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Dear All,
I am in need of some advice in my unfortunately difficult GMAT prep journey. Thank you very much in advance, and I will try to keep this as brief as I can.
Situation:
I started my GMAT Prep in August. I studied for the whole month using TTP. It felt like a great starting point as I learned lots of new tricks and got a good grasp on the exam.
Unfortunately, I started full-time work in September and completely ignored GMAT until mid-October. In October, I picked the GMAT back up, focusing heavily on practice. During the week, I rarely had time to study, but I would spend all weekends mostly doing problems from the official GMAT question bank as well as the practice exams.
Having done decently on the practice tests, I took the first official GMAT on December 3rd, and I scored an upsetting 600 (Q45 V28 - 47th percentile each). I was very disappointed to see the score, especially since I have done better without any prep. However, I knew that the exam did not go well. I had some noise distractions as I did it online, but most importantly I thought that both the quant and verbal sections were significantly harder than what I was used to.
I thought the experience was an outlier and decided to book another official GMAT the next week (Dec 12th). I scored 590 (Q30 V36). Generally, I was extremely disappointed, my confidence was gone and my application plans were ruined. I did the attempt at the test center and the quant section obviously went horribly wrong. I realized that I had no time at Q15 and from that point on it was a guessing game. Verbal felt pretty good though. As a note, the math section felt much harder than what I was used to from the start, which sort of put me on the wrong path from the get-go.
What I think went wrong:
1. I did not take the practice exams as seriously as I should have. I would usually be in a study room, sometimes got interrupted and did not really stimulate the "exam environment."
2. I was not crisp. While I think I had decent skills, I was relying a bit too much on the ability to think, which certainly went away during the pressure of the exam. I did not have the reps and was fundamentally weak in some areas.
3. The pressure and anxiety got to me. I was very tight on the deadlines and really needed to do well on this GMAT.
4. During my prep, I certainly cut corners (the expression taken from the GMAT Ninja video I recently saw). I did not work as much on my weak areas, I did not review and go back to questions I got wrong. Overall, I was just being lazy on several occasions.
Plan:
This is where I truly need some help. After the two bad GMAT attempts, I took some time off to get back my confidence and think of what to do. I decided that I wanted to give GMAT another shot and apply to unis in the 3rd round. I want to do it in 1 month. Below is the general plan for the next month:
week 1: Theory and targeted practice using TTP
week 2: Theory and targeted practice using TTP
week 3: TTP, Official GMAT, GMAT club question practice, Manhattan Prep practice exam
week 4: TTP, Official GMAT, GMAT club question practice, Manhattan Prep practice exam
While I still have to work, I plan to live and breathe GMAT, watch GAMT Ninja videos, do not cut corners during prep on weekends and after or before work.
Help:
- I would really appreciate anyone's input on my situation in general.
- Please let me know if you think it is worth giving it another shot or if I should just take my time with the GMAT and apply to Masters next year.
- Do you think I should stick with the old GAMT or switch to GMAT focus?
- Most importantly, could you please recommend any sources that I should use? I am open to courses, private tutoring, anything. What do you think would be the most essential things for me to do in order to ensure that I do better next time?
- Finally, I would be very grateful if you have any suggestions on the approach. What do you think about my plan? I am open to any suggestions!
Thank you very much in advance if you are willing to help. I really need some advice in this difficult time and would be very grateful for any suggestions. Thank you!
--------------------
Official Practice Exams Log:
1 (Aug 22nd): 670 - Q46 V36
2 (Aug 25th): 650 - Q47 V33
3 (Aug 28th): 700 - Q49 V36
1 again(Oct 15th):680 - Q46 V37
2 again(Nov 12th):660 - Q40 V40
4 (Nov 18th): 710 - Q47 V40
5 (Nov 26th): 670 - Q45 V36
6 (Dec 1st): 710 - Q47 V40
I am in need of some advice in my unfortunately difficult GMAT prep journey. Thank you very much in advance, and I will try to keep this as brief as I can.
