Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
May 0111:00 AM PDT
-12:00 PM PDT
Free- full-length test + 15 concept videos + 150+ short videos + study plan!
Apr 3001:30 AM EDT
-02:30 AM EDT
At one point, she believed GMAT wasn’t for her. After scoring 595, self-doubt crept in and she questioned her potential. But instead of quitting, she made the right strategic changes. The result? A remarkable comeback to 695. Check out how Saakshi did it.
May 0306:30 AM PDT
-08:30 AM PDT
Verbal trouble on GMAT? Fix it NOW! Join Sunita Singhvi for a focused webinar on actionable strategies to boost your Verbal score and take your performance to the next level.
29 May 2018, 18:05
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hello All,
Here is my sad story to date. I have been studying for the GMAT for the better part of six months. I sat for the exam at the end of January and disappointingly, received a 610 (Q39, V35). While this was well below my ultimate target of a 700 or better, it was nonetheless in line with the scores I had received on practice CATs prior to the actual exam. Given my consistent under-performance on quant I decided to focus my efforts there. Over the ensuing months, I re-reviewed my Veritas quant related lessons (I previously took an online Veritas course), completed the EmpowerGMAT Quant SB course and kept and regularly reviewed an error log. Throughout this period I also managed to take three practice CAT exams and was encouraged to see my scores increase. My score detail is as follows:
CATPrep Exam - 680 (Q45, V38)
Veritas Practice Exam - 650 (Q46, V33)
GMAC Practice Exam - 660 (Q42, V39)
This was still below my 700 target, but given the improvement I decided to sit for the exam this past Saturday. I definitely felt a bit rushed on both the quant and verbal sections and had to hurry through the last five questions on each section however I didn't think it was particularly bad. Sadly, I was proved wrong when a 570 (Q36, V31) appeared on the final screen. To be honest, I am still a bit dumbfounded as to how my score could have dropped so dramatically. I am significantly more comfortable with all of the quant content relative to where I was in January yet somehow I managed to score lower. At this point my only inkling is that I must have major timing issues but am open to consider anything.
Any and all comments, suggestions are welcome. I really need to find the underlying cause for this score volatility and find a way forward.
Thanks in advance.
Lando
Here is my sad story to date. I have been studying for the GMAT for the better part of six months. I sat for the exam at the end of January and disappointingly, received a 610 (Q39, V35). While this was well below my ultimate target of a 700 or better, it was nonetheless in line with the scores I had received on practice CATs prior to the actual exam. Given my consistent under-performance on quant I decided to focus my efforts there. Over the ensuing months, I re-reviewed my Veritas quant related lessons (I previously took an online Veritas course), completed the EmpowerGMAT Quant SB course and kept and regularly reviewed an error log. Throughout this period I also managed to take three practice CAT exams and was encouraged to see my scores increase. My score detail is as follows:
CATPrep Exam - 680 (Q45, V38)
Veritas Practice Exam - 650 (Q46, V33)
GMAC Practice Exam - 660 (Q42, V39)
This was still below my 700 target, but given the improvement I decided to sit for the exam this past Saturday. I definitely felt a bit rushed on both the quant and verbal sections and had to hurry through the last five questions on each section however I didn't think it was particularly bad. Sadly, I was proved wrong when a 570 (Q36, V31) appeared on the final screen. To be honest, I am still a bit dumbfounded as to how my score could have dropped so dramatically. I am significantly more comfortable with all of the quant content relative to where I was in January yet somehow I managed to score lower. At this point my only inkling is that I must have major timing issues but am open to consider anything.
Any and all comments, suggestions are welcome. I really need to find the underlying cause for this score volatility and find a way forward.
Thanks in advance.
Lando
03 Jun 2018, 02:02
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hi Lando
Welcome to GMATClub!
I would like to apologize to you for the delay in replying to your message.
To begin with, I think you should order the ESR(of the current attempt) to understand what
the primary reason for the sudden drop in your score(especially in Quant) is. It is equally
important to understand is whether the practice tests were taken for the first time?
The reason I ask this is that a test with repeated questions can lead to inflated scores.
Also, I presume you had taken the previous test prior to the format change in the GMAT.
A Q36 score means that there are some gaps in your concepts. At GMATClub, we have an
excellent resource to help you review your concepts - Quantitative Mega-Thread.
Once you finish this thread(which should take you about 2 weeks), take a GMATPrep
Mock(one you have not taken) before determining the next course of action. This is a post
which will help you with that final push in the Quant section. With a Q49 you are
looking at a 700+ score provided you are able to improve your Verbal a bit.
Another suggestion - Follow Bunuel. In the Quant forum, make it a point to solve each
and every question he puts up on the forum. Also, solve the various problem sets in his
signature. Look at the various shortcuts people use while posting their solutions. Try to
learn and adapt these methods while you solve questions.
Hope this helps you!
Welcome to GMATClub!
I would like to apologize to you for the delay in replying to your message.
To begin with, I think you should order the ESR(of the current attempt) to understand what
the primary reason for the sudden drop in your score(especially in Quant) is. It is equally
important to understand is whether the practice tests were taken for the first time?
The reason I ask this is that a test with repeated questions can lead to inflated scores.
Also, I presume you had taken the previous test prior to the format change in the GMAT.
A Q36 score means that there are some gaps in your concepts. At GMATClub, we have an
excellent resource to help you review your concepts - Quantitative Mega-Thread.
Once you finish this thread(which should take you about 2 weeks), take a GMATPrep
Mock(one you have not taken) before determining the next course of action. This is a post
which will help you with that final push in the Quant section. With a Q49 you are
looking at a 700+ score provided you are able to improve your Verbal a bit.
Another suggestion - Follow Bunuel. In the Quant forum, make it a point to solve each
and every question he puts up on the forum. Also, solve the various problem sets in his
signature. Look at the various shortcuts people use while posting their solutions. Try to
learn and adapt these methods while you solve questions.
Hope this helps you!
03 Jun 2018, 20:28
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hi Lando,
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day didn't go as well as planned. 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) Were these CATs in the old format or the current, shorter format?
2) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT each time (including the Essay and IR sections)?
3) Did you take them at home?
4) Did you take them at the same time of day as when you took your Official GMAT?
5) 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.)?
6) Did you ever take a CAT more than once? Had you seen any of the questions BEFORE (re: on a prior CAT, in an online forum or in a practice set)?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
I'm sorry to hear that Test Day didn't go as well as planned. 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) Were these CATs in the old format or the current, shorter format?
2) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT each time (including the Essay and IR sections)?
3) Did you take them at home?
4) Did you take them at the same time of day as when you took your Official GMAT?
5) 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.)?
6) Did you ever take a CAT more than once? Had you seen any of the questions BEFORE (re: on a prior CAT, in an online forum or in a practice set)?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
