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I gave my GMAT GFE attempt recently and scored 655 against my target of 695+. Disappointed with the performance but also happy that it wasn’t really poor as I couldn’t sleep the night before the test.
Planning to reappear in a few weeks to get a better score. Sharing my experience to help others and also looking for expert advice:
Order: Q - V - break - DI
Final score: 655 (91%)
Q87 (94%) | V82 (76%) | DI78 (70%)
My GMAT experience:
Center: Chakala, Mumbai. Great center, clean space, no distractions as such. Waited for 10 minutes and then was asked if I wanted to start the test, as I had reached 45 min early.
Marked time box suggested by bb on all the sheets and stuck to it. Finished all the 3 sections well within time with sufficient time to review bookmarks (I had bookmarked 5-10 questions in each section).
Quantitative Reasoning: This has been my strongest section so wasn’t worried much about it. Finished 9 minutes early. Was doubtful about 1 question on fractions and it turned out to be incorrect. Corrected it during bookmark review. But still got some other question wrong it seems.
Plan was to get a Q90, but ended up with Q87 (with 1 question wrong). Questions resembled OG and GMATPrep questions. A few probability and interest-based questions were slightly tricky but nothing particularly difficult or calculation intense.
Verbal Reasoning: Started with a few Medium/Hard level questions. Not entirely convinced on adaptability due to strong performance in Quant, but could be.
3 RC passages (2 short, 1 long with 3-4 paragprahs). I messed up the long RC Science based passage it seems and got 2 incorrect. Got a lot of strengthen-weakeners, 2 BF and a few assumption questions. Did not do any pre-thinking or make any notes in RC, and I realised that that’s ok and that it doesn’t work for me (regardless of common public opinion).
Finished 4-5 minutes early. Corrected 2 during bookmark review at the end. Overall got 4 incorrect (including 1st question).
—--- Break—-- (Ate a few biscuits. Felt positive as Quant and Verbal seemed to have gone alright. Jogged and exercised a bit and cut the break short before anxiety and sleep deprivation could kick in.)
Data Insights: DI has been my weakest section as I dedicated 2.5 out of my 3 months to majorly Verbal prep and didn’t get much time to work on DI. Maybe underestimated it even.
Overall got 4 wrong (including the very 1st one which I thought was easy - not sure what happened there) and ended with a DI78.
Here comes the worst part: The biggest mistake I made was guessing and bookmarking MSR questions so I could solve it at the end (this was recommended by few folks, as I barely practiced any MSR and felt underconfident here). I guessed all 3 MSR questions wrong (corrected 2 of these at the end). I still had 4 minutes left on the clock but since I had used up all my 3 bookmark reviews, I submitted the test early, frustrated with my decision to skip an easy MSR.
So that’s my GMAT day experience.
Resources used so far:
- 2 OG mocks (both repeated twice) & 4 e-GMAT Sigma tests
- Extensive use of GMAT Club OG and GMAT Prep questions
- e-GMAT course for 3.5 months - I spent a lot of time perfecting my CR over here which helped me improve Verbal (my weakest section in GMAT Classic) a lot. But spending a lot of time on Quant was a mistake as I found the Sigma mock Quant questions wordy, difficult and calculation intense which was not the case for the actual GMAT questions.
My 2 cents for first time test takers:
Now time to ask for advice:
1. My new target is 705+. I am looking for some actionable to get there within the next 3-4 weeks. (I cannot invest in any more paid third-party preparation resources, so thinking of relying only on OG mocks and use official questions available on GMATClub.)
2. Should I send this score to my target schools in the next 24 hours? I had already accepted and submitted my Classic score of 670 last year. My target schools are M7/T15 institutes. I am Indian 28F, top IIT graduate.
PFA:All my crazy mock scores so far:
Planning to reappear in a few weeks to get a better score. Sharing my experience to help others and also looking for expert advice:
Order: Q - V - break - DI
Final score: 655 (91%)
Q87 (94%) | V82 (76%) | DI78 (70%)
My GMAT experience:
Center: Chakala, Mumbai. Great center, clean space, no distractions as such. Waited for 10 minutes and then was asked if I wanted to start the test, as I had reached 45 min early.
Marked time box suggested by bb on all the sheets and stuck to it. Finished all the 3 sections well within time with sufficient time to review bookmarks (I had bookmarked 5-10 questions in each section).
Quantitative Reasoning: This has been my strongest section so wasn’t worried much about it. Finished 9 minutes early. Was doubtful about 1 question on fractions and it turned out to be incorrect. Corrected it during bookmark review. But still got some other question wrong it seems.
