Retaking GMAT for 5th time

Hi aryironthrone,

Since you have not taken a practice CAT in several months, there's no way to assess whether you're likely to hit your score goal on Test Day or not. As such, it's imperative that you take a new, FULL-LENGTH CAT (with the Essay and IR sections) sometime soon. It's essential that this CAT should be one that you have NOT taken before and that you take it under similar conditions to what you'll face on Test Day (so take the FULL CAT, take it away from your home, at the same time of day as your Official GMAT, etc.). Based on your prior Official Scores, I'm concerned about the inconsistencies in your approach - but we can't properly discuss that issue until you have a more recent score to use as a basis for comparison. Once you have that score result, you should post back here and we can discuss how best to proceed. Based on what you described though, and your score goal, you might want to consider pushing back your Test Date.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

Thanks Rich.

Quick help: can you suggest any free prep test? I have already spent a bomb and do not wish to spend more for a test. I have exhausted the GMAT Prep free tests and exam pack 1.

Regards

One of my friends has just taken the test in her 6th attempt. Her pattern is: 640 - 550 - 580 - 650 - 620 - 710 in 2 years.

So definitely you can.

Her key to success this time is spending a lot of money on official materials: Q-bank, Exam Packs. She also bought gmatclub tests.

In the past she only used cheap materials such as the old paper tests, OG 12th...

Hi aryironthrone,

While I respect the fact that you have already spent a considerable amount of money on the GMAT-prep 'process', that does not change the fact that the GMAT score is a significant aspect of the Business School application. As such, trying to save money during your studies (by using free practice Exams, among other things) is a dubious choice. As it stands, I do not have a specific free practice CAT that I would recommend (beyond the 2 CATs that come with the free software from www.mba.com). If you've been purposely trying to save money at every point during your studies, then that might help to explain why your 4 Official GMAT scores all revolve around a 600. Scoring a 700+ on the Official GMAT often requires a commitment of time, effort and money into the process - and you should look into this as investment into your future and not a series or expenses to be avoided.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich