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Plateaued and dejected. Any advice?
Resuming from the past attempt in August 2020, I have started my GMAT journey again in the third week of June.
I scored a v31 q47 back then and am aiming for a v40 q50 or higher. It was a month long misdirected attempt with no strategic reflection on my errors so I don’t take it to heart anymore.
With verbal in full focus this time, I religiously went through the MGMAT course books (6th ed) in the first few weeks and am supplementing it with timed OG practise, error logging, and reflection.
Spending 8-10 hours a day everyday since the last week of June, I do feel a better command over my verbal abilities, which reflected in my MGMAT (free) mock I took 4 days ago (v37 q47). The errors in verbal were majorly carelessness driven: not reading a few key words or mis-reading some words and rarely were they about being unsure of the text or how to tackle it. Quant practice is in the works too since the second week of July but verbal remains a priority.
However, I took the GMAT official practise test 1 today and scored an abysmal v28 q49 (haven’t reviewed it yet). For context, the exam glitches like we’re on a 2G network (pauses when I click ‘next’ but the timer keeps on ticking), and this resulted in at least a few minutes lost and the last question unanswered.
Regardless, I am assuming there’s something fundamentally wrong with my test taking or practise strategy and don’t understand how to make it better.
I do feel a mental-fatigue lately, wherein there’s haziness and exhaustion, even after 8 hours of sleep everyday, in my head and while I do read what’s in front of me but to “understand” it seems to be getting a duller experience lately and I feel the need to re-read. So many coffees but doesn’t work much anymore.
I am lost. I know I can do better. My scores are unable to reflect the same.
I plan to appear for the exam in a month.
Hoping for some fresh advice from my fellow sufferers.
Thanks a lot in advance
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Resuming from the past attempt in August 2020, I have started my GMAT journey again in the third week of June.
I scored a v31 q47 back then and am aiming for a v40 q50 or higher. It was a month long misdirected attempt with no strategic reflection on my errors so I don’t take it to heart anymore.
With verbal in full focus this time, I religiously went through the MGMAT course books (6th ed) in the first few weeks and am supplementing it with timed OG practise, error logging, and reflection.
Spending 8-10 hours a day everyday since the last week of June, I do feel a better command over my verbal abilities, which reflected in my MGMAT (free) mock I took 4 days ago (v37 q47). The errors in verbal were majorly carelessness driven: not reading a few key words or mis-reading some words and rarely were they about being unsure of the text or how to tackle it. Quant practice is in the works too since the second week of July but verbal remains a priority.
However, I took the GMAT official practise test 1 today and scored an abysmal v28 q49 (haven’t reviewed it yet). For context, the exam glitches like we’re on a 2G network (pauses when I click ‘next’ but the timer keeps on ticking), and this resulted in at least a few minutes lost and the last question unanswered.
Regardless, I am assuming there’s something fundamentally wrong with my test taking or practise strategy and don’t understand how to make it better.
I do feel a mental-fatigue lately, wherein there’s haziness and exhaustion, even after 8 hours of sleep everyday, in my head and while I do read what’s in front of me but to “understand” it seems to be getting a duller experience lately and I feel the need to re-read. So many coffees but doesn’t work much anymore.
I am lost. I know I can do better. My scores are unable to reflect the same.
I plan to appear for the exam in a month.
Hoping for some fresh advice from my fellow sufferers.
Thanks a lot in advance
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Updated on: 24 Jul 2022, 14:46
Originally posted by GmatKnightTutor on 24 Jul 2022, 13:18.
Last edited by GmatKnightTutor on 24 Jul 2022, 14:46, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by GmatKnightTutor on 24 Jul 2022, 14:46, edited 1 time in total.
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Regardless, I am assuming there’s something fundamentally wrong with my test taking or practise strategy and don’t understand how to make it better.
I scored a v31 q47 back then and am aiming for a v40 q50
I plan to appear for the exam in a month.
Here's someone who went from a V31 to a V40 in about a month. They took a bit of tutoring (6 hours solving approach) and mention a variety of resources. Perhaps working with a study buddy may be helpful.
https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-online- ... 68599.html
I scored a v31 q47 back then and am aiming for a v40 q50
I plan to appear for the exam in a month.
Here's someone who went from a V31 to a V40 in about a month. They took a bit of tutoring (6 hours solving approach) and mention a variety of resources. Perhaps working with a study buddy may be helpful.
https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-online- ... 68599.html
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The errors in verbal were majorly carelessness driven: not reading a few key words or mis-reading some words and rarely were they about being unsure of the text or how to tackle it.
I do feel a mental-fatigue lately, wherein there’s haziness and exhaustion, even after 8 hours of sleep everyday, in my head and while I do read what’s in front of me but to “understand” it seems to be getting a duller experience lately and I feel the need to re-read. So many coffees but doesn’t work much anymore.
I do feel a mental-fatigue lately, wherein there’s haziness and exhaustion, even after 8 hours of sleep everyday, in my head and while I do read what’s in front of me but to “understand” it seems to be getting a duller experience lately and I feel the need to re-read. So many coffees but doesn’t work much anymore.
FaxBro I captured the most important stuff in the quote above. I recommend this video as a good starting point. It seems to me that your mental state is the only thing holding you back, and further study is likely to push your score down rather than up.
