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08 Oct 2019, 00:57
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Hi Experts,
Hope you're doing well.
I gave the GMAT yesterday and got 590 (Q44, V28, IR4). I cancelled the score immediately as last year on 23rd November, 2018 I got 620(Q40, V35, IR3) on my GMAT. Last year, I completed the e-gmat verbal online course and Math Revolution Quant course.
It was a horrible feeling yesterday when I saw the score because I had got good scores in the mock tests(all unseen questions). Following are my mock scores:
GMAT PREP#1 on 28th September, 2019 610 (Q46, V27) - Low verbal score is because I got 7 wrong out of the first 10 questions - I rushed through the first 10 questions
GMAT PREP#2 on 29th September, 2019 670 (Q46, V36, IR4) - I prioritized accuracy in Verbal this time
GMAT PREP#6 on 4th October, 2019 690 (Q44, V40, IR7) - Same strategy as in GMAT PREP#2
All the questions in the above mock tests were unseen.
I was aiming for at least 670 on the test. My aim is not 750.
This year, I studied with TTP and completed the Quant course in full spirit in about 6 months. My analytics are 87% accuracy, 2m 11s/question with around 2300 questions attempted on the TTP course(all questions attempted). I also gave the global review tests of TTP and got 100% accuracy on the first and 90% accuracy on the second.
For verbal, I completed the e-gmat verbal live prep course in around 50 days with 90% accuracy on all application and practice quizzes on SC, CR and RC and did a lot of practice with OG's and other material with good accuracy output. I also completed the cement method phase with excellent accuracy on the scholaranium.
So, I think I was very well prepared for the GMAT. I have put in around 400 hours of preparation this year with roughly 220 hours with TTP, 150 hours with e-gmat and 30+ hours with mocks + revision + error log analysis.
The only positive I guess is that my Quant score improved from Q40 to Q44 this year! After completing the TTP course in 220 hours with such dedication and accuracy, I wanted at least Q46!
However, a really low score on verbal has left me dejected. But, I have not lost faith. I still strongly believe that I can get 670+ on the GMAT. I just think that it was a bad day. I have registered to have another go at the GMAT. My next GMAT is scheduled on 25th October, 2019 at 10:00 am at a different test center.
Please guide me, what can I do to increase my score to 670? I have around 2 weeks to refine my skills. Should I order the ESR? How can I do so for a score cancelled at the test center?
I have already spend around 1000$ on my GMAT prep and completed the e-gmat verbal course(2 times- 1 last year and 1 this year), Math Revolution course(last year), TTP course(this year). I still have GMAT PREP#3 and GMAT PREP#4 up my sleeve that I plan to give before 25th October.
Hope you're doing well.
I gave the GMAT yesterday and got 590 (Q44, V28, IR4). I cancelled the score immediately as last year on 23rd November, 2018 I got 620(Q40, V35, IR3) on my GMAT. Last year, I completed the e-gmat verbal online course and Math Revolution Quant course.
It was a horrible feeling yesterday when I saw the score because I had got good scores in the mock tests(all unseen questions). Following are my mock scores:
GMAT PREP#1 on 28th September, 2019 610 (Q46, V27) - Low verbal score is because I got 7 wrong out of the first 10 questions - I rushed through the first 10 questions
GMAT PREP#2 on 29th September, 2019 670 (Q46, V36, IR4) - I prioritized accuracy in Verbal this time
GMAT PREP#6 on 4th October, 2019 690 (Q44, V40, IR7) - Same strategy as in GMAT PREP#2
All the questions in the above mock tests were unseen.
I was aiming for at least 670 on the test. My aim is not 750.
This year, I studied with TTP and completed the Quant course in full spirit in about 6 months. My analytics are 87% accuracy, 2m 11s/question with around 2300 questions attempted on the TTP course(all questions attempted). I also gave the global review tests of TTP and got 100% accuracy on the first and 90% accuracy on the second.
For verbal, I completed the e-gmat verbal live prep course in around 50 days with 90% accuracy on all application and practice quizzes on SC, CR and RC and did a lot of practice with OG's and other material with good accuracy output. I also completed the cement method phase with excellent accuracy on the scholaranium.
So, I think I was very well prepared for the GMAT. I have put in around 400 hours of preparation this year with roughly 220 hours with TTP, 150 hours with e-gmat and 30+ hours with mocks + revision + error log analysis.
The only positive I guess is that my Quant score improved from Q40 to Q44 this year! After completing the TTP course in 220 hours with such dedication and accuracy, I wanted at least Q46!
However, a really low score on verbal has left me dejected. But, I have not lost faith. I still strongly believe that I can get 670+ on the GMAT. I just think that it was a bad day. I have registered to have another go at the GMAT. My next GMAT is scheduled on 25th October, 2019 at 10:00 am at a different test center.
Please guide me, what can I do to increase my score to 670? I have around 2 weeks to refine my skills. Should I order the ESR? How can I do so for a score cancelled at the test center?
