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06 Aug 2019, 13:17
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Hello!
So I recently took the GMAT for the second time and scored 690 with a Quant 43 and Verbal 41. Leading up to this I had take 2 of the official GMAT Practice Exams. My testing history looks like this:
19 January 2019 (prior to any studying): GMAT Official Practice Exam 1 - 600 (Q44/V28/IR5)
31 May 2019: GMAT Official Exam - 640 (Q41/V37/IR6)
23 July 2019: GMAT Official Practice Exam 2 - 700 (Q47/V40/IR4)
28 July 2019: GMAT Official Practice Exam 3 - 690 (Q49/V35/IR8)
31 July 2019: GMAT Official Exam - 690 (Q43/V41/IR7)
In between Practice Exam 1 and my first official exam, I used both TargetTestPrep and e-GMAT Verbal to prepare and spent approximately 30 hours per week studying. I typically spent 4 hours per day M-Fri and 5-6 hours per day on the weekends. I did have commitments with work that interfered with this schedule, but on average spent that amount of time studying. When test day was a couple weeks away, I realized I still did not have enough time to cover all of the material in both courses and to practice different questions, so I made sure to first cover all the material and work on questions/application after if I had time (which I ended up not having time). I believe this is why my first exam score was so low.
After that exam, I was very disappointed, especially with my Quant score. My Verbal had improved significantly and I knew I could spend more time focusing on improving my Quant score. I went through a lot of questions on TTP for Quant and made sure to answer them all and review any answers I answered incorrectly or guessed on. Seeing that my second attempt was coming up soon, I decided to take an official practice exam to see where I was. I was fairly happy with the Quant score that showed up, but not happy with the overall score. I reviewed what I got wrong and worked on my weaknesses and then took a second official practice exam 5 days later. I was very happy with the Q49 I received, but my Verbal slipped. I compared what I did differently between the two practice exams and found that I needed to not rush CR questions and to take my time on them. e-GMAT also has some material on IR, which I skimmed through and felt that it helped prepare me well for the official test day.
Going into the official exam (attempt 2), I felt fairly confident that I could score 700+. There were issues with the test center and my exam was delayed for 2 hours. I couldn't reschedule, because I had already paid to fly down to the country to take it and figured it was best financially to just sit and take it after the delay. However, as I started the Quant section there were a couple questions that I just couldn't figure out even though they looked familiar. With my timing method, I realized I was very behind at one point and am not sure where I lost track of time to be honest. This forced me to rush through the rest of the Quant section, which ultimately led to my Q43. I cannot recall the type of questions I got hung up on. Quant was my first section, so during my 8 min break I calmed myself down and refocused. I knew that this may be my only chance to take the exam again prior application deadlines and because funds are getting tight. I ended up getting V41, which is the highest V score I have ever gotten.
I really felt like I could figure out every question on the official practice exams, but then didn't recognize some of the questions I got on the official exam. The Verbal on the other hand felt similar to the practice exams and I felt comfortable answering Verbal questions.
Do I just need to practice a lot of Quant questions? I'm thinking of going through a lot of the GMAT Club Quant questions. However, at this point I need to determine if I have the funds to go take the GMAT again since it is not offered in my current country of residence, and I have already traveled twice out of country to take it. I also have a very low salary based on the international volunteer work I am doing through Peace Corps.
Should I try to retake if I can find the funding in my budget? Round 1 application deadlines are coming up in just under a month and I will need to focus on those as well.
