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cjcalero24
29 Apr 2025, 14:40
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Hi, as the title says my scores are declining. I'll list out my attempts and the results below but please let me know if you have any feedback on how to improve. I'm taking a week off of studying and then plan on starting back up. My plan as of right now is to order and go through the 2024-2025 official guide and then go through the 2025-2026 official guide when it comes out. I've currently done Manhattan Prep, TTP, a bunch of GMAT Ninja YouTube videos, and the 2023-2024 official guide multiple times.
Attempt 1 585 Q70 V84 D83
Attempt 1: 635 Q79 V85 D80
Attempt 3: 575 Q75 V82 D78
Attempt 4: 525 Q70 V86 D74
Attempts 3 & 4 were within short succession of each other, as I was trying to get an updated score before RD3 decisions came out.
I want to go through the official guide because I think the lack of official guide DS questions I've gone through is the main reason behind my decrease in DI but I'm not sure what else to do for quant. My target score is a 655 and my dream score is a 685+. I plan to retake the test before round 1 apps are due for the class of 2027, I am currently on the waitlist at my top two schools but without a higher score I am unsure if I'll get off.
I have barely spent any of my prep time focused on verbal so I believe I can likely get my Verbal score a little higher with time but I am primarily focusing on Quant as that is the major impediment to my goal score. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Attempt 1 585 Q70 V84 D83
Attempt 1: 635 Q79 V85 D80
Attempt 3: 575 Q75 V82 D78
Attempt 4: 525 Q70 V86 D74
Attempts 3 & 4 were within short succession of each other, as I was trying to get an updated score before RD3 decisions came out.
I want to go through the official guide because I think the lack of official guide DS questions I've gone through is the main reason behind my decrease in DI but I'm not sure what else to do for quant. My target score is a 655 and my dream score is a 685+. I plan to retake the test before round 1 apps are due for the class of 2027, I am currently on the waitlist at my top two schools but without a higher score I am unsure if I'll get off.
I have barely spent any of my prep time focused on verbal so I believe I can likely get my Verbal score a little higher with time but I am primarily focusing on Quant as that is the major impediment to my goal score. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
29 Apr 2025, 14:45
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Hey. Sorry about the scores going down.
I have potentially a theory and perhaps some advice.
A few questions for you, I see your quant and data insights are jumping all over the place. Is there any particular reason you can think of? Usually this would indicate some gaps in knowledge and so when you get that material on your test, you don’t perform as well and when the test gives you material you are familiar with, your score goes up. Is that potentially the reason or is timing the reason? I’m trying to understand why there’s so much variance.
The other question is how long have you been seriously studying and focused on the GMAT? Between the first attempt and the last one
I have potentially a theory and perhaps some advice.
A few questions for you, I see your quant and data insights are jumping all over the place. Is there any particular reason you can think of? Usually this would indicate some gaps in knowledge and so when you get that material on your test, you don’t perform as well and when the test gives you material you are familiar with, your score goes up. Is that potentially the reason or is timing the reason? I’m trying to understand why there’s so much variance.
The other question is how long have you been seriously studying and focused on the GMAT? Between the first attempt and the last one
cjcalero24
29 Apr 2025, 14:54
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I think on quant it’s a mixture of knowledge gap and timing issues. The DI decrease on attempts 2 and 3 was due to time as I had to guess on my last couple questions. I tried to remedy that on today’s exam by bailing earlier on questions but that didn’t help. I’ll have better insight after I get the official results.
Between exams 1 and 4 I’ve spent around 4 months studying. Exam 1 was end of October, exam 2 was early December right. I didn’t study at all in December or January and then picked up studying again towards the middle/end of February as that’s when waitlist and rejection results were coming out. I’ve been seriously studying since then, I’d say I’m averaging around 25 hours a week. I’d do more but I’m also working full time so it’s mostly done on wfh days and the weekend.
Between exams 1 and 4 I’ve spent around 4 months studying. Exam 1 was end of October, exam 2 was early December right. I didn’t study at all in December or January and then picked up studying again towards the middle/end of February as that’s when waitlist and rejection results were coming out. I’ve been seriously studying since then, I’d say I’m averaging around 25 hours a week. I’d do more but I’m also working full time so it’s mostly done on wfh days and the weekend.
