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11 Feb 2016, 16:39
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Hi gmatclub crew, I was hoping I could get some help in the decision making process on how to best set up and prepare for a retake.
Long story short I was scoring consistently in the fairly low 700s in my mocks with an average split of about Q44/V45. I went to the wrong test center but made it to the correct one in time and certainly felt calm by the time quant rolled around - simply mentioning this as a possible reason for the following though I'm unconvinced it was a factor. That said, I scored a measly (relative to my expectations) 650 with a Q39/V41 split.
Basically, I have felt I was on the cusp of "getting it" with the quant for the last month but it just hasn't happened despite plenty of practice and review (I'm not a brilliant individual but certainly capable). While I can attribute a few points here and there to jitters, the performance was still shocking and I plan (and instantly planned) to retake. I had seriously studied for 2 months prior.
My question to the forum is, knowing it's a case by case basis and that this is all personal opinion, will 3 weeks likely be enough time to jump a handful of points in quant and should I just lay on the practice work or might that dip down to Q39 indicate maybe I don't know the basics like I thought I did and should consider upping my study materials/tutoring (currently OG, GMAT Pill (more of a benefit for verbal), Official Quant Review, MGMAT number properties and geometry)? Or how do you think I should approach this?
I really appreciate the advice and please recall I'm fully aware there isn't a "right answer" for this, I would just really appreciate y'alls (you all's, from Texas sorry) opinions and empirical evidence for similar situations.
Thanks,
Cameron
Long story short I was scoring consistently in the fairly low 700s in my mocks with an average split of about Q44/V45. I went to the wrong test center but made it to the correct one in time and certainly felt calm by the time quant rolled around - simply mentioning this as a possible reason for the following though I'm unconvinced it was a factor. That said, I scored a measly (relative to my expectations) 650 with a Q39/V41 split.
Basically, I have felt I was on the cusp of "getting it" with the quant for the last month but it just hasn't happened despite plenty of practice and review (I'm not a brilliant individual but certainly capable). While I can attribute a few points here and there to jitters, the performance was still shocking and I plan (and instantly planned) to retake. I had seriously studied for 2 months prior.
My question to the forum is, knowing it's a case by case basis and that this is all personal opinion, will 3 weeks likely be enough time to jump a handful of points in quant and should I just lay on the practice work or might that dip down to Q39 indicate maybe I don't know the basics like I thought I did and should consider upping my study materials/tutoring (currently OG, GMAT Pill (more of a benefit for verbal), Official Quant Review, MGMAT number properties and geometry)? Or how do you think I should approach this?
I really appreciate the advice and please recall I'm fully aware there isn't a "right answer" for this, I would just really appreciate y'alls (you all's, from Texas sorry) opinions and empirical evidence for similar situations.
Thanks,
Cameron
11 Feb 2016, 20:19
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Hi redfield,
There can be various factors that could have contributed to your score.
1. What were you scores in the mock CATs?
2. Did you take the CATs including the AWA and IR?
3. What preparatory material did you use?
If you are not hard pressing on the deadlines, then I would recommend you not to go for a retake in 3 weeks time.
A score of 39 shows a lack of understanding of the fundamentals. It can be improved, but will surely need more time.
If there is not a significant difference between your actual Quants score and the one on the mock CATs, you should try to build the fundamentals first before jumping onto the problems.
There are many preparatory companies including ours that offer a score improvement guarantee. You can opt for them.
Here is the link to our quant booster course: https://www.optimus-prep.com/gmat-quant-booster/
There can be various factors that could have contributed to your score.
1. What were you scores in the mock CATs?
2. Did you take the CATs including the AWA and IR?
3. What preparatory material did you use?
If you are not hard pressing on the deadlines, then I would recommend you not to go for a retake in 3 weeks time.
A score of 39 shows a lack of understanding of the fundamentals. It can be improved, but will surely need more time.
If there is not a significant difference between your actual Quants score and the one on the mock CATs, you should try to build the fundamentals first before jumping onto the problems.
There are many preparatory companies including ours that offer a score improvement guarantee. You can opt for them.
Here is the link to our quant booster course: https://www.optimus-prep.com/gmat-quant-booster/
11 Feb 2016, 21:55
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Hi Redfield,
Based on what you described here....
struggle-with-how-to-start-on-problems-210497.html#p1620855
...your Official Score seems to be far more 'in line' with how you were performing back in December.
1) Were you away from your studies for that stretch of time during January?
2) The CAT scores that you described in this post are higher than the ones you listed previously. Were these CATs that you had used before?
Traveling to the wrong Testing Center and then having to rush to the 'correct' one could have absolutely impacted your performance on Test Day - the added stress of dealing with that situation and all of the adrenaline/energy you would have burned through to solve that immediate problem likely would have hurt your energy levels for the rest of the day. This is meant to say that you might very well have scored 700+ on Test Day. The fact that you 'reverted' back to your December 'performances' though hints that you're not really comfortable with all of the various Quant ideas, so spending some time retraining to face that section would likely be helpful.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Based on what you described here....
struggle-with-how-to-start-on-problems-210497.html#p1620855
...your Official Score seems to be far more 'in line' with how you were performing back in December.
1) Were you away from your studies for that stretch of time during January?
2) The CAT scores that you described in this post are higher than the ones you listed previously. Were these CATs that you had used before?
Traveling to the wrong Testing Center and then having to rush to the 'correct' one could have absolutely impacted your performance on Test Day - the added stress of dealing with that situation and all of the adrenaline/energy you would have burned through to solve that immediate problem likely would have hurt your energy levels for the rest of the day. This is meant to say that you might very well have scored 700+ on Test Day. The fact that you 'reverted' back to your December 'performances' though hints that you're not really comfortable with all of the various Quant ideas, so spending some time retraining to face that section would likely be helpful.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
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