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11 Dec 2021, 11:42
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Hi Experts/Members,
Long time lurker here.
This is my first post on GMAT Club. Sorry for the long one
First of all huge respect for all the members who have contributed to this amazing community. A lot of guys, like me, out there look up to you guys for advise without you all knowing so.
Now, I just came out of my third attempt at the GMAT and to say that I am disappointed would be an understatement.
My first attempt was in the year 2016, when I was in my final year of undergrad. I managed to score a decent 690(Q47/V38).
Years passed and I focused on my job and put my plans for an MBA on hold, that was until last year. I figured that I have to retake the GMAT and started preparing for it in December-2020.
The story of the 2nd attempt:
I used the veritas prep videos and guides for foundational knowledge for both Verbal and Quant, supplemented with some practice from OG and the free GMAT Club tests for Quant. I attempted 4 official mock exams, including Official mocks 3 & 4.
GMAT Prep Mock 1(14,March,2021)- 710(Q49/V38)
GMAT Prep Mock 2(4,April,2021)- 730(Q49/V41)
GMAT Prep Mock 3(18,April,2021)- 730(Q48/V41)
GMAT Prep Mock 4(27,June,2021)- 680(Q45/V38)- My prep got derailed for 2 months as I first came down with Covid in the first week of May-2021 and then got engaged in an important project that totally throwed me off the rails till mid June-2021.
Official GMAT Online(6,July,2021)- 640(Q48,V29) I thought my verbal score could be a symptom of long covid as I was completely zoned out for most of the section.
Moving on:
I signed up for the TTP course and built my SC fundamentals, which I figured were the weakest link in my Verbal prep.
I also practiced a fair bit of Quant so that I can maintain the Q48-49.
For CR I went through the Manhattan GMAT CR Guide and practiced using the OG 2016, which I owned thanks to my first encounter with the GMAT.
For RC I didn’t use any resource as I was doing fairly well on OG 2016 passages and during my prep for the second attempt I didn’t face much challenge on the RC.
Watched the entire GMAT Ninja series on Youtube and did fairly well on the questions and was able to relate to the explanations by Charles.
Retook 3 official GMAT prep mocks:
GMAT Prep Mock 1(20,Nov,2021)- 700(Q47/V39)
GMAT Prep Mock 4(27,Nov,2021)- 770(Q50/V44)- Full disclosure: I was familiar with some of the questions prior to taking the test.
GMAT Prep Mock 3(05,Dec,2021)- 720(Q49/V38)- breezed through the Q section with ~20 minutes to spare, ran short on time for V and had to rush through the last 8 questions in 5 minutes, got 4 incorrect as a result.
Time for the 3rd attempt, this time I decided to go for a test center appointment.
The result *drum roll* the glorious 640! (Q48/V32) I cancelled my score in disappointment and walked away.
Some reflections on my nerves during the exam:
I started with verbal first and was able to confidently answer the first two questions, both SC, correctly. Question no.3 RC, I don’t know why but I zoned out again and was not able to comprehend the passage. I remember being distracted by the loud thumping on the keyboard by the gentleman sitting next to me, probably taking the GMAT in AWA first order, he added to the ambiance the squeaking sound of his chair by rocking it back and forth. I looked at the clock and completely lost the track of the passage and had to guess 2 RC questions and move on. Felt a little calm after inserting the noise isolating earplugs.
Quant section felt a little challenging than on the Mocks but I managed to finish it on time with some confidence that I would have done enough to get a Q47-48. I wasn’t so sure about the verbal but even to my surprise I did so poorly AGAIN!
So finally I get to my question:
Experts, where do I go from here?
Please feel free to ask further questions that will help you assess my situation.
Thank you for being patient and making it to the end of the post.
Long time lurker here.
This is my first post on GMAT Club. Sorry for the long one
First of all huge respect for all the members who have contributed to this amazing community. A lot of guys, like me, out there look up to you guys for advise without you all knowing so.
Now, I just came out of my third attempt at the GMAT and to say that I am disappointed would be an understatement.
My first attempt was in the year 2016, when I was in my final year of undergrad. I managed to score a decent 690(Q47/V38).
Years passed and I focused on my job and put my plans for an MBA on hold, that was until last year. I figured that I have to retake the GMAT and started preparing for it in December-2020.
The story of the 2nd attempt:
I used the veritas prep videos and guides for foundational knowledge for both Verbal and Quant, supplemented with some practice from OG and the free GMAT Club tests for Quant. I attempted 4 official mock exams, including Official mocks 3 & 4.
GMAT Prep Mock 1(14,March,2021)- 710(Q49/V38)
GMAT Prep Mock 2(4,April,2021)- 730(Q49/V41)
GMAT Prep Mock 3(18,April,2021)- 730(Q48/V41)
GMAT Prep Mock 4(27,June,2021)- 680(Q45/V38)- My prep got derailed for 2 months as I first came down with Covid in the first week of May-2021 and then got engaged in an important project that totally throwed me off the rails till mid June-2021.
