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Well, it wasn't what I expected. Honestly, it's really disappointing. Based on my last three mocks, where I scored 755, 715, and 735, I knew my official score would probably be a lower because of exam-day pressure (which has affected me throughout my life). That happened, as expected, but I never thought it would drop all the way to 655.
My sectional scores were Q90, V85 (or 86*), and DI73.
In Quant, my mock scores were usually between 86 and 89, and I almost always made at least one mistake. Today, however, I managed to conquer that section and got a perfect score. It was at the same level as the mocks. One difference I observed was that quite a few questions required a lot of calculations. Generally, I was finishing the section in 35–36 minutes in the mocks, but today it took me 43 minutes (pressure + calculations).
Verbal, which was initially my weakest area and the section I worked on the most, was more or less in line with my expectations. In my recent mocks, I was consistently scoring above 85, although when I first started preparing, I was in the 70s. I would say the level was similar to the mocks. In fact, I found my last mock (Mock 6) more difficult in Verbal than today's exam.
DI is what really surprised me. My average DI score in mocks was around 82, and my highest was 88, which came in the mock where I scored 755 overall. Today, my DI section started with TPAs and had very few DS questions and most were written in long para, I remember two DS questions with so much of information like TPA, which threw me off. Even so, I didn't expect my score to drop this much. Yes even after the section ended, I had a feeling that it hadn't gone well, but 73 is such a reality check!
At this point, I don't think 655 is an acceptable score for my target outcomes.
I just wanted to hear the community's thoughts: If I retake, what strategy would you recommend! My thinking is give one mock every week for the next three weeks, and between that every alternative day I give sectional test's of DI, review them, and try to see which strategy works.
Thanks everyone for helping me in the past few months, I know result is not what I had expected but it doesn't change the fact that this platform helped me a lot.
*I was so frustrated that I left immediately, so I'm not entirely sure whether it was 85 or 86 and I am still waiting for the official communication.
My sectional scores were Q90, V85 (or 86*), and DI73.
In Quant, my mock scores were usually between 86 and 89, and I almost always made at least one mistake. Today, however, I managed to conquer that section and got a perfect score. It was at the same level as the mocks. One difference I observed was that quite a few questions required a lot of calculations. Generally, I was finishing the section in 35–36 minutes in the mocks, but today it took me 43 minutes (pressure + calculations).
Verbal, which was initially my weakest area and the section I worked on the most, was more or less in line with my expectations. In my recent mocks, I was consistently scoring above 85, although when I first started preparing, I was in the 70s. I would say the level was similar to the mocks. In fact, I found my last mock (Mock 6) more difficult in Verbal than today's exam.
DI is what really surprised me. My average DI score in mocks was around 82, and my highest was 88, which came in the mock where I scored 755 overall. Today, my DI section started with TPAs and had very few DS questions and most were written in long para, I remember two DS questions with so much of information like TPA, which threw me off. Even so, I didn't expect my score to drop this much. Yes even after the section ended, I had a feeling that it hadn't gone well, but 73 is such a reality check!
At this point, I don't think 655 is an acceptable score for my target outcomes.
I just wanted to hear the community's thoughts: If I retake, what strategy would you recommend! My thinking is give one mock every week for the next three weeks, and between that every alternative day I give sectional test's of DI, review them, and try to see which strategy works.
Thanks everyone for helping me in the past few months, I know result is not what I had expected but it doesn't change the fact that this platform helped me a lot.
*I was so frustrated that I left immediately, so I'm not entirely sure whether it was 85 or 86 and I am still waiting for the official communication.
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