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13 May 2017, 04:22
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I gave my GMAT in June 2016 and scored a 720 (Q 49 / V 40). I decided not to apply last year as I was (and still am) targeting the top 15 US B schools and I felt my score was low and also I'm a female Indian engineer!
I retook my GMAT yesterday and bombed it. I think it was not just my day. I got a meager score of 700 with a 50 in Quant (I worked hard for this and I am glad I moved up from 49 last time - thank you GMAT CLUB!!! ) and a terrible 34 in verbal. I scored 750+ consistently in official GMAT mocks (with an exception of one test where I scored 730). I definitely plan to re-take because I feel that I'm capable of scoring much more than a 34 (considering that I hit a 40 last time and have been scoring consistently above 40+ in my mocks as well). I am firmly resolved to re-take it in the next few weeks.
I'm satisfied with my performance in quant and I will work to ensure I do not fall back to a lower score. I was able to identify all the traps in the questions and the patterns and I'm pretty happy with a 50.
What is really troubling me is the verbal part - I used e-GMAT for my prep this and like I said - I think I sort of improved too (looking all the glowing mock scores which now seem useless
). All I'm looking for is advice on how to get better from this point. I have one exam left from Exam Pack 2 and I have not used Question Pack 1 too.
I diligently solved all the OG questions and checked the way I was solving by going through solutions on how others approached similar questions.
(trying really hard to be stay motivated and not give up!
)
I retook my GMAT yesterday and bombed it. I think it was not just my day. I got a meager score of 700 with a 50 in Quant (I worked hard for this and I am glad I moved up from 49 last time - thank you GMAT CLUB!!! ) and a terrible 34 in verbal. I scored 750+ consistently in official GMAT mocks (with an exception of one test where I scored 730). I definitely plan to re-take because I feel that I'm capable of scoring much more than a 34 (considering that I hit a 40 last time and have been scoring consistently above 40+ in my mocks as well). I am firmly resolved to re-take it in the next few weeks.
I'm satisfied with my performance in quant and I will work to ensure I do not fall back to a lower score. I was able to identify all the traps in the questions and the patterns and I'm pretty happy with a 50.
What is really troubling me is the verbal part - I used e-GMAT for my prep this and like I said - I think I sort of improved too (looking all the glowing mock scores which now seem useless
). All I'm looking for is advice on how to get better from this point. I have one exam left from Exam Pack 2 and I have not used Question Pack 1 too.I diligently solved all the OG questions and checked the way I was solving by going through solutions on how others approached similar questions.
(trying really hard to be stay motivated and not give up!
) 
13 May 2017, 09:18
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720 is a good score and this score is good for applying top 15 B-school. In my opinion, 720 vs 740 aren't different significantly. Scoring 750+ could boost up your application. Thus, if you really aim for 750+ then go for it.
You said that you had been scoring consistenly 750+ in GMATPrep, did you take them before these time? If you had taken the CAT, then retaking the test could lead to repeat questions, so your score could inflat. Why don't you try other CATs, like Gmatclub CATs, or Manhattan CATs, or Vertias CATs?
Keep practicing and tighten your strategy. Work harder and try to solve more 700+ questions.
You said that you had been scoring consistenly 750+ in GMATPrep, did you take them before these time? If you had taken the CAT, then retaking the test could lead to repeat questions, so your score could inflat. Why don't you try other CATs, like Gmatclub CATs, or Manhattan CATs, or Vertias CATs?
Keep practicing and tighten your strategy. Work harder and try to solve more 700+ questions.
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I gave my GMAT in June 2016 and scored a 720 (Q 49 / V 40). I decided not to apply last year as I was (and still am) targeting the top 15 US B schools and I felt my score was low and also I'm a female Indian engineer!
I retook my GMAT yesterday and bombed it. I think it was not just my day. I got a meager score of 700 with a 50 in Quant (I worked hard for this and I am glad I moved up from 49 last time - thank you GMAT CLUB!!! ) and a terrible 34 in verbal. I scored 750+ consistently in official GMAT mocks (with an exception of one test where I scored 730). I definitely plan to re-take because I feel that I'm capable of scoring much more than a 34 (considering that I hit a 40 last time and have been scoring consistently above 40+ in my mocks as well). I am firmly resolved to re-take it in the next few weeks.
I'm satisfied with my performance in quant and I will work to ensure I do not fall back to a lower score. I was able to identify all the traps in the questions and the patterns and I'm pretty happy with a 50.
What is really troubling me is the verbal part - I used e-GMAT for my prep this and like I said - I think I sort of improved too (looking all the glowing mock scores which now seem useless ). All I'm looking for is advice on how to get better from this point. I have one exam left from Exam Pack 2 and I have not used Question Pack 1 too.
I diligently solved all the OG questions and checked the way I was solving by going through solutions on how others approached similar questions.
(trying really hard to be stay motivated and not give up! )
720 would be above average for pretty much all the schools you target. Dont think a move up tp 740 will be a huge addition. I retook my GMAT yesterday and bombed it. I think it was not just my day. I got a meager score of 700 with a 50 in Quant (I worked hard for this and I am glad I moved up from 49 last time - thank you GMAT CLUB!!! ) and a terrible 34 in verbal. I scored 750+ consistently in official GMAT mocks (with an exception of one test where I scored 730). I definitely plan to re-take because I feel that I'm capable of scoring much more than a 34 (considering that I hit a 40 last time and have been scoring consistently above 40+ in my mocks as well). I am firmly resolved to re-take it in the next few weeks.
I'm satisfied with my performance in quant and I will work to ensure I do not fall back to a lower score. I was able to identify all the traps in the questions and the patterns and I'm pretty happy with a 50.
What is really troubling me is the verbal part - I used e-GMAT for my prep this and like I said - I think I sort of improved too (looking all the glowing mock scores which now seem useless
). All I'm looking for is advice on how to get better from this point. I have one exam left from Exam Pack 2 and I have not used Question Pack 1 too.I diligently solved all the OG questions and checked the way I was solving by going through solutions on how others approached similar questions.
(trying really hard to be stay motivated and not give up!
)
