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11 Jun 2018, 19:24
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I just took the GMAT exam for the first time after about 2 months of studying and got a lower than expected score 700 Q50 V34, and an extremely unbalanced (low) verbal score. Cancelled my score immediately and am preparing to re-take the GMAT.
A few questions for all the GMAT experts:
How long would you recommend studying if I am aiming for an overall score increase about 50 points (at least 730)?
Would you suggest re-taking almost immediately without taking a break in between so that I won't forget whatever I have learned so far?
Any advice on what the most effective study materials or how I should change my study plan is greatly appreciated!
Below is some additional info on my test-prep, mock exam scores and what I experienced on the day of exam.
Day before Exam:
• Only slept for about 5-6 hours due to irregular sleep schedule
Day of Exam:
• Felt very thirsty during quant section, a bit distracted
• Had abundant time around question 20 or so and then spent too long on individual questions causing to not finish section (one q left unanswered)
• 8 minute break time felt short (barely enough to drink water and use restroom)
• Verbal section started with 6 mins short, extremely affecting pace for rest of the section and causing a lot of stress—thereby the low score
• RC felt harder than usual
• Not used to wide screen
• SC had a lot of unseen idioms or sentence structures (use of dashes?) Important to understand meaning
• CR was hard
ESR Report:
Verbal showed that the CR,RC & SC was respectively 45, 73 and 82 percentile. The CR score is shocking low and I generally find it hard to eliminate answers or brainstorm the answer...
Percentage correct in each section is the below (correct/incorrect):
1) 88/12
2) 57/43
3) 71/29
4) 12/88 (ran out of time so guessed my way through last few questions)
3/27/2018-6/9/2018, Main study periods (first two and last two weeks before exam), ~2 months total (on & off)
• Mock Test Scores:
• GMAT FREEPREP software test 1: 660 Q48 V33
• GMAT FREEPREP online test 2: 720 Q48 V41 (repeat questions)
• GMAT FREEPREP online test 1: 750 Q48 V42 (repeat questions)
• GMAT FREEPREP software test 2: 770 Q50 V44 (more repeat questions)
• GMAT Practice Exam 3 (a week before exam): 730 Q49 V40
Main study materials
o OG 2017 version (PS and SC was close to finish, but not DS/CR/RC)
o GMAT FREE PREP tests 1 & 2 (did 4 times total)—only finished reviewing 2 tests
o ManhattanPrep free test (did not have enough time to review answers)
o GMAT test 3 (did not review wrong answers)
o Listened to a few of Ron’s videos
o Visited Manhattanprep forums for answer discussions for each GMATFREEPREP question
• This wasted a lot of my time going through each response and pages of discussion and slowed down my study progress
• Is there a better way to review this material?
Thank you and best of luck to everyone!
A few questions for all the GMAT experts:
How long would you recommend studying if I am aiming for an overall score increase about 50 points (at least 730)?
Would you suggest re-taking almost immediately without taking a break in between so that I won't forget whatever I have learned so far?
Any advice on what the most effective study materials or how I should change my study plan is greatly appreciated!
Below is some additional info on my test-prep, mock exam scores and what I experienced on the day of exam.
Day before Exam:
• Only slept for about 5-6 hours due to irregular sleep schedule
Day of Exam:
• Felt very thirsty during quant section, a bit distracted
• Had abundant time around question 20 or so and then spent too long on individual questions causing to not finish section (one q left unanswered)
• 8 minute break time felt short (barely enough to drink water and use restroom)
• Verbal section started with 6 mins short, extremely affecting pace for rest of the section and causing a lot of stress—thereby the low score
• RC felt harder than usual
• Not used to wide screen
• SC had a lot of unseen idioms or sentence structures (use of dashes?) Important to understand meaning
• CR was hard
ESR Report:
Verbal showed that the CR,RC & SC was respectively 45, 73 and 82 percentile. The CR score is shocking low and I generally find it hard to eliminate answers or brainstorm the answer...
Percentage correct in each section is the below (correct/incorrect):
1) 88/12
2) 57/43
3) 71/29
4) 12/88 (ran out of time so guessed my way through last few questions)
3/27/2018-6/9/2018, Main study periods (first two and last two weeks before exam), ~2 months total (on & off)
• Mock Test Scores:
• GMAT FREEPREP software test 1: 660 Q48 V33
• GMAT FREEPREP online test 2: 720 Q48 V41 (repeat questions)
• GMAT FREEPREP online test 1: 750 Q48 V42 (repeat questions)
• GMAT FREEPREP software test 2: 770 Q50 V44 (more repeat questions)
• GMAT Practice Exam 3 (a week before exam): 730 Q49 V40
Main study materials
o OG 2017 version (PS and SC was close to finish, but not DS/CR/RC)
o GMAT FREE PREP tests 1 & 2 (did 4 times total)—only finished reviewing 2 tests
o ManhattanPrep free test (did not have enough time to review answers)
o GMAT test 3 (did not review wrong answers)
o Listened to a few of Ron’s videos
o Visited Manhattanprep forums for answer discussions for each GMATFREEPREP question
• This wasted a lot of my time going through each response and pages of discussion and slowed down my study progress
• Is there a better way to review this material?
Thank you and best of luck to everyone!
11 Jun 2018, 23:17
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Hi, I am not an expert for sure so just take my opinions under consideration.
I think you are too nervous and under high exam stress. Take a LITTLE water before exam might help you.
About the verbal, I think GMAT hard question is especially harder and trickier when you are more nervous about your timing problem. The test might be familiar with you for 2nd time.
Your score in mock test has a varied scope. It might point out that you should recheck the lower score test to see which types of question you have higher percentage of fault answer then focus studying on them.
I think you are too nervous and under high exam stress. Take a LITTLE water before exam might help you.
About the verbal, I think GMAT hard question is especially harder and trickier when you are more nervous about your timing problem. The test might be familiar with you for 2nd time.
Your score in mock test has a varied scope. It might point out that you should recheck the lower score test to see which types of question you have higher percentage of fault answer then focus studying on them.
12 Jun 2018, 00:10
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I have also given gmat recently and felt questions were (mainly sc) more subtle, pushing you to think in terms of standard English. I found it hard to use POE. I guess reading New York Times and other reputable publications should do the job.
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