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anshul1208
Joined: 30 Oct 2011
Last visit: 19 Jul 2020
Posts: 11
Given Kudos: 26
Concentration: Operations, Finance
Schools: Marshall '18 Owen '18 Stern '18 Insead July'17 ISB '17
GMAT Date: 08-29-2013
GPA: 3.4
23 Sep 2015, 06:33
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Hi Everyone,
I am fairly new to this site and want to improve my score in from 500 to 650 / 700 range.
My profile :
Bachelors (Mechanical) : 65 % (India)
Masters (Mechanical) : 75 % (US)
6.5 Years of experience in Manufacturing firms in US defense (5.5 yrs) + 1 year in INDIA.
I really need new plan / new strategy for this but first of all I want to tell you about my experience during real GMAT.
# AWA
Had prepared a format in my mind. Jotted down all the points and got it done in time with revision. I did pretty well in that section.
#IR
I got worked up in this section due to less practice. Really it took a toll on me during IR section and I felt like sleeping for a while after it was done.
#Quant
I was so much tired of the IR section that it took almost 5 mins to solve 1st question in Quant. I still remember the first question which I would be discussing in my next post. Due to shortage of time I panicked which affected the rest of quant section. Although I completed the paper on time but scored very low in it. I guess the first 15 questions had too many errors. Could that be a reason ?
#Verbal
I thought I was doing very well unless i hit the RC passages. It took me a while to figure out what is author saying. i guess i was worried about the last questions I solved and was keep on pondering about them so I had to re- read the passage lines to completely understand the passage. I have fairly scored well in my Mocks in verbals but I was more panicked during real GMAT. Therefore that section went down the hill.
On a whole my GMAT went bad because I was not much confident during the test. I was not expecting such a low score although I scored 600 + in my mocks.
I need to change my strategy. Kindly help me and suggest me some good ways to do that. I need to retake the test in 1 month.
I am positive I can do it.
Thanks
I am fairly new to this site and want to improve my score in from 500 to 650 / 700 range.
My profile :
Bachelors (Mechanical) : 65 % (India)
Masters (Mechanical) : 75 % (US)
6.5 Years of experience in Manufacturing firms in US defense (5.5 yrs) + 1 year in INDIA.
I really need new plan / new strategy for this but first of all I want to tell you about my experience during real GMAT.
# AWA
Had prepared a format in my mind. Jotted down all the points and got it done in time with revision. I did pretty well in that section.
#IR
I got worked up in this section due to less practice. Really it took a toll on me during IR section and I felt like sleeping for a while after it was done.
#Quant
I was so much tired of the IR section that it took almost 5 mins to solve 1st question in Quant. I still remember the first question which I would be discussing in my next post. Due to shortage of time I panicked which affected the rest of quant section. Although I completed the paper on time but scored very low in it. I guess the first 15 questions had too many errors. Could that be a reason ?
#Verbal
I thought I was doing very well unless i hit the RC passages. It took me a while to figure out what is author saying. i guess i was worried about the last questions I solved and was keep on pondering about them so I had to re- read the passage lines to completely understand the passage. I have fairly scored well in my Mocks in verbals but I was more panicked during real GMAT. Therefore that section went down the hill.
On a whole my GMAT went bad because I was not much confident during the test. I was not expecting such a low score although I scored 600 + in my mocks.
I need to change my strategy. Kindly help me and suggest me some good ways to do that. I need to retake the test in 1 month.
I am positive I can do it.
Thanks
23 Sep 2015, 14:35
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Hi anshul1208,
You've 'hinted' at a couple of 'issues' in your post, so I'm hoping that you can answer a few questions about how you've studied. Based on what you've described though, I don't think it's practical to assume that you'll score 650+ in one month's time, so you'll have to consider pushing back your Test Date.
1) How long did you study?
2) What resources did you use?
When you took your CATs:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them at home?
3) Did you take them at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
4) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, skip sections, take longer breaks, etc.)?
The GMAT is a predictable, standardized Test, so you CAN train to score at a higher level. We need to properly define what went 'wrong' though, so that you can put in the necessary time and effort to fix it.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
You've 'hinted' at a couple of 'issues' in your post, so I'm hoping that you can answer a few questions about how you've studied. Based on what you've described though, I don't think it's practical to assume that you'll score 650+ in one month's time, so you'll have to consider pushing back your Test Date.
1) How long did you study?
2) What resources did you use?
When you took your CATs:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them at home?
3) Did you take them at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
4) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, skip sections, take longer breaks, etc.)?
The GMAT is a predictable, standardized Test, so you CAN train to score at a higher level. We need to properly define what went 'wrong' though, so that you can put in the necessary time and effort to fix it.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
25 Sep 2015, 18:07
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anshul1208
Hey anshul1208
Here is a customized 1 month study plan that can help boost your score: https://www.gmatpill.com/gmat-practice-t ... study-plan
Use this as a guideline. You don’t have to follow it exactly but the structure of the study plan should be the same structure that you take in your approach. This helps to optimize your retention and learning.
As you study, we recommend that you focus on one particular subsection for multiple consecutive days before moving onto the next. You can see this in our study plan where we recommend 5 days on nothing but SC -- before moving onto CR and then RC.
Here is a sample SC video to help you start your journey: https://www.gmatpill.com/sentencecorrect ... ythons.mp4
Best of luck- we are here to help.
