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29 May 2012, 06:55
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Hi all,
Long time lurker but haven't posted. Was hoping for some feedback here if anyone has had a similar experience.
I studied hard for about three months, using mostly MGMAT and OG materials as as well as questions on this forum. Below are my practice scores from different CATS (all taken under strict timing conditions etc).
MGMAT 1: 720 Q45 V41
MGMAT 2: 700 Q40 V45
MGMAT 3: 690 Q43 V40
MGMAT 4: 720 Q47 V41
MGMAT 5: 710 Q45 V41
GMAT PREP 1: 670 Q40 V41
GMAT PREP 2: 660 Q40 V40
I retook the GMAT prep quant sections a few times by themselves since those scores were so much lower and got a Q46 and Q47 with only a couple repeated questions. I felt like I was ready and would be right about 700 on the test.
Took the real GMAT...and got a 580 (Q32 V37).
So I have no idea what happened. I wasn't overly nervous, I paced myself well and thought it was actually going pretty well (though I did obviously notice I wasn't getting very difficult quant questions).
Anyways, I'm at a loss. I have to take again in 6 weeks or so, and wanted to reach out to see if anyone had any advice. Is it possible that the real GMAT is just very different than all the practice tests (Gmat Prep included?) or is it way more likely that I just made a ton of stupid mistakes? Trying to figure out how to get it together and study again.
Thanks for any replies.
Long time lurker but haven't posted. Was hoping for some feedback here if anyone has had a similar experience.
I studied hard for about three months, using mostly MGMAT and OG materials as as well as questions on this forum. Below are my practice scores from different CATS (all taken under strict timing conditions etc).
MGMAT 1: 720 Q45 V41
MGMAT 2: 700 Q40 V45
MGMAT 3: 690 Q43 V40
MGMAT 4: 720 Q47 V41
MGMAT 5: 710 Q45 V41
GMAT PREP 1: 670 Q40 V41
GMAT PREP 2: 660 Q40 V40
I retook the GMAT prep quant sections a few times by themselves since those scores were so much lower and got a Q46 and Q47 with only a couple repeated questions. I felt like I was ready and would be right about 700 on the test.
Took the real GMAT...and got a 580 (Q32 V37).
So I have no idea what happened. I wasn't overly nervous, I paced myself well and thought it was actually going pretty well (though I did obviously notice I wasn't getting very difficult quant questions).
Anyways, I'm at a loss. I have to take again in 6 weeks or so, and wanted to reach out to see if anyone had any advice. Is it possible that the real GMAT is just very different than all the practice tests (Gmat Prep included?) or is it way more likely that I just made a ton of stupid mistakes? Trying to figure out how to get it together and study again.
Thanks for any replies.
29 May 2012, 07:47
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I feel your pain. I was consistently scoring over 700 on all of my practice tests, and my quant score was generally in the low 40s. When I took the real GMAT I got a 600 (Q29! V44) and was completely devastated. At that point I decided to stop taking the MGMAT tests, which are completely useless in my opinion, and dedicated two weeks to Jeff Sackmann's Math Bible and problem sets. When I took the test again a month later, I got a 680 and raised my quant score to 44. I attribute almost all of my quant success to those problem sets. Sackmann's explanations are the best I've seen and will prepare you for every question you'll see. If I had had more time, I'm sure would have gotten my quant score up to 47-48. The sets are kind of expensive, but they're well worth it in my opinion. I hope that helps.
29 May 2012, 09:32
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Thanks alot. That is helpful to know. I have read good things about those problem sets. Still not sure what caused the crazy Quant score, but hopefully this will help and is doable in 6 weeks.
