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23 May 2018, 03:37
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Dear experts,
One week ago I took the GMAT test and it was a real disappointment, score wise, I got an embarrassing 340 score which I cancelled right away. Now, coming to the test day with some prep that I have done inconsistently over a period of 4+ months of which only the last month was some what more consistent with an average of 3-4 hours of study time. The focus was more on the concepts than practicing questions. In fact, I didn’t do any practice exams except the initial one where I had to guess on many questions since I wasn’t familiar with concepts (especially in Quant).
I used e-gmat to practice learning the concepts but it was very time consuming as I had to purchase an extension towards the last month of my prep time. In all fairness I don’t want you to think that I’m blaming e-gmat for my low score. If anything it helped me with so many strategies in approaching the questions. During practicing e-gmat questions and OG 18 questions i was answering above average.
However during the actual exam (V16; Q20) I found myself guessing although some questions appeared easy ..!?!
Now, I’m not willing to give up as yet if ever !!! I know that I can improve a lot if given the right study plan and the right approach/strategies to get to my target score of 650. I’m planning to retake the gmat some time before January of 2019 but I want to plan for it right and plan early. Any help or guidance is truly appreciated. Looking forward to your responses
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One week ago I took the GMAT test and it was a real disappointment, score wise, I got an embarrassing 340 score which I cancelled right away. Now, coming to the test day with some prep that I have done inconsistently over a period of 4+ months of which only the last month was some what more consistent with an average of 3-4 hours of study time. The focus was more on the concepts than practicing questions. In fact, I didn’t do any practice exams except the initial one where I had to guess on many questions since I wasn’t familiar with concepts (especially in Quant).
I used e-gmat to practice learning the concepts but it was very time consuming as I had to purchase an extension towards the last month of my prep time. In all fairness I don’t want you to think that I’m blaming e-gmat for my low score. If anything it helped me with so many strategies in approaching the questions. During practicing e-gmat questions and OG 18 questions i was answering above average.
However during the actual exam (V16; Q20) I found myself guessing although some questions appeared easy ..!?!
Now, I’m not willing to give up as yet if ever !!! I know that I can improve a lot if given the right study plan and the right approach/strategies to get to my target score of 650. I’m planning to retake the gmat some time before January of 2019 but I want to plan for it right and plan early. Any help or guidance is truly appreciated. Looking forward to your responses
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23 May 2018, 20:37
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Hi knowledgeispower,
While this initial Score was clearly a disappointment, you can use your knowledge of Test Day to better prepare for your next attempt. Thankfully, the GMAT is a consistent, predictable Exam, so you CAN train to score at a higher level. Raising a 340 to a 650+ will take a significant amount of work though (it will likely require at least another 3 months of consistent, guided study) and you'll have to make significant improvements to how you handle BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections.
1) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
2) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
3) Going forward, how many hours do you think you can consistently study each week?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
While this initial Score was clearly a disappointment, you can use your knowledge of Test Day to better prepare for your next attempt. Thankfully, the GMAT is a consistent, predictable Exam, so you CAN train to score at a higher level. Raising a 340 to a 650+ will take a significant amount of work though (it will likely require at least another 3 months of consistent, guided study) and you'll have to make significant improvements to how you handle BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections.
1) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
2) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
3) Going forward, how many hours do you think you can consistently study each week?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
24 May 2018, 07:32
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Thank you so much Rich for your response and for your optimism.
As far as the time I have a good 3-4 months of study time set a side. Here is my responses to your 3 questions:
1) I’m planning to apply to Business school by early January 2019
2) The schools that I’m planning to apply to are located in Texas but I have not narrowed down my top 5
3) I can commit ~ 30 hours a week (avg 3 hours on week days and 8 hours on weekends. I work full time but I have weekends off)
Again I appreciate your feedback and your help in better guiding me through this process
Sent from my iPhone using GMAT Club Forum
As far as the time I have a good 3-4 months of study time set a side. Here is my responses to your 3 questions:
1) I’m planning to apply to Business school by early January 2019
2) The schools that I’m planning to apply to are located in Texas but I have not narrowed down my top 5
3) I can commit ~ 30 hours a week (avg 3 hours on week days and 8 hours on weekends. I work full time but I have weekends off)
Again I appreciate your feedback and your help in better guiding me through this process
Sent from my iPhone using GMAT Club Forum
