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23 Jul 2023, 12:11
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Hi everyone,
I'm hoping someone can help me explain why I scored so much lower on the actual GMAT than I did on my practice tests. I was consistently scoring in the 700s on practice tests 4 GMAT Official mock tests, but I ended up with a 500 on the real thing, with a 17 in Verbal.
I will be able to share the ESR , and I'm hoping someone can take a look at it and give me some feedback. I'm especially concerned about my Verbal performance, and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I'm hoping someone can help me explain why I scored so much lower on the actual GMAT than I did on my practice tests. I was consistently scoring in the 700s on practice tests 4 GMAT Official mock tests, but I ended up with a 500 on the real thing, with a 17 in Verbal.
I will be able to share the ESR , and I'm hoping someone can take a look at it and give me some feedback. I'm especially concerned about my Verbal performance, and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
23 Jul 2023, 13:41
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Fair to say that's not a normal drop/fluctuation. When you get the ESR, replaying what happened during the exam as you look over the data could be helpful. Perhaps there were 1 or 2 RC passages you might have made some significant errors on in hindsight. Perhaps you were going through SCs a lot more quickly than you would on Official Mocks, for example.
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23 Jul 2023, 13:41
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Hi nafilayusuf,
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day didn't go as well as planned. 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) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far? What “brands” of CATs/mocks have you used?
3) 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:
4) What is your overall goal score?
5) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
Before you can include attachments with your posts/PMs, you need to have at least 5 posts in the forums (right now, you have just 1 post). If you would rather not go through those extra posting steps at this point, then you can feel free to email me directly (at [email protected]).
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Contact Rich at: [email protected]
www.empowergmat.com
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day didn't go as well as planned. 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) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far? What “brands” of CATs/mocks have you used?
3) 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:
4) What is your overall goal score?
5) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
Before you can include attachments with your posts/PMs, you need to have at least 5 posts in the forums (right now, you have just 1 post). If you would rather not go through those extra posting steps at this point, then you can feel free to email me directly (at [email protected]).
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Contact Rich at: [email protected]
www.empowergmat.com
