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27 Dec 2014, 06:48
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Dear all,
I took the gmat today and scored 560 (q46, v22).My target was to score atleast 650.In all the Mgmat mocks i took,the score ranged from 640 to 670.In gmat preps,my score was in the range 620-660.The quant section in real test was really very manageable and surprisingly easy.It seemed to be inline with gmatprep test 1 and 2.The quant section in Exam pack test 1 was really disheartening.I scored 620(q43 and v32).I completed the quant section in the given time.VERBAL section did me.Till the exam,i felt quant was my weaker section. I practiced from the most comprehensive collection and used to solve all SC's in 1:30 minutes with more than 90% accuracy, CR's in 2.15 minutes with 80% and RC's in 7 mins with 60%.My timing strategy was to solve questions in above mentioned time and skip few questions between 20-30 to make up for exta time lost in RC.However,SC's were totally of the upper level,in line with most of the gmatprep SC's with 700 level tag.CR had 2 very close choices pretty much inline with gmatprep CR's.RC's were also pretty much inline with the gmatpreps.However, the SC's were suppose to be my time saviour.They did me.Though i dont really prefer splits method,there were no splits at ALL ! They were TOTALLY meaning based.Inferring the meaning and then solving them took me around 2.15 minutes per SC to solve.I had a score of '42' in SC (exampack 1 tests provide this detail) 36 in CR and 32 in RC.I was just hoping to score above 600 atleast since thats a minimum requirement for MIM programmes in most business schools.
Now i think i must revise my strategy to aproach verbal and give myself 1 and half month before the retake.I just have a rough plan.It goes like this-
1. Solve 5 LSAT RC's at time and then review them thoroughly. Keep repeating until time taken to answer accurately comes down to 5 minutes.
2.Keep solving Quant and CR questions that belong to my weak areas.
3.For SC however,i am totally stumbled.I have no idea where will i find those with that structure.Believe me, the structure of gmatprep SC's was not at all of the level i came accross in real test.I have been reading about the SC'S and have now myself experienced it.They are definitely solvable but are time consuming.But since i take lot of time on other part of verbal,reducing time on RC's by practicing alot may be plausible.
PLEASE HELP ME OUT FROM THIS SITUATION.Any Suggestions,questions are more than appreciated.M really not aiming at 700.A 650 score would work out well for me.
Best Regards,
Vardhaman Lodha
I took the gmat today and scored 560 (q46, v22).My target was to score atleast 650.In all the Mgmat mocks i took,the score ranged from 640 to 670.In gmat preps,my score was in the range 620-660.The quant section in real test was really very manageable and surprisingly easy.It seemed to be inline with gmatprep test 1 and 2.The quant section in Exam pack test 1 was really disheartening.I scored 620(q43 and v32).I completed the quant section in the given time.VERBAL section did me.Till the exam,i felt quant was my weaker section. I practiced from the most comprehensive collection and used to solve all SC's in 1:30 minutes with more than 90% accuracy, CR's in 2.15 minutes with 80% and RC's in 7 mins with 60%.My timing strategy was to solve questions in above mentioned time and skip few questions between 20-30 to make up for exta time lost in RC.However,SC's were totally of the upper level,in line with most of the gmatprep SC's with 700 level tag.CR had 2 very close choices pretty much inline with gmatprep CR's.RC's were also pretty much inline with the gmatpreps.However, the SC's were suppose to be my time saviour.They did me.Though i dont really prefer splits method,there were no splits at ALL ! They were TOTALLY meaning based.Inferring the meaning and then solving them took me around 2.15 minutes per SC to solve.I had a score of '42' in SC (exampack 1 tests provide this detail) 36 in CR and 32 in RC.I was just hoping to score above 600 atleast since thats a minimum requirement for MIM programmes in most business schools.
Now i think i must revise my strategy to aproach verbal and give myself 1 and half month before the retake.I just have a rough plan.It goes like this-
1. Solve 5 LSAT RC's at time and then review them thoroughly. Keep repeating until time taken to answer accurately comes down to 5 minutes.
