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Hi all,
I wrote my first GMAT two days ago and did not score nearly as well as I had hoped. I scored a 660 with a Q44 and V38, a decent amount lower than my GMAT Prep tests had indicated.
I was decently surprised with my score when it was presented to me at the end of the test. I knew I had started off poorly on the Quant section. I got stuck up on a few questions at the start which really hurt my mental state. I know I made some pretty poor errors within the first 12 questions. After that, I felt like I was able to collect myself and started feeling like I was getting pretty difficult questions towards the end, questions that felt equally as difficult as the hardest ones I was seeing on GMAT Prep. Verbal also had a few hiccups. RC and CR are my two strongest sections and I got reasonably caught up on two of the 4 RCs and a couple of CR questions. I thought it could have meant that I was getting into some of the really tricky questions (90th+ percentile verbal) but that didn't seem to be the case.
Receiving my score was pretty demotivating. I have invested a good amount of time, about 6 weeks 5-8 hours a day with 1-2 days off a week (not working at the moment), into studying and was feeling that a 700+ was super attainable. I was confident and I felt ready. Receiving a 660 has made me question whether or not i'll be able to score 700+ no matter how much more time I put into studying. I'm worried that I'll get into that exam room again a month from now and just buckle under the pressure for a second time.
Here are my practice test scores:
11-May MGMAT 1 Q44 V32 610
15-May MGMAT 2 Q40 V29 570
24-May Veritas Q42 V32 610
28-May MGMAT 3 Q42 V36 640
29-May GMAT Prep 1 Q46 V31 630
31-May GMAT Prep 2 Q43 V41 690
RESCHEDULED GMAT - Didn't feel ready. Went on a 5 week backpacking trip and started back studying July 15th.
23-Jul MGMAT 4 Q43 V34 640
28-Jul MGMAT 5 Q40 V38 650
31-Jul GMAT Prep 1 Q49 V35 690
04-Aug GMAT Prep 2 Q48 V40 710
05-Aug GMAT Prep Exam Pack 1 Q48 V38 700
06-Aug GMAT Prep Exam Pack 2 Q48 V41 730
08-Aug GMAT #1 Q44 V38 660
My scores generally indicate, in my opinion, that my verbal is better than my quant. I'd really appreciate anyone's thought's on my scores and how I should best focus my time moving forward.
I'm going to take a week or two off and then jump back into prep. I plan on taking a my second attempt towards the end of September. I know my quant needs work but I also realize that I need to put some more time into verbal as well.
Just in general would appreciate any thoughts on my situation, how to best get back into studying and where to focus my effort.
Cheers,
Chewy
I wrote my first GMAT two days ago and did not score nearly as well as I had hoped. I scored a 660 with a Q44 and V38, a decent amount lower than my GMAT Prep tests had indicated.
I was decently surprised with my score when it was presented to me at the end of the test. I knew I had started off poorly on the Quant section. I got stuck up on a few questions at the start which really hurt my mental state. I know I made some pretty poor errors within the first 12 questions. After that, I felt like I was able to collect myself and started feeling like I was getting pretty difficult questions towards the end, questions that felt equally as difficult as the hardest ones I was seeing on GMAT Prep. Verbal also had a few hiccups. RC and CR are my two strongest sections and I got reasonably caught up on two of the 4 RCs and a couple of CR questions. I thought it could have meant that I was getting into some of the really tricky questions (90th+ percentile verbal) but that didn't seem to be the case.
Receiving my score was pretty demotivating. I have invested a good amount of time, about 6 weeks 5-8 hours a day with 1-2 days off a week (not working at the moment), into studying and was feeling that a 700+ was super attainable. I was confident and I felt ready. Receiving a 660 has made me question whether or not i'll be able to score 700+ no matter how much more time I put into studying. I'm worried that I'll get into that exam room again a month from now and just buckle under the pressure for a second time.
Here are my practice test scores:
11-May MGMAT 1 Q44 V32 610
15-May MGMAT 2 Q40 V29 570
24-May Veritas Q42 V32 610
28-May MGMAT 3 Q42 V36 640
29-May GMAT Prep 1 Q46 V31 630
31-May GMAT Prep 2 Q43 V41 690
RESCHEDULED GMAT - Didn't feel ready. Went on a 5 week backpacking trip and started back studying July 15th.
