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RaghavSingla
Joined: 27 Jan 2013
Last visit: 10 Jun 2020
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Schools: EDHEC Sept Intake"17 (A)
GMAT 1: 700 Q49 V35
GPA: 3.7
04 Jun 2016, 03:13
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I gave my first Kaplan GMAT diagnostic test today. I scored only 680 on the test. It was quite difficult compared to what I've been practicing.
Issues faced:
Quant section had lot of questions on number properties and they were difficult. I scored 48 in quant.
Verbal section was a nightmare esp the RC. The comprehensions were really difficult and I got most of them wrong. I scored 36 in verbal.
IR and AWA section were relatively fine but I faced time constraints in IR too.
I am facing serious time constraints in all the sections. I'm not able to finish the sections on time and usually have to guess the last 4-5 questions in each section.
I need serious improvement in time management. I plan to give the GMAT in August end. Any tips on any kind of improvement are appreciated.
Kindly provide your feedback on this.
Thanks
Raghav Singla
Issues faced:
Quant section had lot of questions on number properties and they were difficult. I scored 48 in quant.
Verbal section was a nightmare esp the RC. The comprehensions were really difficult and I got most of them wrong. I scored 36 in verbal.
IR and AWA section were relatively fine but I faced time constraints in IR too.
I am facing serious time constraints in all the sections. I'm not able to finish the sections on time and usually have to guess the last 4-5 questions in each section.
I need serious improvement in time management. I plan to give the GMAT in August end. Any tips on any kind of improvement are appreciated.
Kindly provide your feedback on this.
Thanks
Raghav Singla
04 Jun 2016, 11:10
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Hi RaghavSingla,
From this post, it sounds like you've taken just this one CAT, but you've taken at least one before (back in March):
gave-my-first-practice-gmat-test-215031.html#p1666619
This recent score (680) is an improvement over your last score, but considering the length of time between these two CATs, I have some questions about who you've been studying over these last few months:
1) What was your study routine?
2) What practice materials did you use?
3) Did you take any other CATs during this time? And how did you score on each (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores)?
4) Is your score goal still 770?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
From this post, it sounds like you've taken just this one CAT, but you've taken at least one before (back in March):
gave-my-first-practice-gmat-test-215031.html#p1666619
This recent score (680) is an improvement over your last score, but considering the length of time between these two CATs, I have some questions about who you've been studying over these last few months:
1) What was your study routine?
2) What practice materials did you use?
3) Did you take any other CATs during this time? And how did you score on each (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores)?
4) Is your score goal still 770?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
RaghavSingla
Joined: 27 Jan 2013
Last visit: 10 Jun 2020
Posts: 83
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 41
Location: India
Schools: EDHEC Sept Intake"17 (A)
GMAT 1: 700 Q49 V35
GPA: 3.7
04 Jun 2016, 11:30
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Hi Rich,
You're right. I did give one test before but that was a paper and pen test. This was a full CAT test. The answers to your questions are:
1. My study routine includes a daily practice/ theory for about 45mins - 1 hour in weekdays. I'm doing a full time job in parallel so that's the time I'm able to devote. However, during weekends, I study for about 3-5 hours. I am not sure if that's sufficient.
2. Practice materials include Kaplan Premier book [I've already finished it], official guides [I'm going through them currently] and GmatClub questions. I do about 15-20 questions daily and on weekends I do more of them.
3. I did not take any other CAT's during this time.
4. My target score is still 770.
One thing I would like to mention is that I've observed that given time, I'm able to solve questions. Time management is a serious issue with me. Secondly, I've read that Kaplan tests are little tough and to draw a parallel, I should add a couple of tens to this to estimate the actual GMAT test performance [I'm not sure if this is true].
I'm worried about whether I'm giving enough time to practice or not. I need feedback on improvement areas.
Thanks
Raghav Singla