2.Keep solving Quant and CR questions that belong to my weak areas.
3.For SC however,i am totally stumbled.I have no idea where will i find those with that structure.Believe me, the structure of gmatprep SC's was not at all of the level i came accross in real test.I have been reading about the SC'S and have now myself experienced it.They are definitely solvable but are time consuming.But since i take lot of time on other part of verbal,reducing time on RC's by practicing alot may be plausible.
PLEASE HELP ME OUT FROM THIS SITUATION.Any Suggestions,questions are more than appreciated.M really not aiming at 700.A 650 score would work out well for me.
Best Regards,
Vardhaman Lodha
27 Dec 2014, 13:05
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Hi Vardhaman Lodha,
When a Test Taker sees a significant score drop on Test Day, the likely factors tend to involve at least one of the following:
1) Something about your practice was unrealistic and didn't match the aspects of the Official GMAT.
2) Something about Test Day itself threw you "off" your normal performance.
If you can answer a few questions, then we can probably figure out what went wrong:
1) How long have you been studying for the GMAT?
2) What GMAT resources did you use?
3) When you took your practice CATs, did you take the ENTIRE CAT every time (including the Essay and IR sections)?
4) What time of day were you taking your CATs? What time of day was your Official GMAT?
5) How did you sleep the night before your Test?
6) How long was the ride to the Testing Center from your home?
7) What did you do during your breaks on Test Day?
8) Was there anything unexpected or surprising about Test Day or the Testing Center?
9) When are you planning to retest?
Thankfully, Business Schools don't care if you take the GMAT more than once. Also, since the GMAT is a predictable, standardized Exam, you CAN train to CRUSH it.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
When a Test Taker sees a significant score drop on Test Day, the likely factors tend to involve at least one of the following:
1) Something about your practice was unrealistic and didn't match the aspects of the Official GMAT.
2) Something about Test Day itself threw you "off" your normal performance.
If you can answer a few questions, then we can probably figure out what went wrong:
1) How long have you been studying for the GMAT?
2) What GMAT resources did you use?
3) When you took your practice CATs, did you take the ENTIRE CAT every time (including the Essay and IR sections)?
4) What time of day were you taking your CATs? What time of day was your Official GMAT?
5) How did you sleep the night before your Test?
6) How long was the ride to the Testing Center from your home?
7) What did you do during your breaks on Test Day?
8) Was there anything unexpected or surprising about Test Day or the Testing Center?
9) When are you planning to retest?
Thankfully, Business Schools don't care if you take the GMAT more than once. Also, since the GMAT is a predictable, standardized Exam, you CAN train to CRUSH it.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
28 Dec 2014, 00:47
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EMPOWERgmatRichC
Thanks for the reply.
I have finished all the official stuff available and have been prepping for 5-6 months.I used to take all the mocks as per the scheduled time of the real test which was in the morning.I slept for 6 hours,and dont know if that played a part as i was not feeling rusty throughout the test.I think the main reason i scored bad was i seriously seriously mismanaged time.As i said,my timing strategy was to solve SC's in 1 and a half minute which i have been doing very efficientlly on almost all SC's in gmatprep comprehensive collection and utilize the remaining time to solve RC's.However, the SC's were totally different.I thought they were really solvable,given i had to give between 2 and two and a half minute to solve.Also got 2 natural science RC's ,one on productivity and costs which were very similar to QUANTITATIVE CR and one on notes and syllables that birds use to communicate and sing.These RC's were really time consuming and so were SC's.As i thought SC,though time consuming,was my strength,i tried to solve.At a point in test,i was left with 17 questions and 17 mins to solve
.I really felt i could solve most of the questions from all the 3 sections,mismanagement of time did me. I now plan to retake withing 1 and half to 2 months.Please help me out,as i feel my concepts are really clear but certain types of RC passages such as natural science passages are really daunting to me.What should i do to reduce time on RC ?Is it possible to improve on RC in 1 month given my target study will be RC and specifically the natural science passages ?
Thanks and Regards,
Vardhaman
