Dear Test Takers,
Should I retake?
Let me provide you with a little bit of background: I started to study precisely a month ago knowing that Quant was my main weakness.
How did I prepare for Quant?I went through the
MGMAT Quant books (all five books). However, I have to admit that I never really made sure to know all the Quant theory by heart. When I went through the concepts, I always felt like I was comfortable with it. Besides, I practised a lot (reached 85% accuracy on easy, 70% accuracy on medium, 55% accuracy on hard questions - that's very low I reckon) using mainly Wiley and GMAT Prep.
How did I prepare for verbal?As I am not a native speaker, I just practised and made sure to be as efficient as possible in RC, which was a pain point at the beginning. SC is still quite natural for me (85% correct on average, regardless of the question level). CR ended up being my main weakness in Verbal.
After two weeks of studying, I took the first CAT on
MGMAT. I scored a disgraceful 560 (Q36, V31). I knew this score was way too low and decided to try again a couple of days later, after working on my weaknesses: scored 650 (Q44 V35). Way better!!!!
Took a couple of
MGMAT CATs in the following weeks and scored 590 in each of them (Q40/V32, Q36/V34).
A bit discouraged, I decided to work upon my weaknesses anyway and took the official practice exams from GMATPrep. I scored
660 (Q41, V41), and
680 (Q44, V40). That was everything I needed.
I took the exam today. The night before, I barely slept because of anxiety and excitement (even though I am not especially stressed in general). On D-Day, I forgot to eat before sitting in the classroom (took the test at 11h30, planned to buy some stuff right before but ended up running late because of traffic). Therefore, I felt completely weak throughout the entire test. I began with Quant, somehow bombed it. Then, I lost focus during Verbal and completely failed. I had to read three times each prompt, was distracted by my hungry belly, and so on. Worst experience ever. I was barely surprised when a disappointing
620 appeared on the screen (
Q38, V37).
Now, the question is: should I retake it? I feel like I am capable of scoring above 680, but today I made a couple of mistakes and I think that it truly affected my global performance (even the dumbest test taker ever would have eaten before sitting the exam).
I am planning to apply to the EDHEC - MiM Financial Economics. Several friends of mine got admitted with 620-680, depending on their profiles.
I look forward to hearing from you guys!!!!