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Dropped 100 points from prep tests [#permalink] New post   20 Mar 2017, 08:13
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I truly believe the day went fine, i had no distractions what so ever leading up to the exam.
Here are a few answers to the questions you've asked me.

1) What did you do in the 3 days before your GMAT?
2 days before the GMAT I went through my error logs for SC as it was one of my weak areas. Also on those two days, i would 10V- 20 minutes /10Q- 20 minutes questions from Magoosh. I re-did them and watched the correction videos on Magoosh. 1 day before the test I spent probably 2 hours maximum going through the most important formulas, awa writing format and some of my notes.

2) How did you sleep the night before your Test?
I slept very well. I was knocked out by 11pm and was up at 7am. My test was at 12pm. I did my usual routine of working out, showering, meditating and having a good protein rich breakfast.

3) How long was the ride to the Test Center from your home?
I left my house by 10:15am and was at the location for 10:45. Relaxed and listened to some music, read some articles and got inside the test center by 11:15.

4) Were there any distractions at the facility or during the Test?
There were absolutely no distractions at the facility or during the test..

5) What did you do during the two 8-minute breaks?
I would go to the washroom for half of the break and then spend the other half having a snack (water, protein shake, granola bar, bananas)

6) Did you finish any sections early?
Most of the sections I was well paced for. Out of all of them I think i had more time on Verbal left which was surprising. There were probably 6 questions left with 15 minutes to go. So i took my sweet time on them and finished within the allotted time.

7) Did you have to rush to finish any sections (and guess on questions just to finish on time)?
Maybe the IR section I guessed a few questions. I consistently keep scoring very low on this section throughout all my practice exams. Quant I probably had to rush a few times.
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Re: Dropped 100 points from prep tests [#permalink] New post   20 Mar 2017, 21:13
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Hi JeevesAsk,

Based on the information that you've provided across the three threads, there are a few things to consider:

1) A Q37/V27 would NOT have been a 600 (it would be closer to a 550). This is important because with your Official Score (Q31/V27), you would have to score significantly higher in BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections (or potentially score much much much higher in just the Quant section) to hit a 600+.

2) There weren't any immediate 'red flags' in terms of anything that you did during the last 3 days before your Official GMAT, but there's potentially an issue with the time of day that you took your Official GMAT. Most people do their best thinking in the first 4-5 hours of the day, but you spent your first 4-5 hours of Test Day doing other things (before taking the GMAT). This is meant to say that you might benefit from taking the GMAT earlier in the day.

3) For this next round of studies, you're going to need a set of practice CATs that have questions that you have never seen before AND you'll have to make sure to take each of those CATs in a realistic fashion that matches up exactly with what you'll face when you take the Official GMAT. You'll also have to shift your focus to learning and practicing the proper Tactics for BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections.

You will likely need at least another 2 months of consistent, guided study to hit this score goal and you cannot expect things to improve if you simply continue to study in the same ways as before.

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Re: Dropped 100 points from prep tests [#permalink] New post   20 Mar 2017, 22:15
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JeevesAsk wrote:
Linked from previous thread: https://gmatclub.com/forum/took-the-gma ... l#p1822574
https://gmatclub.com/forum/1-5-month-le ... 32208.html

EMPOWERgmatRichC

I truly believe the day went fine, i had no distractions what so ever leading up to the exam.
Here are a few answers to the questions you've asked me.

1) What did you do in the 3 days before your GMAT?
2 days before the GMAT I went through my error logs for SC as it was one of my weak areas. Also on those two days, i would 10V- 20 minutes /10Q- 20 minutes questions from Magoosh. I re-did them and watched the correction videos on Magoosh. 1 day before the test I spent probably 2 hours maximum going through the most important formulas, awa writing format and some of my notes.

2) How did you sleep the night before your Test?
I slept very well. I was knocked out by 11pm and was up at 7am. My test was at 12pm. I did my usual routine of working out, showering, meditating and having a good protein rich breakfast.

3) How long was the ride to the Test Center from your home?
I left my house by 10:15am and was at the location for 10:45. Relaxed and listened to some music, read some articles and got inside the test center by 11:15.

4) Were there any distractions at the facility or during the Test?
There were absolutely no distractions at the facility or during the test..

5) What did you do during the two 8-minute breaks?
I would go to the washroom for half of the break and then spend the other half having a snack (water, protein shake, granola bar, bananas)

6) Did you finish any sections early?
Most of the sections I was well paced for. Out of all of them I think i had more time on Verbal left which was surprising. There were probably 6 questions left with 15 minutes to go. So i took my sweet time on them and finished within the allotted time.

7) Did you have to rush to finish any sections (and guess on questions just to finish on time)?
Maybe the IR section I guessed a few questions. I consistently keep scoring very low on this section throughout all my practice exams. Quant I probably had to rush a few times.


Hey,

Official score - 31 (Quant), 27 (Verbal)

Note how it translates in terms of percentile rank:

Quant 31 is a 21percentile
Verbal 27 is a 47 percentile

So actually your performance in Verbal is better than that it Quant. Forget the prep test scores. Take the actual GMAT score as baseline and start preparing. I think you should aim to go through an entire prep curriculum and should find a lot of value in it. First go through basics and then practice questions.

Check out some of our free resources here: https://www.gmatclub.com/forum/veritas-prep-resource-links-no-longer-available-399979.html#/
Our DS book, our SC video lesson and a free practice test are available on this link. You can also sign up for a free trial class.
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Re: Dropped 100 points from prep tests [#permalink] New post   21 Mar 2017, 08:42
EMPOWERgmatRichC wrote:
Hi JeevesAsk,

Based on the information that you've provided across the three threads, there are a few things to consider:

1) A Q37/V27 would NOT have been a 600 (it would be closer to a 550). This is important because with your Official Score (Q31/V27), you would have to score significantly higher in BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections (or potentially score much much much higher in just the Quant section) to hit a 600+.

2) There weren't any immediate 'red flags' in terms of anything that you did during the last 3 days before your Official GMAT, but there's potentially an issue with the time of day that you took your Official GMAT. Most people do their best thinking in the first 4-5 hours of the day, but you spent your first 4-5 hours of Test Day doing other things (before taking the GMAT). This is meant to say that you might benefit from taking the GMAT earlier in the day.

3) For this next round of studies, you're going to need a set of practice CATs that have questions that you have never seen before AND you'll have to make sure to take each of those CATs in a realistic fashion that matches up exactly with what you'll face when you take the Official GMAT. You'll also have to shift your focus to learning and practicing the proper Tactics for BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections.

You will likely need at least another 2 months of consistent, guided study to hit this score goal and you cannot expect things to improve if you simply continue to study in the same ways as before.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

I appreciate your response Rich. Thanks for clarifying the discrepancy regarding what I need to score on each section. I have ordered the Manhattan Set and plan to utilize the 6 practice exams that accompany the set. I plan to focus on one book a week alternating between Quant and Verbal. I will write practice exams every 2nd week under strict guidelines. The 8:00am exam suggestion is not bad and I will definitely consider it for my practice exams. I will keep you posted regarding my progress!
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