shohrat6383 wrote:
Hi guys,
I am 33, from Turkmenistan, and have 11 years of work experience, including 7 years on managerial positions in an international company. I took my 1st GMAT a month ago and the 2nd few days ago. While I hoped to improve my score the 2nd time, it went down. After seeing 510 in my 2nd GMAT, I cancelled the score. It is very sad. I took the 2nd GMAT, because I came back late to my seat for the quant section in my 1st GMAT and missed 2-3 minutes. Then I got nervous and couldn't manage my time very well. I think I managed my time quite well in the 2nd GMAT, but still don't know how it could happen that my score worsened for 90 points. Now I don't know if I should retake the GMAT or if I should apply with my best score of 600. I am planning to apply for the Fall 2017. My another problem is that my GPA is low. I think it is about 2.47/4.00 when converting into the American scale. That's why I wanted to score higher than 650 in order to be considered for the schools such as Texas Baylor, Oklahoma Price, Mccombs, Mays and so on. Can anyone advise me what to do. Thanks.
Regards,
Shohrat
Hi Shohrat,
I am sorry that the test day did not go as planned.
Your scores show a clear lack of understanding of fundamentals.
Not completing the test attracts a huge penalty and can be attributed towards your low score.
Questions related to the GMAT:
1. Were you mentally or physically exhausted before the test?
2. Did you sleep properly the night before the test?
3. Did you take both breaks between the test?
Preparation Questions:
1. Did you complete the
OG and the Verbal Review?
2. Did you complete all the lectures and the problems from the On Demand Course?
Going forward, try to drill down deep in each problem type and figure out your exact problem.
SC: The questions test various concepts such as S-V agreement, modifiers, parallelism etc. Find out what troubles you.
CR: There might be certain types of questions that are troubling you. May be Assumption, may be conclusion, inference etc.
You need to find that out and then practice them
RC: This again can be drilled down into different types of questions and also different topics. See what questions and topics trouble you the most and then practice accordingly.
Quants: Try to find out the particular topic that troubles you. For Example: Number System, Algebra, Geometry are the topics on which many questions are asked. You should be very thorough with these topics.
As an addition, start preparing an
error log and keep a note of all the mistakes you made and the lessons you learnt from the problems. This will ensure you do not make the same mistake again.
Also, you should not convert your GPA to the US scale. It will more often than not give you incorrect results and leave you tensed. The schools have a fair bit of idea on how to compare the GPAs of students from different countries.