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06 Oct 2016, 02:02
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Hi everyone! I appeared for the GMAT 3 days back and scored just 680. Q49 V32. I intend to re-take the exam within a month's time because I want a score of 730+. For this I drastically need to improve my verbal score while increasing my Quant score by 1 or 2 (would be great!). Is it possible to achieve this score jump in such a short duration? I have a valid e-gmat verbal subscription and they have the best prep content but wanted to know if its a realistic target for me?
06 Oct 2016, 11:09
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Hi Batmangsr,
A 680 is a great start! While it is possible to improve to a 730+ in one month, it will certainly take a lot of time and effort. To help provide some more tailored advice, I’d like to learn some more about your GMAT experience and MBA goals. I have a few questions:
1) Did you get your enhanced score report? If not, could you do so and share the score breakdown from your GMAT?
2) Can you provide the dates and score breakdowns from your Official GMAT prep practice exams? When you took the practice tests, did you take them under realistic conditions (e.g. in a quiet environment, no extended breaks)? Did you complete the entire CAT, including the IR and Essay sections?
3) Have you been using any other resources besides EGMAT?
4) To what schools do you plan to apply?
5) What deadlines are you targeting?
A 680 is a great start! While it is possible to improve to a 730+ in one month, it will certainly take a lot of time and effort. To help provide some more tailored advice, I’d like to learn some more about your GMAT experience and MBA goals. I have a few questions:
1) Did you get your enhanced score report? If not, could you do so and share the score breakdown from your GMAT?
2) Can you provide the dates and score breakdowns from your Official GMAT prep practice exams? When you took the practice tests, did you take them under realistic conditions (e.g. in a quiet environment, no extended breaks)? Did you complete the entire CAT, including the IR and Essay sections?
3) Have you been using any other resources besides EGMAT?
4) To what schools do you plan to apply?
5) What deadlines are you targeting?
06 Oct 2016, 21:18
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Hi batmangsr,
First off, a 680/Q49 is a strong score (it's right around the 85th percentile overall), so it could be enough to get you into your first-choice School. As such, a retest might not be necessary. Depending on the Schools that you plan to apply to, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile. There's a Forum full of them here:
ask-admission-consultants-124/
With a 680, you're closer to a 730+ than you probably realize - but to gain the missing points that you're after, you will likely have to focus on learning and practicing some new Tactics (and that would probably take another month of consistent, guided study).
1) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
2) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
First off, a 680/Q49 is a strong score (it's right around the 85th percentile overall), so it could be enough to get you into your first-choice School. As such, a retest might not be necessary. Depending on the Schools that you plan to apply to, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile. There's a Forum full of them here:
ask-admission-consultants-124/
With a 680, you're closer to a 730+ than you probably realize - but to gain the missing points that you're after, you will likely have to focus on learning and practicing some new Tactics (and that would probably take another month of consistent, guided study).
1) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
2) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
