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06 Mar 2023, 11:02
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HI
I took a Manhattan mock. I got V36 Q48.
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My score has dropped from Q50 to Q48
I was under constant time pressure and in Quants, all the questions i got wrong, I was able to solve under 2 mins without time pressure. In some questions I took more than 5 mins in mock test but still got them wrong. I have been always good at maths but under exam conditions I am making too many silly mistakes.
I feel lots of anxiety while attempting a mock and my brain seems to be fried and clouded while I am attempting these questions and as time passes by it becomes very heavy. Also, my thinking ability is clouded under time pressure. I felt that I was not able to think clearly under time constraints compared to when I am attempting without time constraint.
VA
My VA score has improved from 28 to 36 but still i have Same issue of clouded thinking under time constraints.
RC - I was not able to comprehend what was written in mock conditions which is not the case under normal attempts. Normally i get 1-2 out of 10 questions wrong in 700+ RC but here i got only 4/10 correct.
SC - Here i was able to do as good as in normal practice - 12 out of 16 correct but still improvement is needed
CR - This has seen a considerable drop even in untimed conditions. When I first started GMAT preparation, I hardly got any question wrong even in 700+ level OG questions. But now even in untimed conditions, I am not getting even 50% accuracy even in 600-700 level questions. There is definitely something wrong. I think neglecting CR for quite a long time may have some effect. But this is a major drop and is affecting my VA score significantly. Before, CR used to be my strong suit, but now it has become the weakest point. And even with a week of practice, I was not able to improve it to any appreciable level.
Is it my increasing age that has lowered my thinking capability and ability to keep calm under pressure? Can it be improved?
Also, I have 3hr spare per day. I have approx 2 months to reach this target
Kindly suggest a plan on how to improve and reach my target score of V45+ and Q51 in 2 months(approx)
Thanks
I took a Manhattan mock. I got V36 Q48.
QA
My score has dropped from Q50 to Q48
I was under constant time pressure and in Quants, all the questions i got wrong, I was able to solve under 2 mins without time pressure. In some questions I took more than 5 mins in mock test but still got them wrong. I have been always good at maths but under exam conditions I am making too many silly mistakes.
I feel lots of anxiety while attempting a mock and my brain seems to be fried and clouded while I am attempting these questions and as time passes by it becomes very heavy. Also, my thinking ability is clouded under time pressure. I felt that I was not able to think clearly under time constraints compared to when I am attempting without time constraint.
VA
My VA score has improved from 28 to 36 but still i have Same issue of clouded thinking under time constraints.
RC - I was not able to comprehend what was written in mock conditions which is not the case under normal attempts. Normally i get 1-2 out of 10 questions wrong in 700+ RC but here i got only 4/10 correct.
SC - Here i was able to do as good as in normal practice - 12 out of 16 correct but still improvement is needed
CR - This has seen a considerable drop even in untimed conditions. When I first started GMAT preparation, I hardly got any question wrong even in 700+ level OG questions. But now even in untimed conditions, I am not getting even 50% accuracy even in 600-700 level questions. There is definitely something wrong. I think neglecting CR for quite a long time may have some effect. But this is a major drop and is affecting my VA score significantly. Before, CR used to be my strong suit, but now it has become the weakest point. And even with a week of practice, I was not able to improve it to any appreciable level.
Is it my increasing age that has lowered my thinking capability and ability to keep calm under pressure? Can it be improved?
Also, I have 3hr spare per day. I have approx 2 months to reach this target
Kindly suggest a plan on how to improve and reach my target score of V45+ and Q51 in 2 months(approx)
Thanks
06 Mar 2023, 14:35
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desertEagle
The Quant on those mocks is known to be harder than the Quant on the real GMAT. So, you're probably still at Q50.
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See this post for ideas on how to reduce the number of silly mistakes you make.
Improving Your Accuracy on the GMAT
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You might benefit from mindfulness work or meditation. Also, anxiety and anger/negativity are closely connected. So, learning to respond more positively to problems could help.
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Inner work, mindfulness, or meditation could help here too.
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You probably have to improve the way you think about CR questions in general.
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These issues are not related to age. Being calm under pressure is a skill that you can develop.
06 Mar 2023, 14:37
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I personally feel V45 is an impractical goal unless you have been scoring high on verbal. A V40 is sufficient for most and and if you can get to V42 (96th percentile or about) then you are golden with Q50-51 as that is 760.
V45 is a very very elusive and challenging score… that’s not really worth chasing in my view…. Maybe I aim too low 😇
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V45 is a very very elusive and challenging score… that’s not really worth chasing in my view…. Maybe I aim too low 😇
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