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29 Jul 2020, 11:33
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Hi,
I've been studying for about 10 months and I am getting good scores on the mocks, but I can't replicate the scores in the real exam.
Mock 1 (GMAT prep): 730 (Q49, V40)
Mock 2 (Experts Global): 720 (Q50, V36)
Mock 3 (GMAT prep): 700 (Q48, V38)
Mock 4 (Experts Global): 720 (Q49, V38)
Mock 5 (GMAT prep): 740 (Q50, V40)
REAL EXAM: 640 (Q48, V30)
Mock 6 (Kaplan): 660 (Q47, V34)
Mock 7 (Kaplan): 710 (Q49, V38)
Mock 8 (Kaplan): 700 (Q49, V37)
Mock 9 (GMAT prep): 760 (Q50, V41)
Mock 10 (GMAT prep): 690 (Q49, V35)
REAL EXAM: 600 (Q43, V30)
I always try to replicate real test conditions.
I feel anxious before the real exam and don't know what to do know. I am confident that I know the concepts and exercises the exam requires, but I can't perform in the real test.
Could someone please help?
Thanks
I've been studying for about 10 months and I am getting good scores on the mocks, but I can't replicate the scores in the real exam.
Mock 1 (GMAT prep): 730 (Q49, V40)
Mock 2 (Experts Global): 720 (Q50, V36)
Mock 3 (GMAT prep): 700 (Q48, V38)
Mock 4 (Experts Global): 720 (Q49, V38)
Mock 5 (GMAT prep): 740 (Q50, V40)
REAL EXAM: 640 (Q48, V30)
Mock 6 (Kaplan): 660 (Q47, V34)
Mock 7 (Kaplan): 710 (Q49, V38)
Mock 8 (Kaplan): 700 (Q49, V37)
Mock 9 (GMAT prep): 760 (Q50, V41)
Mock 10 (GMAT prep): 690 (Q49, V35)
REAL EXAM: 600 (Q43, V30)
I always try to replicate real test conditions.
I feel anxious before the real exam and don't know what to do know. I am confident that I know the concepts and exercises the exam requires, but I can't perform in the real test.
Could someone please help?
Thanks
29 Jul 2020, 12:54
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Hi cb2509,
I’m sorry to hear how things have been going with your GMAT.
Assuming that you took your official practice exams under realistic testing conditions, the results show that, on a good day, you are capable of scoring higher than 600. Thus, it’s quite possible that nerves, stress, tiredness, or a combination of all three negatively affected your test-day performance. However, it’s also possible that you have some lingering weaknesses that were exposed on test day. Although I’m unsure of how you prepared, it’s possible that, in your preparation, particularly in verbal, you did not really learn to do what you have to do in order to score high on the actual GMAT. Rather, you picked up on some patterns that were effective in getting you relatively high scores on practice tests. So, for you to hit your score goal, your preparation, particularly for verbal, probably needs to be more complete, meaning that you have to go through the various types of GMAT questions carefully to find your exact weaknesses, fill gaps in your knowledge, and strengthen your skills.
For verbal specifically, you have to become more skilled at clearly defining the differences between trap choices and correct answers. Otherwise, you will get stuck guessing between two choices or be surprised to find that you incorrectly answered questions that you thought you answered correctly. Becoming more skilled in this way takes carefully analyzing all of the answer choices to lots of verbal questions to develop an eye for the logical differences between the choices. In other words, you have to go beyond answering practice questions and reading explanations to doing deep analysis of questions to learn to see everything that is going on in them.
In order to follow the path described above, you may need some new quant and verbal materials, so take a look at the GMAT Club reviews for the best quant and verbal courses.
You also may find it helpful to read the following articles:
how to score a 700+ on the GMAT
Why Was My GMAT Score Lower Than My Practice Test Scores?
How to Eliminate GMAT Test-Day Anxiety
If you’d like more specific advice on how to improve your quant and verbal skills, feel free to reach back out. Good luck!
I’m sorry to hear how things have been going with your GMAT.
Assuming that you took your official practice exams under realistic testing conditions, the results show that, on a good day, you are capable of scoring higher than 600. Thus, it’s quite possible that nerves, stress, tiredness, or a combination of all three negatively affected your test-day performance. However, it’s also possible that you have some lingering weaknesses that were exposed on test day. Although I’m unsure of how you prepared, it’s possible that, in your preparation, particularly in verbal, you did not really learn to do what you have to do in order to score high on the actual GMAT. Rather, you picked up on some patterns that were effective in getting you relatively high scores on practice tests. So, for you to hit your score goal, your preparation, particularly for verbal, probably needs to be more complete, meaning that you have to go through the various types of GMAT questions carefully to find your exact weaknesses, fill gaps in your knowledge, and strengthen your skills.
For verbal specifically, you have to become more skilled at clearly defining the differences between trap choices and correct answers. Otherwise, you will get stuck guessing between two choices or be surprised to find that you incorrectly answered questions that you thought you answered correctly. Becoming more skilled in this way takes carefully analyzing all of the answer choices to lots of verbal questions to develop an eye for the logical differences between the choices. In other words, you have to go beyond answering practice questions and reading explanations to doing deep analysis of questions to learn to see everything that is going on in them.
In order to follow the path described above, you may need some new quant and verbal materials, so take a look at the GMAT Club reviews for the best quant and verbal courses.
You also may find it helpful to read the following articles:
how to score a 700+ on the GMAT
Why Was My GMAT Score Lower Than My Practice Test Scores?
How to Eliminate GMAT Test-Day Anxiety
If you’d like more specific advice on how to improve your quant and verbal skills, feel free to reach back out. Good luck!
29 Jul 2020, 22:01
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Hi cb2509,
I'm sorry to hear that neither of your Official GMATs went as well as hoped. 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) Did you take the At-home GMAT for either of your 2 attempts? On what dates did you take your 2 Official GMATs?
2) How long have you studied in total? How many hours do you typically study each week?
3) What study materials have you used so far?
4) 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:
5) What is your overall goal score?
6) 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 neither of your Official GMATs went as well as hoped. 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) Did you take the At-home GMAT for either of your 2 attempts? On what dates did you take your 2 Official GMATs?
2) How long have you studied in total? How many hours do you typically study each week?
3) What study materials have you used so far?
4) 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:
5) What is your overall goal score?
6) 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
