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3 CATS in a day!!!!!!! You gotta give the brain of yours some rest!!!!!! No wonder you are getting such varied results. Take a break.....chill out...Dont get worked out. It will only worsen your concentration levels. Would really suggest to take a break one day before the exam.

If you are a female and non US national, good chances of making to the HBS with a 700+. Looking at your scores, you will need to get both Q and V in 42+ range. I am sounding as if I am pro here, though I haven't yet given my GMAT. :) But the posts on this site are so informative that we can estimate a rough split for a particular score depending on ones performance.

I am aiming for 38-39 in V and 47-48 in Q and hoping to breach the 700+ barrier. Lets wait and see.

I have decided not to give any more CATS. Gave a decent no of them. Got a 710,720 and 690 on my latest GMAT Prep tests, and was hovering around the 650+- on MGMAT. Right now I am comfortable with my preparation. So not taking any more risk with CAT's. Worried I might get less and again get de-motivated. :)

I am an Indian Male,Structural Engineer, working in Dubai. Hoping to crack the GMAT in the next week and try my luck with the applications in the coming second round .

All the best.
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Yes! I am aiming for a 42/42 or any combination of that. Considering I have scored over 42 in both quant and verbal - just never in the same test - I wouldn't say its impossible. I need to take my time on verbal. Can you believe I finish the section in 30-40 minutes? I always still have 30+ mins remaining. I need to take my time in order to make sure of the answers. Verbal comes naturally for me I need to take advantage of that. I will rest on tuesday! Promise! I will only look at the AWA section of the OG! I am a writer, I better not have any trouble with the essays.

I am more calm now. I'm 23, if I can't get the score for 2nd round, I will work hard to so by first round next year. And they say genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration ;)!

I need to quit worrying. I'm not doing anymore tests. Just revising the OG. My scale on the official prep is between 630-680, if I break the 700+ barrier on the test date, it will be amazing. Its not going to be easy, but I need to have a little faith in myself in order to beat the odds!!

Let me know your score on friday!
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Half and hour before the designated time in Verbal!!!!!!! I struggle to complete in time every time!!!!

Thats one place you will definitely need to slow down. You tend to miss out on the minute things when you go through the questions that fast. Put your self out of those journalist shoes :) for the 75 min of Verbal and am sure you will do even better.

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Best of luck for the test!!!!! Let us know your result :)

3. Before writing the AWA go in with the attitude that you have to write 4 paragraphs with a total of 500 words (thats like 20-24 lines)
4. Before the quant session, go in with the attitude that you have to be as quick as possible, do not waste time re-checking, do not waste time trying to find the complete solution in data-sufficiency
5. In the verbal session, the best method is to find all the 4 wrong answers than to figure out which is correct.

PS - (1) and (2) are for folks beginning their GMAT journey :)

PPS - Think of something calming and pleasant just before you enter the exam room :)
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dont worry about it... thats why i always reccomend not to take cats days/1 week before real thing because the person's gonna freak out if scored lower... with that said just try to forget about it and move on to the test
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Best of Luck for your GMAT...I have mine in a week and I know how stressful it must be...
Stay relaxed and do well. :)
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