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.
Apr 2912:30 AM EDT
-01:30 AM EDT
Learn how Kamakshi achieved a GMAT 675 with an impressive 96th %ile in Data Insights. Discover the unique methods and exam strategies that helped her excel in DI along with other sections for a balanced and high score.
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 0111:00 AM PDT
-12:00 PM PDT
Free- full-length test + 15 concept videos + 150+ short videos + study plan!
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.
Praveengeol
Joined: 02 Jun 2015
Last visit: 14 Nov 2017
Posts: 55
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 27
Location: United States
Concentration: Strategy, Human Resources
Schools: Schulich Sept"18 (A)
WE:Engineering (Manufacturing)
29 Dec 2015, 11:31
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hi Experts,
I am really feeling down with my GMAT score (560 , V27, Q40, AWA 5, IR 4). I took my test in November and scored severely bad and worst to my imagination.
During my preparation, i started with score of 530 and in the last week i could score 650 and 670 in GMAT PREP tests and i was very confident when i went for my final test, but all preparation went in vain. I could not even score 600.
However, with these scores i applied in few schools (Edinburgh Business School, Copenhagen Business School, Rice University and University of Alberta) mainly banking on my experience in metal industry. I have got offer from UOE and expecting positive response from CBS. I have been rejected for UOA. I can take admission and continue my MBA voyage but somewhere i am feeling as a failure. My target colleges are LBS, Rice University , McCombs, or IMD. I have decided that i will give one more try for GMAT and i welcome experts comment to help me initiate and guide me on my path to success.
In the detailed report i got from GMAC, the weekest section was RC (Verbal) and DS (Quant). However, there was no strengths, my score shows it, still, Algebra in Quant and CR & SC was around 60 percentile and were the strongest section.
Few mistakes i identified in my preparation :-
1) Big rush in preparation - I gave only 6 weeks to myself for preparation. I studied minimum of 5 hours every day and thought it will be sufficient. However, now i feel that GMAT is not about rushing but about training your mind with time and it can not happen in big rush. This applies to me at least as i attended school 10 years back and have not been in study mode since then.
2) Choice of centre - The centre choice in mexico city was the worst nightmare for me. It started with the pen not working and when i tried to get it working , the ink got all on my screen. This was the starting point of AWA and it just gave me a bad feel to start with. Second bad experience was when i raised hand for break, no body turned up for 4 minutes and i had to rush for my break. In addition to that i was unlucky to choose my time slot during lunch time and the pantry in the test centre was just behind the test room, with everyone cracking jokes behind my back, in other room. This made my verbal to drop considerably as i could not concentrate. I tried ear plug but as i had not practiced it with it, it made me mor euncomfortable. With retest, i will make sure, i will practice my tests with ear plug on.
3) Quant Overconfidence - In the last two practice tests, i scored 48 in quant and this gave me a lot of confidence. Because of this overconfidence, in the main test, i was overconfident. I got aorund 75% of DS which made me feel that i am doing brilliant in Quant but when my score popped up, i recalled the myth section of GMAT CLUB where it states that getting DS in Quant does not show that you are doing great.
4) RC Problems - From the start itself, i had lot of problem in RC and i could not score good in RC. During my preparation, i thought i could ignore RC and do it according to my skill and still score average in verbal with high in Quant to score 650. But this did not work in main test as i scored terribly 17percentile in RC and because i got RC to start with, it made total score go down. However, because of my test centre problems and starting hiccups in Verbal, i had already had lost hope and this even made my SC and CR to drop to 60 percentile.
I have debriefed all this not because i want to complaint but because i want to improve.
I have decided that i will again give GMAT and will give ample time to myself to get enrolled in my dream colleges. I will request experts to help me and guide me in my journey to GMAT. I am planning to give myself at least 12 weeks of time in this attemp and move ahead.
Please help me with your comments.
Kind Regards,
Praveen Mishra
I am really feeling down with my GMAT score (560 , V27, Q40, AWA 5, IR 4). I took my test in November and scored severely bad and worst to my imagination.
During my preparation, i started with score of 530 and in the last week i could score 650 and 670 in GMAT PREP tests and i was very confident when i went for my final test, but all preparation went in vain. I could not even score 600.
However, with these scores i applied in few schools (Edinburgh Business School, Copenhagen Business School, Rice University and University of Alberta) mainly banking on my experience in metal industry. I have got offer from UOE and expecting positive response from CBS. I have been rejected for UOA. I can take admission and continue my MBA voyage but somewhere i am feeling as a failure. My target colleges are LBS, Rice University , McCombs, or IMD. I have decided that i will give one more try for GMAT and i welcome experts comment to help me initiate and guide me on my path to success.
In the detailed report i got from GMAC, the weekest section was RC (Verbal) and DS (Quant). However, there was no strengths, my score shows it, still, Algebra in Quant and CR & SC was around 60 percentile and were the strongest section.
Few mistakes i identified in my preparation :-
1) Big rush in preparation - I gave only 6 weeks to myself for preparation. I studied minimum of 5 hours every day and thought it will be sufficient. However, now i feel that GMAT is not about rushing but about training your mind with time and it can not happen in big rush. This applies to me at least as i attended school 10 years back and have not been in study mode since then.
2) Choice of centre - The centre choice in mexico city was the worst nightmare for me. It started with the pen not working and when i tried to get it working , the ink got all on my screen. This was the starting point of AWA and it just gave me a bad feel to start with. Second bad experience was when i raised hand for break, no body turned up for 4 minutes and i had to rush for my break. In addition to that i was unlucky to choose my time slot during lunch time and the pantry in the test centre was just behind the test room, with everyone cracking jokes behind my back, in other room. This made my verbal to drop considerably as i could not concentrate. I tried ear plug but as i had not practiced it with it, it made me mor euncomfortable. With retest, i will make sure, i will practice my tests with ear plug on.
3) Quant Overconfidence - In the last two practice tests, i scored 48 in quant and this gave me a lot of confidence. Because of this overconfidence, in the main test, i was overconfident. I got aorund 75% of DS which made me feel that i am doing brilliant in Quant but when my score popped up, i recalled the myth section of GMAT CLUB where it states that getting DS in Quant does not show that you are doing great.
4) RC Problems - From the start itself, i had lot of problem in RC and i could not score good in RC. During my preparation, i thought i could ignore RC and do it according to my skill and still score average in verbal with high in Quant to score 650. But this did not work in main test as i scored terribly 17percentile in RC and because i got RC to start with, it made total score go down. However, because of my test centre problems and starting hiccups in Verbal, i had already had lost hope and this even made my SC and CR to drop to 60 percentile.
I have debriefed all this not because i want to complaint but because i want to improve.
I have decided that i will again give GMAT and will give ample time to myself to get enrolled in my dream colleges. I will request experts to help me and guide me in my journey to GMAT. I am planning to give myself at least 12 weeks of time in this attemp and move ahead.
Please help me with your comments.
Kind Regards,
Praveen Mishra
29 Dec 2015, 21:54
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hey Praveen,
With 12 weeks, here is a customized 2-3 month study plan that can help boost your score: https://www.gmatpill.com/gmat-practice-t ... study-plan
Use this as a guideline. You don’t have to follow it exactly but the structure of the study plan should be the same structure that you take in your approach. This helps to optimize your retention and learning.
As you study, we recommend that you focus on one particular subsection for multiple consecutive days before moving onto the next. You can see this in our study plan where we recommend 5 days on nothing but SC -- before moving onto CR and then RC.
Here is a sample SC video to help you start your journey: https://www.gmatpill.com/sentencecorrect ... ythons.mp4
Best of luck- we are here to help.
With 12 weeks, here is a customized 2-3 month study plan that can help boost your score: https://www.gmatpill.com/gmat-practice-t ... study-plan
Use this as a guideline. You don’t have to follow it exactly but the structure of the study plan should be the same structure that you take in your approach. This helps to optimize your retention and learning.
As you study, we recommend that you focus on one particular subsection for multiple consecutive days before moving onto the next. You can see this in our study plan where we recommend 5 days on nothing but SC -- before moving onto CR and then RC.
Here is a sample SC video to help you start your journey: https://www.gmatpill.com/sentencecorrect ... ythons.mp4
Best of luck- we are here to help.
Moderator:
