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21 Jul 2011, 08:24
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I scored a 380 on my first attempt at the GMAT. I believe I tried to absorb too much material in too little time. I only prepared for about 4 weeks. My preparation included studying from the Princeton Review Study Guide, working the practice bin questions, and completing 2 full length tests (in test environment) provided by GMAC.
What really has me shaking my head is the fact that I scored a 490 and a 520 on the two full length practice tests! I am only required to score a 470 on my GMAT, so I felt I was in pretty good shape.
During my test, I felt I got off to a great start with the AWA. Then moving into the quantitative, I felt I was able to keep the momentum somewhat. It seemed as though I was getting medium to hard questions for the mostpart, so I felt I was on target to reach my 470 goal. I know from studying that I was in trouble with geometry, and I knew I'd have a difficult time with data sufficiency.
I really struggled with the Verbal questions. Through my preparation, I made great strides, and started feeling comfortable with Critical Reasoning. I knew I'd struggle with sentence correction, but I believed I knew enough of the rules to get some questions correct. What baffled me was the difficulty of the Reading Comprehension Section. I had a very difficult time understanding the passages, and therefore felt I was taking wild guesses at the answers.
Guys, I'm not going to make excuses for myself, because that's not the type of person I am. I failed miserably, and last night when my score popped up was the first time I actually felt stupid.
How can I recover from this shlacking, and score a 470? I refuse to take the test until I know with 150% certainly that I will score 470, because I don't have the money to continually invest.
I am really seeking some good, sound advice. Thanks Guys!
What really has me shaking my head is the fact that I scored a 490 and a 520 on the two full length practice tests! I am only required to score a 470 on my GMAT, so I felt I was in pretty good shape.
During my test, I felt I got off to a great start with the AWA. Then moving into the quantitative, I felt I was able to keep the momentum somewhat. It seemed as though I was getting medium to hard questions for the mostpart, so I felt I was on target to reach my 470 goal. I know from studying that I was in trouble with geometry, and I knew I'd have a difficult time with data sufficiency.
I really struggled with the Verbal questions. Through my preparation, I made great strides, and started feeling comfortable with Critical Reasoning. I knew I'd struggle with sentence correction, but I believed I knew enough of the rules to get some questions correct. What baffled me was the difficulty of the Reading Comprehension Section. I had a very difficult time understanding the passages, and therefore felt I was taking wild guesses at the answers.
Guys, I'm not going to make excuses for myself, because that's not the type of person I am. I failed miserably, and last night when my score popped up was the first time I actually felt stupid.
How can I recover from this shlacking, and score a 470? I refuse to take the test until I know with 150% certainly that I will score 470, because I don't have the money to continually invest.
I am really seeking some good, sound advice. Thanks Guys!
21 Jul 2011, 08:41
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I'm in a very similar boat with you, man.
I only studied about 3.5-4 week and realized that was not going to be adequate, especially since this type of test is not my forte.
I took the gmat last Saturday and made a 410. I only need a 480. I was pretty upset, but like you said, its my fault. I also used the Princeton review book. Did all of the bin questions in there and I also did a chunk of the questions in the gmac's Official Guide.
So, bottome line, I soon plan for formulate a serious plan with the help of the great resources of this site. I'm expecting to prepare for several months.
Someone else posted yesterday that they made a 360/370 on their first practice attempt. They was a link in that thread to get you started down the right path.
Anyway, I look forward to the responses.
21 Jul 2011, 09:34
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I won't lie guys, I think my approach was pretty pathetic. I figured a 470 was very manageable, so for the most part I simply worked practice problems and didn't really analyze the solutions as well as I should have.
I think the biggest knife in my side was the fact that I scored 490 and 530 on the practice tests. It's unfortunate that GMAC provides practice tests that aren't at all indicative.
I think the biggest knife in my side was the fact that I scored 490 and 530 on the practice tests. It's unfortunate that GMAC provides practice tests that aren't at all indicative.
