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Updated on: 23 Jun 2015, 04:36
Originally posted by njhamilton10 on 14 Jun 2015, 00:19.
Last edited by njhamilton10 on 23 Jun 2015, 04:36, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by njhamilton10 on 23 Jun 2015, 04:36, edited 1 time in total.
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Hi everyone,
I haven't posted much but I have been using this forum heavily over the past 3 months of prep. It has been a fantastic resource and I am very thankful to you all.
Usually I can find answers to my questions by searching but this one is obviously personal. I am deciding whether or not to take the test next weekend. If I'm targeting 670+ what do you think? Thanks for the input!
(2-May) - Official GMAT Practice 1 (free) - 640 (Q42 V35)
(16-May) - Gmat Pill - 640 (Q38 V39)
(22-May) - Veritas - 620 (Q40 V35)
(6-Jun) - Kaplan - 640 (Q45 V35)
(7-Jun) - Official GMAT Practice 2 (free) - 700 (Q45 V40)
(13-Jun) - MGMAT (free) - 640 (Q41 V36)
(14-Jun) - Official GMAT Practice 1 (paid) - 710 (Q45 V42)
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(20-Jun) - Official GMAT Practice 2 (paid) - 670 (Q47 V35) -> bonus practice test thanks to the monsoon
After some last minute drama (my exam on 20 June was cancelled the afternoon before due to heavy monsoon rains in Mumbai), I took the test on Monday, 22 June.
(22-Jun) - GMAT 1 - 710 (Q45 V42)
Needless to say, I'm absolutely thrilled with this result. I could feel my energy and motivation level starting to wane, so I think I ended up taking it at the best time. Thanks again for the advice!
I haven't posted much but I have been using this forum heavily over the past 3 months of prep. It has been a fantastic resource and I am very thankful to you all.
Usually I can find answers to my questions by searching but this one is obviously personal. I am deciding whether or not to take the test next weekend. If I'm targeting 670+ what do you think? Thanks for the input!
(2-May) - Official GMAT Practice 1 (free) - 640 (Q42 V35)
(16-May) - Gmat Pill - 640 (Q38 V39)
(22-May) - Veritas - 620 (Q40 V35)
(6-Jun) - Kaplan - 640 (Q45 V35)
(7-Jun) - Official GMAT Practice 2 (free) - 700 (Q45 V40)
(13-Jun) - MGMAT (free) - 640 (Q41 V36)
(14-Jun) - Official GMAT Practice 1 (paid) - 710 (Q45 V42)
---------------
UPDATED
(20-Jun) - Official GMAT Practice 2 (paid) - 670 (Q47 V35) -> bonus practice test thanks to the monsoon
After some last minute drama (my exam on 20 June was cancelled the afternoon before due to heavy monsoon rains in Mumbai), I took the test on Monday, 22 June.
(22-Jun) - GMAT 1 - 710 (Q45 V42)
Needless to say, I'm absolutely thrilled with this result. I could feel my energy and motivation level starting to wane, so I think I ended up taking it at the best time. Thanks again for the advice!
14 Jun 2015, 03:00
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Ignore the company test scores. If you're scoring 30+ points above your target on official tests, and if there's no reason those scores might be inflated (i.e. you hadn't seen the questions before), then there's a very high probability you'll hit or exceed your target on test day. That's assuming you perform to your ability, so be sure to approach test day as you approached your diagnostics. The GMAT is so much a test of clear thinking that you want to be sure to be well-rested, and to maintain your focus throughout the test. Don't get hung up on any one question (you can get a great score with a lot of wrong answers, as you've likely noticed on your diagnostics), and if the test feels hard, take that as a good thing - it probably means the algorithm thinks you're good, and is giving you high-level questions.
If you wanted further confirmation of your level, you could take the final paid GMATPrep test under realistic conditions. If you score 680+ on that, you should be very confident going into test day. If you did have more time, I'd bet you could add points to your Quant (test takers naturally strong in Verbal can almost always get excellent Quant scores with the right preparation), but you're doing very well already, so I don't see any reason to postpone.
If you wanted further confirmation of your level, you could take the final paid GMATPrep test under realistic conditions. If you score 680+ on that, you should be very confident going into test day. If you did have more time, I'd bet you could add points to your Quant (test takers naturally strong in Verbal can almost always get excellent Quant scores with the right preparation), but you're doing very well already, so I don't see any reason to postpone.
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14 Jun 2015, 03:32
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Thank you so much for the input Ian.
I would feel a lot more comfortable if I could see one more GMATPrep score and try and get at least one 650+ score on a KAPLAN/MGMAT test. But I have some time restrictions as well. I'm leaving for a 2 week vacation in 40 days, so ideally I'd like to take it in less than 9 days (since I think I'm just about where I need to be) and leave open the possibility of retaking the test before I leave if it doesn't go well. Other option would be to push 1-2 weeks but that would place all the pressure on one test!
). But I took it at home because I don't have any other options. My home is by no means an ideal environment, there's lots of honking outside and construction in the apartment upstairs! I'm hoping the test center will, if anything, be better but it couldn't be much worse! 
