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Hi All,
I am planning a 4th GMAT attempt soon. I have previously prepared using a lot of the online tools - magoosh, target prep, e-gmat etc. This time I hired a personal tutor and my prep has changed dramatically. I used the the whole covid lockdown time to prepare. Practice questions I get an average of 9/10 right most of the time in almost all the topics in both math and verbal.
Mock test - I am definitely nervous because I have a lot to lose. But apparently I am losing a lot because of this nervousness. My errors are in bunches. My correct answers are in bunches. So the type of question, level of difficulty, topic - dont seem to play the big part in my errors. I am ok with timing - I officially get 50% extra time. Please take a look at my break down. All my mocks have a similar breakdown.
I need help with my test-taking issues. My mock is now at home in the room where I plan to take my exam. My test conditions are the same. The timing is the same. The breaks are the same.
Possible reasons
1. Concentration - maybe. Since I get extra time, I take mini breaks. What do you all do if you take a mini break? I think about my dog - that usually helps..
2. Confidence - here i struggle a lot. How do i not let that affect me? I seem to take 4-5 questions to recover!
3. Pressure to do this exam well - I find this reason so foolish that its taking me some courage to admit that this is an actual issue!! What do I do when I start feeling the pressure mount on say question 15??? How do you guys keep this away?
Anyone see a pattern that I am not seeing? Or can think of any test-taking issue that I am not thinking about? What are the final 4-5 thoughts that cross a "good" test taker's mind before that first question shows up?
Mock exam score Q35V29 540.
Quant questions
Questions 1 - 7: 2 correct. 5 wrong.
Question 8 - 14: All 7 correct
Question 15 - 21: 2 correct. 5 wrong.
Question 22 - 25: All 4 correct
Question 26 - 31: 2 correct, 4 wrong
Verbal
Questions 1- 10: 2 correct, 8 wrong
Questions 11 - 20: 9 correct, 1 wrong
Questions 21 - 24: 4 correct, 0 wrong
Question 25 - 31: 1 correct, 6 wrong
Question 32 -36: 3 correct, 2 wrong
I am planning a 4th GMAT attempt soon. I have previously prepared using a lot of the online tools - magoosh, target prep, e-gmat etc. This time I hired a personal tutor and my prep has changed dramatically. I used the the whole covid lockdown time to prepare. Practice questions I get an average of 9/10 right most of the time in almost all the topics in both math and verbal.
Mock test - I am definitely nervous because I have a lot to lose. But apparently I am losing a lot because of this nervousness. My errors are in bunches. My correct answers are in bunches. So the type of question, level of difficulty, topic - dont seem to play the big part in my errors. I am ok with timing - I officially get 50% extra time. Please take a look at my break down. All my mocks have a similar breakdown.
I need help with my test-taking issues. My mock is now at home in the room where I plan to take my exam. My test conditions are the same. The timing is the same. The breaks are the same.
Possible reasons
1. Concentration - maybe. Since I get extra time, I take mini breaks. What do you all do if you take a mini break? I think about my dog - that usually helps..
2. Confidence - here i struggle a lot. How do i not let that affect me? I seem to take 4-5 questions to recover!
3. Pressure to do this exam well - I find this reason so foolish that its taking me some courage to admit that this is an actual issue!! What do I do when I start feeling the pressure mount on say question 15??? How do you guys keep this away?
Anyone see a pattern that I am not seeing? Or can think of any test-taking issue that I am not thinking about? What are the final 4-5 thoughts that cross a "good" test taker's mind before that first question shows up?
Mock exam score Q35V29 540.
Quant questions
Questions 1 - 7: 2 correct. 5 wrong.
Question 8 - 14: All 7 correct
Question 15 - 21: 2 correct. 5 wrong.
Question 22 - 25: All 4 correct
Question 26 - 31: 2 correct, 4 wrong
Verbal
Questions 1- 10: 2 correct, 8 wrong
Questions 11 - 20: 9 correct, 1 wrong
Questions 21 - 24: 4 correct, 0 wrong
Question 25 - 31: 1 correct, 6 wrong
Question 32 -36: 3 correct, 2 wrong
28 Oct 2020, 19:43
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Hi silverparakeet,
You ask some great questions and I want to provide some general advice regarding testing anxiety.
To help manage your nerves, you could try some visualization techniques. Imagine various test-day scenarios such as getting stuck on a question, issues in the testing center, feeling pressed for time, or worrying that you’re underperforming. As you feel your stress responses start to kick in when thinking about these things, practice pulling yourself together and visualize focusing on getting correct answers.
When taking the GMAT, the best way to deal with stress is to get busy answering the question in front of you, focusing completely on the task at hand so that you redirect all of that nervous energy and naturally calm down. In other words, you distract yourself with a goal. Just tell yourself that all that matters is getting the correct answer to the question in front of you, and then when you have finished that question, take the same attitude toward the next one. Focus on winning each “mini-battle” and you won't have time for anxiety. If you can win enough of those battles, you can win the GMAT war, right?
Also, you may find it helpful to read this article about How to Eliminate GMAT Test-Day Anxiety.
I'm here if you have any additional questions.
You ask some great questions and I want to provide some general advice regarding testing anxiety.
To help manage your nerves, you could try some visualization techniques. Imagine various test-day scenarios such as getting stuck on a question, issues in the testing center, feeling pressed for time, or worrying that you’re underperforming. As you feel your stress responses start to kick in when thinking about these things, practice pulling yourself together and visualize focusing on getting correct answers.
When taking the GMAT, the best way to deal with stress is to get busy answering the question in front of you, focusing completely on the task at hand so that you redirect all of that nervous energy and naturally calm down. In other words, you distract yourself with a goal. Just tell yourself that all that matters is getting the correct answer to the question in front of you, and then when you have finished that question, take the same attitude toward the next one. Focus on winning each “mini-battle” and you won't have time for anxiety. If you can win enough of those battles, you can win the GMAT war, right?
Also, you may find it helpful to read this article about How to Eliminate GMAT Test-Day Anxiety.
I'm here if you have any additional questions.
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29 Oct 2020, 21:48
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Hi Scott,
Thank you for your response. I went through your message carefully and the link in detail. I could definitely relate to some of the points you had mentioned. I was inspired to try another mock and my math score shot up from a 35 to a 48 with a little less anxiety. I have so much to lose if i do the test - but now I say I have so much to smile about if I can just be in the moment and focus on the question
. After the quant section and a break, looks like I did not get back the same rhythm. I got a 30 in verbal with mistakes all bunched right around the middle - Question 11-24. I am annoyed that I let that happen!! But the problem is I didnt know that it was happening... I thought I was doing fine. Only when I saw my results I realized I had a bunch of errors in that portion. Any ideas on what might have happened? or how to overcome that?Thank you,
Dee
