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19 Nov 2016, 11:09
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Hi, I'm new to the forum and have seen some interesting topics. But at the moment I'm in a bit of a crisis.
I wrote the GMAT less than an hour ago and got an terrible 530 (Q37/V27) when i was expecting at the very least a low 600. I had plenty of sleep last night, went to bed at 9pm and woke up at 5am for a stress free morning. I'm not the type to give up so I will look to schedule another exam within the coming weeks. During quant, I was doing well on time and then i got stumped just after the halfway point, I lost time that caused me to rush my last few questions. I had just enough time for verbal though.
Background:
-all official exams were written at 8am
1st attempt 540 (40Q/25V, prepped a month or two with an old OG. little tight on time for Q, and guessed quite a bit on V (bad timing)
2nd attempt (year later) 500 (39Q/20V), prepped for about the same and got a verbal tutor, didnt touch quant. little tight on time for Q and had to guess over 1/4 of V to avoid further penalties. I did learn quite a bit from the tutor but this whole prep was very rushed due to poor timing on my end.
Preparing for my 3rd attempt, I did the MGMAC1, no essay, no IR and hit 530 (Q37/V27) but i finished on time.
Afterwards I spend considerable time doing MGMAT prep, took me a while to cover Verbal (went slowly) and covered quant in a reasonable amount of time, 4.5 months of prep in total.
During this time I did 4 MGMAT CATS, all took place in the afternoon or evening (after work). 1st 570 (q40/v29), 2nd 560 (q38/v29) 3rd 540 (q37/v28) and 4th 590 (q37/v34!!)/
I reviewed each MGMAT CAT to work out the kinks and learn from my mistakes. I would also re-do questions to get the hang of it.
I kept an error log for most of my SC prep and reviewed it sporadically, nothing for quant as I would ensure i redo the question till i figured it out.
My total MGMAT 4 CAT assessment report highlighted the following:
PS: 56% right / avg right 560 / avg wrong 620
DS: 42% right / avg right 550 / avg wrong 620
SC: 53% right / avg right 650 / avg wrong 680
CR: 46% right / avg right 670 / avg wrong 710
RC: 50% right / avg right 690 / avg wrong 700
Quant cont area:
Geometry: 26% right / avg right 560 / avg wrong 630
Number properties: 46% right / avg right 600 / avg wrong 610
Algebra: 46% right / avg right 540 / avg wrong 630
Word problems: 51% right / avg right 530 / avg wrong 620
FDP: 76% right / avg right 560 / avg wrong 590
I haven't booked the next session yet but I will look at the available dates and times and get a noon exam, i think it would help. I plan to use more notebooks, 1 each per topic and have 1 each per topic for an error log to review (much more often than previously).
Any tips to further improve? I will be having a few drinks this evening in the meantime. My apologies for being all over the place, I'm quite frustrated.
About me: I've always been a quant oriented vs verbal, so i know that im below my my potential with quant.
I'm also starting my Level 3 CFA prep, I will be doing readings to keep up with my CFA class.
My goal is to hit a 650/660 and apply for the IVEY MBA (Canada) that starts in March 2017. They have a final application deadline of January 8th (i could be off by a week).
A lot of my current stress is being trapped in the same workplace, I've been networking and establishing relationships to improve my chances of getting a job, and I'm certain that the stress of not being able to move (I want to, but i cant get the chance) could be affecting my prep and performance.
I wrote the GMAT less than an hour ago and got an terrible 530 (Q37/V27) when i was expecting at the very least a low 600. I had plenty of sleep last night, went to bed at 9pm and woke up at 5am for a stress free morning. I'm not the type to give up so I will look to schedule another exam within the coming weeks. During quant, I was doing well on time and then i got stumped just after the halfway point, I lost time that caused me to rush my last few questions. I had just enough time for verbal though.
Background:
-all official exams were written at 8am
1st attempt 540 (40Q/25V, prepped a month or two with an old OG. little tight on time for Q, and guessed quite a bit on V (bad timing)
2nd attempt (year later) 500 (39Q/20V), prepped for about the same and got a verbal tutor, didnt touch quant. little tight on time for Q and had to guess over 1/4 of V to avoid further penalties. I did learn quite a bit from the tutor but this whole prep was very rushed due to poor timing on my end.
Preparing for my 3rd attempt, I did the MGMAC1, no essay, no IR and hit 530 (Q37/V27) but i finished on time.
Afterwards I spend considerable time doing MGMAT prep, took me a while to cover Verbal (went slowly) and covered quant in a reasonable amount of time, 4.5 months of prep in total.
During this time I did 4 MGMAT CATS, all took place in the afternoon or evening (after work). 1st 570 (q40/v29), 2nd 560 (q38/v29) 3rd 540 (q37/v28) and 4th 590 (q37/v34!!)/
I reviewed each MGMAT CAT to work out the kinks and learn from my mistakes. I would also re-do questions to get the hang of it.