Official GMAT Online(6,July,2021)- 640(Q48,V29) I thought my verbal score could be a symptom of long covid as I was completely zoned out for most of the section.
Moving on:
I signed up for the TTP course and built my SC fundamentals, which I figured were the weakest link in my Verbal prep.
I also practiced a fair bit of Quant so that I can maintain the Q48-49.
For CR I went through the Manhattan GMAT CR Guide and practiced using the OG 2016, which I owned thanks to my first encounter with the GMAT.
For RC I didn’t use any resource as I was doing fairly well on OG 2016 passages and during my prep for the second attempt I didn’t face much challenge on the RC.
Watched the entire GMAT Ninja series on Youtube and did fairly well on the questions and was able to relate to the explanations by Charles.
Retook 3 official GMAT prep mocks:
GMAT Prep Mock 1(20,Nov,2021)- 700(Q47/V39)
GMAT Prep Mock 4(27,Nov,2021)- 770(Q50/V44)- Full disclosure: I was familiar with some of the questions prior to taking the test.
GMAT Prep Mock 3(05,Dec,2021)- 720(Q49/V38)- breezed through the Q section with ~20 minutes to spare, ran short on time for V and had to rush through the last 8 questions in 5 minutes, got 4 incorrect as a result.
Time for the 3rd attempt, this time I decided to go for a test center appointment.
The result *drum roll* the glorious 640! (Q48/V32) I cancelled my score in disappointment and walked away.
Some reflections on my nerves during the exam:
I started with verbal first and was able to confidently answer the first two questions, both SC, correctly. Question no.3 RC, I don’t know why but I zoned out again and was not able to comprehend the passage. I remember being distracted by the loud thumping on the keyboard by the gentleman sitting next to me, probably taking the GMAT in AWA first order, he added to the ambiance the squeaking sound of his chair by rocking it back and forth. I looked at the clock and completely lost the track of the passage and had to guess 2 RC questions and move on. Felt a little calm after inserting the noise isolating earplugs.
Quant section felt a little challenging than on the Mocks but I managed to finish it on time with some confidence that I would have done enough to get a Q47-48. I wasn’t so sure about the verbal but even to my surprise I did so poorly AGAIN!
So finally I get to my question:
Experts, where do I go from here?
Please feel free to ask further questions that will help you assess my situation.
Thank you for being patient and making it to the end of the post.
11 Dec 2021, 20:02
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Hi Daksh730.
It sounds as if you lost focus during the verbal section. So, maybe, had you stayed on task, you would have scored much higher. What do you think?
Also, perhaps, even though you felt OK in RC during your prep, you should work on RC some so that you have clear strategies for handling RC passages and questions that you can rely on when you're taking the test.
It sounds as if you lost focus during the verbal section. So, maybe, had you stayed on task, you would have scored much higher. What do you think?
Also, perhaps, even though you felt OK in RC during your prep, you should work on RC some so that you have clear strategies for handling RC passages and questions that you can rely on when you're taking the test.
11 Dec 2021, 23:36
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Hi Daksh730,
I'm sorry to hear that your recent Official Test Day didn't go as well as planned. 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. The fact that this has now happened twice implies that there are some specific variables that we need to define before you retake the GMAT. Before we discuss any of those potential issues though, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) Over the last 3 months, how many hours did you typically study each week?
2) During that time, did you take any other CATs/mocks besides the 3 Official ones that you retook?
Goals:
3) What is your overall goal score?
4) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
Since you took your Official GMAT at a Test Center, then you might also choose to purchase the Enhanced Score Report. While the ESR doesn’t provide a lot of information, there are usually a few data points that we can use to define what went wrong on Test Day (and what you should work on to score higher). If you purchase the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you.
760+: What GMAT Assassins Do To Score at the Highest Levels
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Contact Rich at: [email protected]
I'm sorry to hear that your recent Official Test Day didn't go as well as planned. 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. The fact that this has now happened twice implies that there are some specific variables that we need to define before you retake the GMAT. Before we discuss any of those potential issues though, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) Over the last 3 months, how many hours did you typically study each week?
2) During that time, did you take any other CATs/mocks besides the 3 Official ones that you retook?
Goals:
3) What is your overall goal score?
4) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
Since you took your Official GMAT at a Test Center, then you might also choose to purchase the Enhanced Score Report. While the ESR doesn’t provide a lot of information, there are usually a few data points that we can use to define what went wrong on Test Day (and what you should work on to score higher). If you purchase the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you.
760+: What GMAT Assassins Do To Score at the Highest Levels
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Contact Rich at: [email protected]
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