Retaking the GMAT

Consider including what scores you got and what your target is. In case you're interested for feedback on your ESR, you can also attach it to your post. May want to hide any personal identifying info (i.e. name) from the ESR.

Hi donu,

I'm sorry to hear that your 2nd attempt did not turn out better. Before we discuss any of the potential reasons for why that happened, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

Studies:
1) On what dates did you take your 2 Official GMATs and how did you score on each attempt (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores)?
2) Over the last 3 months, how many hours did you typically study each week?
3) What study materials have you used over the course of ALL of your studies? What “brands” of CATs/mocks have you used?
4) On what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?

Goals:
5) What is your overall goal score?
6) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?

While the ESR doesn’t provide a lot of information, there are usually a few data points that we can use to define what went wrong on Test Day (and what you should work on to score higher). Since you purchased the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you (and you can feel free to PM or email it directly to me if you would rather not post it publicly).

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

Contact Rich at: Rich.C@empowergmat.com