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I Took my Gmat on 21st October and scored a 530, which was very much in line with my mocks
GMAT prep 1 :420 ( V19, Q29)
GMAT prep 2 : 530 ( V20 , Q 43)
GMAT prep 3 : 580 (V21, Q44)
GMAT prep 4 : 550 (V20 , Q 47)
GMAT prep 5: 570 (V21 , Q48)
GMAT prep 1 retake: 640 ( had seen a few questions from the retired set, V28 Q50)
real GMAT taken on 21st october : 530 ( Q44 , V20)

resources used : GMAT retired set of questions /. OG 20 / VR 21/ QR 21

ESR LINK : {drive}.google.com/file/d/1F9_Hh0CWDA8WPkBZ0ahVZ1p61DkUMEeG/view?usp=sharing

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Your Quantitative score of 44 is higher than 48% of GMAT Exam scores recorded in the past three years. The mean
score for this section is 40.38.
• Your performance on Problem Solving questions was equivalent to a score of 41. Your score is better than 39% of all
sub-section scores recorded in the past three years. The mean for all test takers is 40.39.
• Your performance on Data Sufficiency questions was equivalent to a score of 47. Your score is better than 56% of all
sub-section scores recorded in the past three years. The mean for all test takers is 40.32.
• Your performance on Arithmetic questions was equivalent to a score of 38. Your score is better than 30% of all subsection scores recorded in the past three years. The mean for all test takers is 40.55.
• Your performance on Algebra/Geometry questions was equivalent to a score of 47. Your score is better than 59% of all
sub-section scores recorded in the past three years. The mean for all test takers is 40.23.
• Your performance of 100% on Geometry questions is considered Very Strong.
• Your performance of 20% on Rates/Ratio/Percent questions is considered Very Weak.
• Your performance of 66% on Value/Order/Factors questions is considered Above Average.
• Your performance of 60% on Equal./Inequal./Alg. questions is considered Average.
• Your performance of 60% on Counting/Sets/Series questions is considered Average.
• You completed 31 questions in the Quantitative section.
• You responded correctly to 57% of the first set of questions, 71% of the second set of questions, 71% of the third set of
questions and 43% of the final set of questions..
• The average difficulty of questions presented to you in the first set of questions was Medium High, the average for the
second set of questions was Medium, the average for the third set of questions was Medium High and was Medium
High for the final set of questions.
• The average time it took you to respond to the first set of questions presented was 1:54, the average time for the
second set of questions was 2:08, the average time for the third set of questions was 2:26 and 1:28 for the final set of
questions.
• Please Note: If you sat for the GMAT exam prior to April 16, 2018 this section contained 37 questions, on or after April
16, 2018 the section consists of 31 question
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Your Verbal score of 20 is higher than 22% of GMAT Exam scores recorded in the past three years. The mean score
for this section is 27.11.
• Your performance on Critical Reasoning questions was equivalent to a score of 34, which is better than 66% of GMAT
Exam scores recorded in the past three years. The mean score for this sub-section is 27.59.
◦ Your performance of 75% on Analysis/Critique questions is considered Above Average.
◦ Your performance of 100% on Construction/Plan questions is considered Very Strong.
• Your performance on Reading Comprehension questions was equivalent to a score of 21, which is better than 30% of
GMAT Exam scores recorded in the past three years. The mean score for this sub-section is 27.17.
◦ Your performance of 50% on Identify Inferred Idea questions is considered Weak.
◦ Your performance of 50% on Identify Stated Idea questions is considered Weak.
• Your performance on Sentence Correction questions was equivalent to a score of 13, which is better than 9% of GMAT
Exam scores recorded in the past three years. The mean score for this sub-section is 27.34.
◦ Your performance of 33% on Grammar questions is considered Weak.
◦ Your performance of 50% on Communication questions is considered Weak.
• You completed 36 questions in the Verbal section.
• You responded correctly to 50% of the first set of questions, 29% of the second set of questions, 71% of the third set of
questions and 75% of the final set of questions.
• The average difficulty of questions presented to you in the first set of questions was Medium, the average for the
second set of questions was Medium , the average for the third set of questions was Medium and was Medium for the
final set of questions.
• The average time it took you to respond to the first set of questions presented was 1:40, the average time for the
second set of questions was 2:06, the average time for the third set of questions was 1:54 and 1:38 for the final set of
questions.
• Please Note: If you sat for the GMAT exam prior to April 16, 2018 this section contained 41 questions, on or after April
16, 2018 the section consists of 36 questions.
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ESR takeaways :
VERBAL ; CR 66th percentile (SS 34) / RC 50th percentile ( SS 21) / SC 9th percentile (SS 13 ) / overall 22nd percentile
QUANT ; PS : 39th percentile ( SS : 41 ) / DS 56th percentile (scaled score 47)

Test center experience: test taken at Pearson Gurgugram times tower, the proctor was professional and test center was just as shown in the GMAC video with 3M industrial grade NC headphones provided, computers were glitch-free and overall experience was free of negative detractors. started off with quant and took a bit too much time on the first 7-8 questions and having guessed on last 3 questions, and there there that feeling of having messed up Quant also was on my mind during the Verbal section ; i did feel that i was getting SC questions right but to my surprise, SC was the worst section of the GMAT

End goal : a score of ~690-700

Current situation: having exhausted OG and VR, I don't know where to start again, I plan to retake by JAN with a score of 690-700, need help/advice about where to start, and what sources to be used. how to cross a V30 and how to go from a Q44 to a Q50 level.

Help : how to plan for the retake, and what resources to be used /

any tips will be useful and if anyone could share their experience of the same ,i'd be great

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Hi singh36x,

Regarding prep courses, in addition to seeking advice in this thread, take a look at the GMAT Club reviews for the best quant and verbal courses, and also read through some GMAT success stories to see what materials have worked well for other test-takers.

Also, would you like some general advice on how to improve your verbal and quant skills?

You also may find it helpful to read this article about
how to score a 700+ on the GMAT.

Good luck!
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Hi singh36x, 9th percentile shows that you have a long way to go, in SC. Which resources did you use, to prepare?

p.s. Congrats on the phenomenal progress you've made in Quant, after starting from Q29!
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Hi singh36x,

I'm sorry to hear that Test Day did not turn out better. I've sent you a PM with some notes for this next phase of your studies.

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