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Well after almost three months of preparation, it really psyched me out when I couldn't solve the first quantitative question.
Luckily, I was able to recover.
My final (unofficial) score of 760 (49Q 45V) was pretty much dead-on with my practice scores, so I can't really complain.
Edit - Here are my practice scores:
MGMAT#1: 710 (46Q 41V)
MGMAT#2: 720 (47Q 41V)
MGMAT#3: 750 (48Q 45V)
MGMAT#4: 740 (50Q 41V)
MGMAT#5: 770 (50Q 45V)
MGMAT#6: 760 (49Q 45V)
I think I got 760 on both GMATPreps, I dont remember the breakdown.
Lessons Learned:
1) Anxiety affected me way more than I had expected. I'm not really sure how to combat this, but I really felt totally unable to function for the first 10 minutes of the quantitative section.
2) Make sure you learn something from every problem you do. This means reviewing the questions you got wrong AND the questions you got right.
3) Tell the people you care about that you're taking the exam, the more people you have sending you good vibes as you take the test, the better :D
Most important study activity?
Over memorial day weekend, I took six practice CATs. I took two CATs each day, back to back. I did this to work on the mental fatigue associated with the GMAT.
But just taking the exam that many times, under testing conditions... that'd be boring, right? So I wanted to spice it up a bit. That's why during each test, I asked my girlfriend to create hilarious distractions to test my concentration. During one test, she threw crumpled up pieces of paper at me for 75 minutes during the Q section. In another test, she turned on the TV and channel-surfed for the entire V section.
Actually I'm kidding about the distractions, but I did take those six CATs. And it was really boring.
Final Advice?
Test the GMAT like a game, or a series of puzzles. I actually really enjoy the GMAT, and I think it made all the difference in the world. If you can have fun while studying, you'll get more out of it, and you'll be likely to do more of it.
Luckily, I was able to recover.
My final (unofficial) score of 760 (49Q 45V) was pretty much dead-on with my practice scores, so I can't really complain.
Edit - Here are my practice scores:
MGMAT#1: 710 (46Q 41V)
MGMAT#2: 720 (47Q 41V)
MGMAT#3: 750 (48Q 45V)
MGMAT#4: 740 (50Q 41V)
MGMAT#5: 770 (50Q 45V)
MGMAT#6: 760 (49Q 45V)
I think I got 760 on both GMATPreps, I dont remember the breakdown.
Lessons Learned:
1) Anxiety affected me way more than I had expected. I'm not really sure how to combat this, but I really felt totally unable to function for the first 10 minutes of the quantitative section.
2) Make sure you learn something from every problem you do. This means reviewing the questions you got wrong AND the questions you got right.
3) Tell the people you care about that you're taking the exam, the more people you have sending you good vibes as you take the test, the better :D
Most important study activity?
Over memorial day weekend, I took six practice CATs. I took two CATs each day, back to back. I did this to work on the mental fatigue associated with the GMAT.
But just taking the exam that many times, under testing conditions... that'd be boring, right? So I wanted to spice it up a bit. That's why during each test, I asked my girlfriend to create hilarious distractions to test my concentration. During one test, she threw crumpled up pieces of paper at me for 75 minutes during the Q section. In another test, she turned on the TV and channel-surfed for the entire V section.
Actually I'm kidding about the distractions, but I did take those six CATs. And it was really boring.
Final Advice?
Test the GMAT like a game, or a series of puzzles. I actually really enjoy the GMAT, and I think it made all the difference in the world. If you can have fun while studying, you'll get more out of it, and you'll be likely to do more of it.
04 Jun 2011, 16:24
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that is amazing score. congratulations.
04 Jun 2011, 17:57
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jko
Lol. I was like WTF???
jko
Truer words have not been spoken.
And congrats! Great job!
