How to gauge what score level I am currently at ?

Consider taking a bit of a gap whenever you decide to take the 6th. A day and time that you are rested and fresh.

Hi sujoshk,

When is your Official Test Date - and are you taking your GMAT at a Test Center or through the At-home option?

In addition, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

1) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
3) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

Contact Rich at: Rich.C@empowergmat.com

Hi. Taking GMAT Prep after a reset is tricky. However, it looks like based on the most consistent measurement is that you are around 710 based on the test 5. Resets can provide unpredictable results so I would not want to fall for that potentially.

My suggestion is to take the test when you are within 10 points or so of your final score OR when you really don't feel you can study anymore and starting to lose the edge. In this case it looks like your May 14th and May 28th scores were the same. Are you not studying? Are you studying? Perhaps the root issue is elsewhere since it shows no improvement?

I would also note that test 6 can be a bit unpredictable. This test still provides the score using the official questions and algorithm but many reported getting a deflated score with only 3-4 questions wrong and most of the test 6 questions being low and medium difficulty (which in turn requires a much higher accuracy rate since the diff never goes quite high). Anyway, if you are finding you make a lot of careless mistakes (by a lot I mean more than 2 per section), then you may get a lowballed score, that's potentially a bit lower than what you would have gotten on Test 2 or 4 for example. At the same time, if you do get a low-balled score of 700 or 690, don't throw your computer through the window and don't get disappointed, it is just a slightly different focus on this test 6 due to the questions it contains. And if you do make more than 2 per section, you really need to figure out how to get a handle of careless mistakes - at the goal you are aiming for, you can't afford these anymore.

-BB

sujoshk

One thing that may be helpful for your prep is to go through the Official Mocks and figure out what may be causing any issues or fluctuations in your scores. Is it the length of time you spend going through RC passages, for example? Is it geometry questions on the Quant section?

For specific suggestions, consider adding the Q/V scores of your mocks in your original post.

All the best.

How to get a V40 or higher on the GMAT? What about a V51?

Thanks for your response, GmatTutorKnight. I have updated my score breakup in my original post. I think it is possibly due to me taking too much time reading RC passages and specifically inference type CR. I have already completed the OG all the books via the wiley platform. I think I will give the ones I have answered incorrectly another go, followed by extensive review.

But yeah, see what you can make out of the new info that i've provided in my original post. Appreciate it. Thanks...

Thanks a lot for the response BB. I suppose I will take the plunge and take my first attempt on 10th June anyway. Something tells me I should not wait. I see what you are saying though. Although I am shooting for a 760 at least, I would not be disappointed with a 740. Anything below that would be a no-go for me... I am solving OG all over again ( all of the books ) for verbal, and gmatclub tests for bolstering quant to a point where I can get 50 in my sleep and 51 when im awake. A bit too ambitious but what the hell .

Love the community here though. People are keen to help. A truly motivating thing when you are in a self study regimen...

Although I am shooting for a 760 at least, I would not be disappointed with a 740.

I had a past verbal student who ended up with a Q50 V40 for a 740, so that may be a combo to consider. One reason you may end up with a Q50 is your getting it on your 18th April Official Mock (which was a first attempt). You may end up with a Q49, which may be more likely given how your repeat attempts usually came up to Q49s (that one Q45 you have may be an outlier).

If you think that you got some of those Q49s because you saw repeat questions, probably good to take them with a grain of salt.

For Verbal, consider working on your solving approach. You mentioned reading. Find a method that promotes absorption. I teach one to students that doesn't rely on note-taking but there are probably multiple out there you can choose from. Find a method that clicks for you. Consider working with a study buddy who has strong Verbal skills, particularly on RC.

Here's the 740 student I mentioned before. They worked with a study buddy, too, in addition to the bit of tutoring we did. Also had some other tips you might find helpful.

So I went ahead and took the 6th mock. Was just impatient I guess. Got a 720 ( q49 v40 ).
Im a bit surprised to be honest. I got 5 incorrect answers in verbal. ( 1 in RC, 3 in SC, 1 in CR ). Can't understand how i got a 40.
Also, I got 6 questions wrong in quant and ended up with a 49.

I suppose the wise thing to do at this stage would be to work on official guide all over again. I have less than 10 days to go before I take my first gmat attempt...

Actually, your recent scores don't seem unpredictable. They are within a fairly narrow range; this much variation is almost expected.
The 45 in Quant is an exception.

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Hey thanks for your response... So what can I expect my final score to be ?

As BB said, you seem to be in the 710-720 range. But nobody can predict the final score! Because practice tests are always less pressure than the actual test.

And some people do better under pressure or when performance really matters. These people may be a minority, but they do exist. I've had a few students who produced their best ever scores on test day. They are the ones who just get to work when the exam begins and apply everything they have learnt.

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I should probably delay my date then. Doesn't make sense to take it on 10th June when im at 710-20 range. I am targeting at least a 760..

Hi sujoshk,

If you've been taking practice tests regularly, it may be a good idea to take the GMAT soon. You're probably at a nice local "peak" right now, and you may not have enough good practice tests left to (easily) get back there if you push your appointment back too much.

Keep in mind that if the GMAT fee isn't a major problem, you can always take the GMAT again later.

Hi sujoshk,

Did you end up taking your GMAT?

Thanks for the reply. So sorry that I replied late. I booked it for 28th June. Figured that verbal needed more work... So let's see how it goes...

How did it end up?

I got a 740 ( q48, v42 ). Hope it's enough for the schools I'm looking at.

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