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Updated on: 29 Jun 2022, 19:36
Originally posted by 2022MBAhopeful on 29 Jun 2022, 15:17.
Last edited by 2022MBAhopeful on 29 Jun 2022, 19:36, edited 6 times in total.
Last edited by 2022MBAhopeful on 29 Jun 2022, 19:36, edited 6 times in total.
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Hi,
Long time lurker here, I took my first GMAT exam this year in early June after 2 month of prep and got a 610 on actual test day. But I was not very surprised as I understood the scores from the last 2 mock exam I took were inflated. However, I took my 2nd exam late June and was shocked to find out that I only got 610 (V30, Q44) despite a 720 on on mock #5 just a few days before the actual exam. This hit me very hard and I almost wanted to quit GMAT all together. But part of me want to know why and part of me telling me that I am so close to my goal that I shouldn't quit all together yet. I was a bit nervous walking to test center and had 6-7 hours of sleep the night before and was feeling ok. Overall, I still felt pretty calm throughout the exam. What's going on? Is this just bad luck or am I just bad at testing the real thing? Should I get profession help or even test anxiety help? Or is my fundamental still just lacking by a lot?
My official mock exam scores are as follow (the mocks are about 5-7 days apart):
March 2022 Mock Exam 1 (610, V34, Q40)
May 2022 Mock Exam 2 (640, V35, Q43)
May Mock Exam 1 reset (670, V36, Q48)
May 2022 Mock Exam 2 reset (690, V38, Q45)
June 2022 Mock Exam 3 (660, V35, Q47)
June 2022 Mock Exam 4 (660, V33, Q48)
June 2022 Mock Exam 3 reset (720, V42, Q46)
June 2022 Mock Exam 4 reset (660, V39, Q43)
June 2022 Mock exam 5 (720, V44, Q45)
I think there could be two reasons why my Quant declined while verbal improved towards end of June.
1) From March to May, my prep was leaning more towards quant (80% time on quant and 20% on Verbal) which I think explained the higher quant scores on mock in May and earlier June. I switched the focus from Quant to Verbal (90% of my time) in last 3 weeks in June which probably led to the decline of quant.
2) I was frustrated with my lack of progress on verbal so I switched the order of exam by taking Verbal first rather than Quant in 2nd half of June and saw a big jump in my verbal score. I think this might be that I lack the mental stamina as I find it difficult to concentrate on verbal especially on CR and RC (where attention to details matters) after completing quant first. I noticed significant improvement in CR and RC (on average, I only miss 1-2 questions from each of these two question types).
I have been using TTP and OG for primary prep materials. TTP has helped me a lot on quant and SC. I do keep an error log and review them each week.
Long time lurker here, I took my first GMAT exam this year in early June after 2 month of prep and got a 610 on actual test day. But I was not very surprised as I understood the scores from the last 2 mock exam I took were inflated. However, I took my 2nd exam late June and was shocked to find out that I only got 610 (V30, Q44) despite a 720 on on mock #5 just a few days before the actual exam. This hit me very hard and I almost wanted to quit GMAT all together. But part of me want to know why and part of me telling me that I am so close to my goal that I shouldn't quit all together yet. I was a bit nervous walking to test center and had 6-7 hours of sleep the night before and was feeling ok. Overall, I still felt pretty calm throughout the exam. What's going on? Is this just bad luck or am I just bad at testing the real thing? Should I get profession help or even test anxiety help? Or is my fundamental still just lacking by a lot?
My official mock exam scores are as follow (the mocks are about 5-7 days apart):
March 2022 Mock Exam 1 (610, V34, Q40)
May 2022 Mock Exam 2 (640, V35, Q43)
May Mock Exam 1 reset (670, V36, Q48)
May 2022 Mock Exam 2 reset (690, V38, Q45)
June 2022 Mock Exam 3 (660, V35, Q47)
June 2022 Mock Exam 4 (660, V33, Q48)
June 2022 Mock Exam 3 reset (720, V42, Q46)
June 2022 Mock Exam 4 reset (660, V39, Q43)
June 2022 Mock exam 5 (720, V44, Q45)
I think there could be two reasons why my Quant declined while verbal improved towards end of June.
1) From March to May, my prep was leaning more towards quant (80% time on quant and 20% on Verbal) which I think explained the higher quant scores on mock in May and earlier June. I switched the focus from Quant to Verbal (90% of my time) in last 3 weeks in June which probably led to the decline of quant.
2) I was frustrated with my lack of progress on verbal so I switched the order of exam by taking Verbal first rather than Quant in 2nd half of June and saw a big jump in my verbal score. I think this might be that I lack the mental stamina as I find it difficult to concentrate on verbal especially on CR and RC (where attention to details matters) after completing quant first. I noticed significant improvement in CR and RC (on average, I only miss 1-2 questions from each of these two question types).
I have been using TTP and OG for primary prep materials. TTP has helped me a lot on quant and SC. I do keep an error log and review them each week.
29 Jun 2022, 15:44
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720 may have been a bit of an outlier. The rest of your May and June Mocks (first attempts) were around 650. Probably fair to say improvement on Verbal has taken place and Quant may have some fundamentals that are a bit slippery given the fluctuation.
29 Jun 2022, 16:56
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Hi 2022MBAhopeful,
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. Before we discuss any of those potential issues though, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) On what dates did you take your 2 Official GMATs and what were the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for each?
2) How many hours did you typically study each week?
3) Have you used any other study materials besides the two that you mentioned?
Goals:
4) What is your overall goal score?
5) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
Since you took at least one of your Official GMATs at a Test Center, then you might also choose to purchase the Enhanced Score Report. While the ESR doesn’t provide a lot of information, there are usually a few data points that we can use to define what went wrong on Test Day (and what you should work on to score higher). If you purchase the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Contact Rich at: Rich.C@empowergmat.com
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. Before we discuss any of those potential issues though, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) On what dates did you take your 2 Official GMATs and what were the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for each?
2) How many hours did you typically study each week?
3) Have you used any other study materials besides the two that you mentioned?
Goals:
4) What is your overall goal score?
5) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
Since you took at least one of your Official GMATs at a Test Center, then you might also choose to purchase the Enhanced Score Report. While the ESR doesn’t provide a lot of information, there are usually a few data points that we can use to define what went wrong on Test Day (and what you should work on to score higher). If you purchase the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Contact Rich at: Rich.C@empowergmat.com
