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04 Aug 2022, 09:40
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I gave the GMAT last week and scored lower than what I expected.
Score 700 Q48 V38
In quant, the questions in the beginning were too easy and I think I got too comfortable and spent time rechecking my answers before submitting. Did not have enough time left for the last few questions and had to guess a lot. Geometry questions were hard!
As for verbal, based on my ESR, I did not make too many mistakes overall. Unfortunately in the first quadrant I made about 2 errors because of which I did not get any hard questions. My third quadrant score was 100% and yet I did not get hard questions in the end! It’s very frustrating because I have compared my Esr with others and they have gotten a higher score even when they made more errors
I will be taking the GMAT again but I am very nervous as I keep benchmarking my performance to 700 even though I know I can score more.
Any advice for the second attempt? I need tips for better time management in quant
Score 700 Q48 V38
In quant, the questions in the beginning were too easy and I think I got too comfortable and spent time rechecking my answers before submitting. Did not have enough time left for the last few questions and had to guess a lot. Geometry questions were hard!
As for verbal, based on my ESR, I did not make too many mistakes overall. Unfortunately in the first quadrant I made about 2 errors because of which I did not get any hard questions. My third quadrant score was 100% and yet I did not get hard questions in the end! It’s very frustrating because I have compared my Esr with others and they have gotten a higher score even when they made more errors
I will be taking the GMAT again but I am very nervous as I keep benchmarking my performance to 700 even though I know I can score more.
Any advice for the second attempt? I need tips for better time management in quant
04 Aug 2022, 10:06
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Hiral777
I need tips for better time management in quant
Regarding time management: I suggest you manage your time in batches of 5 questions. To that end, you can use the following Milestone Charts to keep you on track:
These times are easily remembered so you can quickly jot them on your noteboard on test day.
This (and more) is covered in the following time management video:
04 Aug 2022, 16:41
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Hi Hiral777,
First off, a 700/Q48 is an outstanding Score, so you can comfortably apply to any Business Schools that interest you. As such, a retest is probably not necessary. Depending on the Schools that you plan to apply to, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile and plans. Those Experts should be able to answer your Admissions questions and help define the specific areas of your profile that could use some improvement (and the more time that you have to act on that advice, the better). There's a Forum full of those Experts here:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/ask-admissio ... tants-124/
There's certainly no harm in continuing to study and retesting, but 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:
Studies:
1) How long have you studied? How many hours did you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far? What “brands” of CATs/mocks have you used?
3) On what dates (or approximate 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)?
Goals:
4) What is your overall goal score?
5) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
While the ESR doesn’t provide a lot of information, there are usually a few data points that we can use to define what went wrong on Test Day (and what you should work on to score higher). Since you purchased the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you (and if you would rather not publicly post it, then you can feel free to PM or email it directly to me).
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Contact Rich at: Rich.C@empowergmat.com
First off, a 700/Q48 is an outstanding Score, so you can comfortably apply to any Business Schools that interest you. As such, a retest is probably not necessary. Depending on the Schools that you plan to apply to, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile and plans. Those Experts should be able to answer your Admissions questions and help define the specific areas of your profile that could use some improvement (and the more time that you have to act on that advice, the better). There's a Forum full of those Experts here:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/ask-admissio ... tants-124/
There's certainly no harm in continuing to study and retesting, but 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:
Studies:
1) How long have you studied? How many hours did you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far? What “brands” of CATs/mocks have you used?
3) On what dates (or approximate 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)?
Goals:
4) What is your overall goal score?
5) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
While the ESR doesn’t provide a lot of information, there are usually a few data points that we can use to define what went wrong on Test Day (and what you should work on to score higher). Since you purchased the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you (and if you would rather not publicly post it, then you can feel free to PM or email it directly to me).
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Contact Rich at: Rich.C@empowergmat.com
