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10 Nov 2018, 00:39
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I took the GMAT a week ago and was crushed by my results! I studied on and off for about a month and went from practice tests of 620 and 630 to an actual score of 540.
I was overconfident the week prior to the test and was extremely busy at work, so I did not study at all. I am aiming for an online MBA program with an average GMAT of 590, so I wasn't too worried about my score and let myself slack off due to pressures at work. I did not study much if at all after work the week to week and a half prior to the test due to my overconfidence, and instead chose to relax after stressful work days. The day prior to the test, I started freaking out because of my lack of studying. This led to extreme test anxiety and feeling nauseas the entirety of the test as my feeling of dread grew. I thought I was doing fairly well on the test, but apparently I was getting enough wrong to keep getting fairly easy questions.
I'm diving back into studying and reducing my workload for the next month. I am signed up to retake on December 15th and am excited to jump back into everything starting this weekend. I needed a few days to process my score and figure out what I wanted to do, and am now mentally ready to give it my best.
I was overconfident the week prior to the test and was extremely busy at work, so I did not study at all. I am aiming for an online MBA program with an average GMAT of 590, so I wasn't too worried about my score and let myself slack off due to pressures at work. I did not study much if at all after work the week to week and a half prior to the test due to my overconfidence, and instead chose to relax after stressful work days. The day prior to the test, I started freaking out because of my lack of studying. This led to extreme test anxiety and feeling nauseas the entirety of the test as my feeling of dread grew. I thought I was doing fairly well on the test, but apparently I was getting enough wrong to keep getting fairly easy questions.
I'm diving back into studying and reducing my workload for the next month. I am signed up to retake on December 15th and am excited to jump back into everything starting this weekend. I needed a few days to process my score and figure out what I wanted to do, and am now mentally ready to give it my best.
10 Nov 2018, 15:35
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Hi leftfootlucy,
Many Test Takers spend 3 months (or more) of consistent study time before they hit their 'peak' scores, so if you've been studying off-and-on for just a month, then you should not expect to have mastered any aspects of the GMAT just yet. In addition, if you were taking your CATs in an unrealistic fashion, then that could have led to unrealistic, 'inflated' score results that made you think that you were more prepared for Test Day than you actually were. Thankfully, you're actually not that far from a 590+, but before I can offer you the specific advice that you might find beneficial, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) What study materials have you used so far?
2) How have you scored on EACH of your CATs (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
3) What were the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for your 540?
Goals:
4) What is your goal score?
5) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
6) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Many Test Takers spend 3 months (or more) of consistent study time before they hit their 'peak' scores, so if you've been studying off-and-on for just a month, then you should not expect to have mastered any aspects of the GMAT just yet. In addition, if you were taking your CATs in an unrealistic fashion, then that could have led to unrealistic, 'inflated' score results that made you think that you were more prepared for Test Day than you actually were. Thankfully, you're actually not that far from a 590+, but before I can offer you the specific advice that you might find beneficial, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) What study materials have you used so far?
2) How have you scored on EACH of your CATs (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
3) What were the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for your 540?
Goals:
4) What is your goal score?
5) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
6) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
