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25 Nov 2014, 05:49
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Hi all,
Let me give a brief summary about myself. I was planning to write my post as "Yes I beat it" however the reality have slapped my face since sunday several times. I have started to study GMAT before approximately 4 months ago. I spent 1-1.5 hours during weekdays and 4-5 hours during weekend. Since I have graduated from one of the best universities in Turkey, I was so confident about my math talents. I studied only using OG13 and Manhattan GMAT books. OG13 and MGMAT's math questions seems so easy to me and I had no problem with both of them.
However, as a non-native speaker, I was sure about facing obstacles with Verbal part. After solving questions of OG13 and OG Verbal review, I have realized that I am pretty good with CR and RC. My success ratio for both section ( I used timer during solving questions) was somewhere around %70-%80. Sentence Correction part raised some questions in my mind because in each 10 bucket question, depend on my mood, I was making at least 5 or at max 8 questions correct. Since I am planning to apply in Round 2 in this year, I decided to take a real exam on 27 Nov.
For this reason, I took one week off from my work. I started to spend all my day for GMAT from Saturday. I should also state that, as a mistake which I am realizing right now, I have never solved a full CAT untill Sunday. Sunday morning I woke up, made a good breakfeast and started with MGMAT CAT-1. I felt that something goes wrong during the exam because I spent a lot of time on a math question and it made me nervous. As a result, I could not complete all questions in Quant and Verbal parts. This stress and anxiety helix still follows me and I can not solve even easy questions. I want to give my score summar below.
MGMAT CAT1 (Q39 V27)-540
MGMAT CAT2 (Q45 V31)-620
MGMAT CAT3 (Q40 V28)-560
MGMAT CAT4 (Q39 V31)-580
GMAT PREP (Q45 V24)-570
I need a score over 670 in order to apply B-Schools in my target. However I could not find a way to fight with my panic level. For example in GMAT Prep, which I solved in this morning, I made 12 mistakes in Quant section however two of them resulted because I had not enough time to give an answer. And again I spent approximately 5-6 minute in a so simple question and this increased my stress level. After exam I reviewed this 12 question and solved 7 of them correct under 1.5 minute. Verbal Part is also another story. After I checked my mistakes, I have realized that most of my mistakes appeared after I was between two choices and it seems in all cases, I chose the wrong one. In addition to that I have never made such SC mistakes as I did in GMAT PREP.
To be honest, a score above 650 will make me really happy. And if I will not be able to get it, it seems I have to postpone my applications till next year. I know I have only 2 days in front of me for exam. But I really need an expert advice in order to build at least a mental stamina.
Please help me, what should i do in these two days? Which sources should i study or check for last minutes tips? Especially for Verbal part, will you offer some good sources?
I am really lost, dissappointed and frustrated. I lost all my confidence and it seems i am in the edge of a cliff!!
Let me give a brief summary about myself. I was planning to write my post as "Yes I beat it" however the reality have slapped my face since sunday several times. I have started to study GMAT before approximately 4 months ago. I spent 1-1.5 hours during weekdays and 4-5 hours during weekend. Since I have graduated from one of the best universities in Turkey, I was so confident about my math talents. I studied only using OG13 and Manhattan GMAT books. OG13 and MGMAT's math questions seems so easy to me and I had no problem with both of them.
However, as a non-native speaker, I was sure about facing obstacles with Verbal part. After solving questions of OG13 and OG Verbal review, I have realized that I am pretty good with CR and RC. My success ratio for both section ( I used timer during solving questions) was somewhere around %70-%80. Sentence Correction part raised some questions in my mind because in each 10 bucket question, depend on my mood, I was making at least 5 or at max 8 questions correct. Since I am planning to apply in Round 2 in this year, I decided to take a real exam on 27 Nov.
For this reason, I took one week off from my work. I started to spend all my day for GMAT from Saturday. I should also state that, as a mistake which I am realizing right now, I have never solved a full CAT untill Sunday. Sunday morning I woke up, made a good breakfeast and started with MGMAT CAT-1. I felt that something goes wrong during the exam because I spent a lot of time on a math question and it made me nervous. As a result, I could not complete all questions in Quant and Verbal parts. This stress and anxiety helix still follows me and I can not solve even easy questions. I want to give my score summar below.
MGMAT CAT1 (Q39 V27)-540
MGMAT CAT2 (Q45 V31)-620
MGMAT CAT3 (Q40 V28)-560
MGMAT CAT4 (Q39 V31)-580
GMAT PREP (Q45 V24)-570
I need a score over 670 in order to apply B-Schools in my target. However I could not find a way to fight with my panic level. For example in GMAT Prep, which I solved in this morning, I made 12 mistakes in Quant section however two of them resulted because I had not enough time to give an answer. And again I spent approximately 5-6 minute in a so simple question and this increased my stress level. After exam I reviewed this 12 question and solved 7 of them correct under 1.5 minute. Verbal Part is also another story. After I checked my mistakes, I have realized that most of my mistakes appeared after I was between two choices and it seems in all cases, I chose the wrong one. In addition to that I have never made such SC mistakes as I did in GMAT PREP.
To be honest, a score above 650 will make me really happy. And if I will not be able to get it, it seems I have to postpone my applications till next year. I know I have only 2 days in front of me for exam. But I really need an expert advice in order to build at least a mental stamina.
Please help me, what should i do in these two days? Which sources should i study or check for last minutes tips? Especially for Verbal part, will you offer some good sources?
I am really lost, dissappointed and frustrated. I lost all my confidence and it seems i am in the edge of a cliff!!
25 Nov 2014, 10:27
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bagcanbabayigit
One key piece of advice I will give you is not too spend too much time on any particular question. It is very easy to get sucked in to the trap of grappling with hard questions. You will need to sidestep those questions. This is an important part of doing well on the computer adaptive tests. Now the question is, how does one go about, in general if you read a question once and not much has sunk in, then for sure that is a hard question. Also, you should have a good sense of the topics or areas where you are not as strong, questions that fall in those areas would also be good candidates for letting go.
There is not much you can do in two days, perhaps do some more full length practice tests. It is true that it takes a while to get used to the pressure and stress of the full test, and it is a good idea to practice a lot. You could also create shorter sets of sets and do them under timed conditions.
Cheers,
Dabral
One key piece of advice I will give you is not too spend too much time on any particular question. It is very easy to get sucked in to the trap of grappling with hard questions. You will need to sidestep those questions. This is an important part of doing well on the computer adaptive tests. Now the question is, how does one go about, in general if you read a question once and not much has sunk in, then for sure that is a hard question. Also, you should have a good sense of the topics or areas where you are not as strong, questions that fall in those areas would also be good candidates for letting go.
There is not much you can do in two days, perhaps do some more full length practice tests. It is true that it takes a while to get used to the pressure and stress of the full test, and it is a good idea to practice a lot. You could also create shorter sets of sets and do them under timed conditions.
Cheers,
Dabral
26 Nov 2014, 01:43
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dabral
Thank you so much for your kind reply. I will keep these valuable advices in my mind. I hope I will be able to do my best tomorrow.
