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Updated on: 07 Jan 2020, 09:13
Originally posted by TheNightKing on 22 Dec 2019, 13:40.
Last edited by TheNightKing on 07 Jan 2020, 09:13, edited 4 times in total.
Last edited by TheNightKing on 07 Jan 2020, 09:13, edited 4 times in total.
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Hello GMATClub,
I wanted this to be a debrief but may be not so soon. MBA has been a very long overdue dream for me now. I have taken CAT (India) 2013,2014,2015 and 2016. It's not that I did not get to any college with those results but not the colleges I wanted to. Also, I never scored something like a 99%le the best I got was 92. Then I moved to USA in 2017 and did not prepare for anything as such (went back to India in between and came back to US in March 2019). Finally in July 2019, I started preparing for GMAT. With almost 6 months of preparation, I ended up with a 600 in actual GMAT.
Here are the scores so far:
GMATPrep 1- July 13, 2019 - Q42 V26 - 560
GMATPrep 2 - July 20, 2019 - Q44 V21 - 540
Expert's Global Free Exam - Don't remember the date - Q47 V18 - 540
(At this point I realised just taking mocks won't help so I need to study. So no mocks for a period of time)
GMATPrep1 - Attempt 2 - Sept 29 - Q47 V28 - 620
GMATPrep2 - Attempt 2 - Nov 3 - Q50 V36 - 710 (Obviously I saw repeat questions specially that one RC I can recollect)
VeritasPrep1 - Nov 11 - Q48 V32 - 650
Egmat Test 1 - Nov 17 - Q45 V33 - 640
Veritas Prep 2- Nov 22 - Q48 V33 - 660
Veritas Prep 3- Nov 27 - Q48 V35 - 680
Veritas Prep 4- Dec 2 - Q50 V32 - 670
Veritas Prep 5- Dec 5 - Q45 V32 - 630
GMATPrep 3 - Dec 7 - V49 V29 - 650
Veritas Prep 6- Dec 14 - Q49 V32 - 660
GMATPrep 4 - Dec 18 - V48 V37 - 700
Honestly, I felt very happy that I finally touched 700 and I was fully prepared to take the actual GMAT with that confidence. Somewhere, I was prepared to fall back to something like 680 but not a 600.
No, It was not the exam pressure that got to me. I was well prepared. It was a well planned event for me. I had practiced every test full length (including AWA and IR). I eat the exact same thing during breaks all the time. I didnt expect a Q51 but at least a Q48 (the heck with the first question. It did trick me I should say but I moved on in about 3 minutes). For Verbal, I had a very bad RC in the end. The options were so lengthy that they were almost the size of RC. And that was for all 3 questions. I did my best but I am pretty sure I did not get those right. And I wanted to get done with those so I could attempt the last 4 (SC/CR) questions. The center was perfect. They did everything to make sure a candidate has the smooth experience. bb, I want to add that center to the list. I will work with you on that.
My resources so far:
1. GMATClub : Hands down. I have used this platform for 90% of my preparation. Be it official questions. Be it QOTD. Be it Daily Practice Questions. Nothing beats this platform.
2. EmpowerGMAT : I have not used this 100%. I guess about 20%. (because I knew where to focus and what I was lacking). I did not need to go through basics and stuff (specially Quant)
Tests:
As you already figured out Veritas Prep and Official GMATPrep mocks.
Next Action item?
I don't know. I have been contemplating so far on what to do and what went wrong. I am planning to buy ESR to at least get some idea about how I performed in each sub section. (I have a feeling I performed good in the order of SC, RC and CR. CR being the worst). I am definitely thinking of one more attempt but I am thinking to be 100% honest with myself when it comes to mistakes and may be to enroll in a course thought not sure which one) .
As I mentioned I wanted this to be a debrief but turns out that is not the case. I wanted to not be active on the forum posting solutions to questions but looks like the forum needs more of me.
Tagging experts who know me by know (at least I think so): bb GMATNinja EMPOWERgmatRichC chetan2u generis Bunuel ScottTargetTestPrep MentorTutoring Skywalker18
Tagging some of the friends: eakabuah Raxit85 dcummins (I am still so happy for you man) mykrasovski
I don't have any exact questions. Anything you want to suggest/feel will help me, Please shoot.!
Also, I had selected these 5 schools and I accepted my score (my heart beat was crazy and I couldn't think of what to do even though I think I should have cancelled):
Purdue UniversityKrannert Graduate School of Management MBA STEM, Full Time
Carnegie Mellon UniversityTepper School of Business MBA, Full Time
National University of SingaporeNUS Business School MBA, Full Time
Georgia Institute of TechnologyScheller College of Business MBA, Full Time
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow Indian Institute of Management Lucknow International Programme in Management for Executives (IPMX)
Should I cancel my score?
P.S: I am not proof reading this so please forgive me for any grammatical mistakes. I have attached the ESR.
