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score is so low, I cannot believe it's mine 24 Jan 2006, 14:37
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Hi Folks

I took the test a week ago. The score is 440 - Q 41 & V 12. I never had a score this low in any of my practice tests - right from day one. I prepared for this exam diligently. Took more than 12 full-length practice tests, scoring around 680 - 700. PP and GmatPrep score were also in that range. Kaplan - 550 to 580. Used mainly OG 10 & 11. I also took numerous small tests here and there. But I never had such a low verbal score.

The test day could not be better and the test-performance was my best. I did focus on SCs a lot and there were plenty of them in the test. I had a good feeling that I was getting almost all of them correct. Same for CR and RC. Though I know I made one mistake in one RC question for sure.
So in the end, I had given a good test and was eager to see my score. Alas! I just could not believe what I saw on the screen. I'm in a total loss and have not been able to pull myself together yet, from the shock.
Has anyone had similar experience?. Any ideas why would such a thing happen?.
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score is so low, I cannot believe it's mine 24 Jan 2006, 17:19
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Hi Bendi-

I took the test 1/5/06 and scored a 520 (Q30 V61) - significantly lower than my practice test range of 610-690. I was using Kaplan and Powerprep tests to practice. I felt good during the test...just got my online score and my analytical was 6. Needless to say I am disappointed and now have to take the stupid thing again 2/9/06. The only explanation that I have been able to come up with for myself is that the analytical part flustered me a little and I never quite recovered. I am also wondering if the test is different or more difficult now that Pearson is administering?

Sorry to hear of your plight...better luck next time (if there is a next time).

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score is so low, I cannot believe it's mine 24 Jan 2006, 19:13
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Thanks Ken. I felt the exam no tougher than OG questions. As I said, I have no clue as to what went wrong and struggling to come with an explanation myself. I've a strange feeling that something is really messed up with the exam, lately. I know, I'll not get over it with this kind of attitude. Hope to forget this soon and move on..
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score is so low, I cannot believe it's mine 24 Jan 2006, 19:28
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Hmm...Bendi,

I dunno what went wrong. It sounds like you had done every thing that you could do right. Some things are just not in our control. The only thing that is in Your hands is to make a decision to write the test again and CRACK it out of shape.

I am sure you can do it.
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score is so low, I cannot believe it's mine 26 Jan 2006, 23:26
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Aha...I had similiar experience. I took the test 1/23/06, felt good during the test, but I scored a 490 (Q42 V17). :(
I used to score more than 550 in my practice tests.
I was using Kaplan, PR, Powerprep, and GMATprep tests to practice. But I never had such a low verbal score.

Any idea for that?

I most likely take the 2nd attempt next month.

Good luck for all us here.....
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score is so low, I cannot believe it's mine 27 Jan 2006, 18:56
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I too have a somewhat similar experience. I never scored lower than 48 in quant in any of the test (including Kaplan - which some here say is tougher) but in actual test my score was a pathetic 43. I also felt so great and expected a 50 or more, was shocked to see the real score. One thing to note, I never got a tougher question at all, so maybe I was assuming that I screwed up in the begining. (I thought I double checked the answers which I never did in any of my practice tests!). My verbal was more than any of the practice tests, (practice greatest was 31...actual was 36).
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score is so low, I cannot believe it's mine 06 Feb 2006, 14:57
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Hey Everyone,
I took the GMAT today and got below a 500. It sucked! I felt like I was guessing on every math problem. I felt like I was prepared for those questions that ask you like, if Joe reads 50 pages an hour and Sarah reads 44 pages an hour, how much do they read together.....but nope. All of my math questions were exponents, decimals. I felt like I rocked verbal but I guess not....I dont know how to explain it. I used OG, Kaplan 800, and PR along w/ Power Prep and Kaplan practice sets on CD.

I will be taking it again. I dont know if I should take the Kaplan course?
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score is so low, I cannot believe it's mine 07 Feb 2006, 16:57
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Based upon recent posts, I'm starting to believe the test has changed since it has moved to Pearson. In December, before Pearson took over the test, I scored a 530 while I had the flu. I just returned from the test, healthy, we'll rested and almost all of the OG questions under my belt from an extra 5 weeks of studying and my score dropped down to 480. What is going on here?

I noticed the quant test wasn't what I expected. I expected a lot more word problems including ratios and percentages. You know, the questions we study for in the OG, Kaplan and Princeton books. But instead I found a lot more data sufficieny questions, and problems with exponents. I'm confused.
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