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Cry for help - first attempt 600 (Quant: 43, Verbal: 28)

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Cry for help - first attempt 600 (Quant: 43, Verbal: 28) [#permalink] New post   27 Aug 2006, 13:14
Esteemed forum members,

Greetings from a newbie!

I thought about posting the story of my GMAT life yesterday but I didnt want to be a spoilsport because I saw a couple of posts of other forum members who scored more than 700. Kudos to those guys and gals! Congratulations!

Well, yesterday was my first attempt and I scored a dismal 600 (Quant: 43, Verbal: 28). I am not sure how I performed so badly and am completely devastated right now. I dont know where to hide my face. I am just so embarassed in front of my family and friends.

Regarding the GMAT, I wasnt anxious or nervous or ran out of time. I thought I was performing well throughout the exam but obviously I wasnt. Regarding my Verbal, I got a couple of hard SC, RC and CR which made me think that I was doing well. In Verbal, SC is my strongest area. I worked really hard on RC and CR before the exam because these two were my weakest areas.

Just to give you a brief idea, below were my practice scores before giving the real exam.

MGMAT CAT 1: 640-660 (Q:46-48, V:36-37)
MGMAT CAT 2: 670-690 (Q:46-48, V:40-46)
MGMAT CAT 3: 640-660 (Q:44-45, V:36-37)
GMATPrep 1: 680 (Q:44, V:34)
GMATPrep 2: 700 (Q:49, V:35)
Real GMAT: 600 (Q:43, V:28)

As you can see above, I never went below 640 in practice tests, so not sure what happened on the real GMAT.

I have exhausted the Official Guide and Kaplan 800 problems. If any one of you can please provide your insights or valuable suggestions, I would highly appreciate that.

Too bad I found out about this forum just a week or two before the real exam. If I had known before, I am sure I would have scored better.

Rhyme - do you have any consolation Bronze award for me ? :cry:
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[#permalink] New post   27 Aug 2006, 16:56
The GMATPrep exam is very indicative of the real test, so if you scored a 700 on that (assuming not too many were questions you had seen before), you can definitely do it on the real thing!

It sounds like perhaps you were a bit too relaxed during the real test. It is important to not be nervous, but it is also important to be focused and not underestimate the difficulty.

Your sometimes widely ranging scores on the Q and V sections seems to show that you are strong at some types of questions and weak at others. I would consider trying to identify these particular question types (not just DS or RC or CR, but the more specific content involved like probability or rate/work) that you are weak at and work on them.

You seem to have the benefit of being strong in SC, usually one part that is hardest for a lot of people. Once learned, RC is usually straightforward and not so tricky. It mostly involves picking out the answer stated in the passage. I would try to work on this area first, since you mentioned time was not the reason for missing these.

You can do it, since you proved it on the GMATPrep! Best of luck to you on your next test!
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[#permalink] New post   27 Aug 2006, 19:59
I scored 610 (44m, 29v) a week ago. My GMAT prep score was 660. My math was usually around 49 on practices. Although I didn't expect much from this first test, I was a little disappointed when I saw the actual test score.

I am retaking the test in September. Currently I am using SC 1000, RC 1000 and CR 1000 for my verbal. If you already didn't know, go check out the stickies in GMAT forum on this site. Many people posted their good results after using these materials. I haven't figured out what to do with math yet.

Hope you get 700+ soon. Good luck!
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[#permalink] New post   28 Aug 2006, 16:39
youngmba -

Congrats on your 770! You seem to be among the few gifted ones with respect to studying.

I didnt get that many repeats while doing GMATPrep. Thanks a lot for your suggestions. You seem to have hit the nail on the head. I never paid attention to my varying Quant scores and you are right that there may be some weak areas. I will have to resuscitate my strategy with respect to Quant.

Another thing is I gave GMATPrep 2 just one day before the exam, so may be I was too over-confident.

sng -

Thanks for your reply. Sorry to hear about your score. I will look into the 1000 CR, RC and SC material. Good luck to you for your future endeavours.
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[#permalink] New post   01 Sep 2006, 00:51
1.Spend more time on practice.
2.Do the 1000's.
3.Don't give up.
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