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Guess the Journey is not over [#permalink] New post   01 Nov 2014, 17:34
Just came back from the GMAT.

After scoring 720 on my last practice exam, Official Score: 680.

I'm a mixed bag of emotions. I wanted any score that started with 7. I came SO close. And the drop was because I got FIVE questions on one of my weaker topics - rates!. If I had gotten those half of those right, I think I'd have been writing a different story.

I wasn't sure if I should retake when I left - but on the rife back, I think I decided that I will. I just feel that my score was skewed down due to the type of question. Also, because I knew I probably got those wrong, I was trying to make sure I got others I might have guessed at right and took more time. So when I had about 15 more questions (usually have 30 mins left) I saw I only had 25 mins left and panicked a little and guessed some I could probably have gotten correct.

I'm still on the fence. I think we have to wait 30 days. My brother was telling me about all the ppl that he knows that got into HBS with 650 (I'm not applying there).....so idk. we shall see. My quant was also pretty weak (39).


C'est la vie. But I can't be so focused on this anymore - I need to work on essays.
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Re: Guess the Journey is not over [#permalink] New post   02 Nov 2014, 18:10
24 hours later and I've decided to retake.

I know what I need to improve on for my score to improve. Everything I have read says that should be the key factor in deciding. I believe I can get a higher score with only average effort.

I'm right in the 80th percentile for most of my target schools and I would feel better if I was squarely in the middle. And with the new see before you report option - if my score is lower, I'm only out $250 (a lot for me, but imagine if a great score got me a scholarship)
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Re: Guess the Journey is not over [#permalink] New post   02 Nov 2014, 21:07
You will get it next time! Can you please detail out your daily routine (weekday and weekends) that you will be using to score 700+?
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Re: Guess the Journey is not over [#permalink] New post   03 Nov 2014, 04:54
since my weakness is quant, I am going to finish going through the MGMAT algebra and number properties book (my weaknesses) and then just do problem sets everyday. I have the GMAT question pack and i plan to do sets of 15 or so questions timed and review them. Then I will move on to taking questions here and see if i can solve everything under 2 mins. Also, I took a lot of notes when I studied so I will also plan to review those. Finally, I will go back and attempt all the questions I got wrong during my first prep.

I think I will take only one full test in this time period since I have my stamina down (i took one a week before taking it this first time). Hopefully that should give my quant the help it need.
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You will get it next time! Can you please detail out your daily routine (weekday and weekends) that you will be using to score 700+?
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Re: Guess the Journey is not over [#permalink] New post   05 Dec 2014, 17:59
and the time for the retake is upon me.

I can't say that i busted my a$$ this time around. But let's see. If it goes down I will just cancel it.

Wish me some miracles. I think I just got tired of hardcore studying.

At least, after this weekend, I'M DONE WITH THE GMAT.
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Re: Guess the Journey is not over [#permalink] New post   05 Dec 2014, 19:16
angelfire213 wrote:
and the time for the retake is upon me.

I can't say that i busted my a$$ this time around. But let's see. If it goes down I will just cancel it.

Wish me some miracles. I think I just got tired of hardcore studying.

At least, after this weekend, I'M DONE WITH THE GMAT.


All the best! Hope you cross the 700 Mark!:)
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Re: Guess the Journey is not over [#permalink] New post   05 Dec 2014, 22:40
All the best! Let us know how it goes!
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Re: Guess the Journey is not over [#permalink] New post   06 Dec 2014, 17:21
GMAT is finally behind me (i hope.)

Same exact score. so i cancelled it. What's your opinion guys? My quant went up 2 points and my verbal stayed the same. My IR dropped from 7 - 5 (a bit confused about that). Should i reinstate the score for the slight quant increase. Keep in mind my quant scores are abysmal. Went from 39 - 41.

What would you do. My AWA will probably go higher I think but it seems like the first score was pretty accurate.

Should i reinstate the score to show the incremental increase (i almost feel like with such low percentage, it might help)
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