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18 Sep 2015, 05:54
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Hey everyone!
I wanted some inputs as to how I could improve my overall GMAT score...
I started preparing for GMAT in June 2015, following are the scores I got during my practise tests;
31/7/2015 -GMATPrep - 640 (Quant-47,Verbal-31) (I know this sucks right?)
7/8/2015 - Option GMAT - 580 (Quant-40, Verbal-29) (I thought the questions asked were pretty tough, though I did get scared after getting such a low score!)
24/8/2015 - Option GMAT - 680 (Quant-47, Verbal-36) (I still thought I had a chance of improving!!)
11/9/2015 - GMATPrep 710 (Quant-49,Verbal-36) (This score really gave me the confidence!)
I gave my exam on 16/9/2015 - and got a score of 650 (Quant-47, Verbal-32). I was disappointed to say the least. It would really help if I could get tips on how to improve my verbal score... I would be satisfied only when I have a score of 720+,
Also
My profile is as follows;
Indian male, 25 years old, Mechanical Engineer - 3 years working experience.
CBSE Xth standard - 84%, XIIth standard - 77%, Mechanical Engineering - 62% (First class honours)
Am currently working as a design & estimation engineer for a company specializing in providing fire protection service works to oil and gas companies based in Abu Dhabi.
My aim is to get into an insurance related field through the MBA. (I have NFPA certifications for designing fire fighting services - so I basically have 3 years of experience in designing of fire protection works and hence I feel knowledge pertaining to NFPA codes would help me a lot to enter into the insurance field at a high level through mba)
If anyone could comment on my profile as well, it would be of great help. As I am not really confident as how my design related work in the fire fighting field would help me connect with insurance companies?? And would MBA be any good for me, even if I attempt it again!
I wanted some inputs as to how I could improve my overall GMAT score...
I started preparing for GMAT in June 2015, following are the scores I got during my practise tests;
31/7/2015 -GMATPrep - 640 (Quant-47,Verbal-31) (I know this sucks right?)
7/8/2015 - Option GMAT - 580 (Quant-40, Verbal-29) (I thought the questions asked were pretty tough, though I did get scared after getting such a low score!)
24/8/2015 - Option GMAT - 680 (Quant-47, Verbal-36) (I still thought I had a chance of improving!!)
11/9/2015 - GMATPrep 710 (Quant-49,Verbal-36) (This score really gave me the confidence!)
I gave my exam on 16/9/2015 - and got a score of 650 (Quant-47, Verbal-32). I was disappointed to say the least. It would really help if I could get tips on how to improve my verbal score... I would be satisfied only when I have a score of 720+,
Also
My profile is as follows;
Indian male, 25 years old, Mechanical Engineer - 3 years working experience.
CBSE Xth standard - 84%, XIIth standard - 77%, Mechanical Engineering - 62% (First class honours)
Am currently working as a design & estimation engineer for a company specializing in providing fire protection service works to oil and gas companies based in Abu Dhabi.
My aim is to get into an insurance related field through the MBA. (I have NFPA certifications for designing fire fighting services - so I basically have 3 years of experience in designing of fire protection works and hence I feel knowledge pertaining to NFPA codes would help me a lot to enter into the insurance field at a high level through mba)
If anyone could comment on my profile as well, it would be of great help. As I am not really confident as how my design related work in the fire fighting field would help me connect with insurance companies?? And would MBA be any good for me, even if I attempt it again!
18 Sep 2015, 18:07
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Hi fidome7,
First off, a 650/Q47 is a strong score (it's right around the 80th percentile overall), so it could be enough to get you into your first-choice Business School.
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. If you can answer a few questions, then we should be able to figure this out:
When you took your CATs:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT each time (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them at home?
3) Did you take them at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
4) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, skip sections, take longer breaks, etc.)?
5) Did you ever take a CAT more than once?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
First off, a 650/Q47 is a strong score (it's right around the 80th percentile overall), so it could be enough to get you into your first-choice Business School.
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. If you can answer a few questions, then we should be able to figure this out:
When you took your CATs:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT each time (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them at home?
3) Did you take them at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
4) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, skip sections, take longer breaks, etc.)?
5) Did you ever take a CAT more than once?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
18 Sep 2015, 20:44
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Considering that I am a Indian male mechanical engineer. Its really hard to get into my favoured colleges with a 650 score on GMAT!
I know I am capable of much more...
I had taken 3 of my cat tests @ 10:00AM, but the last one I gave @ 12:00PM.(My GMAT exam was @ 12:00PM) Ok so here is the full picture, I ddn't book my GMAT exam till two days prior to the test. The problem was gmat test centres were not showing availability on my particular day. And I had to travel for 1hour 30 mins to my test centre just to give the exam. But I ddnt feel tired and I dont think it affected me in any way.
And I gave all the tests in one go, right from AWA to verbal.
I just need a study plan based on which I can focus on and improve my score. I am not going to be satisfied unless I get a score of 720+
I know I am capable of much more...
I had taken 3 of my cat tests @ 10:00AM, but the last one I gave @ 12:00PM.(My GMAT exam was @ 12:00PM) Ok so here is the full picture, I ddn't book my GMAT exam till two days prior to the test. The problem was gmat test centres were not showing availability on my particular day. And I had to travel for 1hour 30 mins to my test centre just to give the exam. But I ddnt feel tired and I dont think it affected me in any way.
And I gave all the tests in one go, right from AWA to verbal.
I just need a study plan based on which I can focus on and improve my score. I am not going to be satisfied unless I get a score of 720+
