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10 May 2022, 01:53
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I took two mocks and scored 690 (Q45V39) and 670(Q42V39). Nothing impressive but I was fine with those results.
I studied by myself (not for a long time, around maybe a month?) using practice questions and trying to understand them alone focusing on quant.
On test day I scored 660 (Q36V45). The quant questions seemed far easier than those in the mocks and I finished the section with around a minute to spare (on the mocks I usually had to guess the last questions), so I knew something was wrong.
My question is, admissions aside: how am I to interpret the results? Am I really that weak in quant or is it just bad luck? Should I be worried about my performance in a program with a score that low?
I studied by myself (not for a long time, around maybe a month?) using practice questions and trying to understand them alone focusing on quant.
On test day I scored 660 (Q36V45). The quant questions seemed far easier than those in the mocks and I finished the section with around a minute to spare (on the mocks I usually had to guess the last questions), so I knew something was wrong.
My question is, admissions aside: how am I to interpret the results? Am I really that weak in quant or is it just bad luck? Should I be worried about my performance in a program with a score that low?
10 May 2022, 02:21
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Since you scored significantly more in Quant in your mocks, I would suggest a re-attempt.
10 May 2022, 04:30
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Probably, you missed some quant questions toward the beginning of the section. If so, as a result, the test presented you with easy quant questions for much of the rest of the section, and you didn't see the medium or harder questions you needed to answer correctly do drive your score higher.
Q36 seems to be an outlier for you and not an accurate representation of your current quant skill level, but many schools would take that score as a sign that you aren't ready to handle the quantitative aspect of their programs. So, your move is to prepare more for the quant section and retake.
What's your score goal, by the way? With a verbal score in the 40s and a quant score in the 40s, you'd score in the 700s, perhaps even in the mid to upper 700s, and increasing your quant score to around 45 to 47 wouldn't be that hard. You just have to master one area of quant at a time. The process is pretty straightforward.
For some tips on how to prepare effectively for GMAT quant, you could read this post. How to Increase Your GMAT Quant Score: Top 25 Tips
Q36 seems to be an outlier for you and not an accurate representation of your current quant skill level, but many schools would take that score as a sign that you aren't ready to handle the quantitative aspect of their programs. So, your move is to prepare more for the quant section and retake.
What's your score goal, by the way? With a verbal score in the 40s and a quant score in the 40s, you'd score in the 700s, perhaps even in the mid to upper 700s, and increasing your quant score to around 45 to 47 wouldn't be that hard. You just have to master one area of quant at a time. The process is pretty straightforward.
For some tips on how to prepare effectively for GMAT quant, you could read this post. How to Increase Your GMAT Quant Score: Top 25 Tips
). Your Q36 may or may not be representative (it most likely isn't), but you're almost certainly capable of getting a significantly higher score if you work on your quant. 
