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HELP! HELP! Unbelieveable 390 30 May 2006, 07:50
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:shock: :x

Never thought this could happen I scored a 390 very disappointed and depressed is it possible to make it to 600, Someone please give advice on the best books and best way to study!
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HELP! HELP! Unbelieveable 390 30 May 2006, 09:08
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How did you prepare for the exam you took? Which books, how many hrs per week and what were your practice test scores and breakdown of the real score in Q and V?
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HELP! HELP! Unbelieveable 390 31 May 2006, 13:19
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I think it depends on whether or not you preped before taking the test and getting the 390.... if you prepped heavily and got that score, I would think it would be rather difficult to go from 11th percentile to 70th percentile. On the other hand, if you sort of blew off the prepping, then I think it's a possibility. Read through the archives -- there are many "success stories" of people getting slammed on their first attempt, and after a long battle, coming back to get the best of the GMAT.

Good luck!

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HELP! HELP! Unbelieveable 390 01 Jun 2006, 18:38
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I really don't know what I can say to make you feel any better or not, but to be honest with you, I have gotten a lower score than you when I started. I did go through the phases of depression and thinking that I was in a way stupid since a lot of people in this forum get 680 and above. I have not taken the real GMAT yet, I am still preparing and I will find out in a few weeks how I do. But one thing that I have learned so far from this experience is that you should not let GMAT consume you so much emotionally. It only gets worse then, I have been there and done that. I was able to get out of my slump by realize how Blessed I was for having the opportunity to study and the opportunity to continuously learn. Yeah we all want to do well so that we can get into a great insitution, but it is also imporant to realise that if we don't get there, it is not the end of the world. I have not even broken 600 in any practise exam yet. But guess what, from where I have started and where I am now, I am very proud of my accomplishment no matter what others say or think. I believe that you may need some rejuvanation of the spirit. Refocus on your reason why you want to attend an MBA program and try to find that inspiration and motivation that is only inside of you...
Good Luck...
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HELP! HELP! Unbelieveable 390 01 Jul 2006, 18:01
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You did better than myself. Doesn't it make you feel like the stupidest person in the world? All I can say I study more. I think I will do that or hang it up
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