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Hi,

I wrote my GMAT today and got a dismal score of 560(Q46V21).
My question is not what guys have previously asked on this forum.
("Where do I apply with this score? --or-- Do I retake the GMAT?")

My question to you guys is, what do I do to improve my score when I will be giving the test again after a month? How do I do it? Your views?

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Had got around 680 in Veritas, Manhattan, Princeton Review and GMATPrep.
Next GMAT date: Have not booked yet. But will give after a month when the slot opens.

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Hey Harsh...No worries mate! my roomie is going to post his debrief soon...

I hope you will be motivated from him
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Hi,

I wrote my GMAT today and got a dismal score of 560(Q46V21).
My question is not what guys have previously asked on this forum.
("Where do I apply with this score? --or-- Do I retake the GMAT?")

My question to you guys is, what do I do to improve my score when I will be giving the test again after a month? How do I do it? Your views?

:(

Background:
I work for an MNC - in the computer networking industry - full time.
Had got around 680 in Veritas, Manhattan, Princeton Review and GMATPrep.
Next GMAT date: Have not booked yet. But will give after a month when the slot opens.
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Hi Harsh, two possibilities are there.

1. It was your bad day as you have been scoring near 680 (as mentioned by you). In this case, you can go for a second shot within a month time. Identify your weak areas from the sample CATs you have taken. I think verbal is the key in your case. As you have already consumed gmat prep then its better to do all the gmat prep questions again. There is a famous gmat prep SC document floating here that contains about 180 gmat prep SC questions. You can also use the tag list option in this forum to find out a big pool of tough verbal questions with detailed explanations. You can also find the paper tests & practice their verbal part. I hope with this strategy you can hit the desired score in your next attempt.

2. If the real test score represents your real abilities, then I doubt that you can recover or develop your verbal skills in a month time. In that case, my recommendation would be to take atleast 40-50 days for a retake. Several options are there, including Knewton, which provides a money back guarantee.

Any queries? Kindly let us know & keep us posted. Best of luck for the retake!
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Have you read this thread?

should-i-retake-gmat-thread-retaking-gmat-strategies-83339.html
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As you can see Verbal is hurting you and i'm positive you just had a bad day. Were you doing better on the Quant in practice test?
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As you can see Verbal is hurting you and i'm positive you just had a bad day. Were you doing better on the Quant in practice test?
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Thanks qweert for asking this.

Well.. A couple of points more, but I never crossed 49.. I am sure I need to improve there too..
Why did you ask? You have something in mind?
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1. It was your bad day as you have been scoring near 680 (as mentioned by you). In this case, you can go for a second shot within a month time. Identify your weak areas from the sample CATs you have taken. I think verbal is the key in your case. As you have already consumed gmat prep then its better to do all the gmat prep questions again. There is a famous gmat prep SC document floating here that contains about 180 gmat prep SC questions. You can also use the tag list option in this forum to find out a big pool of tough verbal questions with detailed explanations. You can also find the paper tests & practice their verbal part. I hope with this strategy you can hit the desired score in your next attempt.

Any queries? Kindly let us know & keep us posted. Best of luck for the retake!
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I will find these and practice. Thanks for the directions Hussain.
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I found those 180 SC notes. Those are extracted from GMAT prep (nothing new)
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