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slave2gmat1993
20 May 2019, 12:08
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Hello,
Thank you in advance for any advice you may have. I'll quickly provide some background to my situation.
I've been studying for the GMAT for 1-2 months and took the exam today. I was able early in my studies to assess my strengths and weaknesses - it seemed that I struggled with quant and naturally excelled at the verbal section. My first GMAT prep test was Q44 V44. I took 4 more exams and had quant scores ranging 42-45 and verbal scores ranging 41-45. I felt comfortable with verbal and focused on quant. Practice tests were taken under test-day conditions.
Today I scored Q48 V35...this was a success for me on the quant section, but I am shocked at my performance on the verbal section. I expected to be in the 41-45 range that I scored in on practice tests. 35 will not do for my target schools (I expect to apply fall 2019).
My current plan is as follows:
1) order ESR to see what happened on verbal
2) continue to work quant and now also focus on verbal (based off ESR findings)
3) retake GMAT in 2 weeks to assess whether the verbal score was a fluke (to the downside)
4) Based on these scores put together a 4 week study plan and take the test again
Here are my questions:
1) What do you think may have happened on verbal? What does this mean?
2) Do you agree with my go-forward plan or have other suggestions?
I look forward to any advice.
Thanks very much,
Thank you in advance for any advice you may have. I'll quickly provide some background to my situation.
I've been studying for the GMAT for 1-2 months and took the exam today. I was able early in my studies to assess my strengths and weaknesses - it seemed that I struggled with quant and naturally excelled at the verbal section. My first GMAT prep test was Q44 V44. I took 4 more exams and had quant scores ranging 42-45 and verbal scores ranging 41-45. I felt comfortable with verbal and focused on quant. Practice tests were taken under test-day conditions.
Today I scored Q48 V35...this was a success for me on the quant section, but I am shocked at my performance on the verbal section. I expected to be in the 41-45 range that I scored in on practice tests. 35 will not do for my target schools (I expect to apply fall 2019).
My current plan is as follows:
1) order ESR to see what happened on verbal
2) continue to work quant and now also focus on verbal (based off ESR findings)
3) retake GMAT in 2 weeks to assess whether the verbal score was a fluke (to the downside)
4) Based on these scores put together a 4 week study plan and take the test again
Here are my questions:
1) What do you think may have happened on verbal? What does this mean?
2) Do you agree with my go-forward plan or have other suggestions?
I look forward to any advice.
Thanks very much,
20 May 2019, 13:37
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Hi slave2gmat1993,
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 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) What type of study routine were you following? How many hours did you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
Goals:
3) What is your overall goal score?
4) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
5) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
While the ESR doesn’t provide a lot of information, there are usually a few data points that we can use to define what went wrong on Test Day (and what you should work on to score higher). Since you're planning on purchasing the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you. You won't be able to post any attachments until you have at least 5 forum posts, so you can feel free to email me directly with your ESR if you prefer.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
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 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) What type of study routine were you following? How many hours did you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
Goals:
3) What is your overall goal score?
4) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
5) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
While the ESR doesn’t provide a lot of information, there are usually a few data points that we can use to define what went wrong on Test Day (and what you should work on to score higher). Since you're planning on purchasing the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you. You won't be able to post any attachments until you have at least 5 forum posts, so you can feel free to email me directly with your ESR if you prefer.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
slave2gmat1993
20 May 2019, 13:51
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EMPOWERgmatRichC
Thanks, Rich. When I receive access to my ESR I'll send it to you. Please see answers to your questions below:
1) What type of study routine were you following? How many hours did you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
- For quant, I've used the MGMAT strategy books and OG questions; I studied on average 3 hours per weekday and 10 hours per weekend from March to today
- I didn't use specific materials for verbal; I was OK with my practice test scores of 41-45 so I just reviewed incorrect questions from GMAT prep practice tests and did some OG problems
3) What is your overall goal score?
Overall score goals are Q48/Q49 (I was close to this) and V45+ (I achieved this level on a practice test so my goal would be to score at least V45 on the real thing)
4) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
I am planning to apply to business school this fall
5) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
Planning to apply to M7 assuming I get a GMAT score within the range
My plan now is to focus on verbal in the near term while staying fresh on quant and to retake GMAT ASAP to determine if this verbal score was an extraneous event...
What do you think about this strategy?
Look forward to hearing back.
