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armaankumar
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Location: India
Schools: ESSEC ESCP Europe (A) HEC MiM "25 (D)
GMAT 1: 610 Q41 V33 (Online)
GMAT 2: 650 Q47 V33 (Online)
GPA: 3.4
23 Aug 2021, 02:55
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Background:
I graduated in July of 2021 from the University of Delhi where I majored in commerce. I gave the GMAT for the first time on 23rd August 2021. I started preparing with Magoosh in June and after a week of going through the material, I gave the GMAT prep practice exam and scored 550 (Q33, V33). My foundations in both quant and verbal were extremely weak.
I gave an Official GMAT Practice Exam 3 days before the actual exam and scored 700 (Q47, V38)
During my preparation, I focused mostly on quant and not as much on verbal. I had finished all the easy, medium, and hard questions from the Magoosh question bank and I was getting the majority of the easy and medium level questions correct.
Exam Day:
The Proctor guided me through the check-in process smoothly and was extremely helpful. I did face a minor technical issue with my laptop's microphone but that didn't bother the proctor a lot. I went into panic mode because my browser had some issues.
I chose to do the exam in the following order: Quant, Verbal, IR, and Essay. I panicked and struggled with even the easy questions in the quant section because my brain was clouded with anxiety. I tried to calm myself down during the break but I still hadn't gained back my focus till the second quarter of the verbal section. I had lost a lot of time and had to guess the last 6 questions. After that, I gave up on the IR and essay section.
My unofficial score for the first attempt is 610 (Q41, V33).
The problems in the quantitative section were harder on the Online exam than on the practice exams, while the problems in the verbal section were about the same.
I'd say if it weren't for the technical issues, my experience would have been much better.
I graduated in July of 2021 from the University of Delhi where I majored in commerce. I gave the GMAT for the first time on 23rd August 2021. I started preparing with Magoosh in June and after a week of going through the material, I gave the GMAT prep practice exam and scored 550 (Q33, V33). My foundations in both quant and verbal were extremely weak.
I gave an Official GMAT Practice Exam 3 days before the actual exam and scored 700 (Q47, V38)
During my preparation, I focused mostly on quant and not as much on verbal. I had finished all the easy, medium, and hard questions from the Magoosh question bank and I was getting the majority of the easy and medium level questions correct.
Exam Day:
The Proctor guided me through the check-in process smoothly and was extremely helpful. I did face a minor technical issue with my laptop's microphone but that didn't bother the proctor a lot. I went into panic mode because my browser had some issues.
I chose to do the exam in the following order: Quant, Verbal, IR, and Essay. I panicked and struggled with even the easy questions in the quant section because my brain was clouded with anxiety. I tried to calm myself down during the break but I still hadn't gained back my focus till the second quarter of the verbal section. I had lost a lot of time and had to guess the last 6 questions. After that, I gave up on the IR and essay section.
My unofficial score for the first attempt is 610 (Q41, V33).
The problems in the quantitative section were harder on the Online exam than on the practice exams, while the problems in the verbal section were about the same.
I'd say if it weren't for the technical issues, my experience would have been much better.
23 Aug 2021, 04:01
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armaankumar - Congratulations on scoring 610 on the GMAT. I have moved the post to the appropriate forum: Share GMAT Experience.
23 Aug 2021, 20:07
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Hi armaankumar,
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day did not go as well as hoped. 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. It is interesting that this Official Score is remarkably similar to the practice CAT result that you posted about just 2 weeks ago (a 630/Q42/V34). While it's possible that anxiety impacted some of your performances, it's also possible that some aspects of your recent 700 were not realistic (meaning that the results may have been 'inflated'). 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) How long have you studied in total? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What “brands” of CATs/mocks have you used?
3) On what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
Goals:
4) What is your overall goal score?
5) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day did not go as well as hoped. 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. It is interesting that this Official Score is remarkably similar to the practice CAT result that you posted about just 2 weeks ago (a 630/Q42/V34). While it's possible that anxiety impacted some of your performances, it's also possible that some aspects of your recent 700 were not realistic (meaning that the results may have been 'inflated'). 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) How long have you studied in total? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What “brands” of CATs/mocks have you used?
3) On what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
Goals:
4) What is your overall goal score?
5) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
