Need Advice Urgently

670 isn't disastrous. Agreed, it is not outstanding, but it is ok. The good thing is that you showed your Quant ability with the Q50. Now focus hard on Verbal (while practicing Quant on the side). Ensure that you don't stumble in Quant next time. But just in case you do drop by a few points, you would still have the Q50 on your score report. Though schools do not mix two scores but it is probably nicer to have a Q50 on your score report even if it is from a previous test.

What are your weak spots in Verbal?

Hi,

First Off, Thank you for your quick reply.
Yes, you are right. Incremental gain doesn't increase by chance, and this coming month i'll be focusing on fundamentals thoroughly.
But when I contemplate about question- Why I couldn't perform at the test center? I feel the only reason was i got nervous as I was not able to solve starting 4-5 questions in my verbal section,leading to overall performance degradation( Nervousness took a toll on me).

Hi Karishma,

First off, Thank you for your quick reply.

In verbal, my weakest area is SC. I prepared hard for it and I was improving day by day. But I believe I need to focus more on my overall timing as during exam i found myself short of time( Though i was never short of time in any mock I gave).

Hi,
First Off, thank you for your quick reply.

I Just want you to know that i belong to the most competitive pool( Indian , Male , IT) so i believe 670 wouldn't help me getting the schools which I'm aiming for.

Answering your questions:
1-Yes I took ENTIRE CAT each time.
2- Yes I took at home.
3-No, the last mock I gave was 1 week prior to the GMAT exam.
4-No, I followed the GMAT test center rules.
5-NO, When i gave the mocks, the questions were new to me.

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Hi Shivam2190,

I have a few follow-up questions about the lead-up to Test Day and Test Day itself:

1) What did you do in the 3 days before your GMAT?
2) How did you sleep the night before your Test?
3) How long was the ride to the Test Center from your home?
4) Were there any distractions at the facility or during the Test?
5) What did you do during the two 8-minute breaks?
6) Did you finish any sections early?
7) Did you have to rush to finish any sections (and guess on questions just to finish on time)?

It's possible that you just had a "bad day"; but if we can figure all of this out quickly, then you wouldn't necessarily have to wait too long to retest (if you choose to).

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

Hi,

Answering to your questions:-

1-last 3 days i just went through the questions which I bookmarked and revised certain concepts.
2-I slept well..though i usually prefer to give my exam in afternoon, i gave my gmat at 9 AM .
3-Ride was about half an hour.
4-No. Ambiance at the test center was calm.
5-I just went to the washroom and washed my face and thats it. Now I think next time i better take some choclate or fruit to eat in that break.
6-quants I normally finish 10-15 minutes prior the alloted time and same happened during the GMAT.
7-Yes..i was short in time during the test..so i had to rush through last 10 questions in verbal.

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Hi Shivam2190,

GMAC has publicly stated that the Official Score that you earn on Test Day is within +/- 30 points of actual ability. Assuming a similar 'swing' in how your CATs function, your current ability level is probably around "700" or so (meaning that you scored at the higher end of your range during practice and the lower end of that range on Test Day). To that end, we really have to 'nitpick' how you took your practice CATs compared to the exact variables that you faced on Test Day. 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. You've already admitted that you were used to taking your CATs in the afternoon, so suddenly shifting to a morning Exam could have thrown off your performance (and having to rush through the last 10 questions in the Verbal section would certainly make it difficult to score at a high level in that section). This is all meant to say that if you do choose to retest, then you have to be more focused about how you take your practice CATs (and making them match the exact parameters that you'll face on Test Day). Some Verbal-centric study with some new practice materials might also help.

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