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21 Apr 2021, 09:02
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Hey,
I decided to talk about my GMAT experience yesterday because I am so nervous about the result and I would be so happy if anyone can calm me a bit
So I took the GMAT online yesterday.. I was not really amused about the shift from enhanced exam to the old one, but it was okay. My target score is only 600.. In practice tests, I started with 510 some months ago and at the end of my studies, I achieved 630, 620 and 600 and felt confident about doing the exam (600 was under unfavourable conditions, someone called me and so on).
My exact mock scores were:
Official GMAT 1 630 (Q38, V38)
Veritas Prep 620 (Q41, V35)
Official GMAT 2 600 (Q35, V38)
I took the exam at a friend's house because his internet connection is better and no one would disturb me. Everything went smooth, I was ready half an hour before start and had no problems during check-in - I was actually the first in the queue!
Then it started to become crazy.. I saw the first quant question and was really confused. My strategy was to take time for the first 10 questions, so I tried to work it out but couldn't do it so I skipped after 2,5 min. It was not getting better. Question after question I had no idea what to do. The concepts were so random.. I had probability and hard permutation stuff.. also geometry.. Nothing for the "go-to" concepts. There was no way to gain confidence.. I tried to just keep going but it felt horrible. I was guessing most of the time and even when I though "Oh, I know how to solve that!", I started calculating and got an answer which was not in the responses.. And yes, I had the value that was asked for..
My motivation was down and there is no break between quant and verbal so I had to keep going.
Verbal part was good, I finished a bit early (8 min I think) but it was alright. IR is not important for me but it was also good.
I am now desperately waiting for my results. I don't want to retake the exam and pay the fee again. I was so confident in the preparation and mock tests. In the exam, it felt like I studied for nothing because I could use literally nothing from my studies.
Do you think that I may have guessed right in the first questions and therefore, the exam thought that I was capable to solve harder questions?
Or do you think I still have the chance to achieve 600 at least?
I decided to talk about my GMAT experience yesterday because I am so nervous about the result and I would be so happy if anyone can calm me a bit
So I took the GMAT online yesterday.. I was not really amused about the shift from enhanced exam to the old one, but it was okay. My target score is only 600.. In practice tests, I started with 510 some months ago and at the end of my studies, I achieved 630, 620 and 600 and felt confident about doing the exam (600 was under unfavourable conditions, someone called me and so on).
My exact mock scores were:
Official GMAT 1 630 (Q38, V38)
Veritas Prep 620 (Q41, V35)
Official GMAT 2 600 (Q35, V38)
I took the exam at a friend's house because his internet connection is better and no one would disturb me. Everything went smooth, I was ready half an hour before start and had no problems during check-in - I was actually the first in the queue!
Then it started to become crazy.. I saw the first quant question and was really confused. My strategy was to take time for the first 10 questions, so I tried to work it out but couldn't do it so I skipped after 2,5 min. It was not getting better. Question after question I had no idea what to do. The concepts were so random.. I had probability and hard permutation stuff.. also geometry.. Nothing for the "go-to" concepts. There was no way to gain confidence.. I tried to just keep going but it felt horrible. I was guessing most of the time and even when I though "Oh, I know how to solve that!", I started calculating and got an answer which was not in the responses.. And yes, I had the value that was asked for..
My motivation was down and there is no break between quant and verbal so I had to keep going.
Verbal part was good, I finished a bit early (8 min I think) but it was alright. IR is not important for me but it was also good.
I am now desperately waiting for my results. I don't want to retake the exam and pay the fee again. I was so confident in the preparation and mock tests. In the exam, it felt like I studied for nothing because I could use literally nothing from my studies.
Do you think that I may have guessed right in the first questions and therefore, the exam thought that I was capable to solve harder questions?
Or do you think I still have the chance to achieve 600 at least? 
21 Apr 2021, 10:52
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Sounds like a bad performance, but wait and see. The exam could have felt hard to you and yet you may have been able to score the 600 you need.
Generally, blind guessing at a number of questions is not good strategy. The chances of hitting a correct answer are very low. If the guesses were incorrect, then the score could be low as you may have received easier level questions. This would lower your overall and sectional scores.
Generally, blind guessing at a number of questions is not good strategy. The chances of hitting a correct answer are very low. If the guesses were incorrect, then the score could be low as you may have received easier level questions. This would lower your overall and sectional scores.
21 Apr 2021, 15:58
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Hi pr2299,
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day did not go as smoothly as hoped. Most GMATers cannot properly assess their performances as they are happening, so we should wait to see the results before we delve deeper into Test Day itself. In the meantime, I would like to know a bit more about how you've been studying and your goals:
1) How long have you studied in total? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far? What "brands" of CATs/mocks have you used?
3) On what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
4) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
760+: What GMAT Assassins Do to Score at the Highest Levels
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day did not go as smoothly as hoped. Most GMATers cannot properly assess their performances as they are happening, so we should wait to see the results before we delve deeper into Test Day itself. In the meantime, I would like to know a bit more about how you've been studying and your goals:
1) How long have you studied in total? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far? What "brands" of CATs/mocks have you used?
3) On what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
4) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
760+: What GMAT Assassins Do to Score at the Highest Levels
