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31 Jul 2016, 13:09
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Hey Guys,
I have recently been reading some GMAT forums about test day experiences and how a lot of people scored lower than expected on test day. This happened to me on Saturday when I took the GMAT after 3 months of studying and doing the veritas prep online course. 1 week before I took the test I received scores of 620 on the veritas prep GMAT simulator test A and B. This gave me a lot of confidence as my target score is only a 600 and I said that I would be happy with a 580. Both GMAT simulator tests I took had 40 quant and then 31 on verbal which surprised me because verbal used to be my strength I figured I over compensated for math and that's why I improved.
I felt that I was doing really well throughout the GMAT and had to guess on a few math questions but they seemed okay for the most part same with reading comp and sentence correction. However at the end of the test my score was a 440. I felt as though I was going to throw up. I quickly skipped to the next screen which I regret and I canceled my scores. I don't remember what I got on verbal and Quant specifically. Because I was in so much shock and just wanted to leave. I got plenty of rest and didn't feel stressed throughout the test. I took twice my normal amount of ADD medicine on test day that I am prescribed. Which I normally do for studying but not on tests at school. This is the only thing I can maybe attribute to causing this fluke. The MOST surprising thing to me is that of the people online that finished the test and slept well no one had this big of a score gap.
I plan on applying to graduate school this fall, I am about to begin my senior year and really need to get a decent score this fall. I am pretty destroyed and I left veritas prep a message about how to proceed. I have one week left of my internship, then I go on vacation for a week, and then I move into school. I almost want to sit for another exam in the next two weeks while everything is fresh but I am not sure that this is the best course of action. I really just feel like I'm out of time and I'm questioning myself and all of my previous GMAT strategies. I really have no desire to spend additional money on prep materials. If anyone could give me some advice I would really appreciate it.
I have recently been reading some GMAT forums about test day experiences and how a lot of people scored lower than expected on test day. This happened to me on Saturday when I took the GMAT after 3 months of studying and doing the veritas prep online course. 1 week before I took the test I received scores of 620 on the veritas prep GMAT simulator test A and B. This gave me a lot of confidence as my target score is only a 600 and I said that I would be happy with a 580. Both GMAT simulator tests I took had 40 quant and then 31 on verbal which surprised me because verbal used to be my strength I figured I over compensated for math and that's why I improved.
I felt that I was doing really well throughout the GMAT and had to guess on a few math questions but they seemed okay for the most part same with reading comp and sentence correction. However at the end of the test my score was a 440. I felt as though I was going to throw up. I quickly skipped to the next screen which I regret and I canceled my scores. I don't remember what I got on verbal and Quant specifically. Because I was in so much shock and just wanted to leave. I got plenty of rest and didn't feel stressed throughout the test. I took twice my normal amount of ADD medicine on test day that I am prescribed. Which I normally do for studying but not on tests at school. This is the only thing I can maybe attribute to causing this fluke. The MOST surprising thing to me is that of the people online that finished the test and slept well no one had this big of a score gap.
I plan on applying to graduate school this fall, I am about to begin my senior year and really need to get a decent score this fall. I am pretty destroyed and I left veritas prep a message about how to proceed. I have one week left of my internship, then I go on vacation for a week, and then I move into school. I almost want to sit for another exam in the next two weeks while everything is fresh but I am not sure that this is the best course of action. I really just feel like I'm out of time and I'm questioning myself and all of my previous GMAT strategies. I really have no desire to spend additional money on prep materials. If anyone could give me some advice I would really appreciate it.
31 Jul 2016, 19:35
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Hi slich40,
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day 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. Taking a larger dose of ADD medication that you're not 'used to' could have significantly impacted your performance, but there are other common factors in these types of situations, so I have a few questions about how you took your CATs:
When you took your CATs:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT each time (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them at home?
3) Did you take them at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
4) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, skip sections, take longer breaks, etc.)?
5) Did you ever take a CAT more than once? Has you seen any of the questions BEFORE?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day 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. Taking a larger dose of ADD medication that you're not 'used to' could have significantly impacted your performance, but there are other common factors in these types of situations, so I have a few questions about how you took your CATs:
When you took your CATs:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT each time (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them at home?
3) Did you take them at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
4) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, skip sections, take longer breaks, etc.)?
5) Did you ever take a CAT more than once? Has you seen any of the questions BEFORE?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
01 Aug 2016, 03:46
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When you took your CATs:
1) Yes I took the entire CATs in order to build endurance
2) No I took one at a library and one at a coffee shop
3) No, I took them a bit later in the day around noon or so. Maybe 10 AM at the earliest my GMAT was at 8AM
4) No I avoided this in order to prepare for the real thing.
5) Some CAT's I had but the two I scored above 600 on I had never taken before.
I'm thinking about taking the official GMAC practice test today or tomorrow and if that is good I'll chalk my official GMAT score up as a fluke and reschedule within a month or in the next 3 weeks.
1) Yes I took the entire CATs in order to build endurance
2) No I took one at a library and one at a coffee shop
3) No, I took them a bit later in the day around noon or so. Maybe 10 AM at the earliest my GMAT was at 8AM
4) No I avoided this in order to prepare for the real thing.
5) Some CAT's I had but the two I scored above 600 on I had never taken before.
I'm thinking about taking the official GMAC practice test today or tomorrow and if that is good I'll chalk my official GMAT score up as a fluke and reschedule within a month or in the next 3 weeks.