Plan was to get a Q90, but ended up with Q87 (with 1 question wrong). Questions resembled OG and GMATPrep questions. A few probability and interest-based questions were slightly tricky but nothing particularly difficult or calculation intense.
Verbal Reasoning: Started with a few Medium/Hard level questions. Not entirely convinced on adaptability due to strong performance in Quant, but could be.
3 RC passages (2 short, 1 long with 3-4 paragprahs). I messed up the long RC Science based passage it seems and got 2 incorrect. Got a lot of strengthen-weakeners, 2 BF and a few assumption questions. Did not do any pre-thinking or make any notes in RC, and I realised that that’s ok and that it doesn’t work for me (regardless of common public opinion).
Finished 4-5 minutes early. Corrected 2 during bookmark review at the end. Overall got 4 incorrect (including 1st question).
—--- Break—-- (Ate a few biscuits. Felt positive as Quant and Verbal seemed to have gone alright. Jogged and exercised a bit and cut the break short before anxiety and sleep deprivation could kick in.)
Data Insights: DI has been my weakest section as I dedicated 2.5 out of my 3 months to majorly Verbal prep and didn’t get much time to work on DI. Maybe underestimated it even.
Overall got 4 wrong (including the very 1st one which I thought was easy - not sure what happened there) and ended with a DI78.
Here comes the worst part: The biggest mistake I made was guessing and bookmarking MSR questions so I could solve it at the end (this was recommended by few folks, as I barely practiced any MSR and felt underconfident here). I guessed all 3 MSR questions wrong (corrected 2 of these at the end). I still had 4 minutes left on the clock but since I had used up all my 3 bookmark reviews, I submitted the test early, frustrated with my decision to skip an easy MSR.
So that’s my GMAT day experience.
Resources used so far:
- 2 OG mocks (both repeated twice) & 4 e-GMAT Sigma tests
- Extensive use of GMAT Club OG and GMAT Prep questions
- e-GMAT course for 3.5 months - I spent a lot of time perfecting my CR over here which helped me improve Verbal (my weakest section in GMAT Classic) a lot. But spending a lot of time on Quant was a mistake as I found the Sigma mock Quant questions wordy, difficult and calculation intense which was not the case for the actual GMAT questions.
My 2 cents for first time test takers:
- I cannot emphasize this enough that OG questions are the ONLY true benchmark of the actual GMAT questions - especially Quant.
- Get ample sleep before the exam. I had factored in my erratic sleep schedule and hence booked the exam in my most productive 12-2:30 slot. Yet, the night before the exam, I was unable to sleep at all because of anxiety and only got in 1.5 hours of sleep in the early hours of the day right before the paper. This probably impacted my performance as I was hoping for atleast a 675.
- Prepare well for uncertainties. A few of my friends panicked by the intimidating GMAT day experience and couldn't finish the test in time. In fact, in my Classic GMAT attempt last year, my desktop froze for 2 minutes in the very first Quant section which threw me off my game. So, always aim to finish each section 2-4 minutes early, keeping in mind that the test environment, distractions, or any other external factor could cost you precious time.
Now time to ask for advice:
1. My new target is 705+. I am looking for some actionable to get there within the next 3-4 weeks. (I cannot invest in any more paid third-party preparation resources, so thinking of relying only on OG mocks and use official questions available on GMATClub.)
2. Should I send this score to my target schools in the next 24 hours? I had already accepted and submitted my Classic score of 670 last year. My target schools are M7/T15 institutes. I am Indian 28F, top IIT graduate.
PFA:All my crazy mock scores so far:
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29 Oct 2024, 08:36
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For Verbal, becoming familiar with how RC inference questions work may be helpful. If you find CR assumption questions challenging, the negation technique could also be useful to learn. In case you feel your fundamentals are solid, consider working on your solving approach. May help boost your score a bit. Perhaps include working with a study buddy. If you can find someone who is really strong on Verbal, you could offer to help with Quant given your Q87. There's a study buddy thread on gmatclub you could check out/sign up to.
How to score high on GMAT Verbal.
29 Oct 2024, 21:54
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aaryaa96
That reminds me of my very first GMAT.
655 is a very good score. Well done.
aaryaa96
1. That sounds good. Get the paid official practice tests if you haven't already taken them.
2. Although this isn't a major issue, you may save some money by reporting your score. Also, keep in mind that (a) what schools really care about most is your highest score and (b) 655 is significantly better than a 670, and showing that score improvement to your schools is another (small) positive. Getting a 705+ on the retake would, of course, be even better.
All the best.
