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10 Jan 2016, 00:23
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Hi all
It would be grateful if anyone could give me some advice regarding what to do next. To go to where I want to go, I think a re-take is a must .
The biggest problem I have now is I am not sure what strategy/study material to use for my next re-take.
I took 2nd GMAT last Wednesday and scored 670 with Q47, V35, IR6. AWA TBD(guess will be 4). My first GMAT was a complete humiliation.....
Having purchased the enhanced score report, I learned that
In Quant: section scores were not too far off, probably committed more mistakes in problem solving so that my PS is a bit lower (PS @44, DS@49)
In Verbal: SC @73% (eqv V35), RC@51% (eqv V28) and CR@94% (eqv V44)
I must admit that luck was on my side on some CR questions. I was behind the time so I had to take a few guesses. was at Question 2X with less than 20 minutes remaining. then the test gave me an ultra lengthy RC on a really foreign topic . gave up after reading the first/two paragraph since I realised I wasn't taking in anything..
Study materials:
OG15
E-GMAT verbal ( I have @E-gmat V&Q package, but found some of its quant questions are more difficult than real GMAT questions. But its Quant concepts are good)
Economist Quant (which I found quite useful on the skills such as plug-in and ballparking)
GMAT Prep and Prep 1 Question pack plus the extra exam pack. ( reset twice to make sure I have done every hard question)
Of course, I'll need to improve my speed further so that I don't run behind the clock at my next test.
I've gone through OG twice and reviewed every question I got wrong in OG & E-GMAT verbal.
So if I go back to the previous materials I use, I guess I will mostly be recalling my memories for the correct answer but not learning new skills
I am working full time so only have 2-3 hrs/ weekday and 5-6 hrs at weekends to study. My plan is to retake within a month.
Target score: 710
What would you suggest me to use as study material for my next retake ? should I continue to use current materials or I should purchase new study materials for example MGMAT SC/Advanced quant / Powerscore CR bible ?
Speaking of school choices..
People look for best fit when chossing B-school. Since meeting March deadline with a better score is almost impossible.
Originally I wanted to apply for Oxford/Cambridge/INSEAD and LBS, but now the chance for 2016 Sep intake @Oxbridge/LBS is certainly 0.
I'll just apply INSEAD for Jan 17 intake
Thanks everyone for insightful advice and suggestions
A bit of background about myself.
age 30 asian
Education- BEng / MEng from Imperial College London. -4 year course (graduated with MEng degree)
GPA- 3.0~3.3 .... Lower Second Class degree overall (57%)...which is a bit low....and I am paying the price......Oxbridge will certainly challenge my poor grade
GMAT- 2nd attempt 670 ( Q47 V35), cancelled the first one since it was a complete humiliation
W/E- Engineer with 5.5 year at a leading semiconductor company with one promotion ( 3 years in Taiwan, 2 years on an industry collaboration assignment in US), Internship in Belgium, UK and China during my student career
Extracurricular- President of Taiwanese Society @ Imperial College, Team member of Imperial College Basketball team, Student prefect at high school in the UK.
currently I am also a committee member of management committee of my apartment condo. that's the most recent leadership-related role I take after graduation.
Post-MBA goal: Consulting in consulting firm or consulting/strategic planning in electronic industry
It would be grateful if anyone could give me some advice regarding what to do next. To go to where I want to go, I think a re-take is a must .
The biggest problem I have now is I am not sure what strategy/study material to use for my next re-take.
I took 2nd GMAT last Wednesday and scored 670 with Q47, V35, IR6. AWA TBD(guess will be 4). My first GMAT was a complete humiliation.....
Having purchased the enhanced score report, I learned that
In Quant: section scores were not too far off, probably committed more mistakes in problem solving so that my PS is a bit lower (PS @44, DS@49)
In Verbal: SC @73% (eqv V35), RC@51% (eqv V28) and CR@94% (eqv V44)
I must admit that luck was on my side on some CR questions. I was behind the time so I had to take a few guesses. was at Question 2X with less than 20 minutes remaining. then the test gave me an ultra lengthy RC on a really foreign topic . gave up after reading the first/two paragraph since I realised I wasn't taking in anything..
