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17 Dec 2020, 08:44
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Hi Experts,
I just took my GMAT exam today and, disappointingly enough, scored a 640 (Q43, V35). I’m pretty devastated because this falls right on my expectations of applying to top b-schools - was hoping to have a GMAT score good enough to substantiate a 3.8 undergrad GPA and a fairly decent work experience of +3 years.
Now, I’m torn between going ahead with this and apply to places like UBC, UoT, and York or reappearing around end of Jan with hopes of improving but at least 50 points. Really need your advice to make up my mind soon enough as deadlines are approaching first.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Usama
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I just took my GMAT exam today and, disappointingly enough, scored a 640 (Q43, V35). I’m pretty devastated because this falls right on my expectations of applying to top b-schools - was hoping to have a GMAT score good enough to substantiate a 3.8 undergrad GPA and a fairly decent work experience of +3 years.
Now, I’m torn between going ahead with this and apply to places like UBC, UoT, and York or reappearing around end of Jan with hopes of improving but at least 50 points. Really need your advice to make up my mind soon enough as deadlines are approaching first.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Usama
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17 Dec 2020, 12:16
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Hi Usama,
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day did not turn out better. A 640 is still a solid Score though - and it could be enough to get you into your first-choice School. Since you know which Schools you plan to apply to, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile and plans. Those Experts should be able to answer your Admissions questions and help define the specific areas of your profile that could use some improvement. There's a Forum full of those Experts here:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/ask-admissio ... tants-124/
If you choose to retest, before I can offer you any additional advice for your studies, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
1) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
3) On what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
You might also choose to purchase the Enhanced Score Report. While the ESR doesn’t provide a lot of information, there are usually a few data points that we can use to define what went wrong on Test Day (and what you should work on to score higher). If you purchase the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day did not turn out better. A 640 is still a solid Score though - and it could be enough to get you into your first-choice School. Since you know which Schools you plan to apply to, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile and plans. Those Experts should be able to answer your Admissions questions and help define the specific areas of your profile that could use some improvement. There's a Forum full of those Experts here:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/ask-admissio ... tants-124/
If you choose to retest, before I can offer you any additional advice for your studies, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
1) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
3) On what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
You might also choose to purchase the Enhanced Score Report. While the ESR doesn’t provide a lot of information, there are usually a few data points that we can use to define what went wrong on Test Day (and what you should work on to score higher). If you purchase the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
17 Dec 2020, 13:25
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Hi Rich,
Thank you very much for getting back. Really means a lot especially in these moments of despair!
To answer your questions:
1. I started my prep in Sep this year and started every day for 2-3 hours. Weekends were a little longer than that (6/8 hours) and quant to verbal ratio was 80-20. Then came Oct and I got lost in my job (annual budgeting exercise in the middle of the pandemic!) and returned to studying again in Nov - this time the ratio shifted to 60-40 for quant and verbal
2. For prep, I relied majorly on Manhattan Guide for quant, studied all the concepts and did all the mini exercises at the end of each topic. This was supplemented by bunel’s notes here on GMAT Club. For verbal, it was a mix of Manhattan (CR), Maghoosh (SC and CR) and Youtube tutorials by Erica
3. Took my first mock on Kaplan end of Sep and scored a 620 (Q40, V33). Second mock late Oct/early Nov w Varitas and got a 650 (Q47, V32). Third was the first official GMAC mock sometime around mid Nov and scored a 620 (Q45, V30). Then from start of Dec till, let’s say, Dec 12, I took 3 verbal only mocks using GMAT club CATs and scored, 32,39,33 in the order of attempts. Lastly, yesterday, the day before the exam, I took the second official mock and scored a 700 (Q45, V40)
Thank you once again for taking out time. Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thanks,
Usama
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Thank you very much for getting back. Really means a lot especially in these moments of despair!
To answer your questions:
1. I started my prep in Sep this year and started every day for 2-3 hours. Weekends were a little longer than that (6/8 hours) and quant to verbal ratio was 80-20. Then came Oct and I got lost in my job (annual budgeting exercise in the middle of the pandemic!) and returned to studying again in Nov - this time the ratio shifted to 60-40 for quant and verbal
2. For prep, I relied majorly on Manhattan Guide for quant, studied all the concepts and did all the mini exercises at the end of each topic. This was supplemented by bunel’s notes here on GMAT Club. For verbal, it was a mix of Manhattan (CR), Maghoosh (SC and CR) and Youtube tutorials by Erica
3. Took my first mock on Kaplan end of Sep and scored a 620 (Q40, V33). Second mock late Oct/early Nov w Varitas and got a 650 (Q47, V32). Third was the first official GMAC mock sometime around mid Nov and scored a 620 (Q45, V30). Then from start of Dec till, let’s say, Dec 12, I took 3 verbal only mocks using GMAT club CATs and scored, 32,39,33 in the order of attempts. Lastly, yesterday, the day before the exam, I took the second official mock and scored a 700 (Q45, V40)
Thank you once again for taking out time. Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thanks,
Usama
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17 Dec 2020, 19:14
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Hi UsamaGuddar,
To start, I agree that you should reach out to some admissions consultants here on GMAT club to see if your GMAT score gets you to where you need to go. If you determine that you do need to retake the GMAT and would like some advice, feel free to reach out.
To start, I agree that you should reach out to some admissions consultants here on GMAT club to see if your GMAT score gets you to where you need to go. If you determine that you do need to retake the GMAT and would like some advice, feel free to reach out.
