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Balajikarthick1990
02 Jul 2016, 22:34
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Hi Friends
After my poor performance yesterday, I got my ESR. Please help me to improve from 640 to 700 ( i have scheduled my retake 45 days from today).
SUMMARY : CR - 21 (never have i scored so low), SC- 31, RC - 29 , DS - 51, PS - 48.
In verbal I have got 8 out of first 10 correct. Somehow I have lost track in the middle
After my poor performance yesterday, I got my ESR. Please help me to improve from 640 to 700 ( i have scheduled my retake 45 days from today).
SUMMARY : CR - 21 (never have i scored so low), SC- 31, RC - 29 , DS - 51, PS - 48.
In verbal I have got 8 out of first 10 correct. Somehow I have lost track in the middle
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08 Jul 2016, 04:54
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Hey Balaji,
Your ESR tells WHAT happened - but it doesn't answer the more important question WHY it happened.
Here are some common issues (let me know if you faced any of them on the test-day)
1) Mental stamina is a HUGE thing. People don't realise it while taking practice tests but on the real test you might find yourself zoning out on tougher questions (which is what you got in the middle of the test). There are various reasons: the fact that we try too hard on the day of test, or even the fact you you had put in extra effort for AWA & IR - all of it adds up.
2) The technique you are using could also be the culprit here. A lot of times I have seen students who try to memorise stuff for GMAT (esp CR) and on the day of the test, realise that none of it comes to you easily. GMAT requires you to see the underlying patten on questions - were you able to do that? This could happen also if you don't practice using Official GMAT questions.
Having said all of this, what is important for you is to figure out the change in your strategy. Sometimes re-takers ends up doing more of the same thing. A recipe for disaster (the second time) because whatever you did the first time, evidently did not work.
So if you can tell me how you went about preparing - I could possibly give you some specific tips.
Arun
Your ESR tells WHAT happened - but it doesn't answer the more important question WHY it happened.
Here are some common issues (let me know if you faced any of them on the test-day)
1) Mental stamina is a HUGE thing. People don't realise it while taking practice tests but on the real test you might find yourself zoning out on tougher questions (which is what you got in the middle of the test). There are various reasons: the fact that we try too hard on the day of test, or even the fact you you had put in extra effort for AWA & IR - all of it adds up.
2) The technique you are using could also be the culprit here. A lot of times I have seen students who try to memorise stuff for GMAT (esp CR) and on the day of the test, realise that none of it comes to you easily. GMAT requires you to see the underlying patten on questions - were you able to do that? This could happen also if you don't practice using Official GMAT questions.
Having said all of this, what is important for you is to figure out the change in your strategy. Sometimes re-takers ends up doing more of the same thing. A recipe for disaster (the second time) because whatever you did the first time, evidently did not work.
So if you can tell me how you went about preparing - I could possibly give you some specific tips.
Arun
Balajikarthick1990
08 Jul 2016, 20:56
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arun@crackverbal
Hi Arun
Thanks for your reply. My preparation materials included OG16,12, VR2 and Gmat prep questions. My accuracy in all the 3 sections of verbal improved to a decent level (>75%). I made a 500 pager notebook with all the Sc, Rc and Cr patterns.
I didnot memorize anything,and I have been preparing for more than 7 months and eventually in most of the questions, I could spot the 3-2 split.
To give you an example: in CR, if there is a question that tells about the increase in revenue of a particular city A and it is a strengthen question : I would prethink without looking the choices and definitely there would be options such as increase in revenue in city B (other cities followed a similar pattern), Increase in profit in city A, decrease in labour costs(No where this is mentioned in the argument) etc.
I am very sure in my GMAT prep`s , my CR score`s were ranging from 35 to 42. In my actual exam, I got 8 out of 10 questions correct (as per ESR), and I vividly remember that I got 2 bold faced CR, 1 long 4 paragraph convoluted RC (it definitely drained a lot of energy from me) - Eventhough I made quick notes/maps, It still was kind of difficult (3 out of 4 questions in that RC were detailed based specific questions).
Coming to SC, My accuracy in GMAT prep was ranging from 30 - 40, and in most of the questions, I lose in the 3-2 split. In questions where native speakers claim "Awkwardness or concise" in deciding between the 2 choices, I somehow fall into the trap and lose the battle.
Timing was not a major issue for me. I guessed the last question in quant and in verbal. I watched one of your videos in which you have mentioned that retaking GMAT prep is definitely a worthy measure.
You were 100% correct, as I started performing well, I saw a lot of new questions. I started with a 560 (7 months back - diagnostic), averaged between 660 and 700 (preparation phase) . In my last 3 exams (mostly retakes), I scored between 700 and 720.
So that`s the story. Quant - after exhausting OG, I solved mainly the 1000+ questions on the gmat club tests. I scored a DS-51 and PS-48 in actual GMAT. Verbal - I used manhattan SC, GMAT CLUB notes and Powerscore for CR.
Your tips would be highly valuable.
Thanks
