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I got only 360 in GMAT after preparing for 3 months spending every day on GMAT only.I did not even join any college after completing graduation JULY 2017 I decided to take GMAT and apply to 2018 masters in management which make a one year gap for my masters where all my family members are against this idea initially .I convinced everyone and I was confident that I can do it and ended up with this score which so depressing. Most of the deadlines are on Jan. I am thinking of a retake but deadlines are on Jan, Don't know what to do, Can I do it in one month which I could not do it in 3 months?? Please give your suggestions it means a lot to me at this time.
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I got only 360 in GMAT after preparing for 3 months spending every day on GMAT only.I did not even join any college after completing graduation JULY 2017 I decided to take GMAT and apply to 2018 masters in management which make a one year gap for my masters where all my family members are against this idea initially .I convinced everyone and I was confident that I can do it and ended up with this score which so depressing. Most of the deadlines are on Jan. I am thinking of a retake but deadlines are on Jan, Don't know what to do, Can I do it in one month which I could not do it in 3 months?? Please give your suggestions it means a lot to me at this time.
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Hey Vijaya, It is tough that you got this score, but don't worry much and try to evaluate what went wrong.
Give us more info,
what were your mock scores(verbal quant breakup) (and in verbal SC, CR, RC breakup)?
what was the breakup of your GMAT score?
what score were you expecting to get?
how did you prepare till now?
what resources did you use till now?
what is your target score?
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Hey DII thank you so much for the reply

my mock test scores are:
veritas prep1: q36 v20
veritas prep2: q39 v22
math revolution q43
MGMAT v22


% correct # correct # incorrect Pace per question
Overall 46% 19 22 01m 50s
Critical Reasoning 43% 6 8 01m 51s
Reading Comprehensio 38% 5 8 02m 25s
Sentence Correction 57% 8 6 01m 16s

GMAT SCORE
Q27 V17 I don't remember exact verbal score cause I didn't take the score report

what score were you expecting to get?
I was expecting 600 during the exam I felt like I have done quant well and bad in verbal

how did you prepare till now?
I spent most of the time on quant

what resources did you use till now?
FOR QUANT- full all in one math revolution course and their questions and
OG 2017
VERBAL- OG 2018 verbal review and half of other OG 2018, SC:- EGMAT CR:- MGMAT BOOK

what is your target score?
My target score is 650
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Hi Vijaya jangala
I'm sorry to hear about your score. It's likely that you need improvement in both Quant and verbal. If I may emphasize, verbal need more attention. I agree with DIII about taking online course prep. Beside fundamentals, you will also need time management. This is also important in gmat. Last but not least, study hard is important, but smart study is something more. Cheers and good luck :)

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Hi vijaya jangala,

I'm sorry to hear that Test Day didn't go as well as hoped. Unfortunately, raising a 360 to a 650+ will require some significant work - and you'll have to make big improvements to how you handle BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections. All of that training will likely require at least another 3 months of consistent, guided study, so the goal to accomplish all of this in just 1 month is likely too difficult to be considered realistic. Thankfully, the GMAT is a consistent, predictable Exam, so you CAN train to score at a higher level.

1) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
2) What is the next application deadline AFTER the January deadlines for each of these Schools?
3) Going forward, how many hours do you think you can consistently study each week?

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Hi vijaya jangala,

I'm sorry to hear that Test Day didn't go as well as hoped. Unfortunately, raising a 360 to a 650+ will require some significant work - and you'll have to make big improvements to how you handle BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections. All of that training will likely require at least another 3 months of consistent, guided study, so the goal to accomplish all of this in just 1 month is likely too difficult to be considered realistic. Thankfully, the GMAT is a consistent, predictable Exam, so you CAN train to score at a higher level.

1) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
2) What is the next application deadline AFTER the January deadlines for each of these Schools?
3) Going forward, how many hours do you think you can consistently study each week?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
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Is 600 possible??
I am applying for MIM CANADA and USA schools
Mostly am eligible for Jan deadlines
i can spend the entire day on GMAT I have no other work except GMAT
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Hi vijaya jangala,

Raising a 360 to a 600+ would require an improvement of 240+ points - and again, that type of improvement would likely take at least another 3 months of consistent, guided study. Nobody here knows you well enough to know what you're truly capable of, but you're not going to find too many stories from Test Takers who improved THAT much in just one month - and that's because that type of improvement in such a short period of time is exceptionally rare. The type of 'competitive score' that you will likely need to apply to School is almost certainly going to require more study time than you currently have, which is why I asked about the next Round of application deadlines AFTER January.

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Hi vijaya jangala,

Raising a 360 to a 600+ would require an improvement of 240+ points - and again, that type of improvement would likely take at least another 3 months of consistent, guided study. Nobody here knows you well enough to know what you're truly capable of, but you're not going to find too many stories from Test Takers who improved THAT much in just one month - and that's because that type of improvement in such a short period of time is exceptionally rare. The type of 'competitive score' that you will likely need to apply to School is almost certainly going to require more study time than you currently have, which is why I asked about the next Round of application deadlines AFTER January.

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Hi vijaya jangala,

An application deadline in 'around April' would give you a much longer potential study period - and thus more time to learn/master the necessary skills and a greater chance at hitting your score goal. Given that option, I would recommend that you adjust your timeline and apply for that later Round. While I understand that changing your application plans might not make you 'happy', you have to remember the REAL goal - to get into your first-choice MIM Program. Having the proper GMAT score is one of the necessary components of achieving that ultimate goal, so you have to give yourself the necessary time and resources to train for the GMAT.

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I got only 360 in GMAT after preparing for 3 months spending every day on GMAT only.I did not even join any college after completing graduation JULY 2017 I decided to take GMAT and apply to 2018 masters in management which make a one year gap for my masters where all my family members are against this idea initially .I convinced everyone and I was confident that I can do it and ended up with this score which so depressing. Most of the deadlines are on Jan. I am thinking of a retake but deadlines are on Jan, Don't know what to do, Can I do it in one month which I could not do it in 3 months?? Please give your suggestions it means a lot to me at this time.
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Hello Vijaya

I'm sorry to hear that you didn't received score that you expected.

According to the information you shared, your quant was in Q36-40 range and verbal was in V20-22 range. You scored less in quant in actual gmat exam.

1. First of all, order ESR it will help you understand how you performed in exam and what was your accuracy in different sections.
2. Focusing only on Quant or Verbal will not help you. You need to work on both sections. But if quant is your strong suit try to score high in it and try to get average score on Verbal.
3. Can you please tell how exactly are you preparing for different sections ? Like what you do when you get a quant or verbal question wrong ????
4. Just solving questions will not help you. Properly understanding the solution is very important.
5. As you are not working currently, properly utilizing study time is important.
6. Utilize gmatclub forum. Go over a few debriefs, it will help you understand how people prepare and how they improve there scores.
7. Study plans for both quant and verbal section are available on forum, try to go over them and see which one interests you.

Try to go over the points and try to figure out gaps in your preparation.
Let me know if you need any help. I can try to plan out study schedule/method for you.

All the best :) :)
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