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To add further, I gave my 1st exam in Apil with 2 months preparation and scored a 640 (Q44, V35). After rigorous prep of another 2 months, I was expecting a decent score of at least 700 
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I gave my GMAT exam today after a gap of 15 days and scored 670 (Q45, V37, IR6). Though I am not happy with my score as I was aiming for 700+, I am at least satisfied. I took the exam in the traditional order this time. After the disastrous score of 530 that I scored a fortnight ago, I think this score is a major improvement. The traditional order is almost similar to Gmatprep mock and the questions are of similar difficulty.
In conclusion, I had a very bad experience with the Quant-Verbal-IR-Essay order. The traditional order worked better for me.
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Aparna
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I gave my GMAT exam today after a gap of 15 days and scored 670 (Q45, V37, IR6). Though I am not happy with my score as I was aiming for 700+, I am at least satisfied. I took the exam in the traditional order this time. After the disastrous score of 530 that I scored a fortnight ago, I think this score is a major improvement. The traditional order is almost similar to Gmatprep mock and the questions are of similar difficulty.
In conclusion, I had a very bad experience with the Quant-Verbal-IR-Essay order. The traditional order worked better for me.
Cheers,
Aparna
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02 Aug 2017, 10:20
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Do you really blame section order change for the low score?
No other major/minor change in
- night routine prior to exam day?
- level of excitement and nervousness before the test?
- technique of answering questions?
- breaks routine
I am asking this because after the initial response from others "GMAT is getting harder", we are now getting the responses "GMAT didnt changed". And the latter response coming from people who scored high as well as from those who scored low.
Did you analyze your ESR from first and second GMAT? Did you see something really off about that? Was score in all your subsections consistent?
Sorry for so many questions! But people like me would like to know the answers to analyze whether to go for section order change!
Regards!
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you should really give mock tests with different orders and see what is most comfortable for you. I chose V<Q<IR<AWA because I used to get exhausted doing verbal last even after 10 practice tests. I also didn't choose quant first because I was bit better at Quant than verbal so I decided to attack the section that I was weakest at. Other people on this forum have attempted their strongest section first to boost their confidence. The strategy you choose is highly dependent on you and how comfortable you are with different section.
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Thanks everyone who has posted the feedback after the addition of new options.
I am going to stick to the old format as I feel the Awa and IR are warm ups for me. I have tried practicing IR, unable to see an improvement, so I am not expecting to crack it. I would rather use it to warm up and get to real work once it's over. Also, I believe I won't be able to wait for the score once quant and verbal are done, old habits die hard!
Though I had thought of hitting verbal first, am going to stick to the older format. The thought of jumping into the SC ocean right at the beginning looks daunting to me now!
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I am going to stick to the old format as I feel the Awa and IR are warm ups for me. I have tried practicing IR, unable to see an improvement, so I am not expecting to crack it. I would rather use it to warm up and get to real work once it's over. Also, I believe I won't be able to wait for the score once quant and verbal are done, old habits die hard!
Though I had thought of hitting verbal first, am going to stick to the older format. The thought of jumping into the SC ocean right at the beginning looks daunting to me now!
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