Study materials:
OG15
E-GMAT verbal ( I have @E-gmat V&Q package, but found some of its quant questions are more difficult than real GMAT questions. But its Quant concepts are good)
Economist Quant (which I found quite useful on the skills such as plug-in and ballparking)
GMAT Prep and Prep 1 Question pack plus the extra exam pack. ( reset twice to make sure I have done every hard question)
Of course, I'll need to improve my speed further so that I don't run behind the clock at my next test.
I've gone through OG twice and reviewed every question I got wrong in OG & E-GMAT verbal.
So if I go back to the previous materials I use, I guess I will mostly be recalling my memories for the correct answer but not learning new skills
I am working full time so only have 2-3 hrs/ weekday and 5-6 hrs at weekends to study. My plan is to retake within a month.
Target score: 710
What would you suggest me to use as study material for my next retake ? should I continue to use current materials or I should purchase new study materials for example MGMAT SC/Advanced quant / Powerscore CR bible ?
Speaking of school choices..
People look for best fit when chossing B-school. Since meeting March deadline with a better score is almost impossible.
Originally I wanted to apply for Oxford/Cambridge/INSEAD and LBS, but now the chance for 2016 Sep intake @Oxbridge/LBS is certainly 0.
I'll just apply INSEAD for Jan 17 intake
Thanks everyone for insightful advice and suggestions
A bit of background about myself.
age 30 asian
Education- BEng / MEng from Imperial College London. -4 year course (graduated with MEng degree)
GPA- 3.0~3.3 .... Lower Second Class degree overall (57%)...which is a bit low....and I am paying the price......Oxbridge will certainly challenge my poor grade
GMAT- 2nd attempt 670 ( Q47 V35), cancelled the first one since it was a complete humiliation
W/E- Engineer with 5.5 year at a leading semiconductor company with one promotion ( 3 years in Taiwan, 2 years on an industry collaboration assignment in US), Internship in Belgium, UK and China during my student career
Extracurricular- President of Taiwanese Society @ Imperial College, Team member of Imperial College Basketball team, Student prefect at high school in the UK.
currently I am also a committee member of management committee of my apartment condo. that's the most recent leadership-related role I take after graduation.
Post-MBA goal: Consulting in consulting firm or consulting/strategic planning in electronic industry
10 Jan 2016, 12:35
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Hi Michael KC Chen,
First off, a 670/Q47 is a strong score (it's right above the 80th percentile overall), so it could be enough to get you into your first-choice School. You've named some competitive Schools, so you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile. There's a Forum full of them here:
ask-admission-consultants-124/
With a 670, you're actually closer to a 710 than you probably realize. However, with your Official Scaled Scores, you don't have any big 'weak spots' in either the Quant or Verbal sections, so your missing points are probably more due to your 'process' and Tactics than any specific content areas. As such, you don't need to be focusing on 'hard' questions right now - you have to be focusing on your 'precision' (and eliminating the little mistakes in your process).
1) Have you scheduled another Official GMAT yet?
2) What would be the latest that you could reasonably take that Test?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
First off, a 670/Q47 is a strong score (it's right above the 80th percentile overall), so it could be enough to get you into your first-choice School. You've named some competitive Schools, so you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile. There's a Forum full of them here:
ask-admission-consultants-124/
With a 670, you're actually closer to a 710 than you probably realize. However, with your Official Scaled Scores, you don't have any big 'weak spots' in either the Quant or Verbal sections, so your missing points are probably more due to your 'process' and Tactics than any specific content areas. As such, you don't need to be focusing on 'hard' questions right now - you have to be focusing on your 'precision' (and eliminating the little mistakes in your process).
1) Have you scheduled another Official GMAT yet?
2) What would be the latest that you could reasonably take that Test?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
11 Jan 2016, 08:12
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Hi Rich EMPOWERgmatRichC
Thanks for your input.
I must say...I was very disappointed when i failed my first GMAT but was really encouraged by your signature ''GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made''.
maybe 670 isn't enough to get me to where I want to go. But at least I've made a step forward.
I'll continue my study until I made myself a GMAT assassin, hopefully I can become a GMAT assassin next month.
I plan to give myself another month to revise and improve.
Thanks !
Thanks for your input.
I must say...I was very disappointed when i failed my first GMAT but was really encouraged by your signature ''GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made''.
maybe 670 isn't enough to get me to where I want to go. But at least I've made a step forward.
I'll continue my study until I made myself a GMAT assassin, hopefully I can become a GMAT assassin next month.
I plan to give myself another month to revise and improve.
Thanks !
