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04 Mar 2020, 19:08
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Bombed my retake right now with 660 (Q41/V40), which was lower than my first attempt and my most recent official practice exams. I’m beyond frustrated. My first take (last August) was a 680 (Q44/V40). My last two OG mocks were:
700 (Q44/V41) - taken about a month and a half ago at the library. Same time of day as my test
720 (Q48/V41) - taken 2 weeks ago at a Starbucks (which was pretty distracting). Also at the same time of day as my test.
I’ve recently completed TTP and felt pretty comfortable going through the GMAT club 600-700 level quant questions, the 700+ level questions, and the TTP hard questions. However, when I got to the test today quant was absolutely brutal for some reason. My timing was super messed up and I ended up having to dump questions that I should have been able to do. Definitely planning on taking again, but unsure if I should give myself a month and just drill quant or try it in 2 weeks (also any general advice would be very much appreciated!).
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700 (Q44/V41) - taken about a month and a half ago at the library. Same time of day as my test
720 (Q48/V41) - taken 2 weeks ago at a Starbucks (which was pretty distracting). Also at the same time of day as my test.
I’ve recently completed TTP and felt pretty comfortable going through the GMAT club 600-700 level quant questions, the 700+ level questions, and the TTP hard questions. However, when I got to the test today quant was absolutely brutal for some reason. My timing was super messed up and I ended up having to dump questions that I should have been able to do. Definitely planning on taking again, but unsure if I should give myself a month and just drill quant or try it in 2 weeks (also any general advice would be very much appreciated!).
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04 Mar 2020, 21:11
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Hi Jueng,
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) How long did you study before each of your Official GMATs? For this recent attempt, how many hours did you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used over the course of all of your studies?
3) On what dates did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
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?
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
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) How long did you study before each of your Official GMATs? For this recent attempt, how many hours did you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used over the course of all of your studies?
3) On what dates did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
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?
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
05 Mar 2020, 12:51
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Hi Jueng,
Given the scores of your practice exams, you certainly should have scored higher than Q41 on test day. Thus, I think that nerves/anxiety could have negatively impacted your score. How did you feel while taking the test?
I also see that you’ve been using TTP. Can you tell me how much of the course you’ve completed? Also, if you’d like to discuss this further, please DM me, and we can hop on a call. I’ve got your back, my friend.
Given the scores of your practice exams, you certainly should have scored higher than Q41 on test day. Thus, I think that nerves/anxiety could have negatively impacted your score. How did you feel while taking the test?
I also see that you’ve been using TTP. Can you tell me how much of the course you’ve completed? Also, if you’d like to discuss this further, please DM me, and we can hop on a call. I’ve got your back, my friend.
