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12 Aug 2015, 02:01
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Hi guys
I gave my GMAT 15 days ago and scored a 610(Q47, v27). I was targeting a 700+ and was devastated by my score.
I took 7 mocks before the exam in fully timed conditions. My mock scores are below:
GMATPrep 1 - 710(Q49, V37) (May 2015)
GMATPrep 2 - 730(Q49, V40) (1 week before the exam)
The scores of the 5 manhattan mocks I gave ranged between 590-620
Prep time : 4 months(Devoted at least 4 hours a day)
The resources I used for my prep are below:
Verbal
Manhattan guides SC, CR, RC
eGMAT Verbal online course(religiously followed it, took notes etc.)
OG
OG verbal review(I solved this one after I finished the eGMAT course with 70-75% accuracy in all the sections)
Quant
Manhattan strategy guides
OG
OG quant review
Kaplan 800
Kaplan Premier
Advanced GMAT Quant
My GMAT experience:
I reached the test centre 30 mins early and was not nervous. The AWA section went well but I unknowingly spend 12 minutes on the first IR question. I froze when I looked at the time. I panicked for 2-3 mins but regained my composure and tried to look for easy questions so that I at least get 4 of them right. I took the break and told myself to not get disheartened by the IR. I had some fruits and felt a lot better. I finished the Quant and verbal sections with a minute to spare in both. I guessed one question in each section.
I was shocked on seeing my score and cancelled it. I bought the ESR and leant that I scored low on RC and SC, and CR was average.
What I think went wrong:
I need more practice for Verbal(I am a non native English speaker)
I finished the Verbal section on time(I probably spent too little time on each question)
I didn't maintain an error log
Can someone please help me understand what went wrong and also suggest some good resources for Verbal practice.
Thanks for reading this post
Shravanthi
I gave my GMAT 15 days ago and scored a 610(Q47, v27). I was targeting a 700+ and was devastated by my score.
I took 7 mocks before the exam in fully timed conditions. My mock scores are below:
GMATPrep 1 - 710(Q49, V37) (May 2015)
GMATPrep 2 - 730(Q49, V40) (1 week before the exam)
The scores of the 5 manhattan mocks I gave ranged between 590-620
Prep time : 4 months(Devoted at least 4 hours a day)
The resources I used for my prep are below:
Verbal
Manhattan guides SC, CR, RC
eGMAT Verbal online course(religiously followed it, took notes etc.)
OG
OG verbal review(I solved this one after I finished the eGMAT course with 70-75% accuracy in all the sections)
Quant
Manhattan strategy guides
OG
OG quant review
Kaplan 800
Kaplan Premier
Advanced GMAT Quant
My GMAT experience:
I reached the test centre 30 mins early and was not nervous. The AWA section went well but I unknowingly spend 12 minutes on the first IR question. I froze when I looked at the time. I panicked for 2-3 mins but regained my composure and tried to look for easy questions so that I at least get 4 of them right. I took the break and told myself to not get disheartened by the IR. I had some fruits and felt a lot better. I finished the Quant and verbal sections with a minute to spare in both. I guessed one question in each section.
I was shocked on seeing my score and cancelled it. I bought the ESR and leant that I scored low on RC and SC, and CR was average.
What I think went wrong:
I need more practice for Verbal(I am a non native English speaker)
I finished the Verbal section on time(I probably spent too little time on each question)
I didn't maintain an error log
Can someone please help me understand what went wrong and also suggest some good resources for Verbal practice.
Thanks for reading this post
Shravanthi
12 Aug 2015, 04:45
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shravanthim
Were the GMATPrep questions "fresh" (or had you already seen some of them before)?
1. You might need more practice, but your being a non-native speaker won't have anything to do with it. Most native speakers will struggle to get a V40 (or even a V37) on the GMATPrep.
2. I'm confused by this one. How is finishing verbal on time a bad thing
3. I agree with this one. Error logs are very useful.
Do try to get the exam pack 1 and the question pack 1. That'll give you a little more material for both practice and testing.
Also, I've seen people do well on the GMATPrep and then get significantly lower scores on the actual GMAT. For what it's worth, most of them bounce back and get a higher score on retaking the GMAT. The GMATPrep practice tests are quite robust and well made. Your actual GMAT verbal score should be much higher than 27. I think part of it is going to be just taking the exam again.
12 Aug 2015, 11:44
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Hi shravanthim,
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day didn't go as well as planned. Your practice CAT scores clearly show that you're capable of scoring at a much higher level. When these types of score drops occur, the two likely "causes" involve either something that was unrealistic during practice or something that was surprising (or not accounted for) on Test Day.
If you can answer a few questions, then we should be able to figure this out:
When you took your CATs:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them at home?
3) Did you take them at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
4) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, skip sections, take longer breaks etc.)?
5) Did you ever take a CAT more than once?
It's possible that you just had a "bad day"; but if we can figure all of this out quickly, then you shouldn't wait too long to retest.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day didn't go as well as planned. Your practice CAT scores clearly show that you're capable of scoring at a much higher level. When these types of score drops occur, the two likely "causes" involve either something that was unrealistic during practice or something that was surprising (or not accounted for) on Test Day.
If you can answer a few questions, then we should be able to figure this out:
When you took your CATs:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them at home?
3) Did you take them at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
4) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, skip sections, take longer breaks etc.)?
5) Did you ever take a CAT more than once?
It's possible that you just had a "bad day"; but if we can figure all of this out quickly, then you shouldn't wait too long to retest.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
