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23 Jan 2025, 05:32
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Hello everybody,
I could really use your advice on my situation.
I've been studying for the GMAT for a whole year now and dedicated hundreds of hours towards it. I do not have a full time job, so I have a lot of time to allocate towards preparation.
My first cold mock was in November 2023, and I scored 330 (Legacy GMAT). After 9 months of prep, I gave my first GMAT exam Online and scored 555 (Q75, V79, DI79). The minimum score that I need for my school is 565 so I thought I am very close and could get my desired score in the next exam.
Fast forward to December, I gave my second GMAT exam and ... scored a 545 (Q76, V79, DI 76). Even though it was a good attempt, I thought I lacked some strategies to get my desired score, so I got a tutor.
Tutoring for me is very expensive but we worked on verbal for a couple of hours. He said that my improvement in reading and verbal should also translate in Quant and DI sections. And, for verbal, it actually did work - it increased from V79 to about V81-V83 in my mock exams. I have been studying 4-5 hours every day for the past 3 months, surely I will hit my target score on the 3rd attempt, right?
Fast forward to today, my third GMAT attempt. I had a good sleep, good breakfast, and I felt confident that I will do well in the exam. Quant was not difficult but verbal was a huge challenge - I had 3 back to back RCs! Has anybody had this? And to finish everything - a super wordy and lengthy DI section. Total score - 535 (Q77, V79, DI73).
I will be very honest - I am losing hope to get in my dream school. I have exhausted my Official mocks - the scores ranged from 525 (once) to 595 (4 times), exhausted my GMAT Club exams (did not score below 595), done all of TTP and I have gone through the Official Guide TWICE.
It's super discouraging to see my score lower than it was in November/October.
If you are still reading up to this point and you were in my shoes, what would be your game plan forward? I have 2 more GMAT attempts until the deadline for my school ends. Would you get a tutor? Target weaknesses? Should I switch to GRE?
Thank you..
I could really use your advice on my situation.
I've been studying for the GMAT for a whole year now and dedicated hundreds of hours towards it. I do not have a full time job, so I have a lot of time to allocate towards preparation.
My first cold mock was in November 2023, and I scored 330 (Legacy GMAT). After 9 months of prep, I gave my first GMAT exam Online and scored 555 (Q75, V79, DI79). The minimum score that I need for my school is 565 so I thought I am very close and could get my desired score in the next exam.
Fast forward to December, I gave my second GMAT exam and ... scored a 545 (Q76, V79, DI 76). Even though it was a good attempt, I thought I lacked some strategies to get my desired score, so I got a tutor.
Tutoring for me is very expensive but we worked on verbal for a couple of hours. He said that my improvement in reading and verbal should also translate in Quant and DI sections. And, for verbal, it actually did work - it increased from V79 to about V81-V83 in my mock exams. I have been studying 4-5 hours every day for the past 3 months, surely I will hit my target score on the 3rd attempt, right?
Fast forward to today, my third GMAT attempt. I had a good sleep, good breakfast, and I felt confident that I will do well in the exam. Quant was not difficult but verbal was a huge challenge - I had 3 back to back RCs! Has anybody had this? And to finish everything - a super wordy and lengthy DI section. Total score - 535 (Q77, V79, DI73).
I will be very honest - I am losing hope to get in my dream school. I have exhausted my Official mocks - the scores ranged from 525 (once) to 595 (4 times), exhausted my GMAT Club exams (did not score below 595), done all of TTP and I have gone through the Official Guide TWICE.
It's super discouraging to see my score lower than it was in November/October.
If you are still reading up to this point and you were in my shoes, what would be your game plan forward? I have 2 more GMAT attempts until the deadline for my school ends. Would you get a tutor? Target weaknesses? Should I switch to GRE?
Thank you..
23 Jan 2025, 09:28
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You have not hit any ceiling. There isn't any such thing as a personal ceiling.
What you may have hit is the limits of what you can achieve by preparing the way you have been.
So, you just need to adjust how you're preparing to get better results and make your target score happen.
You may need to
- work on some weaker Quant topics
- practice DI more to learn to be more efficient and accurate there
- make the way you analyze Verbal answer choices a little more sophisticated to get Verbal questions correct more consistently, as discussed in this post
How to Prepare for GMAT Verbal
The streaks method could help too.
How to Ace the GMAT Using the Streaks Method
What you may have hit is the limits of what you can achieve by preparing the way you have been.
So, you just need to adjust how you're preparing to get better results and make your target score happen.
You may need to
- work on some weaker Quant topics
- practice DI more to learn to be more efficient and accurate there
- make the way you analyze Verbal answer choices a little more sophisticated to get Verbal questions correct more consistently, as discussed in this post
How to Prepare for GMAT Verbal
The streaks method could help too.
How to Ace the GMAT Using the Streaks Method
23 Jan 2025, 12:59
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Hi MyNameisFritz,
First off, I don't think you should give up altogether because you are VERY close to your score goal. With that in mind, have you reached out to the folks in admissions to see if they'd accept a 55 GMAT score? If not, it could be worth giving it a shot. Regarding the GRE, why don't you take a practice exam to see how you do? The GRE might be a good move for you.
First off, I don't think you should give up altogether because you are VERY close to your score goal. With that in mind, have you reached out to the folks in admissions to see if they'd accept a 55 GMAT score? If not, it could be worth giving it a shot. Regarding the GRE, why don't you take a practice exam to see how you do? The GRE might be a good move for you.
