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19 Dec 2019, 09:00
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Hey There!
First of all, I'd like to share my appreciation for e-GMAT. They've put together such a comprehensive course that helped me get this far (at least).
I canceled my score today. I didn't do it at the center for free (yep!), but I did do it later (for $25), and I don't regret it one bit. I know I'm not going to Business School with that score.
Now, on to how I prepared. My GMAT journey started all the way back in June, and for the first month or so I spent the majority of my time trying to familiarize myself with the test - Learning what each section and subsection was about, and I did spend a while trying to study haphazardly.
Moving on, I did cover my basics with Math and I must say, my Verbal Section score isn't reflective of my actual ability. My last Verbal Ability test on Scholaranium (e-GMAT) was the 84th percentile, which is probably around the V38-40 mark. I could not focus for some weird reason in the Verbal Section and that really hurt my performance. I felt the verbal section getting Hard as I went through the test and I think I got a lot of questions wrong. That probably was another detrimental factor to my Score.
I am in need of Serious advice moving forward. I do not intend to stop until I reach my target of 760. I want to assert that this was my first attempt and I've invested a long time for this cause. I now know that I need a game plan. If I could get any suggestions on how I could go about it and reach a V45. I really want to give it my best shot the next time.
Here is the History of all the Mocks I've taken.
Sigma-X (e-GMAT) Mock 1- 26 Nov - 570 Q36 V33
Sigma-X Mock 2 - 09 Dec - 580 Q39 V31
Sigma-X Mock 3 - 12 Dec - 610 Q43 V30
Sigma-X Mock 4 - 13 Dec - 590 Q40 V31
Sigma-X Mock 5 - 17 Dec - 560 Q35 V32 (Ran out of time on Math)
I also have given Expert's Global's Mocks and got 680 and 690, which I think were inflated scores.
I do want to say that CR is my Achilles heel. My Sentence Correction on the test I think was shocking. Reading Comprehension can be managed - I intend to solve 3 RC's a day and Analyze each and every error. Also, how can I improve further in the Quant Section, say, a Q49 or Q50?
So, Experts! I think I need your advice.
Where do I go from here?
First of all, I'd like to share my appreciation for e-GMAT. They've put together such a comprehensive course that helped me get this far (at least).
I canceled my score today. I didn't do it at the center for free (yep!), but I did do it later (for $25), and I don't regret it one bit. I know I'm not going to Business School with that score.
Now, on to how I prepared. My GMAT journey started all the way back in June, and for the first month or so I spent the majority of my time trying to familiarize myself with the test - Learning what each section and subsection was about, and I did spend a while trying to study haphazardly.
Moving on, I did cover my basics with Math and I must say, my Verbal Section score isn't reflective of my actual ability. My last Verbal Ability test on Scholaranium (e-GMAT) was the 84th percentile, which is probably around the V38-40 mark. I could not focus for some weird reason in the Verbal Section and that really hurt my performance. I felt the verbal section getting Hard as I went through the test and I think I got a lot of questions wrong. That probably was another detrimental factor to my Score.
I am in need of Serious advice moving forward. I do not intend to stop until I reach my target of 760. I want to assert that this was my first attempt and I've invested a long time for this cause. I now know that I need a game plan. If I could get any suggestions on how I could go about it and reach a V45. I really want to give it my best shot the next time.
Here is the History of all the Mocks I've taken.
Sigma-X (e-GMAT) Mock 1- 26 Nov - 570 Q36 V33
Sigma-X Mock 2 - 09 Dec - 580 Q39 V31
Sigma-X Mock 3 - 12 Dec - 610 Q43 V30
Sigma-X Mock 4 - 13 Dec - 590 Q40 V31
Sigma-X Mock 5 - 17 Dec - 560 Q35 V32 (Ran out of time on Math)
I also have given Expert's Global's Mocks and got 680 and 690, which I think were inflated scores.
I do want to say that CR is my Achilles heel. My Sentence Correction on the test I think was shocking. Reading Comprehension can be managed - I intend to solve 3 RC's a day and Analyze each and every error. Also, how can I improve further in the Quant Section, say, a Q49 or Q50?
So, Experts! I think I need your advice.
Where do I go from here?
19 Dec 2019, 11:09
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Try few free mock test in or gmat prep exam, Later you can decide your estimate your gmat score. scholarium questions are bit tough.
I suggest Manhattan free test and veritas
I suggest Manhattan free test and veritas
19 Dec 2019, 15:41
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sharkbite98 I am sorry that you did not do well on the test. However, having looked at your account, I can say that the score is not surprising. Your e-GMAT course tracks more than 500 metrics (provided you finish the course). You finished enough of the course to receive 200 data points. Approx. 100 of those indicated that you were doing poorly. At a high level, here is how the data points are grouped
Overall, these stats indicate that you have not been consistent in your preparation. Your stats look very different from those of a 99th percentile scorer. Take a look at the video below to know how the stats of a 99th percentile scorer look.
Every e-GMATer who aces the GMAT achieves similar stats. Below is another example of Jim who scored 770 on the GMAT.
You can watch other videos hereto see stats of a few more successful students.
How should you proceed?
You already have a detailed plan as to how you need to proceed. A target score of 760 implies that you want to be in the top 1 percentile of test-takers worldwide. It means that you need to excel at pretty much everything. Hence, you need to excel in the three stages of learning for each sub-section. I want you to first understand the three stages of learning and excelling. Please watch this videoto know more.
Make sure that you learn concepts and methods, cement methods, and implement test readiness properly. Hit the recommended metrics. Acing the GMAT is about performing well consistently. You have a platform that tracks this performance and gives feedback every 30 minutes. Use this feedback, study consistently, complete the courses with the recommended metrics and you will see your scores go up.
I hope this helps.
-Rajat
- 1. SIGma-X mocks: Your five Sigma-X scores range between 560 to 610, which makes 590 a very accurate estimate.
2. Course completion stats: You did not finish even a single course. Note, a course is SC/CR/RC/NP etc. In fact, you did not even start the Master Comprehension course - the foundational course on GMAT Verbal.
3. Course proficiency stats: For the portion of the course that you actually did, your scores in practice files are consistently low. For example, in CR, you scored an average of 53% in more than 20 practice files. You have better scores in SC but you have still need to complete half the course there.
4. Your Scholaranium stats: Barring that one ability quiz, you have scored poorly everywhere. Your Verbal Scholaranium stats are in line with your official test – around 50 percentile.
Overall, these stats indicate that you have not been consistent in your preparation. Your stats look very different from those of a 99th percentile scorer. Take a look at the video below to know how the stats of a 99th percentile scorer look.
Every e-GMATer who aces the GMAT achieves similar stats. Below is another example of Jim who scored 770 on the GMAT.
You can watch other videos hereto see stats of a few more successful students.
How should you proceed?
You already have a detailed plan as to how you need to proceed. A target score of 760 implies that you want to be in the top 1 percentile of test-takers worldwide. It means that you need to excel at pretty much everything. Hence, you need to excel in the three stages of learning for each sub-section. I want you to first understand the three stages of learning and excelling. Please watch this videoto know more.
Make sure that you learn concepts and methods, cement methods, and implement test readiness properly. Hit the recommended metrics. Acing the GMAT is about performing well consistently. You have a platform that tracks this performance and gives feedback every 30 minutes. Use this feedback, study consistently, complete the courses with the recommended metrics and you will see your scores go up.
I hope this helps.
-Rajat
