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Cathal93
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10 Feb 2022, 08:20
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Hi everyone,
I sat the GMAT last Saturday, February 5, 2022. I'm normally a very good test taker, but for whatever reason in this instance I was overcome by nerves. I completed the AWA and IR first (both went perfectly fine, I got a 6 and 7 respectively). But I could not shake off my nerves when it came to Quant. I know I messed up the first two questions and it just spiraled from there. I scored a Q42 (significantly lower than my two most recent GMAT exam scores of 48 and 49). For verbal, I was able to settle into it and scored a V40, which is right about where I had been tracking in my practice exams.
I signed up this week for Math Revolution and will be utilizing a private tutor to grow more confident in my quant from now until I retake the exam in ~2 months.
My concern is interestingly about my verbal. I worked pretty hard on verbal in the weeks leading up to my exam last Friday. The issue I have now is that I've almost exhausted all OG verbal questions and I've taken all 6 GMAC practice exams. What advice would you have to maintain (or even slightly improve) my verbal score from now until my GMAT retake?
I have already downloaded my ESR and it's for sure helpful, I just would love any additional advice from the forum.
Also, what advice would you have as it relates to dealing with nerves on the exam? I can't explain enough how much of a factor anxiety became. At one point I struggled to do even basic math and to stay focussed.
Any help—as always—would be much appreciated!
I sat the GMAT last Saturday, February 5, 2022. I'm normally a very good test taker, but for whatever reason in this instance I was overcome by nerves. I completed the AWA and IR first (both went perfectly fine, I got a 6 and 7 respectively). But I could not shake off my nerves when it came to Quant. I know I messed up the first two questions and it just spiraled from there. I scored a Q42 (significantly lower than my two most recent GMAT exam scores of 48 and 49). For verbal, I was able to settle into it and scored a V40, which is right about where I had been tracking in my practice exams.
I signed up this week for Math Revolution and will be utilizing a private tutor to grow more confident in my quant from now until I retake the exam in ~2 months.
My concern is interestingly about my verbal. I worked pretty hard on verbal in the weeks leading up to my exam last Friday. The issue I have now is that I've almost exhausted all OG verbal questions and I've taken all 6 GMAC practice exams. What advice would you have to maintain (or even slightly improve) my verbal score from now until my GMAT retake?
I have already downloaded my ESR and it's for sure helpful, I just would love any additional advice from the forum.
Also, what advice would you have as it relates to dealing with nerves on the exam? I can't explain enough how much of a factor anxiety became. At one point I struggled to do even basic math and to stay focussed.
Any help—as always—would be much appreciated!
10 Feb 2022, 11:40
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A consistent V40 means you "get" the Verbal section. Working on ways to make your way of tackling questions more efficient might help boost that section score.
https://www.gmatknight.com/post/how-to- ... bout-a-v51
https://www.gmatknight.com/post/how-to- ... bout-a-v51
10 Feb 2022, 21:11
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Cathal93
My concern is interestingly about my verbal. I worked pretty hard on verbal in the weeks leading up to my exam last Friday. The issue I have now is that I've almost exhausted all OG verbal questions and I've taken all 6 GMAC practice exams. What advice would you have to maintain (or even slightly improve) my verbal score from now until my GMAT retake?
Hi Cathal93,As GmatTutorKnight pointed out, V40 is a great score. However, it also means that you probably don't have any weaknesses that forum members can quickly identify. As for practice tests, you may have no option but to use some non-official tests.