So I recently took the GMAT for the second time and scored 690 with a Quant 43 and Verbal 41. Leading up to this I had take 2 of the official GMAT Practice Exams. My testing history looks like this:
19 January 2019 (prior to any studying): GMAT Official Practice Exam 1 - 600 (Q44/V28/IR5)
31 May 2019: GMAT Official Exam - 640 (Q41/V37/IR6)
23 July 2019: GMAT Official Practice Exam 2 - 700 (Q47/V40/IR4)
28 July 2019: GMAT Official Practice Exam 3 - 690 (Q49/V35/IR8)
31 July 2019: GMAT Official Exam - 690 (Q43/V41/IR7)
In between Practice Exam 1 and my first official exam, I used both TargetTestPrep and e-GMAT Verbal to prepare and spent approximately 30 hours per week studying. I typically spent 4 hours per day M-Fri and 5-6 hours per day on the weekends. I did have commitments with work that interfered with this schedule, but on average spent that amount of time studying. When test day was a couple weeks away, I realized I still did not have enough time to cover all of the material in both courses and to practice different questions, so I made sure to first cover all the material and work on questions/application after if I had time (which I ended up not having time). I believe this is why my first exam score was so low.
After that exam, I was very disappointed, especially with my Quant score. My Verbal had improved significantly and I knew I could spend more time focusing on improving my Quant score. I went through a lot of questions on TTP for Quant and made sure to answer them all and review any answers I answered incorrectly or guessed on. Seeing that my second attempt was coming up soon, I decided to take an official practice exam to see where I was. I was fairly happy with the Quant score that showed up, but not happy with the overall score. I reviewed what I got wrong and worked on my weaknesses and then took a second official practice exam 5 days later. I was very happy with the Q49 I received, but my Verbal slipped. I compared what I did differently between the two practice exams and found that I needed to not rush CR questions and to take my time on them. e-GMAT also has some material on IR, which I skimmed through and felt that it helped prepare me well for the official test day.
Going into the official exam (attempt 2), I felt fairly confident that I could score 700+. There were issues with the test center and my exam was delayed for 2 hours. I couldn't reschedule, because I had already paid to fly down to the country to take it and figured it was best financially to just sit and take it after the delay. However, as I started the Quant section there were a couple questions that I just couldn't figure out even though they looked familiar. With my timing method, I realized I was very behind at one point and am not sure where I lost track of time to be honest. This forced me to rush through the rest of the Quant section, which ultimately led to my Q43. I cannot recall the type of questions I got hung up on. Quant was my first section, so during my 8 min break I calmed myself down and refocused. I knew that this may be my only chance to take the exam again prior application deadlines and because funds are getting tight. I ended up getting V41, which is the highest V score I have ever gotten.
I really felt like I could figure out every question on the official practice exams, but then didn't recognize some of the questions I got on the official exam. The Verbal on the other hand felt similar to the practice exams and I felt comfortable answering Verbal questions.
Do I just need to practice a lot of Quant questions? I'm thinking of going through a lot of the GMAT Club Quant questions. However, at this point I need to determine if I have the funds to go take the GMAT again since it is not offered in my current country of residence, and I have already traveled twice out of country to take it. I also have a very low salary based on the international volunteer work I am doing through Peace Corps.
Should I try to retake if I can find the funding in my budget? Round 1 application deadlines are coming up in just under a month and I will need to focus on those as well.
07 Aug 2019, 00:32
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bglade - For the Quant section, GMAT Club Test Center is the best option. The questions available in the GMAT Club Tests are fairly representative of the ones on actual GMAT. If you do not have access to the GMAT Club Tests, please purchase the tests as early as possible. I highly recommend the GMAT Club tests, especially the Quant sectional test, because these tests can indeed give a significant boost to your Quant score, subsequently resulting in overall score improvement.
07 Aug 2019, 00:54
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DisciplinedPrep
bglade - For the Quant section, GMAT Club Test Center is the best option. The questions available in the GMAT Club Tests are fairly representative of the ones on actual GMAT. If you do not have access to the GMAT Club Tests, please purchase the tests as early as possible. I highly recommend the GMAT Club tests, especially the Quant sectional test, because these tests can indeed give a significant boost to your Quant score, subsequently resulting in overall score improvement.
Hi DisciplinedPrep! Thank you for the feedback. I have been thinking that I should utilize the GMAT Club Tests as well. I should have access to them through the course purchases I have made via GMAT Club, so I will definitely make use of them. This will be a great, free way for me to enhance my skills and up my Quant score. Now I just need to figure out if I have the time and resources to travel to take the GMAT again since I have to leave the country to do it.