23-Jul MGMAT 4 Q43 V34 640
28-Jul MGMAT 5 Q40 V38 650
31-Jul GMAT Prep 1 Q49 V35 690
04-Aug GMAT Prep 2 Q48 V40 710
05-Aug GMAT Prep Exam Pack 1 Q48 V38 700
06-Aug GMAT Prep Exam Pack 2 Q48 V41 730
08-Aug GMAT #1 Q44 V38 660
My scores generally indicate, in my opinion, that my verbal is better than my quant. I'd really appreciate anyone's thought's on my scores and how I should best focus my time moving forward.
I'm going to take a week or two off and then jump back into prep. I plan on taking a my second attempt towards the end of September. I know my quant needs work but I also realize that I need to put some more time into verbal as well.
Just in general would appreciate any thoughts on my situation, how to best get back into studying and where to focus my effort.
Cheers,
Chewy
Updated on: 14 Aug 2015, 17:44
Originally posted by EMPOWERgmatRichC on 09 Aug 2015, 21:36.
Last edited by EMPOWERgmatRichC on 14 Aug 2015, 17:44, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by EMPOWERgmatRichC on 14 Aug 2015, 17:44, edited 1 time in total.
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Hi Chewy,
First off, a 660 is a strong overall GMAT score (it's right around the 80th percentile overall) and it could be enough to get you into your first choice Business School. This score is also 'in range' of most of your practice scores. At higher and higher levels, the GMAT becomes more 'sensitive' to little mistakes (if you make too many, then a 700+ score becomes impossible to achieve), so the challenges that you noted during your Exam could have impacted your scores.
Since you have so much "CAT data", I have a few questions about how you took those CATs....
When you took your CATs:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them at home?
3) Did you take them at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
4) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, listen to music, etc.)?
5) Did you ever take a CAT more than once?
Many Test Takers spend 3 months (or more) on their studies to hit their 'peak' scores, so it's possible that you just haven't put in enough time yet. All things being equal, you could retest relatively quickly and score higher, but some adjustments will need to be made.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
First off, a 660 is a strong overall GMAT score (it's right around the 80th percentile overall) and it could be enough to get you into your first choice Business School. This score is also 'in range' of most of your practice scores. At higher and higher levels, the GMAT becomes more 'sensitive' to little mistakes (if you make too many, then a 700+ score becomes impossible to achieve), so the challenges that you noted during your Exam could have impacted your scores.
Since you have so much "CAT data", I have a few questions about how you took those CATs....
When you took your CATs:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them at home?
3) Did you take them at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
4) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, listen to music, etc.)?
5) Did you ever take a CAT more than once?
Many Test Takers spend 3 months (or more) on their studies to hit their 'peak' scores, so it's possible that you just haven't put in enough time yet. All things being equal, you could retest relatively quickly and score higher, but some adjustments will need to be made.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
14 Aug 2015, 11:24
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Hi Rich,
Thanks for your reply. Here are the answers to your questions:
When you took your CATs:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT (including the Essay and IR sections)?
- For all of the CAT exams I took I completed both the IR and the AWA section.
2) Did you take them at home?
- Yes, I completed all of the exams in different rooms throughout my house to try and keep the environment new and unfamiliar.
3) Did you take them at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
- In the week leading up to my GMAT I took 3 CATS all starting at the same time as my GMAT.
4) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, listen to music, etc.)?
- Negative.
5) Did you ever take a CAT more than once?
- The only tests that I took twice were the GMAT Prep exams that were provided for free. I took them once at the end of May and then again at the beginning of August before my Exam. I didn't recognize more than one of two of the questions.
Thanks for your reply. Here are the answers to your questions:
When you took your CATs:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT (including the Essay and IR sections)?
- For all of the CAT exams I took I completed both the IR and the AWA section.
2) Did you take them at home?
- Yes, I completed all of the exams in different rooms throughout my house to try and keep the environment new and unfamiliar.
3) Did you take them at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
- In the week leading up to my GMAT I took 3 CATS all starting at the same time as my GMAT.
4) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, listen to music, etc.)?
- Negative.
5) Did you ever take a CAT more than once?
- The only tests that I took twice were the GMAT Prep exams that were provided for free. I took them once at the end of May and then again at the beginning of August before my Exam. I didn't recognize more than one of two of the questions.