I have already spend around 1000$ on my GMAT prep and completed the e-gmat verbal course(2 times- 1 last year and 1 this year), Math Revolution course(last year), TTP course(this year). I still have GMAT PREP#3 and GMAT PREP#4 up my sleeve that I plan to give before 25th October.
08 Oct 2019, 08:05
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Hi Shalzil92,
First off, let’s look at the good news. You were able to score as high as Q46 on your official practice exams and scored 2 points below that on test day, so nice job!
Regarding verbal, assuming that you took your official practice exams under realistic testing conditions, the results show that, on a good day, you are capable of scoring higher than V28. Thus, it’s quite possible that nerves, stress, tiredness, or a combination of all three negatively affected your test-day performance. However, it’s also possible that you have some lingering weaknesses that were exposed on test day. Although I’m unsure of how you prepared, it’s possible that, in your verbal preparation, you did not really learn to do what you have to do in order to score high on the actual GMAT. Rather, you picked up on some patterns that were effective in getting you relatively high scores on practice tests. So, for you to hit your score goal, your verbal preparation probably needs to be more complete, meaning that you have to go through the various types of GMAT questions carefully to find your exact weaknesses, fill gaps in your knowledge, and strengthen your skills.
The overall process will be to learn all about how to answer question types with which you currently aren't very comfortable and do dozens of practice questions category by category, basically driving up your score point by point. When you do dozens of questions of the same type one after the other, you learn just what it takes to get questions of that type correct consistently. If you aren't getting close to 90 percent of questions of a certain type correct, go back and seek to better understand how that type of question works, and then do more questions of that type until you get to around at least 90 percent accuracy in your training. If you get 100 percent of some sets correct, even better.
For verbal specifically, you have to become more skilled at clearly defining the differences between trap choices and correct answers. Otherwise, you will get stuck guessing between two choices or be surprised to find that you incorrectly answered questions that you thought you answered correctly. Becoming more skilled in this way takes carefully analyzing all of the answer choices to lots of verbal questions to develop an eye for the logical differences between the choices. In other words, you have to go beyond answering practice questions and reading explanations to doing deep analysis of questions to learn to see everything that is going on in them.
I know you and Jeff have been in close contact with Jeff, so reach out if you have any further questions.
Let’s do this!!
First off, let’s look at the good news. You were able to score as high as Q46 on your official practice exams and scored 2 points below that on test day, so nice job!
Regarding verbal, assuming that you took your official practice exams under realistic testing conditions, the results show that, on a good day, you are capable of scoring higher than V28. Thus, it’s quite possible that nerves, stress, tiredness, or a combination of all three negatively affected your test-day performance. However, it’s also possible that you have some lingering weaknesses that were exposed on test day. Although I’m unsure of how you prepared, it’s possible that, in your verbal preparation, you did not really learn to do what you have to do in order to score high on the actual GMAT. Rather, you picked up on some patterns that were effective in getting you relatively high scores on practice tests. So, for you to hit your score goal, your verbal preparation probably needs to be more complete, meaning that you have to go through the various types of GMAT questions carefully to find your exact weaknesses, fill gaps in your knowledge, and strengthen your skills.
The overall process will be to learn all about how to answer question types with which you currently aren't very comfortable and do dozens of practice questions category by category, basically driving up your score point by point. When you do dozens of questions of the same type one after the other, you learn just what it takes to get questions of that type correct consistently. If you aren't getting close to 90 percent of questions of a certain type correct, go back and seek to better understand how that type of question works, and then do more questions of that type until you get to around at least 90 percent accuracy in your training. If you get 100 percent of some sets correct, even better.
For verbal specifically, you have to become more skilled at clearly defining the differences between trap choices and correct answers. Otherwise, you will get stuck guessing between two choices or be surprised to find that you incorrectly answered questions that you thought you answered correctly. Becoming more skilled in this way takes carefully analyzing all of the answer choices to lots of verbal questions to develop an eye for the logical differences between the choices. In other words, you have to go beyond answering practice questions and reading explanations to doing deep analysis of questions to learn to see everything that is going on in them.
I know you and Jeff have been in close contact with Jeff, so reach out if you have any further questions.
Let’s do this!!
08 Oct 2019, 16:06
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Hi Shahzil92,
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day didn't go as well as planned. When these types of score drops occur, the two likely "causes" involve either something that was unrealistic during practice or something that was surprising (or not accounted for) on Test Day. Before we discuss any of those potential issues though, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on your timeline and your goals:
1) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
2) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
3) Do you have the freedom to push back your next Test Date (for example, by another month if needed)?
You might also choose to purchase the Enhanced Score Report (which you CAN do, even for a Cancelled Score). 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). If you purchase the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day didn't go as well as planned. When these types of score drops occur, the two likely "causes" involve either something that was unrealistic during practice or something that was surprising (or not accounted for) on Test Day. Before we discuss any of those potential issues though, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on your timeline and your goals:
1) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
2) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
3) Do you have the freedom to push back your next Test Date (for example, by another month if needed)?
You might also choose to purchase the Enhanced Score Report (which you CAN do, even for a Cancelled Score). 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). If you purchase the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
