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24 May 2018, 02:46
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Hello everyone,
I just had my first GMAT this afternoon and disappointingly, while I am aiming at something like 720/730 at the very least, my score came out to be 700(V38 Q47 IR8) only. I am satisfied with my Quant and IR scores which are generally in line with what I usually get for mock practices (although Quant score can ideally be better as I did hit Q49 occasionally for mock practices), but my Verbal score is unexpectedly bad as I can usually hit at the very least 40+ for mock practices.
Anyway, the damage has already been done and instead of feeling sad for the score I am already planning to retake GMAT in one-month time (would this be too rush?). During these coming 4 weeks I am planning to review my overall performance once again, tackle areas of weakness (particularly on Verbal) and focus on doing 700+ level questions. I am a not a native English speaker and has a full time job that is relatively demanding (leaving me only 1-2 hours to study everyday but weekends are usually free from work). I started studying really seriously in the past month (that's why my practice exams were taken in such a packed schedule as below) and prior to that I was studying on and off and had a long vacation in between.
To help me formulate my study plan, can my fellow GMAT takers help provide some guidance? I need honest advice.
Also, I have already done almost all practice exams available - what other materials should I be reviewing before the second GMAT attempt? Revising old mistakes for example?
Objective: Get into TOP5 B-school MBAs
Target GMAT Score: at the very least 730 (which is the mean score of these top B-schools)
GMAT Scores:
GMAT PREP #1: 650 (V33 Q47) taken on 5May
Manhattan CAT#1: 640 (V34 Q43) taken on 6May
GMAT PREP #2: 720 (V42 Q47) taken on 6May
Manhattan CAT#2: 640 (V37 Q40) taken on 9May
Manhattan CAT#3: 580 (V32 Q37) taken on 12May
GMAT PREP #3: 700 (V41 Q44) taken on 13May
Manhattan CAT#4: 660 (V38 Q42) taken on 19May
Manhattan CAT#5: 690 (V40 Q43) taken on 20May
Manhattan CAT#6: 720 (V45 Q44) taken on 21May
GMAT PREP #4: 690 (V34 Q49) taken on 21May
GMAT PREP #5: 710 (V44 Q44) taken on 22May
GMAT PREP #6: 730 (V41 Q49) taken on 23May
REAL GMAT: 700 (V38 Q47) taken on 24May
Your advice is much much appreciated.
I just had my first GMAT this afternoon and disappointingly, while I am aiming at something like 720/730 at the very least, my score came out to be 700(V38 Q47 IR8) only. I am satisfied with my Quant and IR scores which are generally in line with what I usually get for mock practices (although Quant score can ideally be better as I did hit Q49 occasionally for mock practices), but my Verbal score is unexpectedly bad as I can usually hit at the very least 40+ for mock practices.
Anyway, the damage has already been done and instead of feeling sad for the score I am already planning to retake GMAT in one-month time (would this be too rush?). During these coming 4 weeks I am planning to review my overall performance once again, tackle areas of weakness (particularly on Verbal) and focus on doing 700+ level questions. I am a not a native English speaker and has a full time job that is relatively demanding (leaving me only 1-2 hours to study everyday but weekends are usually free from work). I started studying really seriously in the past month (that's why my practice exams were taken in such a packed schedule as below) and prior to that I was studying on and off and had a long vacation in between.
To help me formulate my study plan, can my fellow GMAT takers help provide some guidance? I need honest advice.
Also, I have already done almost all practice exams available - what other materials should I be reviewing before the second GMAT attempt? Revising old mistakes for example?
Objective: Get into TOP5 B-school MBAs
Target GMAT Score: at the very least 730 (which is the mean score of these top B-schools)
GMAT Scores:
GMAT PREP #1: 650 (V33 Q47) taken on 5May
Manhattan CAT#1: 640 (V34 Q43) taken on 6May
GMAT PREP #2: 720 (V42 Q47) taken on 6May
Manhattan CAT#2: 640 (V37 Q40) taken on 9May
Manhattan CAT#3: 580 (V32 Q37) taken on 12May
GMAT PREP #3: 700 (V41 Q44) taken on 13May
Manhattan CAT#4: 660 (V38 Q42) taken on 19May
Manhattan CAT#5: 690 (V40 Q43) taken on 20May
Manhattan CAT#6: 720 (V45 Q44) taken on 21May
GMAT PREP #4: 690 (V34 Q49) taken on 21May
GMAT PREP #5: 710 (V44 Q44) taken on 22May
GMAT PREP #6: 730 (V41 Q49) taken on 23May
REAL GMAT: 700 (V38 Q47) taken on 24May
Your advice is much much appreciated.
24 May 2018, 04:34
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Hey sfdreamer,
First of all, I have to say your current plan seems to be pretty good. I have a few small comments.
The second thing, however, is that while improving by 20-30 points from one test to another is definitely possible, it's also not something you should count one, especially when your average mock test score is a bit lower. In other words, it can happen - if everything goes right, but it may take another shot or two.
My main suggestion is - exactly as you yourself suggested - you should focus on review, more than on new tests (which you've run out of anyway).
Take the mock tests you've already done and analyse them - especially the mistakes. Go over them and try and find patterns - recurring reasons that you get questions wrong. These generally fall into three categories:
1) Fundamental - you jus't didn't know the material. Go back and study it!
2) Technical - you "messed up", something "silly happened." Figure out what it was and set yourself a habit or rule which will stop it from happening again
3) Strategic - you ran out of time. This is more fundamental, and involves figuring out what is the right amount of questions to go for and how many you should be guessing, as well as making sure your general answer strategies are efficient
After you do all this reviewing, go out and seek similar question to implement your conclusions on.
Since you are already at a high level (700), this article may be of use to you:
https://exampal.com/gmat/blog/how-to-im ... mat-score/
First of all, I have to say your current plan seems to be pretty good. I have a few small comments.
The second thing, however, is that while improving by 20-30 points from one test to another is definitely possible, it's also not something you should count one, especially when your average mock test score is a bit lower. In other words, it can happen - if everything goes right, but it may take another shot or two.
My main suggestion is - exactly as you yourself suggested - you should focus on review, more than on new tests (which you've run out of anyway).
Take the mock tests you've already done and analyse them - especially the mistakes. Go over them and try and find patterns - recurring reasons that you get questions wrong. These generally fall into three categories:
1) Fundamental - you jus't didn't know the material. Go back and study it!
2) Technical - you "messed up", something "silly happened." Figure out what it was and set yourself a habit or rule which will stop it from happening again
3) Strategic - you ran out of time. This is more fundamental, and involves figuring out what is the right amount of questions to go for and how many you should be guessing, as well as making sure your general answer strategies are efficient
After you do all this reviewing, go out and seek similar question to implement your conclusions on.
Since you are already at a high level (700), this article may be of use to you:
https://exampal.com/gmat/blog/how-to-im ... mat-score/
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