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asheshayushmishra
Joined: 18 Sep 2015
Last visit: 09 Sep 2023
Posts: 9
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Location: United States (VA)
Concentration: Technology, Operations
Schools: Mason '19 (A$)
GMAT 1: 650 Q49 V31
WE:Information Technology (Other)
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28 Mar 2016, 04:32
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Hi,
I took my second attempt at GMAT on 6th Dec 2016. I scored 650 in my second attempt, a 20 point increase since my first attempt. I have planned to take GMAT a third time by this Jun-Jul 2016.
My score breakups are as follows:
1st attempt - 630, Verbal- 29, Quant-47 , AWA-4.5 , IR-3 .
2nd attempt - 650, Verbal- 31, Quant- 48, AWA- 5, IR-6.
In my 1st attempt, in verbal, I had done well in RC and poorly in CR. The second attempt was in contrast with the 1st attempt, with RC being bad and CR being good.
Please provide few inputs regarding what should I do to go 700+.
Regards,
Ashesh
I took my second attempt at GMAT on 6th Dec 2016. I scored 650 in my second attempt, a 20 point increase since my first attempt. I have planned to take GMAT a third time by this Jun-Jul 2016.
My score breakups are as follows:
1st attempt - 630, Verbal- 29, Quant-47 , AWA-4.5 , IR-3 .
2nd attempt - 650, Verbal- 31, Quant- 48, AWA- 5, IR-6.
In my 1st attempt, in verbal, I had done well in RC and poorly in CR. The second attempt was in contrast with the 1st attempt, with RC being bad and CR being good.
Please provide few inputs regarding what should I do to go 700+.
Regards,
Ashesh
28 Mar 2016, 05:09
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asheshayushmishra
Hi Ashesh,
Typically, you need close to 3 months to prepare for the GMAT. Since you have already taken the test, June - July is a good time to take the test.
You need to dig deep and understand the mistakes that you are making. You can pick some easy points on the verbal section.
Try to drill down deep by following the points below:
SC: The questions test various concepts such as S-V agreement, modifiers, parallelism etc. Find out what troubles you.
CR: There might be certain types of questions that are troubling you. May be Assumption, may be conclusion, inference etc.
You need to find that out and then practice them
RC: This again can be drilled down into different types of questions and also different topics. See what questions and topics trouble you the most and then practice accordingly.
As an addition, start preparing an error log and keep a note of all the mistakes you made and the lessons you learnt from the problems. This will ensure you do not make the same mistake again.
Make sure you complete all of the OG and the Verbal review and if required, you can buy the Question pack1 from mba.com
Apart from this,
1. Did you follow any course material/book?
2. What were your scores on the mock CATs between your 1st and 2nd GMAT attempts?
3. Did you solve the entire OG and the Verbal Review?
28 Mar 2016, 10:51
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Hi Ashesh,
These two practice scores are not as far apart as they might appear. GMAC has publicly stated that the Official Score that you earn on Test Day is within +-30 points of actual ability. As such, your two Official GMAT scores are essentially the 'same' score - meaning that you treated both Exams in the same general ways. Given this likely pattern, "your way" of dealing with the GMAT will probably earn you another score in the mid-600s if you continue to study in the same ways as before. To raise your score to the 700+ level, you'll likely need to invest in some new resources and learn/practice some new Tactics. Thankfully, you're relatively close to that level right now, so you could potentially hit that score in 1-2 months (and you would not necessarily have to wait until June or July to retest).
1) How many hours can you study during a typical week?
2) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
These two practice scores are not as far apart as they might appear. GMAC has publicly stated that the Official Score that you earn on Test Day is within +-30 points of actual ability. As such, your two Official GMAT scores are essentially the 'same' score - meaning that you treated both Exams in the same general ways. Given this likely pattern, "your way" of dealing with the GMAT will probably earn you another score in the mid-600s if you continue to study in the same ways as before. To raise your score to the 700+ level, you'll likely need to invest in some new resources and learn/practice some new Tactics. Thankfully, you're relatively close to that level right now, so you could potentially hit that score in 1-2 months (and you would not necessarily have to wait until June or July to retest).
1) How many hours can you study during a typical week?
2) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
