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07 Aug 2021, 19:30
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Hi All,
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
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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07 Aug 2021, 19:35
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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?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
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?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
