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My last 2 mock scores have decreased shockingly - need help [#permalink] New post   07 Aug 2021, 19:30
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I have been prepping for gmat since the past 4 months now. I have scheduled my exam on the 31st of August. I started with a mock score of 540(Q42V22) on the Gmat Prep 1(without much prep) and had considerably improved after that. I used to get 680-700 in my Kaplan mocks ( i gave atleast 5 of them) and my gmat prep mocks also slowly increased (from 540-620-then 660 - my highest being 660). My quant has always been at 49/48 (every exam i have atleast 3-5 silly mistakes which i can avoid but not sure whats going wrong), however my verbal was really bad initially and after putting an effort it improved and i started getting almost V35 in the official mocks. But last day my mock score dropped to 630 (V30 ) and today it was horrible 590(V22). My Kaplan mock scores have decreased as well (same the verbal portion)

I cant believe i scored such less and almost equivalent to my first mock attempt) which i had done with almost no prep) . I am not sure what happened but as exam days are nearing my mock scores are dropping. I am really demotivated and distressed. My target score was 700.I always kept thinking somehow no matter what i will surely get a 690-700 in my actual test. But a 590 is a shocker just 22 days before my exams. Please help. For Quant i know i have the potential i have to avoid silly mistakes somehow.. but i am not sure whats wrong with my verbal..after improving significantly how could i drop to the previous stage again :( .. Has anyone ever scored significantly higher in their actual test after having such disastrous mocks :(
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Re: My last 2 mock scores have decreased shockingly - need help [#permalink] New post   07 Aug 2021, 19:35
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This should help:
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Re: My last 2 mock scores have decreased shockingly - need help [#permalink] New post   07 Aug 2021, 22:25
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Hi pdas146,

When taken in a realistic fashion, a CAT is really a 'measuring device' - it will give you a realistic score and help define your strengths and weaknesses, but it will NOT help you to fix any of those weaknesses. Thus, reviewing each CAT (with the goal of defining WHY you got each question wrong) is an essential part of the overall GMAT training process. After reviewing this recent 590 CAT performance, how many questions did you get wrong because of a silly/little mistake (and by extension, what additional work could you have done - on your notepad - to make sure that that mistake does not happen again)?

Before I can offer you any additional advice for your studies, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

1) How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
3) On what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
4) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?

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My last 2 mock scores have decreased shockingly - need help [#permalink] New post   08 Aug 2021, 13:15
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Hi empowergmat. thanks for replying. I am making a lot of silly mistakes in Quant. Conceptually i am good in quant and can solve most of the incorrect questions on my own but due to time pressure i am making some silly mistakes which should be avoided (atleast 4 questions in every mock). My target score is 700. I have to get a Q49 and a V35-36 at-least to reach my target score.While I had the best form in May and June i dont know why suddenly it started dropping since July mid (both for Kaplan and Gmat Prep) I am not sure what is going on. Need some advice as my test is on 31st August.

1) How many hours do you typically study each week? - about 25 hrs hours

2) What study materials have you used so far? - I have taken Kaplan Subscriptions for their adaptive questions banks and Mocks. I did my SC from Manhattan SC Guide, Cr- Powerscore, RC- i solved a few questions from the OG each day starting a month back, Quant- Manhattan Advanced, OG and Gmat Prep questions coupled with Kaplan Adaptive QBANK

3) On what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?

Kaplan Diagnostic Test - Sometime in April without prep - 610 (Q46 V27)
Gmat Prep 1- Apr 03 2021- 540 (Q42 V22)
Kaplan Practise Test 2- May Starting - 640 (Q47 V31)
Kaplan Practise Test 3- May Mid - 670 (Q48 V34)
Kaplan Practise Test 4- End of May - 700 (Q47 V39)
Kaplan Practise Test 5 - The very next day after the Test 4 and i was very fatigued - 630 (Q47 V29)

Gmat Prep 2- June 5th - 620 (Q49 V25)
Kaplan Practise Test 6 - June mid - 680 (Q45 V38)

Gmat Prep 3- July 19th - 660 (Q46 V35) - concentrated too much on verbal and quant suffered a bit
Kaplan Practise Test 7 - July End - 660 (Q48 V32)

Gmat Prep 4- August 1st - 630( Q47 V30) - i got 12 questions incorrect in verbal and still got 30 whereas in Test 3 i had answered 13 incorrectly yet got a score of V35
Gmat Prep 5- August 6th - 590 - (Q48 V 23) - the most devastating score ever almost like back to where i started in April.

4) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to? - I want to pursue Executive MBA as i am working here in USA. I will continue to work while I study so i have a location constraint. Hence my desired schools are Wharton, Stern and Columbia for executive MBA - Wharton being my first preference. i am planning to apply in round 1 for Wharton and 8th December is the deadline for the EMBA applicants. Round 2 deadline is in Feb but i do not want to wait till round 2 as i have always heard Round 1 is better than 2.
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Re: My last 2 mock scores have decreased shockingly - need help [#permalink] New post   09 Aug 2021, 12:02
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@empowergmat
Hi empowergmat. thanks for replying. I am making a lot of silly mistakes in Quant. Conceptually i am good in quant and can solve most of the incorrect questions on my own but due to time pressure i am making some silly mistakes which should be avoided (atleast 4 questions in every mock). My target score is 700. I have to get a Q49 and a V35-36 at-least to reach my target score.While I had the best form in May and June i dont know why suddenly it started dropping since July mid (both for Kaplan and Gmat Prep) I am not sure what is going on. Need some advice as my test is on 31st August.

1) How many hours do you typically study each week? - about 25 hrs hours

2) What study materials have you used so far? - I have taken Kaplan Subscriptions for their adaptive questions banks and Mocks. I did my SC from Manhattan SC Guide, Cr- Powerscore, RC- i solved a few questions from the OG each day starting a month back, Quant- Manhattan Advanced, OG and Gmat Prep questions coupled with Kaplan Adaptive QBANK

3) On what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?

Kaplan Diagnostic Test - Sometime in April without prep - 610 (Q46 V27)
Gmat Prep 1- Apr 03 2021- 540 (Q42 V22)
Kaplan Practise Test 2- May Starting - 640 (Q47 V31)
Kaplan Practise Test 3- May Mid - 670 (Q48 V34)
Kaplan Practise Test 4- End of May - 700 (Q47 V39)
Kaplan Practise Test 5 - The very next day after the Test 4 and i was very fatigued - 630 (Q47 V29)

Gmat Prep 2- June 5th - 620 (Q49 V25)
Kaplan Practise Test 6 - June mid - 680 (Q45 V38)

Gmat Prep 3- July 19th - 660 (Q46 V35) - concentrated too much on verbal and quant suffered a bit
Kaplan Practise Test 7 - July End - 660 (Q48 V32)

Gmat Prep 4- August 1st - 630( Q47 V30) - i got 12 questions incorrect in verbal and still got 30 whereas in Test 3 i had answered 13 incorrectly yet got a score of V35
Gmat Prep 5- August 6th - 590 - (Q48 V 23) - the most devastating score ever almost like back to where i started in April.

4) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to? - I want to pursue Executive MBA as i am working here in USA. I will continue to work while I study so i have a location constraint. Hence my desired schools are Wharton, Stern and Columbia for executive MBA - Wharton being my first preference. i am planning to apply in round 1 for Wharton and 8th December is the deadline for the EMBA applicants. Round 2 deadline is in Feb but i do not want to wait till round 2 as i have always heard Round 1 is better than 2.


These answers are quite helpful. The thing I noticed is that your verbal scores from your official GMAC practice exams range from 22 to 35. Thus, it's quite possible that you have some gaps in GMAT verbal that need to be cleaned up prior to taking your GMAT. With that said, I have an article that you may find helpful:

How to Score High on GMAT Verbal

Feel free to reach out with any questions.
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My last 2 mock scores have decreased shockingly - need help [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 09 Aug 2021, 16:27
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Thanks for replying and my test date is 31st August which is 20 days from now. any suggestions on what i can do in these last few days to give the best shot in the first attempt. If i dont get my desired score ofcourse i will try again. But honestly can i see some scope of improvement in the last few weeks? Is there a possibility?

Originally posted by pdas146 on 09 Aug 2021, 12:10.
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Hi pdas146,

I've sent you a PM with some notes and additional questions.

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Thanks for replying and my test date is 31st August which is 20 days from now. any suggestions on what i can do in these last few days to give the best shot in the first attempt. If i dont get my desired score ofcourse i will try again. But honestly can i see some scope of improvement in the last few weeks? Is there a possibility?


When do you plan to take your next official practice exam?
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Re: My last 2 mock scores have decreased shockingly - need help [#permalink] New post   16 Aug 2021, 19:47
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Hi I took my last and 6th official mock yesterday ( 15th August) and scored 690 (Q49/V35) Last week i had put in some serious verbal analysis and studies. My test is on the 31st of August. Is there a anything i can do now to optimize my preps.

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Re: My last 2 mock scores have decreased shockingly - need help [#permalink] New post   17 Aug 2021, 08:12
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Hi I took my last and 6th official mock yesterday ( 15th August) and scored 690 (Q49/V35) Last week i had put in some serious verbal analysis and studies. My test is on the 31st of August. Is there a anything i can do now to optimize my preps.

Thanks,
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Yes. Check out TTP, and then reach back out to me directly. We can take things from there.
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