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15 Aug 2017, 07:16
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Hi guys,
I just recently took the GMAT and scored horribly.
GMAT Q47 V20
I cancelled the score right away.
I'm to really expecting such low verbal score.
These were my recent score before taking the exam.
Mock Type/ Q / V
VeritasPrep CAT #4 / 46 / 30 / 620
VeritasPrep CAT #5 / 47/ /33 / 650
GMAT PREP P2 #5 / 47 / 32 / 650
GMAT PREP P2 #6 / 49 / 30 / 660 (Latest, 3 days before exam)
I didn't know what happened.
However, I felt really nervous the night before the test and couldn't sleep well.
Felt quite sluggish with some lack of sleep symptom in the morning.
However, I don't believe this could reduce my V score down this much!
Anyone has such experience before, having way lower score on the real exam than mocks taken only a few days prior.
I was so confidence that I could get 650+ after the last mock.
I cancelled the score right away without hesitation.
And on the bright side, I got to experience the 'real' test environments and procedures.
I found it more relaxed than I have though.
Thanks
I just recently took the GMAT and scored horribly.
GMAT Q47 V20
I cancelled the score right away.
I'm to really expecting such low verbal score.
These were my recent score before taking the exam.
Mock Type/ Q / V
VeritasPrep CAT #4 / 46 / 30 / 620
VeritasPrep CAT #5 / 47/ /33 / 650
GMAT PREP P2 #5 / 47 / 32 / 650
GMAT PREP P2 #6 / 49 / 30 / 660 (Latest, 3 days before exam)
I didn't know what happened.
However, I felt really nervous the night before the test and couldn't sleep well.
Felt quite sluggish with some lack of sleep symptom in the morning.
However, I don't believe this could reduce my V score down this much!
Anyone has such experience before, having way lower score on the real exam than mocks taken only a few days prior.
I was so confidence that I could get 650+ after the last mock.
I cancelled the score right away without hesitation.
And on the bright side, I got to experience the 'real' test environments and procedures.
I found it more relaxed than I have though.
Thanks
16 Aug 2017, 11:38
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sobhark
Hi guys,
I just recently took the GMAT and scored horribly.
GMAT Q47 V20
I cancelled the score right away.
I'm to really expecting such low verbal score.
These were my recent score before taking the exam.
Mock Type/ Q / V
VeritasPrep CAT #4 / 46 / 30 / 620
VeritasPrep CAT #5 / 47/ /33 / 650
GMAT PREP P2 #5 / 47 / 32 / 650
GMAT PREP P2 #6 / 49 / 30 / 660 (Latest, 3 days before exam)
I didn't know what happened.
However, I felt really nervous the night before the test and couldn't sleep well.
Felt quite sluggish with some lack of sleep symptom in the morning.
However, I don't believe this could reduce my V score down this much!
Anyone has such experience before, having way lower score on the real exam than mocks taken only a few days prior.
I was so confidence that I could get 650+ after the last mock.
I cancelled the score right away without hesitation.
And on the bright side, I got to experience the 'real' test environments and procedures.
I found it more relaxed than I have though.
Thanks
I just recently took the GMAT and scored horribly.
GMAT Q47 V20
I cancelled the score right away.
I'm to really expecting such low verbal score.
These were my recent score before taking the exam.
Mock Type/ Q / V
VeritasPrep CAT #4 / 46 / 30 / 620
VeritasPrep CAT #5 / 47/ /33 / 650
GMAT PREP P2 #5 / 47 / 32 / 650
GMAT PREP P2 #6 / 49 / 30 / 660 (Latest, 3 days before exam)
I didn't know what happened.
However, I felt really nervous the night before the test and couldn't sleep well.
Felt quite sluggish with some lack of sleep symptom in the morning.
However, I don't believe this could reduce my V score down this much!
Anyone has such experience before, having way lower score on the real exam than mocks taken only a few days prior.
I was so confidence that I could get 650+ after the last mock.
I cancelled the score right away without hesitation.
And on the bright side, I got to experience the 'real' test environments and procedures.
I found it more relaxed than I have though.
Thanks
Hi sobhark,
I am sorry that the test experience did not go as planned.
before I can offer some suggestions, it would be great if you can answer the questions below:
1. Did you follow a course material/book?
2. How long did you study for the gmat?
3. Did you take the mock CATs under the actual day like conditions?
16 Aug 2017, 15:27
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Hi sobhark,
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day did not go as well as hoped. Your Official Score is remarkably similar to the practice CAT scores that you reported earlier this year (in this post):
https://gmatclub.com/forum/need-some-ad ... l#p1865958
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. If you can answer a few questions, then we should be able to figure this out:
When you took your CATs:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT each time (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them in the same 'order' as how you took the Official GMAT?
3) Did you take them at home?
4) Did you take them at the same time of day as when you plan to take your Official GMAT?
5) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, skip sections, take longer breaks, etc.)?
6) Did you ever take a CAT more than once? Had you seen any of the questions BEFORE?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day did not go as well as hoped. Your Official Score is remarkably similar to the practice CAT scores that you reported earlier this year (in this post):
https://gmatclub.com/forum/need-some-ad ... l#p1865958
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. If you can answer a few questions, then we should be able to figure this out:
When you took your CATs:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT each time (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them in the same 'order' as how you took the Official GMAT?
3) Did you take them at home?
4) Did you take them at the same time of day as when you plan to take your Official GMAT?
5) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, skip sections, take longer breaks, etc.)?
6) Did you ever take a CAT more than once? Had you seen any of the questions BEFORE?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
