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Time to panic? [#permalink] New post   09 Mar 2014, 16:29
Help! I am stressing out because I have just 10 days before my re-take, and I have scored lower on my last FIVE CAT's than my official 660 score in late November!

After getting a 660 on my first attempt, I was confident I could top 700 with a few months of studying. I have been using Knewton's on demand course, along with Manhattan's math guides. I feel I have a better understanding of the content than I was when I took the GMAT in November, but my test scores are indicating the opposite. My pace has been terrible and I have been running out of time.

Should I postpone my appointment? I would be lying if I said I was feeling confident, but I also don't know how accurate the scoring for these CAT's are compared to the real thing. I already figured out that Veritas massively inflated my verbal score (45 verbal on my best, compared to just 35 on the real thing). Anyway, I would appreciate your feedback.

Here are my CAT's dating back to November, when I was still studying for my first attempt:

Date CAT type Q Score V Score Overall Score
11/16/2013 Veritas Prep 41 40 660
11/20/2013 Veritas Prep 44 38 670
11/22/2013 Veritas Prep 47 45 740
11/23/2013 Veritas Prep 45 43 710
11/25/2013 Veritas Prep 48 41 720
11/25/2013 GMAT Prep 44 35 650
11/27/2013 Real GMAT 46 35 660
12/9/2013 Knewton 42 43 690
12/20/2013 Knewton 40 36 610
1/17/2014 Knewton 44 42 700
2/1/2014 Knewton 42 33 610
3/1/2014 Knewton 40 37 620
3/6/2014 MGMAT 39 37 630
3/8/2014 GMAT Prep 44 34 640
3/9/2014 MGMAT 38 37 630
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Re: Time to panic? [#permalink] New post   09 Mar 2014, 20:59
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Yes, your scores are not improving it seems. Perhaps time to take a GMAT prep or buy 2 more GMAT prep tests and see how you are doing?
it is NOT uncommon for people's scores to go down at retake, esp when they ignore some areas and overemphasize others (the areas that were ignores quickly deteriorate - GMAT is a perishable skill). Is that your problem potentially?

Your other issue is that you took too long to retake (You have spent 3 or 4 months - enough to forget quite a bit)

I would retake the GMAT prep and see where you end up and maybe move the GMAT date and put 30 days of intense studying between you and the date....
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Re: Time to panic? [#permalink] New post   09 Mar 2014, 21:28
Aren't you burning yourself out with frequent mocks? I believe mock tests should have been spaced appropriately to understand timing issues and to actually *review* areas of concern.

I'd suggest review your mock tests (If you're using old Veritas tests, give them a miss) and also assess/reattempt official GMAT Prep tests.

GMAT is a test of reasoning and nerves so panicking will only make things worse!

Whether to postpone or not is a personal call, and depends on how confident are you about crossing the 700 mark -- which I believe, you want to!

Good luck buddy!

Linc20 wrote:
Help! I am stressing out because I have just 10 days before my re-take, and I have scored lower on my last FIVE CAT's than my official 660 score in late November!

After getting a 660 on my first attempt, I was confident I could top 700 with a few months of studying. I have been using Knewton's on demand course, along with Manhattan's math guides. I feel I have a better understanding of the content than I was when I took the GMAT in November, but my test scores are indicating the opposite. My pace has been terrible and I have been running out of time.

Should I postpone my appointment? I would be lying if I said I was feeling confident, but I also don't know how accurate the scoring for these CAT's are compared to the real thing. I already figured out that Veritas massively inflated my verbal score (45 verbal on my best, compared to just 35 on the real thing). Anyway, I would appreciate your feedback.

Here are my CAT's dating back to November, when I was still studying for my first attempt:

Date CAT type Q Score V Score Overall Score
11/16/2013 Veritas Prep 41 40 660
11/20/2013 Veritas Prep 44 38 670
11/22/2013 Veritas Prep 47 45 740
11/23/2013 Veritas Prep 45 43 710
11/25/2013 Veritas Prep 48 41 720
11/25/2013 GMAT Prep 44 35 650
11/27/2013 Real GMAT 46 35 660
12/9/2013 Knewton 42 43 690
12/20/2013 Knewton 40 36 610
1/17/2014 Knewton 44 42 700
2/1/2014 Knewton 42 33 610
3/1/2014 Knewton 40 37 620
3/6/2014 MGMAT 39 37 630
3/8/2014 GMAT Prep 44 34 640
3/9/2014 MGMAT 38 37 630
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Re: Time to panic? [#permalink] New post   09 Mar 2014, 22:01
BB, thanks for the reply. I hate to push back my test, but I think you may be right.

Any advice on how to practice and improve my speed? Despite all these CAT's and hundreds of practice questions, my pace has always been a weakness and has been an even bigger struggle as of late.

I appreciate the help!
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Re: Time to panic? [#permalink] New post   10 Mar 2014, 02:04
@linc20

Do you have a certain guideline how you approach certain question types?

I mean a game plan for each question?

A crucial point is to approach each question in the same way. We teach students in our packages how to answer the questions and in which order to do what. This helps a lot because you spend the time for answering in the most efficient way.

I urge you to develop such a guideline for each question type. This will eliminate timing issues after you get used to it and answer all questions in a structured way.

As we offer a score improvement guarantee you can also simply get one package from us and learn it without any financial risks. It is up to you.
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Re: Time to panic? [#permalink] New post   22 Apr 2014, 11:16
I finally took the GMAT yesterday, and raised my original score by 80 points to a 740!

Thanks to all for the replies. BB, a big thanks for advising me to push back my test date.

My advice to anyone else is to take regular CATs and pay attention to what your scores are telling you. I was scoring really poorly 6 weeks ago, so I pushed my test date back, which allowed me to focus on improving my timing strategy and review areas that I was making mistakes. Here are my scores since I decided to reschedule and regroup.

23-Mar
Knewton #6
Q-47
V-43
730

3/29/2014
MGMAT #3
Q-39
V-37
630

4/6/2014
MGMAT #4
Q-46
V-40
700

4/12/2014
MGMAT #5
Q-37
V-45
680

4/15/2014
MGMAT #6
Q-41
V-45
710

4/16/14
MGMAT #7
Q-47
V-39
700

4/18/14
Veritas (Quant only)
Q-49

4/19/14
GMAT Prep #1(retake)
Q-49
V-45
760

4/21/14
Real GMAT
Q-49
V-41
740
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Re: Time to panic? [#permalink] New post   22 Apr 2014, 14:30
Solid score! Great work with keeping your prep flexible and constantly tracking your needs. Taking lots of full CATs clearly helped you perform come test day.

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