|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
thomaskiran960
Joined: 08 Apr 2020
Last visit: 10 Aug 2025
Posts: 25
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 96
Location: India
Schools: McCombs '27 (S) Owen '27 (S) Ross '27 (S) Broad (S) Kelley '27 (I) Olin '27 (WL) Kenan-Flagler '27 (I)
GMAT Focus 1: 635 Q83 V81 DI80 
GMAT Focus 2: 575 Q82 V78 DI76
GMAT Focus 3: 655 Q84 V84 DI79
GMAT 1: 650 Q46 V34
GPA: 7.43
Schools: McCombs '27 (S) Owen '27 (S) Ross '27 (S) Broad (S) Kelley '27 (I) Olin '27 (WL) Kenan-Flagler '27 (I)
GMAT Focus 3: 655 Q84 V84 DI79
GMAT 1: 650 Q46 V34
Posts: 25
Kudos:
4
11 Mar 2024, 10:07
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hello guys,
I am writing this blog to ask for your guidance. I have been preparing for the GMAT for the last 6 months and I took last 3 weeks off work just to prep. I am down to my last 4 days of prep and on the 5th day(Saturday) from today I plan on appearing for the exam. My scores has been fluctuating between 595, 615, 645 and now back at 595. I am aiming for a 655. I still have GMAT official MOCK 4,5 and 6 kept aside for practice.
My last mock attempt was a 595 - Q76, V81, DI82. My personal best for each section has been - Q84, V82 and DI82. If I score my best in each section I will be able to achieve my target score. My last practice test attempt went badly because I wasn't able to complete the quant and I have noticed my performance in quant go on a downward trend. I am struggling to figure out what I should do next. Should I postpone my exam or should I keep giving mocks to improve my testing giving skills?
My work schedule is very irregular since I work in shifts so it will be very difficult to study in a chaotic shifting schedule. I am worried I won't be able to study consistently once I go back to work next week. I would preferably want to finish my GMAT by this Saturday, this has been an added pressure on me.
My conundrum is what should I do in these next few days. Should I postpone my exam for later? Should I practice more and give a final mock and then decide on whether to postpone the exam or not? Should I practice the GMAT Forum quizes and give the exam? I am honestly clueless on what I should do next.
Sincerely,
Kiran Thomas
I am writing this blog to ask for your guidance. I have been preparing for the GMAT for the last 6 months and I took last 3 weeks off work just to prep. I am down to my last 4 days of prep and on the 5th day(Saturday) from today I plan on appearing for the exam. My scores has been fluctuating between 595, 615, 645 and now back at 595. I am aiming for a 655. I still have GMAT official MOCK 4,5 and 6 kept aside for practice.
My last mock attempt was a 595 - Q76, V81, DI82. My personal best for each section has been - Q84, V82 and DI82. If I score my best in each section I will be able to achieve my target score. My last practice test attempt went badly because I wasn't able to complete the quant and I have noticed my performance in quant go on a downward trend. I am struggling to figure out what I should do next. Should I postpone my exam or should I keep giving mocks to improve my testing giving skills?
My work schedule is very irregular since I work in shifts so it will be very difficult to study in a chaotic shifting schedule. I am worried I won't be able to study consistently once I go back to work next week. I would preferably want to finish my GMAT by this Saturday, this has been an added pressure on me.
My conundrum is what should I do in these next few days. Should I postpone my exam for later? Should I practice more and give a final mock and then decide on whether to postpone the exam or not? Should I practice the GMAT Forum quizes and give the exam? I am honestly clueless on what I should do next.
Sincerely,
Kiran Thomas
Updated on: 11 Mar 2024, 11:16
Originally posted by GmatKnightTutor on 11 Mar 2024, 10:57.
Last edited by GmatKnightTutor on 11 Mar 2024, 11:16, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by GmatKnightTutor on 11 Mar 2024, 11:16, edited 1 time in total.
Kudos
Bookmarks
Quote:
If, for example, you booked an Online attempt you can conveniently take and you can't get a meaningful refund anyway at this point, it may be worth taking it. In a way, even if you don't do well, you could leverage the experience and think of it as an extra official mock. May want to check the relevant refund (also rescheduling) policy for your situation/location.
Quote:
If time management is an issue, using question/time markers may help.
5 Quant tips
11 Mar 2024, 11:07
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hi. I just typed up a long message and lost it accidentally 🤦♂️
But this could be a good thing for you because you don’t have to read as much.
The bottom line is that at this point in time you cannot count on significant score improvement. The only thing you should be worrying about is protecting your score that you have achieved. You don’t want it to slide as you have noticed scores can slide as you lose some of the Skills and competencies. Our memories are not perfect and you have to keep a lot of things fresh in your mind to score at your highest potential.
So at this point in time, you’re supposed to review all the traps and mistakes you’ve made to make sure you don’t make them. You’re also supposed to focus on timing and perfecting that aspect. A lot of people get penalized when they guess the last five or 10 questions.
I would also encourage you not to wear yourself out and not to run your brain into the ground with fatigue by the end of the week. I would recommend recommend taking Friday off and giving yourself a bit of a break, still perhaps take a practice test in the morning and do some light refresh and review but nothing Major and go outside and enjoy a nice lunch or dinner or something like that.
In terms of rescheduling, it would be a bit of a wasteful process since you would lose 60% of the value but at the same time you would still have 40 left and save yourself a Saturday plus not have an extra attempt in history. my guess would be is that you may be looking at the reschedule. A while there is a very small chance that you may surprise everyone with a great performance, I don’t recommend to count on it. Maybe take a Gmail prep on Friday, the day before and then make your decision.
Posted from my mobile device
But this could be a good thing for you because you don’t have to read as much.
The bottom line is that at this point in time you cannot count on significant score improvement. The only thing you should be worrying about is protecting your score that you have achieved. You don’t want it to slide as you have noticed scores can slide as you lose some of the Skills and competencies. Our memories are not perfect and you have to keep a lot of things fresh in your mind to score at your highest potential.
So at this point in time, you’re supposed to review all the traps and mistakes you’ve made to make sure you don’t make them. You’re also supposed to focus on timing and perfecting that aspect. A lot of people get penalized when they guess the last five or 10 questions.
I would also encourage you not to wear yourself out and not to run your brain into the ground with fatigue by the end of the week. I would recommend recommend taking Friday off and giving yourself a bit of a break, still perhaps take a practice test in the morning and do some light refresh and review but nothing Major and go outside and enjoy a nice lunch or dinner or something like that.
In terms of rescheduling, it would be a bit of a wasteful process since you would lose 60% of the value but at the same time you would still have 40 left and save yourself a Saturday plus not have an extra attempt in history. my guess would be is that you may be looking at the reschedule. A while there is a very small chance that you may surprise everyone with a great performance, I don’t recommend to count on it. Maybe take a Gmail prep on Friday, the day before and then make your decision.
Posted from my mobile device
