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17 Oct 2016, 18:13
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Hey all,
I was quite shattered today. I wrote my first GMAT and got 680 (Q49, V34).
In the GMAT prep's I had gotten 740 both times (Q50, V41/40).
Even in Manhattan GMATs latest test I scored a 720(Q46, V42).
Basically I choked bad on Verbal. It was like I made the questions harder than they actually were. My heart was racing the entire time.
Btw I had written all the practice mocks completely (AWA,IR,Quant, Verbal). I wrote them at home.
I am planning to write the GMAT again in 16 days. How do I make sure I dont repeat the same situation again?
I was quite shattered today. I wrote my first GMAT and got 680 (Q49, V34).
In the GMAT prep's I had gotten 740 both times (Q50, V41/40).
Even in Manhattan GMATs latest test I scored a 720(Q46, V42).
Basically I choked bad on Verbal. It was like I made the questions harder than they actually were. My heart was racing the entire time.
Btw I had written all the practice mocks completely (AWA,IR,Quant, Verbal). I wrote them at home.
I am planning to write the GMAT again in 16 days. How do I make sure I dont repeat the same situation again?
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17 Oct 2016, 19:45
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dont_give_up
Hey all,
I was quite shattered today. I wrote my first GMAT and got 680 (Q49, V34).
In the GMAT prep's I had gotten 740 both times (Q50, V41/40).
Even in Manhattan GMATs latest test I scored a 720(Q46, V42).
Basically I choked bad on Verbal. It was like I made the questions harder than they actually were. My heart was racing the entire time.
Btw I had written all the practice mocks completely (AWA,IR,Quant, Verbal). I wrote them at home.
I am planning to write the GMAT again in 16 days. How do I make sure I dont repeat the same situation again?
i feel your pain, bro. I have never been able to perform well in verbal. It's a very difficult for a non-native to do well in verbal (I assume u r a non-native)I was quite shattered today. I wrote my first GMAT and got 680 (Q49, V34).
In the GMAT prep's I had gotten 740 both times (Q50, V41/40).
Even in Manhattan GMATs latest test I scored a 720(Q46, V42).
Basically I choked bad on Verbal. It was like I made the questions harder than they actually were. My heart was racing the entire time.
Btw I had written all the practice mocks completely (AWA,IR,Quant, Verbal). I wrote them at home.
I am planning to write the GMAT again in 16 days. How do I make sure I dont repeat the same situation again?
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17 Oct 2016, 22:16
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Hi dont_give_up,
First off, a 680/Q49 is a fantastic score (it's right around the 85th percentile overall), so it could be enough to get you into your first-choice School. As such, a retest might not be necessary. Depending on the Schools that you plan to apply to, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile. There's a Forum full of them here:
ask-admission-consultants-124/
GMAC has publicly stated that the Official Score that you earn on Test Day is within +/- 30 points of actual ability. Assuming a similar 'swing' in how your CATs function, your results show a general ability level right around 710 (with a high of 740 and a low of 680). Before you rush in to retest, you really have to consider all of the details around how you took your practice CATs (and taking the CATs at home is NOT realistic at all). You might just have had a 'bad day' on Test Day, but here are some other things to consider about how you took your CATs:
1) When did you take your last practice CAT?
2) Did you take them at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
3) 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.)?
4) Did you ever take a CAT more than once? Had you seen any of the questions BEFORE?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
First off, a 680/Q49 is a fantastic score (it's right around the 85th percentile overall), so it could be enough to get you into your first-choice School. As such, a retest might not be necessary. Depending on the Schools that you plan to apply to, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile. There's a Forum full of them here:
ask-admission-consultants-124/
GMAC has publicly stated that the Official Score that you earn on Test Day is within +/- 30 points of actual ability. Assuming a similar 'swing' in how your CATs function, your results show a general ability level right around 710 (with a high of 740 and a low of 680). Before you rush in to retest, you really have to consider all of the details around how you took your practice CATs (and taking the CATs at home is NOT realistic at all). You might just have had a 'bad day' on Test Day, but here are some other things to consider about how you took your CATs:
1) When did you take your last practice CAT?
2) Did you take them at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
3) 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.)?
4) Did you ever take a CAT more than once? Had you seen any of the questions BEFORE?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
