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Thunderfan00
10 Feb 2020, 14:01
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I took the GMAT this weekend and scored a disappointing 570. This was a step back from the GMAT I took in January, I scored a 610(Q42, V31).
A major mistake I believe impacted my quant performance is that I was overconfident in my ability to recall concepts I hadn't practiced since prior to my January exam. I was hoping to score a Q45+, and it appears I was on track during the first half of the exam, but I didn't manage my time well and that cost me in the second half of the quant section.
Since I plan on retaking the exam in March, I will take a practice exam every weekend, and then focus on the areas I got questions wrong in with the use of GMAT Club CAT's. Would this be a reasonable approach?
I struggled with sentence correction in the verbal section, but overall I think I was near my goal of V38+. In the sub sections, I scored a 51 in critical reasoning, a 41 in reading comprehension, and a 27 in sentence correction. From what I understand, the verbal score is near the average of your performance in each subsection. Had I completed the verbal section by not leaving 4 questions unanswered, yet maintained the same performance in each subcategory, would I have scored near the average of my performance in each subcategory(39.66)?
I averaged 2 minutes per sentence correction question, but I believe I can focus on sentence correction and lower my average time per question to under 90 seconds. I believe that would allow me complete the verbal section. According to the ESR for my January exam, my performance was the equivalent to a 38 in each subsection, but I struggled to complete the exam and only answered 30 questions before running out of time. So I was able to improve from a 38 to a 51 in critical reasoning and from a 38 to a 41 in reading comprehension. However, I regressed in sentence correction by scoring a 38 in January and a 27 this weekend.
A few days prior to the exam, I noticed I had not improved much in sentence correction, and that may have given me anxiety during the exam while I was solving sentence correction questions. Any advice is appreciated, since I would like to score at least a 680(Q45, V38) on my next official exam. Thank you!
A major mistake I believe impacted my quant performance is that I was overconfident in my ability to recall concepts I hadn't practiced since prior to my January exam. I was hoping to score a Q45+, and it appears I was on track during the first half of the exam, but I didn't manage my time well and that cost me in the second half of the quant section.
Since I plan on retaking the exam in March, I will take a practice exam every weekend, and then focus on the areas I got questions wrong in with the use of GMAT Club CAT's. Would this be a reasonable approach?
I struggled with sentence correction in the verbal section, but overall I think I was near my goal of V38+. In the sub sections, I scored a 51 in critical reasoning, a 41 in reading comprehension, and a 27 in sentence correction. From what I understand, the verbal score is near the average of your performance in each subsection. Had I completed the verbal section by not leaving 4 questions unanswered, yet maintained the same performance in each subcategory, would I have scored near the average of my performance in each subcategory(39.66)?
I averaged 2 minutes per sentence correction question, but I believe I can focus on sentence correction and lower my average time per question to under 90 seconds. I believe that would allow me complete the verbal section. According to the ESR for my January exam, my performance was the equivalent to a 38 in each subsection, but I struggled to complete the exam and only answered 30 questions before running out of time. So I was able to improve from a 38 to a 51 in critical reasoning and from a 38 to a 41 in reading comprehension. However, I regressed in sentence correction by scoring a 38 in January and a 27 this weekend.
A few days prior to the exam, I noticed I had not improved much in sentence correction, and that may have given me anxiety during the exam while I was solving sentence correction questions. Any advice is appreciated, since I would like to score at least a 680(Q45, V38) on my next official exam. Thank you!
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10 Feb 2020, 16:52
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Hi Thunderfan00,
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day did not turn out better. Before we discuss the data in your ESR and how you might best proceed with your studies, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) How long have you studied in total? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
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?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day did not turn out better. Before we discuss the data in your ESR and how you might best proceed with your studies, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) How long have you studied in total? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
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?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Thunderfan00
10 Feb 2020, 17:29
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Hi Thunderfan00,
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day did not turn out better. Before we discuss the data in your ESR and how you might best proceed with your studies, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) How long have you studied in total? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
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?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day did not turn out better. Before we discuss the data in your ESR and how you might best proceed with your studies, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) How long have you studied in total? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
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?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Rich,
Thanks for your reply!
1) I’ve studied for about 2-3 months, and put in around 15+ hours of GMAT studying each week.
2) I’ve used TTP to get familiar with the quant topics; I completed Aristotle SC and Powerscore CR for verbal. I think I’m going to go through the MGMAT SC strategy book to continue to work on my sentence correction.
3) This is where I made the costly mistake. The last CAT I took was at the end of December, and I scored a 630(Q43, V33). I attempted to take a practice exam last weekend at my campus library, but I wasn’t able to simulate a test day environment. While I was in the middle of the quant section, two people sat at a computer station near me and carried on a conversation. I became frustrated and ended the exam.
The library does have individual study rooms on a more quite floor, but the WiFi can be questionable and I’m afraid that would impact my practice exam. I may purchase a noise-cancelling headset and take my practice exams on a desktop computer at the library, or I will take my chances with the WiFi in an individual study room.
4) Ideally, I would like to score a least a 670.
5) I have a few round 2 T15 applications, but I will target T25 in the April round if I am unsuccessful in round 2. Since I would like to return to Texas post-MBA, I will apply to McCombs/Jones in April.
