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04 Aug 2022, 08:31
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Hi,
I started preparing for GMAT about 2 months ago with my exam scheduled yesterday, I completed Quant part of OG and partially (about half ) of quant and verbal from magoosh. with about 10 days before my exam i gave my official mocks and magoosh practice tests , i got a score of about 560 on an average . i was aiming for anything around 620 and studied for the remaining days with the same objective. i was regularly giving sectionals to keep up with speed part. But yesterday after the GMAT i was just able to score 420 and now i am clueless what shall i do. As i am planning for Canadian bschools , please suggest me what is the best way to tackle this situation and will it be too late if i re-attempt in October keeping in mind the application deadlines or shall i give up on gmat.
I started preparing for GMAT about 2 months ago with my exam scheduled yesterday, I completed Quant part of OG and partially (about half ) of quant and verbal from magoosh. with about 10 days before my exam i gave my official mocks and magoosh practice tests , i got a score of about 560 on an average . i was aiming for anything around 620 and studied for the remaining days with the same objective. i was regularly giving sectionals to keep up with speed part. But yesterday after the GMAT i was just able to score 420 and now i am clueless what shall i do. As i am planning for Canadian bschools , please suggest me what is the best way to tackle this situation and will it be too late if i re-attempt in October keeping in mind the application deadlines or shall i give up on gmat.
05 Aug 2022, 06:50
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Hi Lakshay.
You say that you scored 560 on average on practice tests, but would you tell us the average on official practice tests only?
Meanwhile, it sounds as if your prep simply hasn't been thorough enough to get you to your score goal. For one thing, going from 560 to 620 would normally take weeks or even months, rather than around 10 days. So, it appears that you can achieve your GMAT score goal, but you need much more preparation.
For some insights into how your could prepare more thoroughly and achieve your goal, see the following posts, which discuss in detail the key aspects of effectively preparing for GMAT quant and verbal.
How to Increase Your GMAT Quant Score: Top 25 Tips
How to Score High on GMAT Verbal
You say that you scored 560 on average on practice tests, but would you tell us the average on official practice tests only?
Meanwhile, it sounds as if your prep simply hasn't been thorough enough to get you to your score goal. For one thing, going from 560 to 620 would normally take weeks or even months, rather than around 10 days. So, it appears that you can achieve your GMAT score goal, but you need much more preparation.
For some insights into how your could prepare more thoroughly and achieve your goal, see the following posts, which discuss in detail the key aspects of effectively preparing for GMAT quant and verbal.
How to Increase Your GMAT Quant Score: Top 25 Tips
How to Score High on GMAT Verbal
05 Aug 2022, 16:34
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Hi Lakshaygmat,
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day didn't go as well as planned. When these types of score drops occur, the two likely "causes" involve either something that was unrealistic during practice or something that was surprising (or not accounted for) on Test Day. Before we discuss any of those potential issues though, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
1) How many hours did you typically study each week?
2) On what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
3) What specific application deadlines are you facing?
If you took your Official GMAT at a Test Center, then you might also choose to purchase the Enhanced Score Report. While the ESR doesn’t provide a lot of information, there are usually a few data points that we can use to define what went wrong on Test Day (and what you should work on to score higher). If you purchase the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Contact Rich at: Rich.C@empowergmat.com
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day didn't go as well as planned. When these types of score drops occur, the two likely "causes" involve either something that was unrealistic during practice or something that was surprising (or not accounted for) on Test Day. Before we discuss any of those potential issues though, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
1) How many hours did you typically study each week?
2) On what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
3) What specific application deadlines are you facing?
If you took your Official GMAT at a Test Center, then you might also choose to purchase the Enhanced Score Report. While the ESR doesn’t provide a lot of information, there are usually a few data points that we can use to define what went wrong on Test Day (and what you should work on to score higher). If you purchase the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Contact Rich at: Rich.C@empowergmat.com
