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09 Aug 2023, 02:38
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During my prep, I scored well in mocks, bagging 700+ on any random day I took them. I believed my Verbal had improved from V33 from last attempt in the official exam to V40 ~ V42 (in official mocks and gmatclub tests mocks). Just before 4 days from another attempt, I felt a SUDDEN mental block in my head. Something was bothering me, I don't know what. In those last 4 days before the judgement day, I found myself lost in verbal practice tests. I could not get ANY of the practice SC, CR, RC question right before the exam. I feared my fate was sealed and now I have to somehow figure out how to overcome this strange feeling.
Finally the day arrived, I was surprised to find myself so calm during the exam. I started with verbal section, feeling astonishingly pleased how calm I was and how smooth my responses were! (at least that's what I thought). I was quite happy with my take on verbal section. I took the optional break with a slight grin on my face. I had some refreshments, drank some water, went to the washroom and all those small gestures you do while on a 8 minute break. Now, it was time for the Quant section. I am not good at it but I believe I am better at quant than on verbal, as most of us engineers are...
To my surprise (I know... too many surprises lately... right?) I found myself struggling on Quants. Questions seemed quite tough and convoluted. But sometimes there were streaks of easier questions. This is not good though, I thought computer must be feeling pity on me, that's why it started giving me easy ones to solve. Somehow I finished the Quant section took the 8 minutes of rush break. There was no grin on my face this time around.
Ok, time to finish it off with IR and AWA. Those sections went fine, although, I did not prepare much for the IR and AWA. 3 hours flew by, I believed I gave everything I had in me on that day to write this test. I was anxious, exhausted and afraid when the computer screen was in transition to show up my scores.
I know you might be thinking this anecdote will have a pleasant plot twist and I would have been victorious on that day; BUT NO!!; No magic fell form the stars. I finished the exam, screen flashed the score of 570; Q48, V20, IR 5. I canceled the score, picked up my stuff, slowly walked away from the test center and hailed an Uber. There was no grin on my face that day.
The reason I am writing this experience, sitting in the cafeteria of my office on a random Wednesday, about the exam which I gave some 17 days ago is not to de-motivate anyone. I am still a believer of the saying - " Just because things don’t always happen when you want them to doesn't mean they never will"
I was just wondering if anyone else have had this kind of an experience and how did they manage to come out of it. Round 1 applications are at the door. My previous non-cancelled GMAT official score is 640. It would be helpful to know any strategy/method to improve scores (if its not too late), Although, I am open to the idea of applying to B. schools with the last reported official score at hand. However, more opportunities would open up if I happen to improve my scores.
Finally the day arrived, I was surprised to find myself so calm during the exam. I started with verbal section, feeling astonishingly pleased how calm I was and how smooth my responses were! (at least that's what I thought). I was quite happy with my take on verbal section. I took the optional break with a slight grin on my face. I had some refreshments, drank some water, went to the washroom and all those small gestures you do while on a 8 minute break. Now, it was time for the Quant section. I am not good at it but I believe I am better at quant than on verbal, as most of us engineers are...
To my surprise (I know... too many surprises lately... right?) I found myself struggling on Quants. Questions seemed quite tough and convoluted. But sometimes there were streaks of easier questions. This is not good though, I thought computer must be feeling pity on me, that's why it started giving me easy ones to solve. Somehow I finished the Quant section took the 8 minutes of rush break. There was no grin on my face this time around.
Ok, time to finish it off with IR and AWA. Those sections went fine, although, I did not prepare much for the IR and AWA. 3 hours flew by, I believed I gave everything I had in me on that day to write this test. I was anxious, exhausted and afraid when the computer screen was in transition to show up my scores.
I know you might be thinking this anecdote will have a pleasant plot twist and I would have been victorious on that day; BUT NO!!; No magic fell form the stars. I finished the exam, screen flashed the score of 570; Q48, V20, IR 5. I canceled the score, picked up my stuff, slowly walked away from the test center and hailed an Uber. There was no grin on my face that day.
The reason I am writing this experience, sitting in the cafeteria of my office on a random Wednesday, about the exam which I gave some 17 days ago is not to de-motivate anyone. I am still a believer of the saying - " Just because things don’t always happen when you want them to doesn't mean they never will"
I was just wondering if anyone else have had this kind of an experience and how did they manage to come out of it. Round 1 applications are at the door. My previous non-cancelled GMAT official score is 640. It would be helpful to know any strategy/method to improve scores (if its not too late), Although, I am open to the idea of applying to B. schools with the last reported official score at hand. However, more opportunities would open up if I happen to improve my scores.
09 Aug 2023, 03:44
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If there's a chance you're burnt out, perhaps taking a few days off studying could be helpful.
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09 Aug 2023, 13:01
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Hi AbhinavKumar,
I'm sorry to hear that your 2nd attempt did not go 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) On what dates did you take your 2 Official GMATs?
2) How long have you studied in total? Over the last 3 months, how many hours did you typically study each week?
3) What study materials have you used over the course of ALL of your studies? What “brands” of CATs/mocks have you used?
4) On what dates (or approximate 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?
If you took your Official GMAT at a Test Center, then 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
Contact Rich at: Rich.C@empowergmat.com
www.empowergmat.com
I'm sorry to hear that your 2nd attempt did not go 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) On what dates did you take your 2 Official GMATs?
2) How long have you studied in total? Over the last 3 months, how many hours did you typically study each week?
3) What study materials have you used over the course of ALL of your studies? What “brands” of CATs/mocks have you used?
4) On what dates (or approximate 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?
If you took your Official GMAT at a Test Center, then 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
Contact Rich at: Rich.C@empowergmat.com
www.empowergmat.com
