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12 Jun 2007, 08:03
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Hello all,
I took my first pass at the actual GMAT exam yesterday, and was in complete shock upon receiving my score. I have been studying like crazy for the past 5 weeks, not even missing one single day. I have sacrificed so much of my free time and for the most part put personal relationships on hold with family and friends, all of whom were rooting for me to do well. I feel like a complete failure in that I have nothing to show for my hard work and dedication. My GMAT prep scores are as follows:
5.13.07 GMAT Prep I
Q 45, V 35 660
-Timing issues on the verbal, I did not finish the section, left 5 blank
5.28.07 GMAT Prep II
Q 44, V 41 700
6.8.07 GMAT Prep II (retake)
Q 47, V 42 720
6.9.07 GMAT Prep I (retake)
Q 45, V 41 710
6.10.07 GMAT Prep II (retake)
Q 45, V 41 710
The key to my consistency on the last four practice tests was definitely due to a better sense of time management and my ability to answer a larger number of medium level questions correctly, especially in the first 10 or so questions. I realized the importance of answering ALL questions in verbal and did so on each practice test. I also improved my CR and RC skills to the point where I would only get around a combined 3 wrong. SC made up the balance of the mistakes. As evidenced by my quant scores, I thought I was very prepared and consistent.
Going in to the test, I realistically hoped for a 690-700. Here is the result:
Actual GMAT
6.11.07
Q 43, V 40 670
So what happened and why am I so disappointed? I completely f*cked up the first 10 questions in the quant section... Looking back on the test, I'm actually surprised I even got a 43.
There is no doubt in my mind that I got the first 3 questions wrong, and then an additional 2 wrong in the first 10 questions. By question 8 I was getting insanely easy questions, think about the first 50 questions in the OG quant sections, this is how easy they were.
At the start of the quant section, my prime concern was pacing, I wanted to get off to a quick start. I was more concerned with that, than I was with getting the questions correct. This approach completely threw me off balance and put me in a very tough position for the rest of the section.
I fought back hard, and by question 28 I was getting tougher questions again. However, I never made up the lost ground from getting the all important first few questions wrong.
The verbal section was very similar to all of my practice exams, hence the consistent score. However, I did not complete the section, I left the last question black. I missed confirming the answer by a fraction of a second. I don't think it affected my score that much. Thankfully it was only a SC question and CR or RC.
Oh well... there's nothing I can do now about the score. I'm just going to have to do a retake next month. Better luck next time.
If there is one thing you learn from this post, it's make sure that you answer the first few questions correctly. Generally, they are easy if you approach them carefully. If you do get these wrong, it will be much harder to make up for it later in the section, no matter how much time you have.
I took my first pass at the actual GMAT exam yesterday, and was in complete shock upon receiving my score. I have been studying like crazy for the past 5 weeks, not even missing one single day. I have sacrificed so much of my free time and for the most part put personal relationships on hold with family and friends, all of whom were rooting for me to do well. I feel like a complete failure in that I have nothing to show for my hard work and dedication. My GMAT prep scores are as follows:
5.13.07 GMAT Prep I
Q 45, V 35 660
-Timing issues on the verbal, I did not finish the section, left 5 blank
5.28.07 GMAT Prep II
Q 44, V 41 700
6.8.07 GMAT Prep II (retake)
Q 47, V 42 720
6.9.07 GMAT Prep I (retake)
Q 45, V 41 710
6.10.07 GMAT Prep II (retake)
Q 45, V 41 710
The key to my consistency on the last four practice tests was definitely due to a better sense of time management and my ability to answer a larger number of medium level questions correctly, especially in the first 10 or so questions. I realized the importance of answering ALL questions in verbal and did so on each practice test. I also improved my CR and RC skills to the point where I would only get around a combined 3 wrong. SC made up the balance of the mistakes. As evidenced by my quant scores, I thought I was very prepared and consistent.
Going in to the test, I realistically hoped for a 690-700. Here is the result:
Actual GMAT
6.11.07
Q 43, V 40 670
So what happened and why am I so disappointed? I completely f*cked up the first 10 questions in the quant section... Looking back on the test, I'm actually surprised I even got a 43.
There is no doubt in my mind that I got the first 3 questions wrong, and then an additional 2 wrong in the first 10 questions. By question 8 I was getting insanely easy questions, think about the first 50 questions in the OG quant sections, this is how easy they were.
At the start of the quant section, my prime concern was pacing, I wanted to get off to a quick start. I was more concerned with that, than I was with getting the questions correct. This approach completely threw me off balance and put me in a very tough position for the rest of the section.
I fought back hard, and by question 28 I was getting tougher questions again. However, I never made up the lost ground from getting the all important first few questions wrong.
The verbal section was very similar to all of my practice exams, hence the consistent score. However, I did not complete the section, I left the last question black. I missed confirming the answer by a fraction of a second. I don't think it affected my score that much. Thankfully it was only a SC question and CR or RC.
Oh well... there's nothing I can do now about the score. I'm just going to have to do a retake next month. Better luck next time.
If there is one thing you learn from this post, it's make sure that you answer the first few questions correctly. Generally, they are easy if you approach them carefully. If you do get these wrong, it will be much harder to make up for it later in the section, no matter how much time you have.
12 Jun 2007, 10:01
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Your score is not too bad for 5 weeks of prep. Keep your head up. Take a week off and if you decide to retake, focus most of your prep on Quant skills and SC. You could definitely get your score up on quant to 47 or 48 with more quant focus. Have you tried the GMAT challenges. The challenges will help you cut down on silly mistakes and improve your scores.
12 Jun 2007, 12:27
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What is ur background and what material did you use?
