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Need guidance in taking the decision to give GMAT in 2 weeks
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13 May 2012, 07:16
13 May 2012, 07:16
Forum,
I have been preparing for GMAT for last 3 months very seriously.
I have taken the date for Exam in April for 25th May.
I am yet to finish all the practice sets i posses e.g. LSAT RC, LSAT CR, latest Quant etc but felt comfortable to try the FULL GMATPrep1 test i.e. i sat for 4 hours and wrote the Argument and Issue essays too. (I had attempted it approximately an year before with 590 score
and didn't dare touch again 
)
My score is:
Quant: 48 (12 Q wrong)
Verbal: 41 (8 Q wrong)
Score: 710
Please find the attached screen shot for more detail score.
There was hardly any repeat Q for Quant and i did guess few Q to finish it in time but in the end i had 4+ minutes to spare and the 37th Q was so easy that i solved it in 5 seconds.
There were many repeat Q's in verbal from the practices content and even 1 RC Passages was also a repeat. Though i solved CR (no wrong) and RC (2 wrong) very confidently, i struggled in SC (6 wrong) I had 4+ minutes to spare in verbal section and the last 2-3 Q's were very tough.
More details about the Test:
Out of 12 Wrong Quant Q's
6 PS; 1Q: silly mistake, 3Q: no idea how to solve and guessed after some try, 2Q Guessed after spending around 3 min
6 DS, 4Q: Silly mistakes, 1Q guessed after a 3 minute of try, 1Q No idea how to solve or approach
Out of 8 Wrong Verbal Q's
0 CR
2 RC, 1Q hurried answer without using PoE 1Q wrong inference
6 SC
I am planning to give GMATPrep2 tomorrow.
I am on leave for next one week too and can extend it for one more week. Should i give the final push now and give the exam on 25th as scheduled or reschedule it for late in June to have some more to practice and to get acquaint with IR section. I am in no hurry to apply for a college as my primary goal as of now is to get a good GMAT score
Looking forward for your review comments.
I have been preparing for GMAT for last 3 months very seriously.
I have taken the date for Exam in April for 25th May.
I am yet to finish all the practice sets i posses e.g. LSAT RC, LSAT CR, latest Quant etc but felt comfortable to try the FULL GMATPrep1 test i.e. i sat for 4 hours and wrote the Argument and Issue essays too. (I had attempted it approximately an year before with 590 score
and didn't dare touch again )My score is:
Quant: 48 (12 Q wrong)
Verbal: 41 (8 Q wrong)
Score: 710
Please find the attached screen shot for more detail score.
There was hardly any repeat Q for Quant and i did guess few Q to finish it in time but in the end i had 4+ minutes to spare and the 37th Q was so easy that i solved it in 5 seconds.
There were many repeat Q's in verbal from the practices content and even 1 RC Passages was also a repeat. Though i solved CR (no wrong) and RC (2 wrong) very confidently, i struggled in SC (6 wrong)
I had 4+ minutes to spare in verbal section and the last 2-3 Q's were very tough.More details about the Test:
Out of 12 Wrong Quant Q's
6 PS; 1Q: silly mistake, 3Q: no idea how to solve and guessed after some try, 2Q Guessed after spending around 3 min
6 DS, 4Q: Silly mistakes, 1Q guessed after a 3 minute of try, 1Q No idea how to solve or approach
Out of 8 Wrong Verbal Q's
0 CR
2 RC, 1Q hurried answer without using PoE
1Q wrong inference6 SC
I am planning to give GMATPrep2 tomorrow.
I am on leave for next one week too and can extend it for one more week. Should i give the final push now and give the exam on 25th as scheduled or reschedule it for late in June to have some more to practice and to get acquaint with IR section. I am in no hurry to apply for a college as my primary goal as of now is to get a good GMAT score
Looking forward for your review comments.
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Re: Need guidance in taking the decision to give GMAT in 2 weeks
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13 May 2012, 07:26
13 May 2012, 07:26
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Kudos
If you reschedule the test, you make an elective donation to the GMAC (you either pay for an entire sitting fee or a reschedule fee, depending how close to your exam date).
The best way to avoid silly mistakes is SLOW DOWN when reading the problem and working things out. You don't need to RUSH to stay on point for time. Your goal is be on a path to finish the test (some problems take more than average time, some take less. That's the whole point of averages). You're "no idea how to approach" usually means you are lacking in some fundamentals (content). The best way around this is find materials that specifically address the topic in question (algebra, geometry, trig, word problems, etc.).
Don't forget recognizable repeats will inflate your score. Use a different practice test (MGMAT, Kaplan, Veritas, etc.) to get a fresh perspective and use the next week to focus on your weaknesses.
Take the test.
The best way to avoid silly mistakes is SLOW DOWN when reading the problem and working things out. You don't need to RUSH to stay on point for time. Your goal is be on a path to finish the test (some problems take more than average time, some take less. That's the whole point of averages). You're "no idea how to approach" usually means you are lacking in some fundamentals (content). The best way around this is find materials that specifically address the topic in question (algebra, geometry, trig, word problems, etc.).
Don't forget recognizable repeats will inflate your score. Use a different practice test (MGMAT, Kaplan, Veritas, etc.) to get a fresh perspective and use the next week to focus on your weaknesses.
Take the test.
Re: Need guidance in taking the decision to give GMAT in 2 weeks
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13 May 2012, 08:12
13 May 2012, 08:12
Thanks a lot mohater for your prompt response and wise advice. This is helpful.
More CATs should help me in avoiding the silly mistakes and pacing the test.
I indeed need more concept clarity in SC and in few topics in Quant for sure
I will do more practice in weaker topics and few more CAT should be able to help in decision making.
My exam date is 25th may so i have few more days to decide if i should be donating $50 more to GMAC
What say?
More CATs should help me in avoiding the silly mistakes and pacing the test.
I indeed need more concept clarity in SC and in few topics in Quant for sure
I will do more practice in weaker topics and few more CAT should be able to help in decision making.
My exam date is 25th may so i have few more days to decide if i should be donating $50 more to GMAC
What say?
