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vinnisatija
Joined: 16 Apr 2015
Last visit: 08 Jan 2017
Posts: 26
Concentration: Operations, Strategy
Schools: UFL '17 UFlorida '18
Schools: UFL '17 UFlorida '18
Posts: 26
Hi,
I appeared for the GMAT today and was seriously shocked to see a Q47 V23 as the result.I cancelled the score immediately. I was pretty energized when my quant section ended and I was hoping to do the same in the verbal as well.I noticed that the verbal section was quite different from what I had seen in mocks specially the SC.I struggled with SC,RC and CR as well.It felt that I consumed lots of time in the first 5 questions and the same pattern continued and finally with 11 minutes to spare I had 10 questions to attempt.I lost my cool and finished the test and was pretty sad to see the score.
I have been preparing for almost 6 months and my mocks ranged from 520-720 but this was highly unexpected.
I gave manhattan GMAT tests but saw that various questions were repeated in the tests and thus expect my score to be inflated in the mocks.I want to retake the test but I dont want this to happen again.
Any suggestions would be welcomed.
Thanks
I appeared for the GMAT today and was seriously shocked to see a Q47 V23 as the result.I cancelled the score immediately. I was pretty energized when my quant section ended and I was hoping to do the same in the verbal as well.I noticed that the verbal section was quite different from what I had seen in mocks specially the SC.I struggled with SC,RC and CR as well.It felt that I consumed lots of time in the first 5 questions and the same pattern continued and finally with 11 minutes to spare I had 10 questions to attempt.I lost my cool and finished the test and was pretty sad to see the score.
I have been preparing for almost 6 months and my mocks ranged from 520-720 but this was highly unexpected.
I gave manhattan GMAT tests but saw that various questions were repeated in the tests and thus expect my score to be inflated in the mocks.I want to retake the test but I dont want this to happen again.
Any suggestions would be welcomed.
Thanks
vinnisatija
Man I suggest you to work on SC before CR or RC. That is one area you can't make mistakes. Penalties are high. It's something like basic maths. Follow a set of rules and you will get it right. Don't go by instinct AT ALL. Try "Maximize your writing score"
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Last visit: 31 Dec 2023
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Location: United States (CA)
GMAT 1: 800 Q51 V49
GRE 1: Q170 V170
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Hi vinnisatija,
I noticed that you posted this in another Forum, so I've pasted over my response from there:
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) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them at home?
3) Did you take them at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
4) 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.)?
5) Did you ever take a CAT more than once?
6) On what date did you take each CAT and what were the scores on each (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores)?
It's possible that you just had a "bad day"; but if we can figure all of this out quickly, then you shouldn't wait too long to retest.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
I noticed that you posted this in another Forum, so I've pasted over my response from there:
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) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them at home?
3) Did you take them at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
4) 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.)?
5) Did you ever take a CAT more than once?
6) On what date did you take each CAT and what were the scores on each (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores)?
It's possible that you just had a "bad day"; but if we can figure all of this out quickly, then you shouldn't wait too long to retest.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Posts: 1,776
Hi vinnisatija,
You said that the Verbal section was different from the ones that you got in the Mock CATs.
Did you solve the GMAT Prep CATs? They are a very good representation of the actual GMAT and are the best indicators of your preparation.
The timing problems are generally a byproduct of other problems. Going by your score, other than the fact that you panicked, I feel that there is a problem in understanding the concepts too.
Before appearing for your GMAT again, you should opt for a preparatory course and build a strong foundation. There are many companies including ours, who offer trials before you buy one. You can take the trial and then enroll in the one that suits you best.
You said that the Verbal section was different from the ones that you got in the Mock CATs.
Did you solve the GMAT Prep CATs? They are a very good representation of the actual GMAT and are the best indicators of your preparation.
The timing problems are generally a byproduct of other problems. Going by your score, other than the fact that you panicked, I feel that there is a problem in understanding the concepts too.
Before appearing for your GMAT again, you should opt for a preparatory course and build a strong foundation. There are many companies including ours, who offer trials before you buy one. You can take the trial and then enroll in the one that suits you best.
jdthemaverick
Joined: 29 Jul 2014
Last visit: 09 Apr 2017
Posts: 23
Status:To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often
GMAT 1: 620 Q47 V29
GMAT 2: 710 Q50 V35
GPA: 3.76
GMAT 2: 710 Q50 V35
Posts: 23
When I took my first attempt, I was at a score of 700 in GMAT prep software, however after the actual exam (where I scored a 620), I realised that my score was inflated since I had been doing similar questions in Official Guide. The next time, I decided to pursue a variety of material and change my approach in solving questions. My suggestions are as follows:
1. Try solving a wider variety of questions, especially solve OG 10 (it has a much better level of Verbal questions)
2. Set higher constraints while solving the questions [ knowing each and every error type while solving a question]
3. Identify your weak areas and keep on working on them while at the same time detailing the errors in thinking
Hope this helps
Cheers
1. Try solving a wider variety of questions, especially solve OG 10 (it has a much better level of Verbal questions)
2. Set higher constraints while solving the questions [ knowing each and every error type while solving a question]
3. Identify your weak areas and keep on working on them while at the same time detailing the errors in thinking
Hope this helps
Cheers
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