EMPOWERgmatRichC
Hi StressTest,
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day did not turn out better. Many Test Takers spend 3 months (or more) of consistent study time before they hit their 'peak' scores, so if you studied for just about 5 weeks, then that might help to explain why you did not score higher yet. As it stands, with a 570, you're closer to a 600+ than you probably realize - but you will almost certainly need to continue studying to retest and get that 600 (and if you're actually looking for a 650+, then the study timeframe would be greater).
Since you're posting in the forums here, I have to assume that you are thinking about retesting Before I can offer you the specific advice that you’re looking for, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
1) What study materials have you used so far?
2) On what dates did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
3) What are the exact application deadline(s) for Mannheim?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Hi thank you for your response.
1) Manhatten GMAT Prep (all the books), and several Guides from the forum.
2) 650 (Q48, V31) 10 Days before the exam. Focused a lot on verbal then, 640 (Q45, V34) 3 Days before the test. Final Score 570 (Q40, V28).
3) I found out that i "luckily" miss read the application deadline, and have indeed 1 to 2 months to prep for a second try. Ill just have to do a bit of gmat every now and then so i dont loose too much of my progress. Do you have any advice for that?
ScottTargetTestPrep
Hi StressTest,
I agree with much of what has been said. If you truly want to attend Mannheim, then you have to do what is necessary to be in a position to successfully retake the GMAT. I realize that things are still raw from your GMAT, and you likely are frustrated, but stay strong, my friend, and find a way to make it happen!
Once you have some more time to think things through, feel free to reach back out, and I can provide some further advice.
Thank you for your response too, i'd like to comeback to your offer:
Do you have any advice how i can keep up my knowledge for the gmat, when i am going to retake the test in around 5, maybe even 6 months? During my time i really learnt the basic quant in a deep understanding manner (i was too nervous to apply that knowledge in the real test, see scores above), but i'll probably have to work on my verbal the most, right? So reading books and/or articles from the Economist during those 6 months?
Thank you so much for your time! You were totally, the gmat failure was the first big setback for quite some time, maybe it was needed for my person...