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Hello Everyone,
Man, I don't know how to begin. GMAT is a journey for some people, it starts and goes on and on. Then it ends either on a happy not or on a sad one. I guess the latter happened at my end. I have been a member of gmat club for quite sometime now, and have seen posts whereby people get 700+ at one go to people who end with with 500 on first or first few attempts but then hit the 700 mark (or close to that mark).
I also always dreamed of touching the 700 mark and was at one point of time confident that I could do so. I am not an engineer or so, thus my math skills are average. My decision to study GMAT started in 2007, when I was working full time, I thought it won't be a bad idea if I start brushing up my math skills. I knew a math tutor and I used to visit him periodically and then my journey to get my dream score commenced.
By fall 2007 I thought that I could take a break for a month or so and put my full effort and give GMAT. But due to work pressure I didnt do that. It was not until March 2008 when I decided to change work so I took few months off and started my prep. In the middle stage I didnt put as much effort as I should have done (my output for the day used to be low) but nevertheless I continued my efforts. In june-july 2008, I gave my first gmat exam. I was not worried as I thought I will need to give it again as I have worked for math but not too much for english. I gave the exam and scored 600 (Q48, V25). Well belive it or not, I was happy to see my score. I thought wow I am getting results for math and now I will work hard for english. I got back to work, but was studying english now and revised my math from time to time. I gave the exam in Sep early. Going with tension and a heavy head (becoz of worry) I made a mess of the exam. My score was lower than before and I scored in mid forties in math and a little less than twenty five in verbal. I was devasted and was upset for sometime. I couldn't concentrate properly in verbal as I thought math didnt go great. I thought I would give the exam when I feel I am ready to get a good score.
I started to study seriously again in May and worked and studied together. In weekends I gave more time and my prep seemed go in the right track. I went thru english material again, SC (manhattan sc) and other notes (spidy etc) and CR, RC from OG. In RC i improved myself a lot by reading the passage slowly. In math I started to focus on Geometry as I used to hate that area, and work on my fundamentals in various areas. I gave gmatprep by end of may and got 590. I thought I needed more time and kept on studying. I gave my gmatprep two days before my exam in june and got 650 (Q47 V32). I had taken a gmat date and decided to go ahead. I gave my gmat (just a few days ago) and well (as expected or not, I dunno) scored badly. Quant score in early forties and verbal score in mid twenties.
I found Quant to be tougher than my previous exams but I never felt I was doing that badly to get score in early forties. And in verbal I found CR and SC (a bit) to be tough. I thought CR ques were tricky and I wasnt sure how I was doing. I thought in SC things were going fine but considering the score they may not be. RC (an area that used to worry me) went fine (that what I feel).
Now here we are, GMAT score, not going up at all. Now doing even average and feeling that am I cursed or what. Is it my fate that GMAT will not go well. I mean what should I do.
Should I take a break, I am not in a hurry to apply to B-schools (and won't be doing it this year for sure). Should I start my prep again from scratch and slow slow with work, go ahead one step at a time. Then when I feel ready, give another attempt.
I mean why is this happening to me. I am not that bad in english. I know english is not my first language, but I have been studying it since nursery.
What should I do ? If I decide to re-start my prep soon then how should I study so that I become confident in both areas (Q & V). More in verbal because my gmat verbal score never crossed mid twenties.
I have done several posts in this forum and am thankful to everywho who has helped me either by answering my ques in specific areas or by encouraging me.
Please tell me what to do ? How to improve drastically in verbal section and be ready for test again so that this time I am confident that no matter what, my lowest score should not be below 700.
Thank You very much people for reading this long post.
God bless you,
Good luck,
Cheers,
GR
[My prep material included Kaplan 800, OG 11th ed, OG verbal guide, Few gmat club tests and some other tests and books.]
