Took GMAT twice......score not improving...need help

Thanks AjiteshArun & ydmuley for your kind suggestion. Ordering ESR asap.

Hi ManishKM1,

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. If you can answer a few questions, then we should be able to figure this out:

When you took your CATs:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT each time (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them at home?
3) Did you take them at the same time of day as when you plan to take your Official GMAT?
4) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, skip sections, take longer breaks, etc.)?
5) Did you ever take a CAT more than once? Had you seen any of the questions BEFORE?

GMAC has publicly stated that the Official Score that you earn on Test Day is within +/- 30 points of actual ability. Your 2 Official Score results show that you essentially performed the same each time (+/- a few points). This implies that you handle certain aspects of the GMAT consistently well, but you also make certain consistent mistakes. To score at a significantly higher level, you will have to make some fundamental changes to how you handle BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

Hi EMPOWERgmatRichC,
Sorry for the delayed response. Below are my responses.

1) Majority of the time I took ENTIRE CAT. Few tests were Q & V only.
2) I took them at home but with almost real test environment.
3) Yes, I took all the tests in the noon (Actual GMAT 1 PM)
4) Some interruptions were there but negligible. I did skip IR & AWA in a few tests as mentioned above.
5) 3 GMAT prep tests repeated, score improvement of around 30 points.

Pls let me know if anything else is required.

Regards
Manish

Hi Manish,

From your prior post, there were some 'red flags' in terms of how you took your CATs, but before we discuss any of those issue, I have a few additional questions about the lead-up to Test Day and Test Day itself:

1) What did you do in the 3 days before your GMAT?
2) How did you sleep the night before your Test?
3) How long was the ride to the Test Center from your home?
4) Were there any distractions at the facility or during the Test?
5) What did you do during the two 8-minute breaks?
6) Did you finish any sections early?
7) Did you have to rush to finish any sections (and guess on questions just to finish on time)?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich