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Today I gave the Veritas prep free mock and scored 570(Q47,V21), while one week ago on 12 sept 2021 i gave the official Gmat prep mock-1 and scored
650(Q45, V34).
After giving the official Gmat mock i spent the week strengthening my verbal( Which I thought helped me) but still got such a poor score in veritas mock what should I do?
I have booked my Gmat exam on 13 oct 2021, I am targeting 700+
In the veritas mock in both the sections, especially in verbal I was struggling with time and as a result I had to guess 7-8 questions( all of them were wrong)
while in quants too i felt that veritas question were way too lengthy.
I have no idea why performance in verbal was so bad as compared t my performance in the official Gmat mock even after revising and strengthening my concepts
in SC( Most of my questions in SC were wrong in the offfical Gmat mock)
Any advice what should i do?
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One thing to perhaps consider is staying with Official material/mocks in these last weeks to your exam.
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Try reviewing questions which you got wrong.
Also see the pattern where you got questions wrong eg count of wrong questions in 1st 10 questions then 11-20th so on..
Getting 2 or.more question wrong in sequence drops score drastically

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Today I gave the Veritas prep free mock and scored 570(Q47,V21), while one week ago on 12 sept 2021 i gave the official Gmat prep mock-1 and scored
650(Q45, V34).
After giving the official Gmat mock i spent the week strengthening my verbal( Which I thought helped me) but still got such a poor score in veritas mock what should I do?
I have booked my Gmat exam on 13 oct 2021, I am targeting 700+
In the veritas mock in both the sections, especially in verbal I was struggling with time and as a result I had to guess 7-8 questions( all of them were wrong)
while in quants too i felt that veritas question were way too lengthy.
I have no idea why performance in verbal was so bad as compared t my performance in the official Gmat mock even after revising and strengthening my concepts
in SC( Most of my questions in SC were wrong in the offfical Gmat mock)
Any advice what should i do?
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One thing to perhaps consider is staying with Official material/mocks in these last weeks to your exam.
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Thank you for the advice but i have already completed the OG and verbal review, and am only left with 1 official mock
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Try reviewing questions which you got wrong.
Also see the pattern where you got questions wrong eg count of wrong questions in 1st 10 questions then 11-20th so on..
Getting 2 or.more question wrong in sequence drops score drastically

sarthakaggarwal
Today I gave the Veritas prep free mock and scored 570(Q47,V21), while one week ago on 12 sept 2021 i gave the official Gmat prep mock-1 and scored
650(Q45, V34).
After giving the official Gmat mock i spent the week strengthening my verbal( Which I thought helped me) but still got such a poor score in veritas mock what should I do?
I have booked my Gmat exam on 13 oct 2021, I am targeting 700+
In the veritas mock in both the sections, especially in verbal I was struggling with time and as a result I had to guess 7-8 questions( all of them were wrong)
while in quants too i felt that veritas question were way too lengthy.
I have no idea why performance in verbal was so bad as compared t my performance in the official Gmat mock even after revising and strengthening my concepts
in SC( Most of my questions in SC were wrong in the official Gmat mock)
Any advice what should i do?

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I got half of the questions wrong in the first ten questions equal to the no. of questions i also got wrong in the official gmat mock
Yes i have got consecutive questions wrong especially towards the end as i had to guess 7-8 questions( all of them were wrong) since i was running short on time
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Hi sarthakaggarwal,

There are a variety of factors that can impact your performance on a CAT/mock, including the type of Exam that you're using, the time of day that you start the Exam, the testing conditions, how well-rested you are, etc. - meaning that you might have just had a 'bad day' when you took this CAT (re: you might not have been in the right overall situation to perform at a higher level). Of course, it's also possible that your prior results were a bit 'inflated', so your actual 'ability level' is lower than your prior 650 implied.

If we assume that the 650 was accurate, then with 3 weeks, you still have plenty of time to continue to hone your skills before Test Day (although you have to be efficient with that time and not try to do too much studying and inadvertently "burn out" before Test Day - which may have already happened, especially if you're currently studying 40+ hours a week).

In a prior post, you stated the Schools that you were planning to apply to. When are you planning to apply though (what specific application deadlines are you facing?)?

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Don't think you should be taking unofficial test to benchmark yourself.

Try giving a couple of more official tests.
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Today I gave the Veritas prep free mock and scored 570(Q47,V21), while one week ago on 12 sept 2021 i gave the official Gmat prep mock-1 and scored
650(Q45, V34).
After giving the official Gmat mock i spent the week strengthening my verbal( Which I thought helped me) but still got such a poor score in veritas mock what should I do?
I have booked my Gmat exam on 13 oct 2021, I am targeting 700+
In the veritas mock in both the sections, especially in verbal I was struggling with time and as a result I had to guess 7-8 questions( all of them were wrong)
while in quants too i felt that veritas question were way too lengthy.
I have no idea why performance in verbal was so bad as compared t my performance in the official Gmat mock even after revising and strengthening my concepts
in SC( Most of my questions in SC were wrong in the offfical Gmat mock)
Any advice what should i do?
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Hi sarthakaggarwal,

Let me share my insights here.

There could be a couple of reasons for the drop in the score. Please go through the article below to find out the probable reasons.

Scored well on mocks but failed miserably on the test?
Looking at your individual break up of score, you are surely on the wrong path for verbal preparation.

Your verbal score clearly indicates there are many conceptual gaps and you may need to start from scratch, revisit the concepts and get a clear understanding of them before you solve the questions. Verbal questions on GMAT are very tricky. Let me help you with the right way to approach your Verbal Prep.

How to Ace your Verbal Prep?


For GMAT Verbal, it is very important that you follow the right methodology and the logical approach. Your focus has to be on eliminating four incorrect choices rather than choosing the right one. The key is to develop a solid understanding of the concepts that are typically tested on the GMAT and master the process skills that are required to solve GMAT questions. Only then, you will be able to smartly avoid the traps set by the test makers.

Before you start learning, it's important to understand what is actually tested using the questions. Each module in Verbal (SC, CR and RC) has to be approached in a different way. For example, before you start learning the concepts of SC, you need to understand that SC questions on GMAT test your ability to convey the right meaning without any ambiguity. So, it's important to approach them from a meaning stand-point. You might have often come across answer choices which are both grammatically correct and convey a logical meaning but are indeed incorrect because they do not convey the intended meaning. So, the process to approach SC questions is to:
• Comprehend the original meaning of the sentence
• Identify errors if any (both grammatical and meaning wise)
• Eliminate answer choices which either are grammatically incorrect or do not convey the intended meaning

You can go through the link below to understand the process in a better way:

Once you start solving SC questions using a systematic approach as detailed above, you will be able to avoid taking too much time in SC questions as there will be no confusion in your mind regarding the approach. Also, improving in SC alone won’t fetch you the desired score. You need to prepare for RC and CR as well in a structured and efficient manner. You have to follow a methodical and systematic approach while solving the questions in order to work on your accuracy and increase your score. For example,
• In CR, you have to understand the argument, identify the premise and the conclusion and then pre-think the answer before looking at the solutions.
• In RC, you need to have the right reading strategies to understand the inferences which are not directly stated in the passage.

I’d recommend you to follow this order for the verbal part - SC->CR-RC. The reason for this is very specific. Each question type on the GMAT is testing a specific skill. SC tests your comprehension skills. CR tests comprehension & analytical skills. Finally, RC builds on the previous two skills and also tests your ability to be able to grasp the central point of the passage i.e. Your inferential skills. Thus, when you learn in this order, it's much more effective.

Having said that, it would be too early to conclude anything without knowing the actual reason. To understand what could have led to the drop in the score and to suggest you the plan of action, I need a little more information about your GMAT preparation. I would like to know more about

  • the way you prepared till now (your study strategy)
  • your weak areas
  • your approach of solving questions
  • the resources you have used

Answers to these questions will help me guide you in a better way. And I personally suggest to go for the retake only after you prepared well and are 100% confident.

Having said that, I would like to have a one-on-one conversation with you. The discussion would be mostly around the answers to the above questions, the approximate time you have for the next attempt and the plan of action. If you have an ESR with you, that will be even more helpful to get the insights about your performance. You use use the link below to schedule a call with me.

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Hi sarthakaggarwal,

There are a variety of factors that can impact your performance on a CAT/mock, including the type of Exam that you're using, the time of day that you start the Exam, the testing conditions, how well-rested you are, etc. - meaning that you might have just had a 'bad day' when you took this CAT (re: you might not have been in the right overall situation to perform at a higher level). Of course, it's also possible that your prior results were a bit 'inflated', so your actual 'ability level' is lower than your prior 650 implied.

If we assume that the 650 was accurate, then with 3 weeks, you still have plenty of time to continue to hone your skills before Test Day (although you have to be efficient with that time and not try to do too much studying and inadvertently "burn out" before Test Day - which may have already happened, especially if you're currently studying 40+ hours a week).

In a prior post, you stated the Schools that you were planning to apply to. When are you planning to apply though (what specific application deadlines are you facing?)?

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Thank you for the advise I have already stopped over-burdening myself and started to spend my team more efficiently and taking adequate breaks
I am planning to apply in Jan 2022 for their sept 2022 intake
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Don't think you should be taking unofficial test to benchmark yourself.

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Noted, after preparing a little more I will give another offical mock
thank you!
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Hi sarthakaggarwal,

Since you are not facing any immediate application deadlines, you don't necessarily have to take the GMAT in October. The January deadlines are more than 3 months away, so if you do not feel confident that you can hit your Score Goal by that October date, then you should consider paying to reschedule your Exam (and the farther in-advance you make that choice, the cheaper the cost will be to reschedule).

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Don't think you should be taking unofficial test to benchmark yourself.

Try giving a couple of more official tests.

Noted, after preparing a little more I will give another offical mock
thank you!
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Let us know when you take your next official practice exam. Also, in the meantime, here is a helpful article for you to check out:

How to Score High on GMAT Verbal
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Hi sarthakaggarwal,

Since you are not facing any immediate application deadlines, you don't necessarily have to take the GMAT in October. The January deadlines are more than 3 months away, so if you do not feel confident that you can hit your Score Goal by that October date, then you should consider paying to reschedule your Exam (and the farther in-advance you make that choice, the cheaper the cost will be to reschedule).

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I wish I could but I already have some very important things to do and cannot afford to give Gmat after 13 oct
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Don't think you should be taking unofficial test to benchmark yourself.

Try giving a couple of more official tests.

Noted, after preparing a little more I will give another offical mock
thank you!

Let us know when you take your next official practice exam. Also, in the meantime, here is a helpful article for you to check out:

How to Score High on GMAT Verbal
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Yes sure
The article is really helpful thank you so much
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