EMPOWERgmatRichC wrote:
Hi Spruha,
I'm sorry to hear that your 2nd attempt didn't go as well as planned. When these types of score drops occur, the two likely "causes" involve either something that was unrealistic during practice or something that was surprising (or not accounted for) on Test Day. Before we discuss any of those potential issues though, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) How long have you studied in total? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What specific study materials have you used so far?
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)?
Goals:
4) What is your overall goal score?
5) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
While the ESR doesn’t provide a lot of information, there are usually a few data points that we can use to define what went wrong on Test Day (and what you should work on to score higher). Since you purchased the ESRs for your 2 attempts, then I'll be happy to analyze them for you.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Hey Rich,
Here are the answers to your questions:
Studies:
1) How long have you studied in total? 2 months
How many hours do you typically study each week? Around 15-20 hours
2) What specific study materials have you used so far? GMAT
OG, gmat ninja videos
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)?
11th Oct (2days before gmat) 710 v38 q49
9th Oct (4days before gmat) 690 v36 q48
5th Oct 670 v37 q47 (quants dropped here because I kept getting work calls and had to pause the quants section 2 times)
Goals:
4) What is your overall goal score? 740
5) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to? This year in R3. I am targeting Indian bschools for full-time executive mba
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