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Hi oleary709,

I'm sorry to hear that Test Day did not turn out better. From what you describe in your other posts, you didn't have a particularly well-structured study plan and you were not taking CATs/mocks at regular intervals, so there would have been no way for you to know your 'ability level' leading into Test Day. Thankfully, you're not facing any immediate application deadlines and the GMAT is still the same consistent, predictable Exam that it's always been - so you CAN train to score at a higher level. In addition, with this 520, you're closer to a 600+ than you probably realize, but you will have to make some fundamental changes to how you 'see' (and respond to) the overall Exam before you can consistently score at that higher level.

1) What were your Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores on the Official GMAT?
2) 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)?
3) Going forward, how many hours do you think you can consistently study each week?

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