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I took the GMAT for the 2nd time on 20th November and ended up with a far lower score than I first received on October 8th, 2020.
I decided to keep a 6 week gap in order to work on my weak areas based on the 1st test's ESR which showed that my weak areas in Quant were Geometry and Value/Orders/Factors.
In Verbal, CR was the lowest at 33% and SC roughly 59% percentile with a pretty high RC score at around 88% percentile. I have been preparing for the GMAT since Mar 2020.
In terms of resources, I used predominantly
- GMATClub Math Book
- Manhattan SC
- PowerScore for CR
- GMATClub question banks to practice questions. Strictly filtered by selecting only 'Official Guide'
- I previously also signed up with a local test prep company earlier this year that was conducting physical classes until Corona hit and those classes eventually resumed online. So early in my prep, I was using the company's material to get familiar with the various concepts that are tested. Frankly, those classes didn't help much apart from just walking me on the various topics that appear under each section.
Honestly, it is indeed very dissapointing to have received such a lower score as I was hoping that I'd improve over my previous score. I was aiming for a 700-710 score as my official mock tests were recently 650, 720, 730. Yes the last 2 scores, I did happen to see some repeats, but I waited for about 2 minutes and 'solved' it by still looking at each option and rejecting it based on the question stem. I also happened to get a few questions that I had seen before wrong.
Round 2 MiM deadlines are right around the corner and I am a bit lost as to what to do. At this point, a score of 670 and above should be sufficient for me to proceed if not a 700. Should I consider signing up for any Verbal/Quant course especially something on the lines of Target Test Prep? EmpowerGMAT ScottTargetTestPrep please advise
I took the GMAT for the 2nd time on 20th November and ended up with a far lower score than I first received on October 8th, 2020.
I decided to keep a 6 week gap in order to work on my weak areas based on the 1st test's ESR which showed that my weak areas in Quant were Geometry and Value/Orders/Factors.
In Verbal, CR was the lowest at 33% and SC roughly 59% percentile with a pretty high RC score at around 88% percentile. I have been preparing for the GMAT since Mar 2020.
In terms of resources, I used predominantly
- GMATClub Math Book
- Manhattan SC
- PowerScore for CR
- GMATClub question banks to practice questions. Strictly filtered by selecting only 'Official Guide'
- I previously also signed up with a local test prep company earlier this year that was conducting physical classes until Corona hit and those classes eventually resumed online. So early in my prep, I was using the company's material to get familiar with the various concepts that are tested. Frankly, those classes didn't help much apart from just walking me on the various topics that appear under each section.
Honestly, it is indeed very dissapointing to have received such a lower score as I was hoping that I'd improve over my previous score. I was aiming for a 700-710 score as my official mock tests were recently 650, 720, 730. Yes the last 2 scores, I did happen to see some repeats, but I waited for about 2 minutes and 'solved' it by still looking at each option and rejecting it based on the question stem. I also happened to get a few questions that I had seen before wrong.
Round 2 MiM deadlines are right around the corner and I am a bit lost as to what to do. At this point, a score of 670 and above should be sufficient for me to proceed if not a 700. Should I consider signing up for any Verbal/Quant course especially something on the lines of Target Test Prep? EmpowerGMAT ScottTargetTestPrep please advise
21 Nov 2020, 21:02
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Hi jv123,
I'm sorry to hear that your 2nd attempt did not 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. 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:
1) How long have you studied in total? Over the last 6 weeks, how many hours do you typically study each week?
2) Did you use any other study materials besides the books that you mentioned? What is the name of the course that you took?
3) Over the course of ALL of your studies, 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)?
4) What specific application deadlines are you facing?
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). Since you have the ESR for your 1st attempt, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you (and if you purchase the ESR for your 2nd attempt, then I'll analyze that for you too).
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
I'm sorry to hear that your 2nd attempt did not 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. 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:
1) How long have you studied in total? Over the last 6 weeks, how many hours do you typically study each week?
2) Did you use any other study materials besides the books that you mentioned? What is the name of the course that you took?
3) Over the course of ALL of your studies, 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)?
4) What specific application deadlines are you facing?
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). Since you have the ESR for your 1st attempt, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you (and if you purchase the ESR for your 2nd attempt, then I'll analyze that for you too).
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
22 Nov 2020, 01:56
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1) I have been studying since March 2020. I started my in-person classes initially with the test prep company for 2 weekends. Then a national lockdown was announced and those classes were stalled for roughly 2 months until May and then resumed online. So 'serious studying' I'd say since mid-June. Over the last 6 weeks I'd say on AVERAGE, could be anywhere from 36-38 hours per week.
2) No, I have mentioned whatever I have used. The test prep company is a local company that has traditionally offered Quant + Verbal in-person classes in the past. I'd rather reveal the name over a DM for privacy reasons.
3) I did initially start taking mocks designed by the test prep company. But since you'd be more interested to know about the official GMAC mock scores, I have listed them below:
20th August: GMAC Test 1- 570 (Q41, V27)
12th Sept: GMAC Test 2- 700 (Q49, V36) * Note: this was the first time I attempted this and happened to see 2-3 repeats from Exam 1 strangely.
20th Sept: GMAC Test 3- 560 (Q36, V31)
24th Sept: GMAC Test 4: 640 (Q46, V33)
1st Oct: GMAC Test 5 : 610 (Q43, V31)
6th Oct: GMAC Test 3 (Reset): 730 (Q49, V40)
8th Oct Real GMAT 1: 610 (Q42, V31)
30th October: Veritas Free Mock- 640 (don't really remember the split)
2nd November: GMAC Test 4- 700 Q48, V38
9th November: GMAC Test 2- 730, Q49, V40
18th November: GMAC Test 5- 640, Q45, V34 (Felt a bit exhausted that day)
20th November Retake of the Real exam: 530 Q42, V21
4) I am interested in MiM programs, especially the top ones such as HEC, ESSEC, Queen's University, ESCP that have deadlines between January 4th, 2021- January 26th, 2021. A few others happen to be a little later in March such as some programs in Germany. But I am still facing a time crunch as I need to work on my application essays and inform my recommenders in advance so that they have sufficient time.