I wanted this to be a debrief but may be not so soon. MBA has been a very long overdue dream for me now. I have taken CAT (India) 2013,2014,2015 and 2016. It's not that I did not get to any college with those results but not the colleges I wanted to. Also, I never scored something like a 99%le the best I got was 92. Then I moved to USA in 2017 and did not prepare for anything as such (went back to India in between and came back to US in March 2019). Finally in July 2019, I started preparing for GMAT. With almost 6 months of preparation, I ended up with a 600 in actual GMAT.
Here are the scores so far:
GMATPrep 1- July 13, 2019 - Q42 V26 - 560
GMATPrep 2 - July 20, 2019 - Q44 V21 - 540
Expert's Global Free Exam - Don't remember the date - Q47 V18 - 540
(At this point I realised just taking mocks won't help so I need to study. So no mocks for a period of time)
GMATPrep1 - Attempt 2 - Sept 29 - Q47 V28 - 620
GMATPrep2 - Attempt 2 - Nov 3 - Q50 V36 - 710 (Obviously I saw repeat questions specially that one RC I can recollect)
VeritasPrep1 - Nov 11 - Q48 V32 - 650
Egmat Test 1 - Nov 17 - Q45 V33 - 640
Veritas Prep 2- Nov 22 - Q48 V33 - 660
Veritas Prep 3- Nov 27 - Q48 V35 - 680
Veritas Prep 4- Dec 2 - Q50 V32 - 670
Veritas Prep 5- Dec 5 - Q45 V32 - 630
GMATPrep 3 - Dec 7 - V49 V29 - 650
Veritas Prep 6- Dec 14 - Q49 V32 - 660
GMATPrep 4 - Dec 18 - V48 V37 - 700
Honestly, I felt very happy that I finally touched 700 and I was fully prepared to take the actual GMAT with that confidence. Somewhere, I was prepared to fall back to something like 680 but not a 600.
No, It was not the exam pressure that got to me. I was well prepared. It was a well planned event for me. I had practiced every test full length (including AWA and IR). I eat the exact same thing during breaks all the time. I didnt expect a Q51 but at least a Q48 (the heck with the first question. It did trick me I should say but I moved on in about 3 minutes). For Verbal, I had a very bad RC in the end. The options were so lengthy that they were almost the size of RC. And that was for all 3 questions. I did my best but I am pretty sure I did not get those right. And I wanted to get done with those so I could attempt the last 4 (SC/CR) questions. The center was perfect. They did everything to make sure a candidate has the smooth experience. bb, I want to add that center to the list. I will work with you on that.
My resources so far:
1. GMATClub : Hands down. I have used this platform for 90% of my preparation. Be it official questions. Be it QOTD. Be it Daily Practice Questions. Nothing beats this platform.
2. EmpowerGMAT : I have not used this 100%. I guess about 20%. (because I knew where to focus and what I was lacking). I did not need to go through basics and stuff (specially Quant)
Tests:
As you already figured out Veritas Prep and Official GMATPrep mocks.
Next Action item?
I don't know. I have been contemplating so far on what to do and what went wrong. I am planning to buy ESR to at least get some idea about how I performed in each sub section. (I have a feeling I performed good in the order of SC, RC and CR. CR being the worst). I am definitely thinking of one more attempt but I am thinking to be 100% honest with myself when it comes to mistakes and may be to enroll in a course thought not sure which one) .
As I mentioned I wanted this to be a debrief but turns out that is not the case. I wanted to not be active on the forum posting solutions to questions but looks like the forum needs more of me.
Tagging experts who know me by know (at least I think so): bb GMATNinja EMPOWERgmatRichC chetan2u generis Bunuel ScottTargetTestPrep MentorTutoring Skywalker18
Tagging some of the friends: eakabuah Raxit85 dcummins (I am still so happy for you man) mykrasovski
I don't have any exact questions. Anything you want to suggest/feel will help me, Please shoot.!
Also, I had selected these 5 schools and I accepted my score (my heart beat was crazy and I couldn't think of what to do even though I think I should have cancelled):
Purdue UniversityKrannert Graduate School of Management MBA STEM, Full Time
Carnegie Mellon UniversityTepper School of Business MBA, Full Time
National University of SingaporeNUS Business School MBA, Full Time
Georgia Institute of TechnologyScheller College of Business MBA, Full Time
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow Indian Institute of Management Lucknow International Programme in Management for Executives (IPMX)
Should I cancel my score?
P.S: I am not proof reading this so please forgive me for any grammatical mistakes. I have attached the ESR.
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TheNightKing hey man, sorry to hear that things did not go well in your official exam. Since you touched 700 in the official practice tests, your ability is definitely pretty strong and you are capable of scoring in high 600s or low 700s in the official thing. So, please do not get too discouraged.
