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JAE18
31 Oct 2017, 09:20
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Hi there,
I'm looking for some advice/input on whether it's best for me to take my scheduled GMAT exam on Nov 16th (in roughly 2 weeks) even though I haven't finished my prep or if I should reschedule to December.
I started my study plan in middle August 2017 and was initially studying about 2-3hrs on weeknights and 5hrs on weekends. I ended up falling way behind as some of the study-load took me longer than expected and felt I was always playing catch up. More recently, I wasn't able to study at all for 3 consecutive weeks due to work & personal commitments.
That being said, I don't feel prepared to sit the exam in 2 weeks. I completed the Manhattan Prep Foundations of Math book but haven't gotten to the Advanced Quant book or Foundations of Verbal books yet. As I'm working full-time (and often overtime), I know 2 weeks is not enough time to get up to speed.
I've practiced some questions (Quant & Verbal) from the OG but have not yet done a full practice test - (have access to the Manhattan CATs & PowerPrep). I also still have to study the IR section and write a practice Essay. I would like to study full time on weeknights and then more time on the weekends - however - strict deadlines have been set at work for the SAME week of my GMAT - (week ending Nov 17) as well as the rest of Nov & 1st week in December (REALLY bad timing
) adding to my stress & time constraints.
My initial plan when scheduling my exam was to have the opportunity to take it twice (once in November & again in December) before applying for Round 2 (earliest application deadline is 1st week of January). My target score is at minimum 650 but ideally 700, however, I'm still getting some easy questions wrong in Quant. My Verbal is generally stronger except for RC where I need more work. I was doing fairly well on hard SC & CR but overall my pacing is way off what it should be for both Quant & Verbal.
I'm therefore unsure if I should stick with Nov16th exam and use it as a trial to see how I do with little prep or reschedule to December 7th or 14th (which are the only 2 dates available in December at my test centre). My issue with this is that I will only have 1 shot to write the exam as there would be no option for a retake before January.
Looking forward to any advice please...
Thank you.
I'm looking for some advice/input on whether it's best for me to take my scheduled GMAT exam on Nov 16th (in roughly 2 weeks) even though I haven't finished my prep or if I should reschedule to December.
I started my study plan in middle August 2017 and was initially studying about 2-3hrs on weeknights and 5hrs on weekends. I ended up falling way behind as some of the study-load took me longer than expected and felt I was always playing catch up. More recently, I wasn't able to study at all for 3 consecutive weeks due to work & personal commitments.
That being said, I don't feel prepared to sit the exam in 2 weeks. I completed the Manhattan Prep Foundations of Math book but haven't gotten to the Advanced Quant book or Foundations of Verbal books yet. As I'm working full-time (and often overtime), I know 2 weeks is not enough time to get up to speed.
I've practiced some questions (Quant & Verbal) from the OG but have not yet done a full practice test - (have access to the Manhattan CATs & PowerPrep). I also still have to study the IR section and write a practice Essay. I would like to study full time on weeknights and then more time on the weekends - however - strict deadlines have been set at work for the SAME week of my GMAT - (week ending Nov 17) as well as the rest of Nov & 1st week in December (REALLY bad timing
) adding to my stress & time constraints.My initial plan when scheduling my exam was to have the opportunity to take it twice (once in November & again in December) before applying for Round 2 (earliest application deadline is 1st week of January). My target score is at minimum 650 but ideally 700, however, I'm still getting some easy questions wrong in Quant. My Verbal is generally stronger except for RC where I need more work. I was doing fairly well on hard SC & CR but overall my pacing is way off what it should be for both Quant & Verbal.
I'm therefore unsure if I should stick with Nov16th exam and use it as a trial to see how I do with little prep or reschedule to December 7th or 14th (which are the only 2 dates available in December at my test centre). My issue with this is that I will only have 1 shot to write the exam as there would be no option for a retake before January.
Looking forward to any advice please...
Thank you.
31 Oct 2017, 09:55
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JAE18
First of all you have not mentioned what are your GMATPrep scores at present. if you have not been taking GMATPrep then take one and see where do you stand.
You can take GMAT at the interval of 16 days. so even if you take the exam in nov or 7th dec, you can try in december itself but that you should do when something terribly goes wrong in first attempt while you feel your CATs scores were better.
Though there is no harm in taking real exam as a learning but if one is really far from the target score then what is the point of wasting dollars. it is better to use them in buying exam packs and question pack.
JAE18
31 Oct 2017, 11:13
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HKD1710
Thank you for the reply! I mentioned I haven't taken a practice test yet so don't have any scores to report at the moment. I will take one to see how far off I am.
The issue with rescheduling to December is that, even though i can take the exam every 16 days, the only available dates after Nov 16th are - Nov 30th, Dec 7th & Dec 14th - none of which are 16 days apart. This is why I scheduled my first exam on Nov 16th so to have the chance to retake in December if needed.
