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I took the test for the second time and I got 680, 47Q (81%), 36V (81%). I got 610, 48Q and 27V on the first attempt.
I am satisfied with the score. It is not an awesome score, but it is above 80%ile in both parts and this was my goal. I’ll be applying to INSEAD, IESE, and Instituto de Empresa. I believe that this score will be enough to make the GMAT cut for these schools. I have a PhD in science, always worked abroad, speak several languages and I’ve got lots of other experiences to make my apps well rounded.
Since the last attempt I focused on the verbal part. I went over the OG again and I paid a lot of attention to SC. I didn’t study much for CR and RC, because in practice tests I was getting almost everything right. I also took 5 ETS retired tests and got scores in the ranges 690-740. I always got 40+ on verbal during practice.
I was a lot more relaxed during this second time and I think this really helped. Math was OK, only one prob question, one geometry and lots of PS with inequalities. I had some problems with timing when attempting long wordy problems, so I have to guess in about 5 questions. Finished with 2 minutes to spare.
Verbal seemed OK. I doubted in a couple of SC. I got 4 RC passages with 3-4 questions each. It was a pity I only got one scientific one, but the others were not very difficult either. CR seemed not very difficult, with only one boldface question at the very end (question 40). I had about 1 minute left.
On my first attempt I got scores completely opposite to my feelings, I was expecting very low math and good verbal. This second time the scores reflected my feelings, although I thought that I had done a bit better on verbal (I was expecting around 39-40).
I’ve learned some things in the process: I learned some English, I regained academic discipline (I’d had not sat an exam for 7 years), but I am very glad it is all over.
Finally, I want to thank the people in this forum who post answers, questions and advice. This forum has been of great help in my prep, both for the help with the questions and for the encouragement.
I am satisfied with the score. It is not an awesome score, but it is above 80%ile in both parts and this was my goal. I’ll be applying to INSEAD, IESE, and Instituto de Empresa. I believe that this score will be enough to make the GMAT cut for these schools. I have a PhD in science, always worked abroad, speak several languages and I’ve got lots of other experiences to make my apps well rounded.
Since the last attempt I focused on the verbal part. I went over the OG again and I paid a lot of attention to SC. I didn’t study much for CR and RC, because in practice tests I was getting almost everything right. I also took 5 ETS retired tests and got scores in the ranges 690-740. I always got 40+ on verbal during practice.
I was a lot more relaxed during this second time and I think this really helped. Math was OK, only one prob question, one geometry and lots of PS with inequalities. I had some problems with timing when attempting long wordy problems, so I have to guess in about 5 questions. Finished with 2 minutes to spare.
Verbal seemed OK. I doubted in a couple of SC. I got 4 RC passages with 3-4 questions each. It was a pity I only got one scientific one, but the others were not very difficult either. CR seemed not very difficult, with only one boldface question at the very end (question 40). I had about 1 minute left.
On my first attempt I got scores completely opposite to my feelings, I was expecting very low math and good verbal. This second time the scores reflected my feelings, although I thought that I had done a bit better on verbal (I was expecting around 39-40).
I’ve learned some things in the process: I learned some English, I regained academic discipline (I’d had not sat an exam for 7 years), but I am very glad it is all over.
Finally, I want to thank the people in this forum who post answers, questions and advice. This forum has been of great help in my prep, both for the help with the questions and for the encouragement.
In any case, it was great having you around and come back to share your success story! INSEAD is also one of my target schools. I'm pondering on applying for fall 2006 