Situation:
I started my GMAT Prep in August. I studied for the whole month using TTP. It felt like a great starting point as I learned lots of new tricks and got a good grasp on the exam.
Unfortunately, I started full-time work in September and completely ignored GMAT until mid-October. In October, I picked the GMAT back up, focusing heavily on practice. During the week, I rarely had time to study, but I would spend all weekends mostly doing problems from the official GMAT question bank as well as the practice exams.
Having done decently on the practice tests, I took the first official GMAT on December 3rd, and I scored an upsetting 600 (Q45 V28 - 47th percentile each). I was very disappointed to see the score, especially since I have done better without any prep. However, I knew that the exam did not go well. I had some noise distractions as I did it online, but most importantly I thought that both the quant and verbal sections were significantly harder than what I was used to.
I thought the experience was an outlier and decided to book another official GMAT the next week (Dec 12th). I scored 590 (Q30 V36). Generally, I was extremely disappointed, my confidence was gone and my application plans were ruined. I did the attempt at the test center and the quant section obviously went horribly wrong. I realized that I had no time at Q15 and from that point on it was a guessing game. Verbal felt pretty good though. As a note, the math section felt much harder than what I was used to from the start, which sort of put me on the wrong path from the get-go.
What I think went wrong:
1. I did not take the practice exams as seriously as I should have. I would usually be in a study room, sometimes got interrupted and did not really stimulate the "exam environment."
2. I was not crisp. While I think I had decent skills, I was relying a bit too much on the ability to think, which certainly went away during the pressure of the exam. I did not have the reps and was fundamentally weak in some areas.
3. The pressure and anxiety got to me. I was very tight on the deadlines and really needed to do well on this GMAT.
4. During my prep, I certainly cut corners (the expression taken from the GMAT Ninja video I recently saw). I did not work as much on my weak areas, I did not review and go back to questions I got wrong. Overall, I was just being lazy on several occasions.
Plan:
This is where I truly need some help. After the two bad GMAT attempts, I took some time off to get back my confidence and think of what to do. I decided that I wanted to give GMAT another shot and apply to unis in the 3rd round. I want to do it in 1 month. Below is the general plan for the next month:
week 1: Theory and targeted practice using TTP
week 2: Theory and targeted practice using TTP
week 3: TTP, Official GMAT, GMAT club question practice, Manhattan Prep practice exam
week 4: TTP, Official GMAT, GMAT club question practice, Manhattan Prep practice exam
While I still have to work, I plan to live and breathe GMAT, watch GAMT Ninja videos, do not cut corners during prep on weekends and after or before work.
Help:
- I would really appreciate anyone's input on my situation in general.
- Please let me know if you think it is worth giving it another shot or if I should just take my time with the GMAT and apply to Masters next year.
- Do you think I should stick with the old GAMT or switch to GMAT focus?
- Most importantly, could you please recommend any sources that I should use? I am open to courses, private tutoring, anything. What do you think would be the most essential things for me to do in order to ensure that I do better next time?
- Finally, I would be very grateful if you have any suggestions on the approach. What do you think about my plan? I am open to any suggestions!
Thank you very much in advance if you are willing to help. I really need some advice in this difficult time and would be very grateful for any suggestions. Thank you!
--------------------
Official Practice Exams Log:
1 (Aug 22nd): 670 - Q46 V36
2 (Aug 25th): 650 - Q47 V33
3 (Aug 28th): 700 - Q49 V36
1 again(Oct 15th):680 - Q46 V37
2 again(Nov 12th):660 - Q40 V40
4 (Nov 18th): 710 - Q47 V40
5 (Nov 26th): 670 - Q45 V36
6 (Dec 1st): 710 - Q47 V40
17 Dec 2023, 16:42
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If you decide to retake the classic GMAT and it's been a while since you took Official-Mock 1, fair to say it wouldn't be a bad idea to retake it. Consider getting the ESR of your recent attempt. Replaying what happened as you look over the data may provide some insight. If you share the ESR here (after wiping any personal info), people may give some specific suggestions as well.
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17 Dec 2023, 19:57
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