Man, I don't know how to begin. GMAT is a journey for some people, it starts and goes on and on. Then it ends either on a happy not or on a sad one. I guess the latter happened at my end. I have been a member of gmat club for quite sometime now, and have seen posts whereby people get 700+ at one go to people who end with with 500 on first or first few attempts but then hit the 700 mark (or close to that mark).
I also always dreamed of touching the 700 mark and was at one point of time confident that I could do so. I am not an engineer or so, thus my math skills are average. My decision to study GMAT started in 2007, when I was working full time, I thought it won't be a bad idea if I start brushing up my math skills. I knew a math tutor and I used to visit him periodically and then my journey to get my dream score commenced.
By fall 2007 I thought that I could take a break for a month or so and put my full effort and give GMAT. But due to work pressure I didnt do that. It was not until March 2008 when I decided to change work so I took few months off and started my prep. In the middle stage I didnt put as much effort as I should have done (my output for the day used to be low) but nevertheless I continued my efforts. In june-july 2008, I gave my first gmat exam. I was not worried as I thought I will need to give it again as I have worked for math but not too much for english. I gave the exam and scored 600 (Q48, V25). Well belive it or not, I was happy to see my score. I thought wow I am getting results for math and now I will work hard for english. I got back to work, but was studying english now and revised my math from time to time. I gave the exam in Sep early. Going with tension and a heavy head (becoz of worry) I made a mess of the exam. My score was lower than before and I scored in mid forties in math and a little less than twenty five in verbal. I was devasted and was upset for sometime. I couldn't concentrate properly in verbal as I thought math didnt go great. I thought I would give the exam when I feel I am ready to get a good score.
I started to study seriously again in May and worked and studied together. In weekends I gave more time and my prep seemed go in the right track. I went thru english material again, SC (manhattan sc) and other notes (spidy etc) and CR, RC from OG. In RC i improved myself a lot by reading the passage slowly. In math I started to focus on Geometry as I used to hate that area, and work on my fundamentals in various areas. I gave gmatprep by end of may and got 590. I thought I needed more time and kept on studying. I gave my gmatprep two days before my exam in june and got 650 (Q47 V32). I had taken a gmat date and decided to go ahead. I gave my gmat (just a few days ago) and well (as expected or not, I dunno) scored badly. Quant score in early forties and verbal score in mid twenties.
I found Quant to be tougher than my previous exams but I never felt I was doing that badly to get score in early forties. And in verbal I found CR and SC (a bit) to be tough. I thought CR ques were tricky and I wasnt sure how I was doing. I thought in SC things were going fine but considering the score they may not be. RC (an area that used to worry me) went fine (that what I feel).
Now here we are, GMAT score, not going up at all. Now doing even average and feeling that am I cursed or what. Is it my fate that GMAT will not go well. I mean what should I do.
Should I take a break, I am not in a hurry to apply to B-schools (and won't be doing it this year for sure). Should I start my prep again from scratch and slow slow with work, go ahead one step at a time. Then when I feel ready, give another attempt.
I mean why is this happening to me. I am not that bad in english. I know english is not my first language, but I have been studying it since nursery.
What should I do ? If I decide to re-start my prep soon then how should I study so that I become confident in both areas (Q & V). More in verbal because my gmat verbal score never crossed mid twenties.
I have done several posts in this forum and am thankful to everywho who has helped me either by answering my ques in specific areas or by encouraging me.
Please tell me what to do ? How to improve drastically in verbal section and be ready for test again so that this time I am confident that no matter what, my lowest score should not be below 700.
Thank You very much people for reading this long post.
God bless you,
Good luck,
Cheers,
GR
[My prep material included Kaplan 800, OG 11th ed, OG verbal guide, Few gmat club tests and some other tests and books.]
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26 Jun 2009, 03:48
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Hi greatchap,
Looks like you're in the same boat I was in when I started (around the same time too, summer/fall 2007). I was scoring very inconsistently on the practice exams, and my actual test score fell between my best and my worst practice scores.
