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28 Nov 2020, 02:18
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Hi all!
First of all, I want to say thank you to this community, I have never really posted but been referring to GMAT Club for all my preparation, dilemma, burnout, and experiences inputs.
As evident from the title, I took the in person GMAT yesterday and scored a disappointing 660 (Q47,V35), which is an absolute shocker because my mock scores have consistently been in the 730 or plus range.
MOCK SCORE BREAKDOWN :
GMAT OFFICIAL - MOCK 1 - 710 (Q50, V35) - 18th October (I started majorly focusing my studies on Verbal after this attempt).
GMAT OFFICIAL - MOCK 2 - 730 (Q49, V40) - 1st November
GMAT OFFICIAL - MOCK 3 - 730 (Q50, V39) - 15th November
GMAT OFFICIAL - MOCK 4 - 740 (Q51, V39) - 23rd November (Weird about this one because I didn't get any Quant question wrong but still got all questions in the Medium difficulty level).
GMAT OFFICIAL - MOCK 5 - 760 (Q50, V42) - 24th November
GMAT OFFICIAL - MOCK 6 - 780 (Q51, V47) - 25th November (Got many repeat questions)
Given my mock scores, I was very well expecting a 720+ score on my GMAT and felt pretty confident on test date, so not sure if nerves played a part in the drop but I could feel while I took the exam that I wasn't doing well. I also found the exam to be particularly difficult than the mocks, both in verbal and quant sections. Maybe the mocks set my expectations in terms of difficulty level of questions too low, and I didn't prepare too many hard questions?
Mostly still in disbelief from yesterday. Maybe my learning has too many gaps the mocks didn't bring out? I am going to be taking the exam again, but not really where where to begin my preparations from this time. I don't think it was just a bad day, as too many questions on both sections had me struggling, and definitely there is something I am missing on my part.
Either way, can someone please help me navigate through my experience? I studied mostly from OGs, Verbal review, and quant review, as I thought sticking to official material would be the best. If it provides any insights, I am a Fashion Communication Design graduate, so didn't really study any maths or reasoning at the UG level.
Thank you!!
First of all, I want to say thank you to this community, I have never really posted but been referring to GMAT Club for all my preparation, dilemma, burnout, and experiences inputs.
As evident from the title, I took the in person GMAT yesterday and scored a disappointing 660 (Q47,V35), which is an absolute shocker because my mock scores have consistently been in the 730 or plus range.
MOCK SCORE BREAKDOWN :
GMAT OFFICIAL - MOCK 1 - 710 (Q50, V35) - 18th October (I started majorly focusing my studies on Verbal after this attempt).
GMAT OFFICIAL - MOCK 2 - 730 (Q49, V40) - 1st November
GMAT OFFICIAL - MOCK 3 - 730 (Q50, V39) - 15th November
GMAT OFFICIAL - MOCK 4 - 740 (Q51, V39) - 23rd November (Weird about this one because I didn't get any Quant question wrong but still got all questions in the Medium difficulty level).
GMAT OFFICIAL - MOCK 5 - 760 (Q50, V42) - 24th November
GMAT OFFICIAL - MOCK 6 - 780 (Q51, V47) - 25th November (Got many repeat questions)
Given my mock scores, I was very well expecting a 720+ score on my GMAT and felt pretty confident on test date, so not sure if nerves played a part in the drop but I could feel while I took the exam that I wasn't doing well. I also found the exam to be particularly difficult than the mocks, both in verbal and quant sections. Maybe the mocks set my expectations in terms of difficulty level of questions too low, and I didn't prepare too many hard questions?
Mostly still in disbelief from yesterday. Maybe my learning has too many gaps the mocks didn't bring out? I am going to be taking the exam again, but not really where where to begin my preparations from this time. I don't think it was just a bad day, as too many questions on both sections had me struggling, and definitely there is something I am missing on my part.
Either way, can someone please help me navigate through my experience? I studied mostly from OGs, Verbal review, and quant review, as I thought sticking to official material would be the best. If it provides any insights, I am a Fashion Communication Design graduate, so didn't really study any maths or reasoning at the UG level.
Thank you!!
28 Nov 2020, 09:27
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Hi pragyasharma01,
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day didn't go as well as planned. 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. Before we discuss any of those potential issues though, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) How long have you studied? How many hours did you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
Goals:
3) What is your overall goal score?
4) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
If you took your GMAT at a Test Facility, then you might also choose to purchase the Enhanced Score Report. While the ESR doesn’t provide a lot of information, there are usually a few data points that we can use to define what went wrong on Test Day (and what you should work on to score higher). If you purchase the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day didn't go as well as planned. 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. Before we discuss any of those potential issues though, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) How long have you studied? How many hours did you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
Goals:
3) What is your overall goal score?
4) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
If you took your GMAT at a Test Facility, then you might also choose to purchase the Enhanced Score Report. While the ESR doesn’t provide a lot of information, there are usually a few data points that we can use to define what went wrong on Test Day (and what you should work on to score higher). If you purchase the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
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28 Nov 2020, 12:47
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I was in a very similar position a couple months ago. I consulted the experts as well back then and the help did come to fruition when I scored 720 later.
One of the best advices that I received was to give a good look at mid-level questions. I was scoring high back then and thus was looking mostly on the high-level questions. But high-level questions do not help you in cementing the concepts as much as 600-700 level qs do.
In order to score the best, you can't afford to miss any sub- and mid-level qs. So my suggestion would be to work on those more.
Do order an ESR and share here if possible. It will help the experts analyze and provide valuable feedback to you.
All the best!!
One of the best advices that I received was to give a good look at mid-level questions. I was scoring high back then and thus was looking mostly on the high-level questions. But high-level questions do not help you in cementing the concepts as much as 600-700 level qs do.
In order to score the best, you can't afford to miss any sub- and mid-level qs. So my suggestion would be to work on those more.
Do order an ESR and share here if possible. It will help the experts analyze and provide valuable feedback to you.
All the best!!
