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Concentration: General Management, Finance
Schools: IIMC (D) IIMI EPGP"18 (A) ISB '18 (S) IIMB (D)
GMAT 1: 650 Q44 V35
GMAT 2: 700 Q45 V41
22 Feb 2016, 19:16
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Hi All,
I finished my first GMAT attempt just now. Had to say 'first' attempt because I am way behind the 700 figure. Nonetheless, I am happy that I scored a respectable 650 in the actual test. My GMAT prep has been scattered because of personal and professional commitments. But I stressed a lot on mock tests than on actual preparation.
My mock tests scores are as below. I must admit that I was not 100% focussed during these tests and hurried into to get the scores. I was confident about Quant 40+ and verbal 32+ worst case and quant 46+, verbal 37+ best case scenario.
570 Official GMT1 - Q 42 , V 26
610 Kaplan free - Q 42, V 33
530 VeritasPrepfree - Q 42(57%) , V21 (24%) (couldn't focus at all)
580 MGMAT CAT1-Q 39, V 31
550 MGMAT CAT2 - Q 32, V 34
620 MGMAT CAT3 - Q 39, V36
580 MGMAT CAT4 - Q40, V31
590 Official GMAT2 - Q41, V30
My concentration level in actual test today was far better, partly because nobody was there to disturb me and partly because I had a sound sleep yesterday.
I think that the Verbal section was a bit difficult than MGMAT/GMATprep and Quant was a bit easier.
I blanked out in between Quant ques 22-26 and could not answer the last question.
Same with verbal, I hurried in some SC and couldnt answer the last question.
Overall, I think that with discipline and some consistency I can reach Quant 48+ and verbal 38+ to reach 700+.
The pointers from the Gmatclub members were valuable and I think that helped a lot in this 50 points jump. I hope there is one more 50 points jump in the next attempt
. Till then work hard and all the best.
I finished my first GMAT attempt just now. Had to say 'first' attempt because I am way behind the 700 figure. Nonetheless, I am happy that I scored a respectable 650 in the actual test. My GMAT prep has been scattered because of personal and professional commitments. But I stressed a lot on mock tests than on actual preparation.
My mock tests scores are as below. I must admit that I was not 100% focussed during these tests and hurried into to get the scores. I was confident about Quant 40+ and verbal 32+ worst case and quant 46+, verbal 37+ best case scenario.
570 Official GMT1 - Q 42 , V 26
610 Kaplan free - Q 42, V 33
530 VeritasPrepfree - Q 42(57%) , V21 (24%) (couldn't focus at all)
580 MGMAT CAT1-Q 39, V 31
550 MGMAT CAT2 - Q 32, V 34
620 MGMAT CAT3 - Q 39, V36
580 MGMAT CAT4 - Q40, V31
590 Official GMAT2 - Q41, V30
My concentration level in actual test today was far better, partly because nobody was there to disturb me and partly because I had a sound sleep yesterday.
I think that the Verbal section was a bit difficult than MGMAT/GMATprep and Quant was a bit easier.
I blanked out in between Quant ques 22-26 and could not answer the last question.
Same with verbal, I hurried in some SC and couldnt answer the last question.
Overall, I think that with discipline and some consistency I can reach Quant 48+ and verbal 38+ to reach 700+.
The pointers from the Gmatclub members were valuable and I think that helped a lot in this 50 points jump. I hope there is one more 50 points jump in the next attempt
. Till then work hard and all the best.
22 Feb 2016, 20:45
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650 is a decent score and you were able to top all your mock scores. This shows that if you concentrate fully on the test day, you can perform better that what you have performed in the past.
However, you could have attained a higher score if you would have completed both the sections.
There is a high penalty for not completing a section and this penalty would have hurt your score.
In your next round of preparation and make sure that this time around you take the mock CATs by replicating the exam conditions. Take the with the AWA and the IR.
All the best!
However, you could have attained a higher score if you would have completed both the sections.
There is a high penalty for not completing a section and this penalty would have hurt your score.
In your next round of preparation and make sure that this time around you take the mock CATs by replicating the exam conditions. Take the with the AWA and the IR.
All the best!
23 Feb 2016, 00:27
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HI vikrantbhusari1,
First off, a 650 is a strong score (it's right around the 80th percentile overall), so it could be enough to get you into your first-choice School. As such, a retest might not be necessary. When you mentioned not answering JUST the last question in each section, the penalty would have been little-to-none. If you bubbled an answer (any answer) before time expired, then you were credited with answering the question, so you would have avoided the penalty. Even if you didn't physically bubble any of the circles, then it's likely that your score would not have decreased by more than 10 points. This is meant to say that the missing points that you're looking for are NOT going to found on the last question in each section.
Based on everything that you've described, I have a few questions:
1) Since you barely scored higher than 600 during your practice (and only on 2 of your CATs), and your score goal is 700+, then why did you take the GMAT now (rather than push back your Test Date)?
2) How long did you study?
3) What materials did you use?
4) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
First off, a 650 is a strong score (it's right around the 80th percentile overall), so it could be enough to get you into your first-choice School. As such, a retest might not be necessary. When you mentioned not answering JUST the last question in each section, the penalty would have been little-to-none. If you bubbled an answer (any answer) before time expired, then you were credited with answering the question, so you would have avoided the penalty. Even if you didn't physically bubble any of the circles, then it's likely that your score would not have decreased by more than 10 points. This is meant to say that the missing points that you're looking for are NOT going to found on the last question in each section.
Based on everything that you've described, I have a few questions:
1) Since you barely scored higher than 600 during your practice (and only on 2 of your CATs), and your score goal is 700+, then why did you take the GMAT now (rather than push back your Test Date)?
2) How long did you study?
3) What materials did you use?
4) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
