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17 Jun 2011, 03:45
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Hi everyone out there...
My name is Ranjith. I gave my 1st GMAT yesterday and got a 540 slap. I am very disappointed with my performance and score. My split up was Q41 and V23.
I have been preparing for close to 3 months and working real hard. I did an analysis and found few things I must share before anyone could give some effective advice.
-I over prepared I guess. I was too tensed and panicked during the exam.
-My Quants was going as planned and I was doing well. But towards the end it came to 5 questions to go and 1 minute on the clock. I randomly clicked and answered all. From there it was all going down.
-I need to improve a lot on my Verbal.
-I used OG10, OG11 and OG12 only for my preparation. I solved them twice. The problem is I think now I know the answers without looking into the options. That’s why I was getting all of them right in CR and SC while doing them before the exam.
-Initially I wanted to get a 700 and that really increased the pressure on me. So now I have no specific score in mind. All I want to do is give my best.
-I really want to take up my second attempt ASAP.
Kindly let me know what to do…
Regards,
Ranjith Ramachandran
My name is Ranjith. I gave my 1st GMAT yesterday and got a 540 slap. I am very disappointed with my performance and score. My split up was Q41 and V23.
I have been preparing for close to 3 months and working real hard. I did an analysis and found few things I must share before anyone could give some effective advice.
-I over prepared I guess. I was too tensed and panicked during the exam.
-My Quants was going as planned and I was doing well. But towards the end it came to 5 questions to go and 1 minute on the clock. I randomly clicked and answered all. From there it was all going down.
-I need to improve a lot on my Verbal.
-I used OG10, OG11 and OG12 only for my preparation. I solved them twice. The problem is I think now I know the answers without looking into the options. That’s why I was getting all of them right in CR and SC while doing them before the exam.
-Initially I wanted to get a 700 and that really increased the pressure on me. So now I have no specific score in mind. All I want to do is give my best.
-I really want to take up my second attempt ASAP.
Kindly let me know what to do…
Regards,
Ranjith Ramachandran
17 Jun 2011, 09:34
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Well, your quant score isn't that bad considering you had to guess on the last five questions. I have read that the test program will really lower your score when they know that you essentially skipped the last questions.
So, if you can time the next test better you should definitely be able to improve the quant score. Then your quant score won't be that bad at all. Remember, that to get a total score in the top 20% you don't have to necessarily be in the top 20% in both verbal and quant.
As for the verbal section, how did you do on the practice test? Since you only used the official guides to study, the first thing you should probably do is buy a GMAT guide from Kaplan, Princeton Review, or one of the other major "unofficial" publishers. Although I much prefer the practice questions and test from the official guides, the other publishers provide a lot of strategy tips. Those tips can help you to understand the test better and make a big difference. If you can only afford one, I preferred the Princeton Review.
Then the next step before you can improve is to really try to figure out where your biggest weaknesses are in the verbal section. That will probably be easiest by conducting more practice tests and analyzing the results.
Sorry I can't give any more specific tips. Keep us posted though and I'm sure others will also have some advice.
So, if you can time the next test better you should definitely be able to improve the quant score. Then your quant score won't be that bad at all. Remember, that to get a total score in the top 20% you don't have to necessarily be in the top 20% in both verbal and quant.
As for the verbal section, how did you do on the practice test? Since you only used the official guides to study, the first thing you should probably do is buy a GMAT guide from Kaplan, Princeton Review, or one of the other major "unofficial" publishers. Although I much prefer the practice questions and test from the official guides, the other publishers provide a lot of strategy tips. Those tips can help you to understand the test better and make a big difference. If you can only afford one, I preferred the Princeton Review.
Then the next step before you can improve is to really try to figure out where your biggest weaknesses are in the verbal section. That will probably be easiest by conducting more practice tests and analyzing the results.
Sorry I can't give any more specific tips. Keep us posted though and I'm sure others will also have some advice.
17 Jun 2011, 10:41
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Thank you very much for your advice tkyle99.
Yes i need to time my Quants better. This time my strategy was to spend max time for the 1st 10 questions so that i get them all right and then increase my phase. But then in the middle i lost track of that.
As for verbal, I used to get between 30 to 35 in my prep test. I took only 4 GMATprep test because the 4 time itself the questions were repeating. I think i am weak in verbal as a whole but i would like you concentrate on CR and RC because i can do them better than SC. Atleast i can improve on my strong sections so that i can cover up for SC.
I will get Princeton Review and solve the verbal in that. I hope it has enough questions.
Yes i need to time my Quants better. This time my strategy was to spend max time for the 1st 10 questions so that i get them all right and then increase my phase. But then in the middle i lost track of that.
As for verbal, I used to get between 30 to 35 in my prep test. I took only 4 GMATprep test because the 4 time itself the questions were repeating. I think i am weak in verbal as a whole but i would like you concentrate on CR and RC because i can do them better than SC. Atleast i can improve on my strong sections so that i can cover up for SC.
I will get Princeton Review and solve the verbal in that. I hope it has enough questions.
Hope this helps and PM me if you have any questions. Good luck!!! 
