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17 Oct 2016, 14:18
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Hi all,
Thank you in advance. I've taken the GMAT three times, with the hopes of applying to R2 this year. Unfortunately, I am really not satisfied with any of these scores. My quant is OK at 48, but verbal is horrendous. Score break down:
Attempt #1: Q48 V38 700
- CR: 94th
- SC: 79th
- RC: 60th
Attempt #2: Q48 V34 680
- CR: 44th (-50?????)
- SC: 77th (-2)
- RC: 78th (+18)
Attempt #3: Q48 V33 660
- CR: 55th (+11)
- SC: 73th (-5)
- RC: 66th (-12)
Each attempts had at least a month in between. For my last attempt's prep, I outlined each section strategies and made sure to apply them. (i.e. for CR, Read the Q stem, then passage, identify conclusions and identify what would be in scope and out of scope, read the Q stem again, refer to conclusion while reading answer choices, etc.). I did however, felt rushed throughout the last 20 questions (even then, it wasn't like my accuracy for the first 20 were that great - 71% for the first 1/4 and 57% for next 1/4). I feel like I do need to brush up on my timing as my SC takes about 1:30, and rest 2:00 in average.
Besides my timing, I am unsure how to continue from here. I'm back on the drawing board today, but I feel depleted. I feel like I know all the content, and what to expect - perhaps it's my execution? Maybe I am overanalyzing everything? I'm aiming for anything +/- 730.
ANY advice would be appreciated.
Thank you in advance. I've taken the GMAT three times, with the hopes of applying to R2 this year. Unfortunately, I am really not satisfied with any of these scores. My quant is OK at 48, but verbal is horrendous. Score break down:
Attempt #1: Q48 V38 700
- CR: 94th
- SC: 79th
- RC: 60th
Attempt #2: Q48 V34 680
- CR: 44th (-50?????)
- SC: 77th (-2)
- RC: 78th (+18)
Attempt #3: Q48 V33 660
- CR: 55th (+11)
- SC: 73th (-5)
- RC: 66th (-12)
Each attempts had at least a month in between. For my last attempt's prep, I outlined each section strategies and made sure to apply them. (i.e. for CR, Read the Q stem, then passage, identify conclusions and identify what would be in scope and out of scope, read the Q stem again, refer to conclusion while reading answer choices, etc.). I did however, felt rushed throughout the last 20 questions (even then, it wasn't like my accuracy for the first 20 were that great - 71% for the first 1/4 and 57% for next 1/4). I feel like I do need to brush up on my timing as my SC takes about 1:30, and rest 2:00 in average.
Besides my timing, I am unsure how to continue from here. I'm back on the drawing board today, but I feel depleted. I feel like I know all the content, and what to expect - perhaps it's my execution? Maybe I am overanalyzing everything? I'm aiming for anything +/- 730.
ANY advice would be appreciated.
18 Oct 2016, 10:09
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I did however, felt rushed throughout the last 20 questions (even then, it wasn't like my accuracy for the first 20 were that great - 71% for the first 1/4 and 57% for next 1/4). I feel like I do need to brush up on my timing as my SC takes about 1:30, and rest 2:00 in average.
Besides my timing, I am unsure how to continue from here. I'm back on the drawing board today, but I feel depleted. I feel like I know all the content, and what to expect - perhaps it's my execution? Maybe I am overanalyzing everything? I'm aiming for anything +/- 730.
Besides my timing, I am unsure how to continue from here. I'm back on the drawing board today, but I feel depleted. I feel like I know all the content, and what to expect - perhaps it's my execution? Maybe I am overanalyzing everything? I'm aiming for anything +/- 730.
I know you asked for recommendations other than timing, but that's the best recommendation I have to give. Start doing timed sets of random problems, and work on speeding up where you can, and proactively guessing where you can't. You're learning firsthand why timing is important - and if you know the content already, all that remains is how you're taking the test, which boils down to which questions you're committing to finishing and when.
19 Oct 2016, 03:56
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My quant is OK at 48, but verbal is horrendous.
You say that, but your V38 (85%) is way better than your Q48 (71%). Are you saying that your verbal is not as good as it could be? Also, I'd be working on my quant if I were you. Getting 3 48s in a row is great if you aren't good at quant, but the same consistency also indicates that you might be able to do better. 