I kept an error log for most of my SC prep and reviewed it sporadically, nothing for quant as I would ensure i redo the question till i figured it out.
My total MGMAT 4 CAT assessment report highlighted the following:
PS: 56% right / avg right 560 / avg wrong 620
DS: 42% right / avg right 550 / avg wrong 620
SC: 53% right / avg right 650 / avg wrong 680
CR: 46% right / avg right 670 / avg wrong 710
RC: 50% right / avg right 690 / avg wrong 700
Quant cont area:
Geometry: 26% right / avg right 560 / avg wrong 630
Number properties: 46% right / avg right 600 / avg wrong 610
Algebra: 46% right / avg right 540 / avg wrong 630
Word problems: 51% right / avg right 530 / avg wrong 620
FDP: 76% right / avg right 560 / avg wrong 590
I haven't booked the next session yet but I will look at the available dates and times and get a noon exam, i think it would help. I plan to use more notebooks, 1 each per topic and have 1 each per topic for an error log to review (much more often than previously).
Any tips to further improve? I will be having a few drinks this evening in the meantime. My apologies for being all over the place, I'm quite frustrated.
About me: I've always been a quant oriented vs verbal, so i know that im below my my potential with quant.
I'm also starting my Level 3 CFA prep, I will be doing readings to keep up with my CFA class.
My goal is to hit a 650/660 and apply for the IVEY MBA (Canada) that starts in March 2017. They have a final application deadline of January 8th (i could be off by a week).
A lot of my current stress is being trapped in the same workplace, I've been networking and establishing relationships to improve my chances of getting a job, and I'm certain that the stress of not being able to move (I want to, but i cant get the chance) could be affecting my prep and performance.
19 Nov 2016, 14:17
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Hi mpejic,
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day didn't go as well as planned. Raising a 530 to a 650+ will take some considerable time and effort; you'll also have to make some significant improvements to how you handle BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections. By extension, you'll likely need 2-3 months of consistent, guided study to get up to that level. Before I can offer you specific advice about how best to proceed, I'd like to know a bit more about how you took your CATs:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT each time (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them at home?
3) Did you take them at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
4) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, skip sections, take longer breaks, etc.)?
5) Did you ever take a CAT more than once? Had you seen any of the questions BEFORE?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day didn't go as well as planned. Raising a 530 to a 650+ will take some considerable time and effort; you'll also have to make some significant improvements to how you handle BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections. By extension, you'll likely need 2-3 months of consistent, guided study to get up to that level. Before I can offer you specific advice about how best to proceed, I'd like to know a bit more about how you took your CATs:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT each time (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them at home?
3) Did you take them at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
4) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, skip sections, take longer breaks, etc.)?
5) Did you ever take a CAT more than once? Had you seen any of the questions BEFORE?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
20 Nov 2016, 12:59
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Hi mpejic,
We are sorry to hear that. When it comes to psychological aspects of the test and stress management - make sure you think extreme positivity and pay attention to this critical element of the test. We highly recommend that you read through the psychological tips that we put together for you on this blog post:
https://www.gmatpill.com/about/studying- ... trategies/
With your deadline quickly approaching, here is a customized 2-3 month study plan that can help boost your score: https://www.gmatpill.com/gmat-practice-t ... study-plan
Use this as a guideline. You don’t have to follow it exactly but the structure of the study plan should be the same structure that you take in your approach. This helps to optimize your retention and learning.
As you study, we recommend that you focus on one particular subsection for multiple consecutive days before moving onto the next. You can see this in our study plan where we recommend 5 days on nothing but SC -- before moving onto CR and then RC.
Here is a sample SC video to help you start your journey: https://www.gmatpill.com/sentencecorrect ... ythons.mp4
Best of luck - we are here to help.
We are sorry to hear that. When it comes to psychological aspects of the test and stress management - make sure you think extreme positivity and pay attention to this critical element of the test. We highly recommend that you read through the psychological tips that we put together for you on this blog post:
https://www.gmatpill.com/about/studying- ... trategies/
With your deadline quickly approaching, here is a customized 2-3 month study plan that can help boost your score: https://www.gmatpill.com/gmat-practice-t ... study-plan
Use this as a guideline. You don’t have to follow it exactly but the structure of the study plan should be the same structure that you take in your approach. This helps to optimize your retention and learning.
As you study, we recommend that you focus on one particular subsection for multiple consecutive days before moving onto the next. You can see this in our study plan where we recommend 5 days on nothing but SC -- before moving onto CR and then RC.
Here is a sample SC video to help you start your journey: https://www.gmatpill.com/sentencecorrect ... ythons.mp4
Best of luck - we are here to help.