It looks like you have some of the right study patterns. That being said, I suggest the following:
Manhattan GMAT (MGMAT) offers a free practice exam. I REALLY like MGMAT's practice exam because:
MGMAT ranks the difficulty of each problem
MGMAT gives a breakdown of the problem type (SC, RC, Geo, # properties, etc.)
MGMAT provides a detailed explanation when your reviewing the results.
https://www.manhattangmat.com/StoreItemS ... ItemID=158
Use the results from the MGMAT practice to set your game plan. (I found) Having a proper game plan is KEY to effective studying. Before I made a game plane, I would study different topics for HOURS and see little to no benefit. To break out of that, I figured out what my major weaknesses were (SC, rules for geometry, some topics under number properties), and worked my way through my weaknesses. Aside from simply studying the content, I needed to understand why my approach to some problems was flawed. Once I (partially) corrected my approach, I began scoring consistently on practice exams (consistently better
). I did hit a ceiling with my practice exam scores (670 once, 660 once, 680 three times in a row), I know I still have room to improve.
Hope this helps,
Muhamad
Looks like you're in the same boat I was in when I started (around the same time too, summer/fall 2007). I was scoring very inconsistently on the practice exams, and my actual test score fell between my best and my worst practice scores.
It looks like you have some of the right study patterns. That being said, I suggest the following:
Manhattan GMAT (MGMAT) offers a free practice exam. I REALLY like MGMAT's practice exam because:
MGMAT ranks the difficulty of each problem
MGMAT gives a breakdown of the problem type (SC, RC, Geo, # properties, etc.)
MGMAT provides a detailed explanation when your reviewing the results.
https://www.manhattangmat.com/StoreItemS ... ItemID=158
Use the results from the MGMAT practice to set your game plan. (I found) Having a proper game plan is KEY to effective studying. Before I made a game plane, I would study different topics for HOURS and see little to no benefit. To break out of that, I figured out what my major weaknesses were (SC, rules for geometry, some topics under number properties), and worked my way through my weaknesses. Aside from simply studying the content, I needed to understand why my approach to some problems was flawed. Once I (partially) corrected my approach, I began scoring consistently on practice exams (consistently better
). I did hit a ceiling with my practice exam scores (670 once, 660 once, 680 three times in a row), I know I still have room to improve.Hope this helps,
Muhamad
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26 Jun 2009, 04:05
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Hello greatchap,
Sorry to hear about your low score.....hope you achieve the dream score next time.
Do you think it was just a bad day and you could perform better otherwise?
If yes , I think you should take Gmatprep once again(with AWA) and check the score this time.
If the score is within range of your target score (+/-20) , I believe you can / should cut down your study time to 45 days or so before you take the GMAT again.
If your score is in 550 range (early forties in Q and mid twenties in V). I think you need some severe help with the prep.
I am not sure about the gap before the next retake though.
You metioned that your GmatPrep score was 650. Did you take this test with AWA?
How many Gmatpreps / other tests did you take? How did you score on those?
Where is the test center ? I mean is in the same city or you traveled to some other city to take the test?
I have read your posts quite a few times and I really believe you can break the 700 mark.
Sorry to hear about your low score.....hope you achieve the dream score next time.
Do you think it was just a bad day and you could perform better otherwise?
If yes , I think you should take Gmatprep once again(with AWA) and check the score this time.
If the score is within range of your target score (+/-20) , I believe you can / should cut down your study time to 45 days or so before you take the GMAT again.
If your score is in 550 range (early forties in Q and mid twenties in V). I think you need some severe help with the prep.
I am not sure about the gap before the next retake though.
You metioned that your GmatPrep score was 650. Did you take this test with AWA?
How many Gmatpreps / other tests did you take? How did you score on those?
Where is the test center ? I mean is in the same city or you traveled to some other city to take the test?
I have read your posts quite a few times and I really believe you can break the 700 mark.
