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01 Feb 2020, 03:54
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Hi Everyone,
I've been following many of you on this forums and reviewed many of the content to prepare me for my GMAT. I recently took the GMAT and got a 560 (Q40, V27) and cancelled my scores. I plan to retake the test in bout 1.5months and hope to seek some direction from this forum to help me achieve a better score in the retest! I've included some background and context below, and would be happy to provide more details regarding my current situation if needed!
Quick background:
26 Male from SEA region
Currently Big4 consultant focused on customer strategy and experience management (~2years work experience)
UK Mid Tier university degree (BBM), 2nd upper class honours
Aiming for 650 GMAT or above
I started self-studying for the past 3months since october, and did not have a specific study plan as i just worked through the gmat questions from the OG. I took 2 official GMAT mock tests and and got 610 and 620 in december and january (both t different timings, at home, and paused the tests on a few occasions), and took the test on 29th January 130pm. During test day, i forgot to bring my identification when i was about to enter the test centre and i had to quickly travel back home and retrieve my identification and head back to the test centre within an hour of grace period which was given (i was a wreck after as i had to drive back and forth my place). I almost missed my GMAT due to this but came back just in time to sit in, after this incident, i was distraught but still gave it my best in my state of mind and completed the test.
Now, i plan to retake the test in end march to supplement my masters' applications (which i have already submitted) and would hope to get some advice on the next steps. I acknowledge that my foundation isnt strong (i can answer the right questions but i have limited knowledge on what GMAT is testing such as idioms and parallelism etc) and i was looking at a few study options (Offline: Jamboree, Online: TargetTestPrep for quant and eGMAT for verbal) to help bolster my scores in both quant and verbal. I hope to seek advice for a general strategy that i should undertake and a pick on which study option would be better based on experience. Cheers!
I've been following many of you on this forums and reviewed many of the content to prepare me for my GMAT. I recently took the GMAT and got a 560 (Q40, V27) and cancelled my scores. I plan to retake the test in bout 1.5months and hope to seek some direction from this forum to help me achieve a better score in the retest! I've included some background and context below, and would be happy to provide more details regarding my current situation if needed!
Quick background:
26 Male from SEA region
Currently Big4 consultant focused on customer strategy and experience management (~2years work experience)
UK Mid Tier university degree (BBM), 2nd upper class honours
Aiming for 650 GMAT or above
I started self-studying for the past 3months since october, and did not have a specific study plan as i just worked through the gmat questions from the OG. I took 2 official GMAT mock tests and and got 610 and 620 in december and january (both t different timings, at home, and paused the tests on a few occasions), and took the test on 29th January 130pm. During test day, i forgot to bring my identification when i was about to enter the test centre and i had to quickly travel back home and retrieve my identification and head back to the test centre within an hour of grace period which was given (i was a wreck after as i had to drive back and forth my place). I almost missed my GMAT due to this but came back just in time to sit in, after this incident, i was distraught but still gave it my best in my state of mind and completed the test.
Now, i plan to retake the test in end march to supplement my masters' applications (which i have already submitted) and would hope to get some advice on the next steps. I acknowledge that my foundation isnt strong (i can answer the right questions but i have limited knowledge on what GMAT is testing such as idioms and parallelism etc) and i was looking at a few study options (Offline: Jamboree, Online: TargetTestPrep for quant and eGMAT for verbal) to help bolster my scores in both quant and verbal. I hope to seek advice for a general strategy that i should undertake and a pick on which study option would be better based on experience. Cheers!
01 Feb 2020, 10:40
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Hi glenaw.
I’m glad you reached out, and I’m happy to help. The first thing that jumps out at me from your debrief is “I did not have a specific study plan”. Looking back at how you prepared, I’m sure you now see that, without a plan, it’s really difficult to improve your quant and verbal skills, right? Moving forward, you will find it useful to follow some sort of study plan that will allow you to linearly learn GMAT quant and verbal. I see that you are considering TTP. We provide a thorough and organized study plan. If you can follow our study plan and complete the course, in full, there is no reason why you can’t hit your GMAT quant score goal on test day. If you have any further questions regarding TTP, feel free to reach out to me directly.
I’m glad you reached out, and I’m happy to help. The first thing that jumps out at me from your debrief is “I did not have a specific study plan”. Looking back at how you prepared, I’m sure you now see that, without a plan, it’s really difficult to improve your quant and verbal skills, right? Moving forward, you will find it useful to follow some sort of study plan that will allow you to linearly learn GMAT quant and verbal. I see that you are considering TTP. We provide a thorough and organized study plan. If you can follow our study plan and complete the course, in full, there is no reason why you can’t hit your GMAT quant score goal on test day. If you have any further questions regarding TTP, feel free to reach out to me directly.
01 Feb 2020, 18:57
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Hi glenaw,
I'm sorry to hear about the added stress that you faced on Test Day; that type of situation would likely have hurt most Test-taker's performances. Thankfully, you're closer to a 650+ than you probably realize - and the GMAT is a consistent, predictable Exam, so you CAN train to score at a higher level. Before I can offer you the specific advice that you're looking for, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
1) How many hours did you typically study each week?
2) On what 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)?
3) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
You might also choose to purchase the Enhanced Score Report. 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). If you purchase the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
I'm sorry to hear about the added stress that you faced on Test Day; that type of situation would likely have hurt most Test-taker's performances. Thankfully, you're closer to a 650+ than you probably realize - and the GMAT is a consistent, predictable Exam, so you CAN train to score at a higher level. Before I can offer you the specific advice that you're looking for, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
1) How many hours did you typically study each week?
2) On what 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)?
3) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
You might also choose to purchase the Enhanced Score Report. 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). If you purchase the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
