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13 Apr 2023, 09:21
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Hi,
I took the GMAT exam about a week ago and scored 700(Q47 V40). It was my fifth attempt and I can't register for another GMAT exam until late June because of the 5 times in a 12-month period rule. I scored 650-690 on my previous four attempts and it seemed like it was impossible to break the 700 barrier. I've been studying for about an year and finally got 700, but it's still below my target score of 730. I feel discouraged and disappointed in myself for not acheiving my target score even after five attempts and started to doubt whether I'm actually capable of scoring higher than 700 even if I take another GMAT exam. I feel stupid and frustrated after reading many amazing success stories of people who got 730+ on their first attempt with a few months of studying.
I've used up pretty much all the official resources available, including the 6 official mock tests, and I have to wait for another 2 months to register for another exam if I decide to stick with GMAT. Honestly, I'm not sure what I can do to improve my score for the next two months, especially for verbal, because I've exhausted most of the OG questions. Right after I scored 700 on my fifth attempt, I thought maybe it was a sign that I should stop and give up on MBA. But, I couldn't really let it go and move on after I gave it a lot of thought for a week.
Some of my friends who took GRE and got into top MBA programs have recommended me to take GRE instead of GMAT. I've taken a look at sample GRE questions and the Quant section seems straightforward but the verbal part, especially the vocabulary, seems more challenging than GMAT verbal. In GMAT, my quant is usually stronger than verbal (even though I scored Q47 in my fifth attempt, my quant scores from the 1st-4th attempts are Q49) and I'm not sure if it's a good idea to switch to GRE now. Given that I've used up all the OG materials for GMAT and I can't sit for another exam for the next two month, should I switch to GRE? Or should I stick with GMAT, study for another 2 months, and take another one in June?
If I decide to sit for another GMAT exam in June, would it be a bad idea to take GRE while waiting? I feel like many parts of GMAT (e.g. fundamental quant concepts, reading comprehension) are still transferable to GRE and wonder whether I should familiarize myself with GRE quetion styles for the next few weeks and take GRE while waiting for 2 months. I'm not saying it's going to be easy to score high on GRE with a few weeks of preparation, but I feel so stuck with GMAT and am not sure whether there's much I can get from long hours of study for GMAT. I feel like it might be a bad idea to switch back and forth between GRE and GMAT even if some skills are transferable. But, at the same time, I wonder if I should move on from GMAT. I feel like taking GMAT more than 5 times are not usual.
I'd appreciate any advice. I'm planning to apply in round 1(september 2023) and round 2 (Jan 2024) this year.
I took the GMAT exam about a week ago and scored 700(Q47 V40). It was my fifth attempt and I can't register for another GMAT exam until late June because of the 5 times in a 12-month period rule. I scored 650-690 on my previous four attempts and it seemed like it was impossible to break the 700 barrier. I've been studying for about an year and finally got 700, but it's still below my target score of 730. I feel discouraged and disappointed in myself for not acheiving my target score even after five attempts and started to doubt whether I'm actually capable of scoring higher than 700 even if I take another GMAT exam. I feel stupid and frustrated after reading many amazing success stories of people who got 730+ on their first attempt with a few months of studying.
I've used up pretty much all the official resources available, including the 6 official mock tests, and I have to wait for another 2 months to register for another exam if I decide to stick with GMAT. Honestly, I'm not sure what I can do to improve my score for the next two months, especially for verbal, because I've exhausted most of the OG questions. Right after I scored 700 on my fifth attempt, I thought maybe it was a sign that I should stop and give up on MBA. But, I couldn't really let it go and move on after I gave it a lot of thought for a week.
Some of my friends who took GRE and got into top MBA programs have recommended me to take GRE instead of GMAT. I've taken a look at sample GRE questions and the Quant section seems straightforward but the verbal part, especially the vocabulary, seems more challenging than GMAT verbal. In GMAT, my quant is usually stronger than verbal (even though I scored Q47 in my fifth attempt, my quant scores from the 1st-4th attempts are Q49) and I'm not sure if it's a good idea to switch to GRE now. Given that I've used up all the OG materials for GMAT and I can't sit for another exam for the next two month, should I switch to GRE? Or should I stick with GMAT, study for another 2 months, and take another one in June?
If I decide to sit for another GMAT exam in June, would it be a bad idea to take GRE while waiting? I feel like many parts of GMAT (e.g. fundamental quant concepts, reading comprehension) are still transferable to GRE and wonder whether I should familiarize myself with GRE quetion styles for the next few weeks and take GRE while waiting for 2 months. I'm not saying it's going to be easy to score high on GRE with a few weeks of preparation, but I feel so stuck with GMAT and am not sure whether there's much I can get from long hours of study for GMAT. I feel like it might be a bad idea to switch back and forth between GRE and GMAT even if some skills are transferable. But, at the same time, I wonder if I should move on from GMAT. I feel like taking GMAT more than 5 times are not usual.
I'd appreciate any advice. I'm planning to apply in round 1(september 2023) and round 2 (Jan 2024) this year.
13 Apr 2023, 10:04
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@ck2517
Two points:
1. What's your downside for taking the GRE? <pausing to let you say, "nothing"> Cool, take it.
2. You say you've exhausted all materials at your disposal. One of the most common mistakes a lot of students make is taking the MOREMOREMOREMOREMORE approach to doing new questions. What percentage of all those questions you've done would you say you know REALLYFREAKINGWELL? This would include being able to identify the question type, which technique(s) are best for getting to the right answer, which technique(s) are usable but sub-optimal, which tricks or traps the test writer embedded in the question, any trigger words the test writer used to point you to or away from specific words in answer choices. Could you write a handful of questions that aren't exact copies of this one but that test the same concepts (both content and testing structure)? If the answer to those questions are "a low percentage" and "no," then you have not exhausted all the materials...you've used those materials to continually prove to yourself that unless you get to a point where you can answer "a very high percentage" and "damn right," you're going to keep scoring in the same range.
Two points:
1. What's your downside for taking the GRE? <pausing to let you say, "nothing"> Cool, take it.
2. You say you've exhausted all materials at your disposal. One of the most common mistakes a lot of students make is taking the MOREMOREMOREMOREMORE approach to doing new questions. What percentage of all those questions you've done would you say you know REALLYFREAKINGWELL? This would include being able to identify the question type, which technique(s) are best for getting to the right answer, which technique(s) are usable but sub-optimal, which tricks or traps the test writer embedded in the question, any trigger words the test writer used to point you to or away from specific words in answer choices. Could you write a handful of questions that aren't exact copies of this one but that test the same concepts (both content and testing structure)? If the answer to those questions are "a low percentage" and "no," then you have not exhausted all the materials...you've used those materials to continually prove to yourself that unless you get to a point where you can answer "a very high percentage" and "damn right," you're going to keep scoring in the same range.
13 Apr 2023, 10:21
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After preparations for GMAT for a year, it doesn't seem like a good option to switch to GRE. Need to appear from GMAT, with focussed preparations, once again.
