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27 Apr 2016, 13:13
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I am not sure in which sub-forum to post this so I am posting this here.
I just got back from my GMAT exam.
Score was as follows and yes I did cancel my score. I don't need another low score on my report.
Total: 580 (20 point improvement)
Q 39 (3 point improvement)
V 31 (same)
IR 5 (???? totally shocked about this. I had a 1 on my last practice exam!)
To begin with, I am not surprised about the overall outcome. As mentioned before I wasn't ready but it took it anyway because it was too late to reschedule for the $ 50 fee.
What surprised me was that my Q score improved by 3 points while verbal stayed the same. I started the quant section almost two minutes late because I had underestimated the length of my break. This really stressed me out and I felt like I rushed through many of the questions totally guessing on quite a few. The quant part also felt much harder to me than verbal, yet my score improved by 3 points.
I was also surprised about my IR score. The IR section felt incredibly easy but since I always run out of time on the IR section I totally guessed on the last 3 questions.
I canceled my score, but they didn't give me a print out. It even said so on the screen when I was done. "You will neither receive a print out nor an official score report" . So how in the world can I access my score if I want to later reinstate them. Will they show up online? Right not it just says status: NEW. That's all.
Next big question, actually the biggest question of all: How do I proceed from here?
The plan was to create a study plan that is totally focused on Math, but I guess I really need to improve my verbal score too.
I just don't know if the verbal section is something I can actually "study". To me it feels like I have learned absolutely nothing in the verbal part and still go by "feeling" when it comes to sentence correction and the other questions. I pick what "sounds right." A lot of the RC passages I don't understand especially when I can absolutely NOT relate to the topic at all.
Any advise? How long should I wait before I retake it?
I will go on a 2 1/2 week long trip during the second half of June so I feel like I should take it before because I will probably not have a lot of time to study on my trip and forget a lot.
I just got back from my GMAT exam.
Score was as follows and yes I did cancel my score. I don't need another low score on my report.
Total: 580 (20 point improvement)
Q 39 (3 point improvement)
V 31 (same)
IR 5 (???? totally shocked about this. I had a 1 on my last practice exam!)
To begin with, I am not surprised about the overall outcome. As mentioned before I wasn't ready but it took it anyway because it was too late to reschedule for the $ 50 fee.
What surprised me was that my Q score improved by 3 points while verbal stayed the same. I started the quant section almost two minutes late because I had underestimated the length of my break. This really stressed me out and I felt like I rushed through many of the questions totally guessing on quite a few. The quant part also felt much harder to me than verbal, yet my score improved by 3 points.
I was also surprised about my IR score. The IR section felt incredibly easy but since I always run out of time on the IR section I totally guessed on the last 3 questions.
I canceled my score, but they didn't give me a print out. It even said so on the screen when I was done. "You will neither receive a print out nor an official score report" . So how in the world can I access my score if I want to later reinstate them. Will they show up online? Right not it just says status: NEW. That's all.
Next big question, actually the biggest question of all: How do I proceed from here?
The plan was to create a study plan that is totally focused on Math, but I guess I really need to improve my verbal score too.
I just don't know if the verbal section is something I can actually "study". To me it feels like I have learned absolutely nothing in the verbal part and still go by "feeling" when it comes to sentence correction and the other questions. I pick what "sounds right." A lot of the RC passages I don't understand especially when I can absolutely NOT relate to the topic at all.
Any advise? How long should I wait before I retake it?
I will go on a 2 1/2 week long trip during the second half of June so I feel like I should take it before because I will probably not have a lot of time to study on my trip and forget a lot.
27 Apr 2016, 16:39
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Hi Silviax,
GMAC has publicly stated that the Official Score that you earn on Test Day is within +-30 points of actual ability. Given the relative consistently your recent CAT scores and two recent Official Scores, this show that you essentially performed the same way each time (+- a few points). By extension, this means that 'your way' of approaching the Exam will likely continue to earn you a score in the high-500s. To raise your score up to the 660+ level (that was a goal that you quoted in a past post and I assume that it's still your goal), you're going to have to learn and properly practice some new Tactics. This might require that you invest in some new practice materials.
1) What materials did you use during this latest round of studies?
2) When are you planning to apply to School?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
GMAC has publicly stated that the Official Score that you earn on Test Day is within +-30 points of actual ability. Given the relative consistently your recent CAT scores and two recent Official Scores, this show that you essentially performed the same way each time (+- a few points). By extension, this means that 'your way' of approaching the Exam will likely continue to earn you a score in the high-500s. To raise your score up to the 660+ level (that was a goal that you quoted in a past post and I assume that it's still your goal), you're going to have to learn and properly practice some new Tactics. This might require that you invest in some new practice materials.
1) What materials did you use during this latest round of studies?
2) When are you planning to apply to School?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
27 Apr 2016, 18:47
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Hi Rich,
yes I agree with you that I need to invest in some new study material. I used Magoosh, the OG, Foundation of Math (Manhattan) and another Math book from Manhattan. I thought the Math section of Magoosh was good, but didn't really learn much from the verbal section as my test shows. I also have to admit that I didn't fully exhaust all available resources, meaning I only practiced questions of easy and medium level difficulty and stayed away from the hard stuff, so I obviously didn't "challenge" myself enough but I wanted to "master" the easier ones first.
I tried this approach at the very beginning, doing problems of all difficulty levels but this was an absolute frustrating experience for me and it gave me the feeling that I couldn't get anything right. So I went to the easy questions first which were easy for me and for the last couple of weeks I have been doing "medium". So clearly yes I need a new approach.
Do you think that since my ability level is within +/- 30 points I will never cross the 600 mark? That's a really depressing thought.
My applications need to be out by the end of this year so I have a little bit of time left.
yes I agree with you that I need to invest in some new study material. I used Magoosh, the OG, Foundation of Math (Manhattan) and another Math book from Manhattan. I thought the Math section of Magoosh was good, but didn't really learn much from the verbal section as my test shows. I also have to admit that I didn't fully exhaust all available resources, meaning I only practiced questions of easy and medium level difficulty and stayed away from the hard stuff, so I obviously didn't "challenge" myself enough but I wanted to "master" the easier ones first.
I tried this approach at the very beginning, doing problems of all difficulty levels but this was an absolute frustrating experience for me and it gave me the feeling that I couldn't get anything right. So I went to the easy questions first which were easy for me and for the last couple of weeks I have been doing "medium". So clearly yes I need a new approach.
Do you think that since my ability level is within +/- 30 points I will never cross the 600 mark? That's a really depressing thought.
My applications need to be out by the end of this year so I have a little bit of time left.