The exam is so nuanced that you never know what can happen. Was it your first ever attempt? If so, then, perhaps, you got bitten by test anxiety. Anxiety can play a role even if you think you felt calm and your heart was not beating too fast.
Once you get your ESR, you will be able to get an idea about what could have gone wrong. However, do not let ESR drive your decision making. I am sure kind experts from gmatclub will be offer help, and I am happy to chat with you in PM should you have any questions. In my view, you have gotten a pretty good Quant score which is enough for any top-tier school. it is likely that revision of fundamentals and good time management can add 1-2 points to your Quant score. Verbal is where you lost your points. There could be a multitude of reasons that lead to your Verbal score. Let's wait for your ESR.
For now, take at least 2-3 days off, enjoy the Christmas, and then come back to the GMAT.
Try to have some fun in the next few days, you deserved it just because you have been studying very hard over the next several weeks / months.
Cheers!
P.S. You have pretty good Quant and IR scores, so if I were you I would not cancel the result. If you end up getting a better score in the future (and I am quite sure you will), the trajectory of your improvement will indicate that you worked hard on the GMAT. And many ad com people are often looking for perseverance and dedication.
The exam is so nuanced that you never know what can happen. Was it your first ever attempt? If so, then, perhaps, you got bitten by test anxiety. Anxiety can play a role even if you think you felt calm and your heart was not beating too fast.
Once you get your ESR, you will be able to get an idea about what could have gone wrong. However, do not let ESR drive your decision making. I am sure kind experts from gmatclub will be offer help, and I am happy to chat with you in PM should you have any questions. In my view, you have gotten a pretty good Quant score which is enough for any top-tier school. it is likely that revision of fundamentals and good time management can add 1-2 points to your Quant score. Verbal is where you lost your points. There could be a multitude of reasons that lead to your Verbal score. Let's wait for your ESR.
For now, take at least 2-3 days off, enjoy the Christmas, and then come back to the GMAT.
Try to have some fun in the next few days, you deserved it just because you have been studying very hard over the next several weeks / months.
Cheers!
P.S. You have pretty good Quant and IR scores, so if I were you I would not cancel the result. If you end up getting a better score in the future (and I am quite sure you will), the trajectory of your improvement will indicate that you worked hard on the GMAT. And many ad com people are often looking for perseverance and dedication.
22 Dec 2019, 15:25
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Hello again, TheNightKing. First off, I must say that I agree with your friend mykrasovski 100 percent. It is indeed discouraging when you set your sights on something, work hard to attain that goal, and then feel halted by something unanticipated. But that hard work is not for naught, and maybe now that you have taken the exam at a test center and know what that is like, you can mimic taking practice tests under those conditions in the future. But I am getting ahead of myself. Listen to your friend. Let the dust settle on this one. Get the test out of your mind. (Go see Star Wars or something.) Then, at least a week from now, start to redouble your efforts. Maybe delve a little deeper into that EMPOWERgmat material. Why not? You have access, and maybe you can learn a more efficient way to tackle basic math concepts in the future, something that could help you break down that nightmare 700-level question a little faster. As for Verbal, what happened in that V37 mock that was different from before? Take the time to sit down with the questions and figure out how you had followed the correct lines of reasoning, how you had seen through traps that you had not before. If CR is your worst area--it used to be mine as well--then get ready to hit those questions head on. Whether you need a new guidebook, new questions, whatever, you cannot ignore a perceived weakness and expect to get better results just because more time has passed.
I enjoy reading your posts to the QOTD Quant questions. If it pleases you to write them, know that you have at least one reader (now an Expert reader) who goes through them word by word and number by number. You have a keen mind for quant questions. I am sure that with dedicated practice, you can figure out how to shift your analytical reasoning abilities into a more "wordy" arena. I know because I have been there, and it took me years and an avocational interest in linguistics for me to feel anywhere near as confident with language as I did naturally with numbers. When that V37 goes from anomaly to norm, then from norm to low-end predictor, you will be in tip-top shape for a retake. I am confident that you can do it. (A 600 is a great baseline from which to launch into competitive territory.)
Thank you for sharing. I felt honored to have been mentioned in your post.
- Andrew
I enjoy reading your posts to the QOTD Quant questions. If it pleases you to write them, know that you have at least one reader (now an Expert reader) who goes through them word by word and number by number. You have a keen mind for quant questions. I am sure that with dedicated practice, you can figure out how to shift your analytical reasoning abilities into a more "wordy" arena. I know because I have been there, and it took me years and an avocational interest in linguistics for me to feel anywhere near as confident with language as I did naturally with numbers. When that V37 goes from anomaly to norm, then from norm to low-end predictor, you will be in tip-top shape for a retake. I am confident that you can do it. (A 600 is a great baseline from which to launch into competitive territory.)
Thank you for sharing. I felt honored to have been mentioned in your post.
- Andrew
