on having a growth mindset. https://www.mindsetworks.com/science/
What is very cool is that, in saying this, "The GMAT feels like a moment of judgement which decides whether I am intelligent and good enough for the master program at the university," you have summed up exactly what is going on with many people who are anxious when they take the GMAT.
They have the impression that their scores will prove something about them for once and for all.
Fortunately, that whole mindset is based on a key false belief, that you are the way you are and will be that way from now on.
That mindset is called a "fixed mindset," one that involves having the impression that how you are is fixed.
It's not.
Your intelligence is not fixed.
Your "OCD" situation is not fixed.
Your GMAT skills are not fixed.
The truth is that you can develop yourself continually, and that you can score as high on the GMAT as you want. So, all your GMAT score indicates is how skilled you are at a point in time. Nothing else.
I know someone whose first GMAT practice test score was 380 and whose last score, on the real GMAT, was 750. She was worried about how "smart" she was too.
So, there's nothing to be anxious about. You can certainly score 450, and you could score much higher with more preparation.
Doing so is just a matter of developing skills.
The more clearly you understand the foregoing, the more you will have, rather than a fixed mindset, what's called a "growth mindset."
Here's more information on having a growth mindset. https://www.mindsetworks.com/science/
