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06 Sep 2017, 11:51
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Hi everyone!
First time posting here, would love your advice.
Yesterday, I took my first GMAT test and scored a 340. Not sure how that happened because I was feeling pretty good and time management on the test wasn't too bad. I was aiming of a score of at least 500 and all the practice tests that I took with Kaplan I scored above that range. This is the worst score I have ever received, even when I first took the practice test!
I did absolutely terrible on the integrated reasoning section because of the timing on the last questions, I ended up guessing on last four.
For studying I did the GMAT Official Handbook, Kaplan GMAT Premier book as well for a month and half.
What would you suggest my next steps be?
Here is my ESR, I'm having trouble reading this thing.
Thank you!
First time posting here, would love your advice.
Yesterday, I took my first GMAT test and scored a 340. Not sure how that happened because I was feeling pretty good and time management on the test wasn't too bad. I was aiming of a score of at least 500 and all the practice tests that I took with Kaplan I scored above that range. This is the worst score I have ever received, even when I first took the practice test!
I did absolutely terrible on the integrated reasoning section because of the timing on the last questions, I ended up guessing on last four.
For studying I did the GMAT Official Handbook, Kaplan GMAT Premier book as well for a month and half.
What would you suggest my next steps be?
Here is my ESR, I'm having trouble reading this thing.
Thank you!
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06 Sep 2017, 13:11
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A good thing that you have done is purchase your ESR.
It is very clear that you have been facing issues with most of the problems types.
(especially Sentence Correction in Verbal where you have scored a mere 6 percentile
and the Quant Section as a whole where you have scored 2 and 5 percentile respectively)
I would recommend you to immediately sign up for an online course for Verbal/Quant.
This is a post that could help you make that choice:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/best-gmat-co ... 69396.html
Most of these courses offer a free trial, so you could sign up with them and take a call
which of those work for you! My recommendation will be for e-GMAT(especially for SC)
and maybe a course with some tutor assistance specifically for Quant. The course you
choose will help you build you concepts and that's STEP 1 to achieve success in the GMAT.
Hope this helps!
It is very clear that you have been facing issues with most of the problems types.
(especially Sentence Correction in Verbal where you have scored a mere 6 percentile
and the Quant Section as a whole where you have scored 2 and 5 percentile respectively)
I would recommend you to immediately sign up for an online course for Verbal/Quant.
This is a post that could help you make that choice:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/best-gmat-co ... 69396.html
Most of these courses offer a free trial, so you could sign up with them and take a call
which of those work for you! My recommendation will be for e-GMAT(especially for SC)
and maybe a course with some tutor assistance specifically for Quant. The course you
choose will help you build you concepts and that's STEP 1 to achieve success in the GMAT.
Hope this helps!
07 Sep 2017, 11:41
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nbenazir
Hi everyone!
First time posting here, would love your advice.
Yesterday, I took my first GMAT test and scored a 340. Not sure how that happened because I was feeling pretty good and time management on the test wasn't too bad. I was aiming of a score of at least 500 and all the practice tests that I took with Kaplan I scored above that range. This is the worst score I have ever received, even when I first took the practice test!
I did absolutely terrible on the integrated reasoning section because of the timing on the last questions, I ended up guessing on last four.
For studying I did the GMAT Official Handbook, Kaplan GMAT Premier book as well for a month and half.
What would you suggest my next steps be?
Here is my ESR, I'm having trouble reading this thing.
Thank you!
First time posting here, would love your advice.
Yesterday, I took my first GMAT test and scored a 340. Not sure how that happened because I was feeling pretty good and time management on the test wasn't too bad. I was aiming of a score of at least 500 and all the practice tests that I took with Kaplan I scored above that range. This is the worst score I have ever received, even when I first took the practice test!
I did absolutely terrible on the integrated reasoning section because of the timing on the last questions, I ended up guessing on last four.
For studying I did the GMAT Official Handbook, Kaplan GMAT Premier book as well for a month and half.
What would you suggest my next steps be?
Here is my ESR, I'm having trouble reading this thing.
Thank you!
Hi nbenazir,
I am sorry that the test day did not go as planned. There can be multiple factors that might have contributed to this score.
However I feel that you did not put in much time to learn the fundamentals and appeared for the test.
1. Did you complete the OG?
2. how many mock CATs did you take?
3. Did you take full length mock CATs?
For GMAT preparation, you need to build the concepts/fundamentals before you jump in solving the problems. You can do so by choosing one of the following ways:
1. In person classes/private tutoring
2. Online classes
3. Self paced online preparatory course
4. Book heavy approach
Whatever you choose, make sure that you choose one. Because GMAT tests you on some concepts and fundamentals that you can learn from a course. Most of the preparatory companies including ours offer a free trial of our course. You can take the trial and see if the course suits your needs.
In addition to the preparatory material, buy the Official Guides(both the Official Guide and the Verbal Review), Question Pack 1 and the 4 official mock CATs. They should be an indispensable part of your preparation.
You need close to 3 months to prepare well for the GMAT.
1. Understand the concepts and fundamentals before jumping into problem solving
2. Solve full length CATs including AWA and IR. You can get two free GMAT Prep mock CATs and can purchase two more from mba.com
3. Make sure you solve the official questions from the Official Guide
