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30 Jul 2020, 01:13
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Hi
I wrote the GMAT and am extremely disappointed with my final mark I received. I am unsure if it was due to nerves or a general lack of knowledge and am hoping that the experts can advise me how to proceed from here!
I will give a quick summary below of hours worked, resources used and marks from previous CATS.
1. I have spent about 400 hours preparing for the exam
2. I have used Veritas, 4 of the Quant guides of Manhattan, OG Guides (review included) and GMAT CLUB CATS.
3. The results of the GMAT Prep exams:
- 720 Q47 V42
- 690 Q45 V39
- 710 Q47 V40
- 730 Q49 V41
- 700 Q47 V39
I wrote all these exams under time pressure, 8 minute breaks etc so I was confident that I should score around the 700 marks as I have been consistent in the 5 CATS I completed.
My actual result of the final GMAT was:
- 630 Q41 V35
I can't believe that I scored so low compared to the mocks I did (especially for the quant section). I purchased the ESR report so am happy to upload if someone could help comment. From what I have seen in the report, my DS was Q49 and Problem solving was Q37. Weird right?
Either I am going to reschedule to write again in 16 days, or I am considering doing another course. I am only planning to apply for MBA programms at the end of next year, so do have time on my hands.
Would appreciate any tips/help how to proceed forward! (My target score is 700-730)
I wrote the GMAT and am extremely disappointed with my final mark I received. I am unsure if it was due to nerves or a general lack of knowledge and am hoping that the experts can advise me how to proceed from here!
I will give a quick summary below of hours worked, resources used and marks from previous CATS.
1. I have spent about 400 hours preparing for the exam
2. I have used Veritas, 4 of the Quant guides of Manhattan, OG Guides (review included) and GMAT CLUB CATS.
3. The results of the GMAT Prep exams:
- 720 Q47 V42
- 690 Q45 V39
- 710 Q47 V40
- 730 Q49 V41
- 700 Q47 V39
I wrote all these exams under time pressure, 8 minute breaks etc so I was confident that I should score around the 700 marks as I have been consistent in the 5 CATS I completed.
My actual result of the final GMAT was:
- 630 Q41 V35
I can't believe that I scored so low compared to the mocks I did (especially for the quant section). I purchased the ESR report so am happy to upload if someone could help comment. From what I have seen in the report, my DS was Q49 and Problem solving was Q37. Weird right?
Either I am going to reschedule to write again in 16 days, or I am considering doing another course. I am only planning to apply for MBA programms at the end of next year, so do have time on my hands.
Would appreciate any tips/help how to proceed forward! (My target score is 700-730)
01 Aug 2020, 14:45
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Given your performance on the actual GMAT, it appears that you still have some relatively weak areas in problem solving in quant. Somehow you still scored in the mid top upper 40s on your practice tests, but still, clearly, if you scored 37 in Problem Solving on the real test, you have some weaker areas to address.
I'm guessing that you basically know which areas of quant are your weaker areas. If you don't you can analyze your practice tests, review your ESR, and, possibly most importantly, consider which types of quant questions you'd rather not see when you take the GMAT.
Once you have identified those weaker areas, you can strengthen them one by one, by first making sure you fully understand them conceptually and, then, doing dozens of practice questions involving each topic.
For more on locking in an upper 40s quant score, you could read this post on How To Increase Your GMAT Quant Score
Regarding verbal, many people score lower on verbal on the actual GMAT than they have when they practiced.
One reason for this pattern is that many verbal practice questions are based on the GMAT Prep test verbal questions. So, when people take the GMAT Prep tests, they have already sort of previewed the GMAT Prep verbal questions.
Another reason for this pattern is that the verbal questions on the actual GMAT have evolved, and so, they are a bit different from what people are used to.
Overall, to score higher in verbal on the actual test, you need to become super good at seeing what's going on in questions by analyzing every choice of many verbal questions to develop skill in defining why incorrect choices are incorrect and correct answers are correct.
I'm guessing that you basically know which areas of quant are your weaker areas. If you don't you can analyze your practice tests, review your ESR, and, possibly most importantly, consider which types of quant questions you'd rather not see when you take the GMAT.
Once you have identified those weaker areas, you can strengthen them one by one, by first making sure you fully understand them conceptually and, then, doing dozens of practice questions involving each topic.
For more on locking in an upper 40s quant score, you could read this post on How To Increase Your GMAT Quant Score
Regarding verbal, many people score lower on verbal on the actual GMAT than they have when they practiced.
One reason for this pattern is that many verbal practice questions are based on the GMAT Prep test verbal questions. So, when people take the GMAT Prep tests, they have already sort of previewed the GMAT Prep verbal questions.
Another reason for this pattern is that the verbal questions on the actual GMAT have evolved, and so, they are a bit different from what people are used to.
Overall, to score higher in verbal on the actual test, you need to become super good at seeing what's going on in questions by analyzing every choice of many verbal questions to develop skill in defining why incorrect choices are incorrect and correct answers are correct.
05 Aug 2020, 04:31
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Hi tmarn,
First of all, so sorry to hear about how things went with your GMAT. But don’t get disappointed. In my journey, I have helped many students identify what’s stopping them from a getting a good score and improve their score. To give you a brief introduction, I’m a GMAT Strategy Consultant and I like to analyse stats. I’ve been in this industry for more than 8 years now, so, hopefully, helping you shouldn’t be a big problem.
Looking at your scores on mock and the actual test, I can only think of two possibilities for the difference. Ideally you should be able to reflect the mock score on the test day but this case seems pretty ironic. Anyway, the two possibilities are:
- One reason might be the nervousness on the test day. It is quite common to feel nervous on the test day and if that is the reason, then I guess you are good to for a retake because your mock scores are pretty consistent. This time make sure you take the test with a relaxed mind.
- The other reason might be you are not likely following a specific approach for all the tests. If your approach is not consistent, then I think there is some work to do.
Looking at the resources you mentioned, I feel like you might have focused more on practicing questions rather than focusing on the methodology. These resources might provide you with great GMAT questions but to score well on GMAT, you need to have the right strategies.
But I think it would be premature to jump to the conclusions without knowing what actually went wrong. An ESR would be definitely helpful. But instead of uploading it here, I think a better way would be to discuss it over a zoom call. That way we can analyze it better and quickly narrow down the possibilities. And it is also important to know whether you have been following the same approach for every test or did it change on the actual test. I recommend you to book a slot only after knowing the right reason behind the performance.
So, if you wish to discuss the analysis of your ESR and wish to know more about the study strategy, you can schedule a free consultation call using the below link.
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