Hi All,
Gave my GMAT 2 - 640 - Q47 , V31. Serious preparation done - last 2 months (July and August). I was in touch (May and June).
I had taken a GMAT earlier in October last year(did not prepare as per the standards).
I never scored this low in any Quant before. My previous GMAT 600 was Q49, V23 . Scored Q48 in
GMAT Club test.
The purpose of writing this is for people who are working to improve their verbal scores.(Also recording my experience )
Do not let Quant slip away. If it's your strong area, then make sure it is reflected in the score.
What happened to me was :
I took Verbal first. After the first break (8 min), I was still looking at my rough sheet work that I did in verbal.
So, yes when I started with Quant I was thinking about my Verbal part.(I already read it many times that I should not do this)
On a simple question , I spent too much time recalculating my answers by different methods to make sure it was correct.
On other interesting question , I just forgot i am at the Test center, writing the exam, and took more than 5 mins to answer.
My 15th question was very difficult( I have not seen anything like this before). But after that, things became pretty easy and I started panicking that I was making mistakes. I had to rush for the last 10 questions. I could have done better.
Verbal - My main focus was to complete all 36 questions as the penalty is there for not completing all.
So I rushed after the first 20 questions ( 30 min left ) and definitely made mistakes.
I got 3 Short and 1 Long RC.
Long RC was very easy(may be because of my previous performance) - I read it in less than 2 min (time pressure ) and was able to get answers. For Last RC(7 min with 8 Questions left) , I just went directly for questions.
Looking for advice.(not for any course)
Target - 700 Only.
Wish you guys all the Best!!