My gmat experience need advice .plz

Hi prakash72,

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 at home?
3) Did you take them at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
4) 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.)?
5) 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

1)No I skip only awa section of mock tests often during my second attempt. I tried IR Q V in my mocks.
2)yes
3) I gave my mock test in afternoon. However, i gave gmat in morning shift
4)No
5)Yes i reattempted my KAPLAN MOCK TEST & Gmat prep test 1.

Hi prakash72,

The extra information that you've provided is quite useful, as it helps to define what went wrong on Test Day. In real basic terms, you took your CATs in such a way that you were NOT properly training to face the Official GMAT - so you were not ready to face it on Test Day (not either time).

Test Day is a rather specific 'event' - the details are specific and they matter, so you have to train as best as you can for all of them. The more realistic you can make your CATs, the more likely the score results are to be accurate. The more you deviate, the more "inflated" your scores can become - and that's what happened here. By skipping sections, taking the CATs at home, retaking CATs that you've already taken, etc., you weren't properly training for the FULL GMAT 'experience.'

Thankfully, this is a relatively easy set of problems to fix. The big question now is "how long will it take you to properly get 'used to' taking the full GMAT under realistic conditions?" You'll certainly need a new set of practice CATs to work with and you have to put in the necessary time to train your brain (and body) for the FULL GMAT. You might also need to invest in some new GMAT training materials. Given your goal score, you will likely need at least another 3 months of consistent, guided study.

1) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
2) What Schools are you planning to apply to?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

isb, lbs , hbs, stanford, wharton.

Hi prakash72,

You've listed some highly-competitive Schools, so earning a much higher GMAT score will likely be a MUST. As such, you're going to have to change your approach to the study process. I mentioned in a prior post that I though that you would need at least another 3 months of consistent, guided study - and I still think that that is the case. You have not stated when you wanted to apply to Business School, but given that time commitment, it would probably be best for you to plan to apply in the Fall, 2017 (or later) so that you can focus on your GMAT studies now without having to focus on any other part of the process.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich