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26 Jun 2014, 14:12
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I'm feeling so frustrated! I've been studying for the GMAT since January and completely choked when I took it about a month ago - scored 600 Q37 V35 which was about 90 points lower than my usual.
After I recovered from that devastation, I had a 1-1 session with an MGMAT instructor who helped me realize that I had just burnt out. We scheduled a good game plan and I felt really good going into my second attempt yesterday. AWA and IR were a breeze (got a 7 on IR). When the first math problem came up, I got really nervous. It was a simple algebraic translation problem and I couldn't conceptualize what to do for the life of me! I tried to take a deep breath and just read through the problem slowly, but felt paralyzed. Eventually I just guessed and moved on. I slowly recovered after one more paralyzing problem and then gathered my wits to work through the rest of quant. I felt really good about the rest of the questions but kept getting mad when I got an easy problem because it reminded me of how bad I choked on the first few. During the break, I ate half a sandwich and some apples and went on to complete verbal, where I felt focused and great! Result - 660 Q42 V39.
I scored 700 on both practice tests that I took between my two actual exam so naturally, I'm frustrated that I didn't even hit the 680-690 mark. I felt so good and confident going in! Nerves just really affect my performance I guess. I'm considering signing up for a few hours private tutoring with math (5 hrs is about $1000 with MGMAT - UGH) and exploring getting beta blockers for my next test. Or I guess I could just go with my score and re-evaluate my schools.
Any tips on private tutoring or beta blockers?
Thank you
Thanks!
After I recovered from that devastation, I had a 1-1 session with an MGMAT instructor who helped me realize that I had just burnt out. We scheduled a good game plan and I felt really good going into my second attempt yesterday. AWA and IR were a breeze (got a 7 on IR). When the first math problem came up, I got really nervous. It was a simple algebraic translation problem and I couldn't conceptualize what to do for the life of me! I tried to take a deep breath and just read through the problem slowly, but felt paralyzed. Eventually I just guessed and moved on. I slowly recovered after one more paralyzing problem and then gathered my wits to work through the rest of quant. I felt really good about the rest of the questions but kept getting mad when I got an easy problem because it reminded me of how bad I choked on the first few. During the break, I ate half a sandwich and some apples and went on to complete verbal, where I felt focused and great! Result - 660 Q42 V39.
I scored 700 on both practice tests that I took between my two actual exam so naturally, I'm frustrated that I didn't even hit the 680-690 mark. I felt so good and confident going in! Nerves just really affect my performance I guess. I'm considering signing up for a few hours private tutoring with math (5 hrs is about $1000 with MGMAT - UGH) and exploring getting beta blockers for my next test. Or I guess I could just go with my score and re-evaluate my schools.
Any tips on private tutoring or beta blockers?
Thank you
Thanks!
26 Jun 2014, 15:59
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I hear your pain. Like you, I have been studying for GMAT since January. I sat it a week and a half ago and got 650; Q38,V41. Totally bombed the quant section - I got too excited and rushed it, finishing with some 12 minutes to spare - then had a bit of a freak out. So despite getting 710,Q46,V42 in my last GMAT prep, I didn't get anywhere near that quant on the test. I didn't really get the nerves though, it was more over excitement.
You really did well to bring your score from 600 up to 660 in little over 6 weeks. However, maybe you need to consider leaving it longer between now and the next GMAT? Giving you enough time to get your score up a bit further.
One thing that has helped me in all parts of my life with nerves/negotiation/high pressure situations etc. is to psychologically prepare for losing in all situations. I already know what I am going to do with my life if I don't go to business school - and I am happy with that option. If you always have a plan B already in place, it can make situations less daunting.
Perhaps consider seeing a sports psychologist for a session to get some strategies on dealing with nerves? You're maxing out quant at 44/45 at the moment, and your average verbal on your last 3 tests is around 39/40 (I'm ignoring your resits) - your actual GMAT is not that far off. So I don't think nerves alone is your issue, BB is not going to be a magic bullet for you. If you had said that you were sweating the whole time, that you bombed all 4 sections of the gmat, then maybe nerves is such an issue that you would need to consider BB, but that doesn't seem to be your problem.
I also did the MGMAT review on my test scores. We identified that one of the issues was that I was not reviewing old material that I felt very comfortable with, and because I have been studying since the start of the year, it is starting to leave my short term memory. Could possibly be an issue for you also?
Both your Q and V have gone up in each test, no reason why they cannot go up again.
GL!
You really did well to bring your score from 600 up to 660 in little over 6 weeks. However, maybe you need to consider leaving it longer between now and the next GMAT? Giving you enough time to get your score up a bit further.
One thing that has helped me in all parts of my life with nerves/negotiation/high pressure situations etc. is to psychologically prepare for losing in all situations. I already know what I am going to do with my life if I don't go to business school - and I am happy with that option. If you always have a plan B already in place, it can make situations less daunting.
Perhaps consider seeing a sports psychologist for a session to get some strategies on dealing with nerves? You're maxing out quant at 44/45 at the moment, and your average verbal on your last 3 tests is around 39/40 (I'm ignoring your resits) - your actual GMAT is not that far off. So I don't think nerves alone is your issue, BB is not going to be a magic bullet for you. If you had said that you were sweating the whole time, that you bombed all 4 sections of the gmat, then maybe nerves is such an issue that you would need to consider BB, but that doesn't seem to be your problem.
I also did the MGMAT review on my test scores. We identified that one of the issues was that I was not reviewing old material that I felt very comfortable with, and because I have been studying since the start of the year, it is starting to leave my short term memory. Could possibly be an issue for you also?
Both your Q and V have gone up in each test, no reason why they cannot go up again.
GL!
luckyducky7
27 Jun 2014, 08:44
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Thanks for the feedback. I really would like to give it one more shot, I know I can hit 680 at least! It's just the nerves that caused me brain-freeze in math this time around and meditation, deep breathing, etc. didn't really help. I guess it comes down to not feeling 100% confident with simple math! If I could consistently get math to 44/45 I would be happy. I just feel like I've maxed out on OG practice at this point so need to take a few weeks off to forget those problems.
Anyone else have tips on MGMAT private tutoring or beta blockers? Thanks!
Anyone else have tips on MGMAT private tutoring or beta blockers? Thanks!
