I took GMAT and received 460 (Q29 V25)

Question

Hello guys,

yesterday, I took a GMAT test and to my surprise I received a very low score - 460 (Q29 V25).

My Verbal score is a big disappointment as I have prepared extensively with e-gmat online course and took around 200 practice questions with this accuracy: (SC, CR, RC) 
 - Easy - 70-80% 
 - Medium - 65% 
 - Hard - 35%

It is true that I did not work on my timing strategy and I had to guess around 4-5 questions.

As it comes to quant, my low score is not a big surprise to me, as I am a math beginner and I do understand that this just takes time to improve.

In total I have already spent around 200 hours on preparation.

I have only 20 days to improve my score to at least 600. Is it even possible?

What strategies do you advise?

Thank you and have a great day.

TheUltimateWinner · Answer

JulianJ Can you watch few videos from the following link, please? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTQlKd ... /playlists https://www.youtube.com/c/GMATNinjaTutoring/videos

cat2010 · Answer

What was your mean mock score ? was it same as 460 ? Have you given GMAT exam with 100% focus ? was there any external issue ?

JulianJ · Answer

Thanks for your response.

I did not do any mock test. Maybe that was the reason as I did not have any "real exam experience" and taking practice questions was probably not sufficient.

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi JulianJ,

I'm sorry to hear that your Official GMAT did not turn out better. From what you describe, if you did not take any practice CATs/mocks during your studies, then you had no way of knowing what your actual 'ability level' was - but now we know. Thankfully, Business Schools generally do not care if you take the GMAT more than once, but with just this one Score result to use as reference, it's tough to say how long it might take you to get to the point that you can consistently score 600. Statistically-speaking though, it would likely require that you commit to another 2 months (or more) of consistent, guided study - and you would have to make signficant improvements to how you handle BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections.

Before I can offer you any additional advice for your studies, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

Studies:
1) What type of study routine were you following? How many weeks did you study and how many hours did you typically study each week?
2) Did you use any other study materials besides the course that you mentioned?

Goals:
3) Is your overall goal score 600 or something else?
4) 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

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ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi JulianJ,

I think improving 140 points in just 20 days is a tall order. Can you push your GMAT to a later date?

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

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TheUltimateWinner · Answer

Hey  JulianJ 
You saw 2 comments from ScottTargetTestPrep and EMPOWERgmatRichC. I used their product! Both of their product are perfectly fine.

egmat · Answer

JulianJ  I am sorry to hear that you did not do well. I understand that it is disheartening when one does not perform as expected. Nevertheless, I am glad that you are willing to give another try. One of the first things that we need to do is create an improvement plan for you, which starts with deciding on a target Quant and Verbal score.

There are 20+ ways to score 600. For example, you can score ~600 with a Q45, V30 or with a Q40, V35. The optimum way depends on where you currently are and what kind of effort you are willing to put in. Either way, you will need to improve your Quant score.

Your e-GMAT account stats

I have a few questions about your preparation. This would help us estimate your current ability at a subsection level, which in turn would enable us to determine an optimal path.

1. What were your accuracies in SC, CR, RC in Scholaranium? 
2. Did you graduate from Medium Cementing in any subsection?
3. Did you write to the Strategy team asking for help? What did they say?
4. Every learning activity in the e-GMAT platform is graded. What were your median concept and practice quiz scores?

You can also share your e-GMAT ID on a PM and I can get the data myself.

Your commitment for the next few days
 What kind of effort are you willing to put in during the next few days (# of hours)? Once we know this, we can plan your improvement.
-Rajat

JulianJ · Answer

Hey guys. I took GMAT 21st December and scored 640. So improving 180 points in 20 days is definitely possible

Thank you all for your help!

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

Gratz and all the best going forward.

bb · Answer

Wow. That is a pretty amazing result. What did you end up doing?

Do you feel your other exam went terribly? I mean I spent 3 months improving 210 points and here you are going up 180 points in 20 days 😱

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JulianJ · Answer

Thank you for your kind words

Ironically, I felt much better after my first attempt until I saw my unofficial score. After the second attempt, I felt I did not do well and was shocked again. Luckily this time in a positive way

I think I made a mistake that I did not take any mock before 1st attempt and did not take the practice quizes under timing pressure. Although having good accuracy, apparently the timing aspect was crucial. Therefore, in those 21 days, I just focused on doing quizzes under time pressure (and did one mock 9 days before the exam scoring 580) and it worked apparently.

GMATWhizTeam · Answer

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