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07 Aug 2015, 03:47
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Hi all,
I am a GMAT test retaker and a non-native. Got a mere 580 (Q44, V25) on the test day last week. Previous 2 GMAT attempts the scores were :- in 2006 - 620 and in 2009 610 (both are NOT active scores anymore)
I am working as a Business Consultant in a top tier IT MNC and have close to 13 years of full time work experience in the same MNC. I have been studying on and off for the last 10 months (not continuous due to work load). I could only devote around 2-3 hours per day on weekdays and weekends didn’t get much time due to personal commitments. It was in April this year when I decided to give the preparation a push and even though I had completed OG 13 , OG 10 and Kaplan guides, I was really not confident of my Verbal. So I enrolled for GMATPILL online course. Barring the RC pill – which is pretty good I did not find other sections helpful. Gave a few Mocks (GMATPREP, MGMAT) but scores were really not reaching the expected score of 700+. That’s when I decided to attend a eGMAT seminar and found it useful. I enrolled for SC online. After having gone thru it, I found its good but I was not able to adhere to 3-step process to solve the questions at all times, one because I used to take close to 3-4 minutes if I followed that approach. Having said that it was useful in learning as a whole and I then enrolled for complete eGMAT’s GMAT Online course. CR prethinking advocated by Rajat was interesting but still it was ok till the point I get a simpler CR but as soon as I see a slightly difficult CR I never used to get it right. However I must point that bulk of my eGMAT course study I did was in last 2 weeks prior to actual test so not sure if me practicing a few more questions in CR and SC especially could have improved my timing .
My TAKT time on SC and CR were 1.5 and 2.4minutes – which was not good. I took some weeks off from work prior to my GMAT. Solved entire GMAT Online course by eGMAT in those 2 weeks but timings didn’t improve for verbal especially. I found its Quant course really useful. Took GMATPREP exam pack 3 and 4 but got only 620 and 610.
On the test day, I was pretty calm and confident of a decent score…In my mocks I found that I am making the bulk of mistakes in last 12-14 questions in each section. And even though as per eGMAT and other experts, first 10 questions if you get them right you should reach a decent score. This seem to be not working for me. I made strategy where I dedicated more time for first 12 and last 12 questions , guessed around 3-4 questions from 13-30 in Verbal to enable this extra time. Quant was not an issue.
But I found that I am not able to reach a conclusive answer for most of my Verbal questions and finally ended up with a V25 and total score of 580.
Am not sure whether this kind of score even stands a chance for any good US bschools such as UCLA/NY STERN (am targetting Entertainment industry managerial jobs post-MBA).
Would be great to hear views from experts here.
Thanks
SR
I am a GMAT test retaker and a non-native. Got a mere 580 (Q44, V25) on the test day last week. Previous 2 GMAT attempts the scores were :- in 2006 - 620 and in 2009 610 (both are NOT active scores anymore)
I am working as a Business Consultant in a top tier IT MNC and have close to 13 years of full time work experience in the same MNC. I have been studying on and off for the last 10 months (not continuous due to work load). I could only devote around 2-3 hours per day on weekdays and weekends didn’t get much time due to personal commitments. It was in April this year when I decided to give the preparation a push and even though I had completed OG 13 , OG 10 and Kaplan guides, I was really not confident of my Verbal. So I enrolled for GMATPILL online course. Barring the RC pill – which is pretty good I did not find other sections helpful. Gave a few Mocks (GMATPREP, MGMAT) but scores were really not reaching the expected score of 700+. That’s when I decided to attend a eGMAT seminar and found it useful. I enrolled for SC online. After having gone thru it, I found its good but I was not able to adhere to 3-step process to solve the questions at all times, one because I used to take close to 3-4 minutes if I followed that approach. Having said that it was useful in learning as a whole and I then enrolled for complete eGMAT’s GMAT Online course. CR prethinking advocated by Rajat was interesting but still it was ok till the point I get a simpler CR but as soon as I see a slightly difficult CR I never used to get it right. However I must point that bulk of my eGMAT course study I did was in last 2 weeks prior to actual test so not sure if me practicing a few more questions in CR and SC especially could have improved my timing .
My TAKT time on SC and CR were 1.5 and 2.4minutes – which was not good. I took some weeks off from work prior to my GMAT. Solved entire GMAT Online course by eGMAT in those 2 weeks but timings didn’t improve for verbal especially. I found its Quant course really useful. Took GMATPREP exam pack 3 and 4 but got only 620 and 610.
On the test day, I was pretty calm and confident of a decent score…In my mocks I found that I am making the bulk of mistakes in last 12-14 questions in each section. And even though as per eGMAT and other experts, first 10 questions if you get them right you should reach a decent score. This seem to be not working for me. I made strategy where I dedicated more time for first 12 and last 12 questions , guessed around 3-4 questions from 13-30 in Verbal to enable this extra time. Quant was not an issue.
But I found that I am not able to reach a conclusive answer for most of my Verbal questions and finally ended up with a V25 and total score of 580.
Am not sure whether this kind of score even stands a chance for any good US bschools such as UCLA/NY STERN (am targetting Entertainment industry managerial jobs post-MBA).
Would be great to hear views from experts here.
Thanks
SR
07 Aug 2015, 07:32
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coolsrini1981
Do you feel that being a "non-native" put you at a disadvantage? You've not said that, but I just want to check.
coolsrini1981
If you take the exam again, try to aim for consistent performance over the entire test. The OG says that the first 10 questions are used to obtain an initial estimate of a test taker's ability.
coolsrini1981
Although you have more experience than most people I've worked with, you're probably going to need to put in a lot of work on your application if you apply with a 580. Also, (a very basic question) are you looking for perfect answers when you do verbal questions? Do you struggle to choose between (let's say) 2 options because you feel that both could be correct or because neither matches the answer that you would have liked?
08 Aug 2015, 11:43
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AjiteshArun
YES usually stuck with 2 options to choose however in some CR it could be any options that may be right
