Yesterday, I took the GMAT Club practice test, and it was free for one day. I saw the notification, and I immediately hopped to the practice test section. As I moved forward to attempt the first question, I realized that I was not in the right zone. Before the mock test, I had an altercation with my girlfriend, which was continuously running through my mind.
Even though my Quants score was 84, down from a consistent
86 plus. The huge setback for me was the data insight section. My score dropped from
82 to 71. Only 5 questions correct.
My verbal score was 82. I'd say my mock score dropping from
650+ to under 600 was kind of depressing. The very next day, when Ian analyzed my mock, I realized that I had made a lot of silly mistakes. I could have done it correctly if I had given minute attention to every detail.
If I had been in my right zone of mind. I could have easily scored 650+ in this test as well.
The learning that I took from this mock was that it doesn't matter how well prepared you are. You have to prepare and calm your mind in the test center. It doesn't matter how well prepared you are if you are not able to perform on match day or test day. You won't get anything out of it.
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