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26 Jul 2021, 11:05
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Hi, guys! I really need advice here.
So a month ago I took GMAT and got 680 (Q44 V39), I'm not really bad at Quant, I just really do silly mistakes. So I decided to take TTP course for a month to strengthen my Quant and I really liked the course and I did start feeling more confident about it as well. I finished all the sections, did lots of practice in TTP (not all questions though, but a lot). I bought GMAC Exam 3&4 and scored Q46 and Q49 respectively (absolutely identical to exam conditions, at Q49 even finished 10 minutes earlier). Since I really only need 700+ and I never scored below V38 in my Verbal, I decided I was ready to give it a go. A couple of days ago I took another GMAT test (a month apart from my first test) and scored 680 again, but this time - Q42 V41. Despite my very active Quant preparation with TTP, I scored even lower than I did on my first exam. That day my exam was after lunch and because of my daughter I only had 3 or 4 hours of sleep at night. On my way to exam I spilt my coffee all over me and my documents, so this added anxiety. But my confidence is shattered. Although I'm from underrepresented pull of candidates, I really feel I need this 700. I have almost perfect GPA, but I finished my BSc in Econ and Finance 5 years ago, so this is a lot of time without studying. I promise, I'm not stupid, I just can't seem to have cracked what it takes. I have no idea how to proceed, I'm not ready to give up just yet.
What do I do next? How do I proceed? Was it just anxiety? Should I give up? And also, I ran out of Verbal practice questions (whatever you have here, I did, including LSAT and everything). I always start with Quant during exam, it helps me to warm up my mind for Verbal (lol), but maybe I should try Verbal first? How do you guys decide for yourself? So, you are great at all this, any advice is greatly appreciated. My third exam date is Aug 12 and I'm miserable. I only need about Q46-47, yet somehow I feel as a loser. With my Verbal increase, even if I did my Quant just as bad as I did the first time, I would have gotten 700. But it is what it is. So guys, here is my miserable story, I'm ready to hear your verdict.
So a month ago I took GMAT and got 680 (Q44 V39), I'm not really bad at Quant, I just really do silly mistakes. So I decided to take TTP course for a month to strengthen my Quant and I really liked the course and I did start feeling more confident about it as well. I finished all the sections, did lots of practice in TTP (not all questions though, but a lot). I bought GMAC Exam 3&4 and scored Q46 and Q49 respectively (absolutely identical to exam conditions, at Q49 even finished 10 minutes earlier). Since I really only need 700+ and I never scored below V38 in my Verbal, I decided I was ready to give it a go. A couple of days ago I took another GMAT test (a month apart from my first test) and scored 680 again, but this time - Q42 V41. Despite my very active Quant preparation with TTP, I scored even lower than I did on my first exam. That day my exam was after lunch and because of my daughter I only had 3 or 4 hours of sleep at night. On my way to exam I spilt my coffee all over me and my documents, so this added anxiety. But my confidence is shattered. Although I'm from underrepresented pull of candidates, I really feel I need this 700. I have almost perfect GPA, but I finished my BSc in Econ and Finance 5 years ago, so this is a lot of time without studying. I promise, I'm not stupid, I just can't seem to have cracked what it takes. I have no idea how to proceed, I'm not ready to give up just yet.
What do I do next? How do I proceed? Was it just anxiety? Should I give up? And also, I ran out of Verbal practice questions (whatever you have here, I did, including LSAT and everything). I always start with Quant during exam, it helps me to warm up my mind for Verbal (lol), but maybe I should try Verbal first? How do you guys decide for yourself? So, you are great at all this, any advice is greatly appreciated. My third exam date is Aug 12 and I'm miserable. I only need about Q46-47, yet somehow I feel as a loser. With my Verbal increase, even if I did my Quant just as bad as I did the first time, I would have gotten 700. But it is what it is. So guys, here is my miserable story, I'm ready to hear your verdict.
27 Jul 2021, 00:35
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MartyTargetTestPrep, ScottTargetTestPrep, DisciplinedPrep, I feel your take here will be of really helpful to Zuzya2018.
27 Jul 2021, 02:38
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Hi Zuzya2018.
Since you were scoring in the upper 40s on practice tests it, seems likely that you are ready to score higher than you did on the real GMAT, unless you had already seen the quant questions that appear on the official practice tests before you took those tests, and therefore your quant scores on your practice tests were inflated.
So, it may make sense for you to simply take the GMAT again and make sure that you don't have to rush to the test or stress yourself out in some other way.
That said, you may want to confirm that you are truly ready for the GMAT by taking another practice test, one whose questions you are certain you have not seen, and by checking your TTP analytics to confirm that you don't have broad areas of weakness that could cause you to score lower than your goal score.
Regarding anxiety, you may get some ideas from this post. How to Eliminate GMAT Test-Day Anxiety
Regarding verbal practice questions, I'm sure there are more questions you could use, including the 1000 TTP verbal in-chapter questions and chapter test questions.
Regarding warming up, you could warm up by doing practice questions before you enter the test center so that you don't have to switch your section order to warm up for quant.
680 is already a relatively high GMAT score, and by getting just a few more questions correct, you'll score 700+. In fact, with your high verbal performance, you are positioned to score significantly higher than 700. So, stay positive and make your goal happen.
Since you were scoring in the upper 40s on practice tests it, seems likely that you are ready to score higher than you did on the real GMAT, unless you had already seen the quant questions that appear on the official practice tests before you took those tests, and therefore your quant scores on your practice tests were inflated.
So, it may make sense for you to simply take the GMAT again and make sure that you don't have to rush to the test or stress yourself out in some other way.
That said, you may want to confirm that you are truly ready for the GMAT by taking another practice test, one whose questions you are certain you have not seen, and by checking your TTP analytics to confirm that you don't have broad areas of weakness that could cause you to score lower than your goal score.
Regarding anxiety, you may get some ideas from this post. How to Eliminate GMAT Test-Day Anxiety
Regarding verbal practice questions, I'm sure there are more questions you could use, including the 1000 TTP verbal in-chapter questions and chapter test questions.
Regarding warming up, you could warm up by doing practice questions before you enter the test center so that you don't have to switch your section order to warm up for quant.
680 is already a relatively high GMAT score, and by getting just a few more questions correct, you'll score 700+. In fact, with your high verbal performance, you are positioned to score significantly higher than 700. So, stay positive and make your goal happen.
