Hi Everyone,
Thanks for taking interest & noticing my posts.
I have completed my GMAT and got an unofficial score of 650.
I have faced
serious issues while taking the test at the Pearson Vue center, where there were internet disconnections thrice during the exam and the sequence of events are as followed :
1)
1st Disconnection when 13min remaining in the Verbal Section(1st Section) - This was a disconnection while i was reading comprehension and the screen froze and i couldn't select my answer. Since it froze, the examiner has turned off my PC and restarted the routers and his internet connections. All this has taken around 5-8 minutes and as soon as i logged back in, i noticed that i had
lost 1min 30 seconds in the CLOCK/TIMER in the test software and due to the 8min gap, i had to run through the RC again.
2)
2nd Disconnection when 1min 39 seconds were remaining in Verbal - This disconnection was as soon as i completed and submitted the 35th question. I had moved on to the 36th question and since it froze, the examiner turned the PC off immediately to try and avoid losing time. I made the examiner stand next to me when we logged back in again after 5-7 minutes after resetting the internet connection and to my bad luck, i was left with only 18 seconds for the last question which was a complex Sentence correction question where i had to just pick an answer without event looking properly.
3)
3rd Disconnection : The third disconnection was in the Quant Section after completing 6 questions. It was the same issue and followed the same pattern as above and i again lost 1 and a half minute whereas the break/time to get back online was around 10-12 minutes.
Too many issues hampering my exam and the examiners called the Pearson Vue team after the exam and what they had to say that "Students keep saying such things, but nothing of that sort happens".
They say they cannot do anything & just raised a Case through the portal. If there is something that can happen, i'll automatically receive an e-mail in 5 working days.
Hi Rich,
Below are the details regarding my preparation :
Studies:
1) How long have you studied? - Have studied for 3 months.
2) What study materials have you used so far? -
Official Guide, Mock Tests from Princeton Review & Mock Tests from BYJUS. Scored an Average of 700 in the last 5 tests.
3) How have you scored on EACH of your CATs (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)? Quant - 44, Verbal - 35
4) What were your Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for your Official GMAT (the 650)? Not yet received.
Goals:
5) What is your goal score? - My goal score was 700
6) When are you planning to apply to Business School? - Applying to schools in Dec'19-Jan'20
7) What Schools are you planning to apply to? - NUS, SDA Bocconi, ESMT Berlin
Regards,
Yashwanth Prithviraj