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It has been a long journey for me that has spanned over 2 years. Arguably, the first year of my preparation I never really understood what the test was all about but in the last 12 months I was under the impression that I am getting better in terms of understanding the concepts.
Thought I will give one last attempt before I close this chapter. Took 1.5 months sabbatical from work and I started from the basics (Quants & Verbal). Gave 3 ''complete'' Veritas practice tests and scored 620 in all 3. (Q-43/44 , V-32/33). Reset my earlier subscription of Exam Pack 1 and scored a 650 [Q-41,V-39] & 690 [Q-47,V-37]. (Knew answers to 2-3 verbal questions but knew none of the answers for the quantitative questions beforehand). Bought the exam pack 2 and got scores of 600 & 570. Confidence was running low during these tests and I was furious with myself for picking answer choices that didn't make any sense to me during review.
Test day experience:
AWA: The argument was quite lengthy & complicated. But I had memorized ChineseBurned's AWA template, so managed just fine.
IR: I had a strategy that I will only solve questions which appeared as low hanging fruits. I was lucky that the first 8 questions were all graphical related. Solved them correctly and guessed the last 4 questions. Scored a 5 in this section.
Quantitative: Quants was never my forte and honestly speaking I just wanted to make sure that I don't get nervous and commit silly mistakes. Most of the questions were based on ratios & percentages, word problems, Time & Distance, Overlapping sets, Exponents. I knew that I was not doing well because I didn't see any complicated questions. Finished the section on time.
Verbal: Always thought that verbal was my strong point, but somehow I never really felt I was in control of the section. There was no way I could even judge my performance, unlike quants, had this sinking feeling mid way that it is all over.
Final score: 580. [Quantitative - 42, Verbal - 28].
This forum has been very helpful. Folks such as Bunuel, EmpowergmatRichCohen, Daagh, sayantanc2k, mikemcgarry, veritasprepkarishma and many others give such fantastic explanations to questions and offer various ways to approach a question.
It was a dream/obsession for me to get that magical ''700+'' score but I have come to realize that perhaps it is not for all.
Thought I will give one last attempt before I close this chapter. Took 1.5 months sabbatical from work and I started from the basics (Quants & Verbal). Gave 3 ''complete'' Veritas practice tests and scored 620 in all 3. (Q-43/44 , V-32/33). Reset my earlier subscription of Exam Pack 1 and scored a 650 [Q-41,V-39] & 690 [Q-47,V-37]. (Knew answers to 2-3 verbal questions but knew none of the answers for the quantitative questions beforehand). Bought the exam pack 2 and got scores of 600 & 570. Confidence was running low during these tests and I was furious with myself for picking answer choices that didn't make any sense to me during review.
Test day experience:
AWA: The argument was quite lengthy & complicated. But I had memorized ChineseBurned's AWA template, so managed just fine.
IR: I had a strategy that I will only solve questions which appeared as low hanging fruits. I was lucky that the first 8 questions were all graphical related. Solved them correctly and guessed the last 4 questions. Scored a 5 in this section.
Quantitative: Quants was never my forte and honestly speaking I just wanted to make sure that I don't get nervous and commit silly mistakes. Most of the questions were based on ratios & percentages, word problems, Time & Distance, Overlapping sets, Exponents. I knew that I was not doing well because I didn't see any complicated questions. Finished the section on time.
Verbal: Always thought that verbal was my strong point, but somehow I never really felt I was in control of the section. There was no way I could even judge my performance, unlike quants, had this sinking feeling mid way that it is all over.
Final score: 580. [Quantitative - 42, Verbal - 28].
This forum has been very helpful. Folks such as Bunuel, EmpowergmatRichCohen, Daagh, sayantanc2k, mikemcgarry, veritasprepkarishma and many others give such fantastic explanations to questions and offer various ways to approach a question.
It was a dream/obsession for me to get that magical ''700+'' score but I have come to realize that perhaps it is not for all.
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It was a dream/obsession for me to get that magical ''700+''
Mate I can understand the frustration. Don't give up!! Just reread your sentence above. Don't let go of your dreams so easily.
Just take some days off from the studies, do things you like and whenever you feel the time is right go full throttle.
It was a dream/obsession for me to get that magical ''700+''
Mate I can understand the frustration. Don't give up!! Just reread your sentence above. Don't let go of your dreams so easily.
Just take some days off from the studies, do things you like and whenever you feel the time is right go full throttle.
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I scored a 460 (Q38, V17) about a year ago on the GMAT. I finished the math portion and just felt like I did awful. I went into the verbal section with no energy or care to read, and it effected my score dramatically. After taking time off from studying for the GMAT and getting into triathlons, I decided to sign up for the GMAT again. Since I signed up for the GMAT about 3 months ago, I have gone through Manhattan GMAT SC, Critical reasoning bible, and Manhattan GMAT Number Properties. When sitting around on the couch or using the bathroom, I practice problems on the Ready4GMAT phone application. I have also almost completed the OG 17 and plan to start taking CAT's soon to see where I stand. I take the GMAT on March 11th.
Even though I bombed the GMAT when I first took it, I will not get discouraged and will defeat this monstrous test. I'm shooting for mid-500's (average) for the school I am applying to. I know I don't need an amazing score to get into my school, but I also know that the GMAT isn't anything to take lightly.
If you want a 700 GMAT score, then go for it. Don't let anything hold you back from accomplishing your dreams.
Even though I bombed the GMAT when I first took it, I will not get discouraged and will defeat this monstrous test. I'm shooting for mid-500's (average) for the school I am applying to. I know I don't need an amazing score to get into my school, but I also know that the GMAT isn't anything to take lightly.
If you want a 700 GMAT score, then go for it. Don't let anything hold you back from accomplishing your dreams.
