Should I cancel my appointment?

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Hi,
I have been preparing for a month and a half and have my exam scheduled 28 days from now.

My mock scores history is as follows:-

Diagnostic official: 565
2nd official: 605
3rd official: 555
4th (EG mock): 555

I feel demotivated. I have learnt all the concepts well. Practiced quite a lot but still don't seem to do as expected. Most importantly I am not seeing any progress.

I am feeling that within a month I won't be able to reach my target score (685 around). Should I just cancel my appointment and maybe give the exam later?

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AjiteshArun · Answer

Hi anmol8185,

It's hard to say when you'll break out of this plateau, but depending on your deadlines, you may want to go ahead with this attempt and then retake if necessary.

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi anmol8185,

Based on what you have posted here, I do think if you can, push back your GMAT, and give yourself more time to study. If you need any additional advice, feel free to reach out.

elele · Answer

Does the material you’re studying feel like a refresher (you’re just rusty, reviewing concepts feels like remembering things you were already good at in high school etc) or learning things from scratch? If the latter, I’d push the exam. Learning new concepts can take a while, and may need lots of repetition.

If the former, with the right study techniques and a disciplined schedule you can make a big jump. For me a 50-pt jump took 19 days of a packed study schedule. I made physical flashcards that I carried with me and kept neat notes in a notebook, both of which made a big difference in retention of info. So it might just be worth taking half a day to analyze your weaknesses and make a disciplined plan. You got this.

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abdatta · Answer

How practical is it for you to re-attempt the GMAT in case it doesn't go well? If it is not too much, I'd say don't postpone your current GMAT date. In the worst case you can re-attempt it, however, having a set date can really push you to get more done in less time. If you postpone it, there's no guarantee you will study at the same rate and might again end up in a similar situation again (with more mocks spent).

So my suggestion will be to keep the date fixed and try to figure out how you can improve in this one month. You can start by looking at your weak areas - and then trying to practice more of those. Make use of GMAT club as much as you can for every little doubt you might have. While I won't endorse any test preps if you feel like you may try one of those as well.

Good luck to you and don't give up, you can definitely improve a lot in one month!

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