Hello all,
@unraveledI think I can come up with another V39/40, but not more. I’m quite good in English (for a foreigner I mean), and I read quite often in both English and my mother tongue French, so I can read rather efficiently. However, I won’t be able to go further. I really felt that on test day was the GMAT was throwing at me was my maximum level, the RC I got were very hard for me.
@EMPOWERgmatRichCI enclosed my
ESR in my post along with the results of my two
GMAT Prep. I would highly appreciate if you have the time to provide any advice.
My feeling after reading this ESR is that my performance is even in both the Verbal and Quant section, though of course I have a much worse percentile in Quant since it is much more competitive. My time management seems OK in Quant and my weaknesses are mostly evenly spread, meaning I’d have to work on everything.
I also saw, in Verbal, the consequences of a very difficult RC passage during the third quarter that took me a lot of time and drained my energy, thus significantly lowering my accuracy in the fourth quarter.
To answer your question regarding mocks, I’ve taken them in realistic conditions, apart from that I had to take them at home since I have no other option. I took each of them at 8:30 am (my real test was at 10 am), in Quant – Verbal – IR – AWA order, with two breaks of only 6 minutes each instead of 8. I did the IR and the AWA each time, with a 600+ words essay.
@ScottTargetTestPrepThank you for the the detailed answer! I'll look the links you posted and answer you later when I have more time.
My decisionI’ve definitely made up my mind to try it one more time this month before I become short of time to study for this exam despite the $250 it costs, and start studying again as of tomorrow.
I think I can improve my Quant and, maybe, with a bit of luck and more confidence, land on the other side of the +/-30 points variation while maintaining my level in Verbal. I’d be happy if I can come up with a 670 or 680.
Moreover, I think the pressure will be lower since I know the test center and its material, and that in case I score badly I have a fair back-up score with which I should be able to apply to some programs I want with good odds.
My plan was to focus 90% on Quant and test taking strategies, and do some verbal questions drills to keep my mind fresh on that part meanwhile.
Also, I always chose as a section order Quant – Verbal – IR – AWA, since I always felt that Quant what was required the most energy, but could another order be better?
I think I can study 20 hours a week for the upcoming weeks.
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