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Hey all,
This is going to a long and meandering post. In summary, I've taken two online GMATs and didn't get the score I want (710+), what should be my next steps for my in-person on November 21st?
To expand on this, I've been studying since the beginning of the year after getting a diagnostic score of 570. I started off with Manhattan but switched to TTP for Quant which helped me learned the material incredibly well. Once I finished all Quant modules in TTP, I used TTP, Manhattan, and GMAT Ninja for Verbal. Once that was complete, I started to do practice tests for my first Online GMAT using Veritas and GMAC practice tests. Going into the practice tests, I knew my strength was Quant and that Verbal was scary. However, something clicked the week leading to the first online exam and I started to do really well on Verbal questions. I went into the first exam thinking if I could maintain my Quant performance and keep this verbal performance up, I could get the score I wanted on my first exam.
Veritas 1 (Aug 3rd): 660 (Q46, V35, IR 4)
Veritas 2 (Aug 8th): 680 (Q47, V37, IR 6)
Veritas 3 (Aug 18th): 660 (Q44, V37, IR 7)
GMAT Official Practice 1 (Aug 26th): 700 (Q49, V37, IR8)
GMAT Official Practice 2 (Aug 29th): 690 (Q48, V35, IR5)
GMAT Online Test 1 (Sept 5th): 690 (Q45, V40, IR7)
After the first test, I remember thinking that I did worse than average for Quant but much better on Verbal and the score that I got later reflected that. I also remember the Quant being much more difficult than what I usually got on practice tests. The Online GMAT Quant had a bunch of strange questions that just looked alien to me in what they were asking. Even on hard questions that I got wrong on the practice tests, I could at least understand what they were asking of me. I thought that might have just been nerves because I was nervous going into the exam and panicking a bit due to the questions I was seeing. The Verbal and IR felt about the same. I was depressed and the thought of studying for the test again filled me with massive amounts of dread and anxiety. I decided to take a week break and, with my confidence regained, I scheduled my online retake for three weeks later. I took one more Veritas test and two more GMAT Official Practice tests before the Online retake. During the practice tests, I felt that I did really bad on every single quant section, but my scores were better than I thought. Verbal, on the other hand, I felt pretty good about every single section that I took.
Veritas 4 (Sept 26th): 670 (Q45, V37, IR4)
GMAT Practice Test 3 (Oct 3rd): 730 (Q48, V41, IR8)
GMAT Practice Test 4 (Oct 10th): 720 (Q48, V40, IR5)
GMAT Online Test 2 (Oct 17th): 670 (Q44, V38, IR4)
After the exam, I once again felt that I did worse on Quant than I usually did and that I did pretty well on Verbal, but my score was 20 points worse than before. Quant again had a bunch of questions that just felt alien compared to the practice tests I had seen, the questions on TTP, and OG Practice questions. I believe that I had 5 hard Inequality DS problems in a row which just felt super wrong to me even though I understand it's totally possible. Verbal again felt normal, while I felt that IR was harder than ever. As soon as I got my score yesterday, I immediately scheduled an in-person for Nov 21st which is the earliest I could take the exam in-person in my area. Today I am not depressed not am I feeling any dread or anxiety about studying again, I'm actually pretty furious, angry, and determined. I'm on vacation so I physically can't study until I get back on Monday, but I want to kick this test's ass.
I finished TTP and scored high on all of the tests on there. I study about 4 hours every day and use primarily OG problems so that I practice actual GMAT problems. I got permission to go into the office on weekends so that I may recreate actual test conditions. I have the test booklet and markers to use for practice. I go on GMATclub to learn from particularly hard questions. I am determined to get a score that best represents to my abilities. So the big question is what do I do to make sure that I am actually factually prepared for my in-person test? Apologies for the long post but I feel like I needed to get this out there.
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This is going to a long and meandering post. In summary, I've taken two online GMATs and didn't get the score I want (710+), what should be my next steps for my in-person on November 21st?
To expand on this, I've been studying since the beginning of the year after getting a diagnostic score of 570. I started off with Manhattan but switched to TTP for Quant which helped me learned the material incredibly well. Once I finished all Quant modules in TTP, I used TTP, Manhattan, and GMAT Ninja for Verbal. Once that was complete, I started to do practice tests for my first Online GMAT using Veritas and GMAC practice tests. Going into the practice tests, I knew my strength was Quant and that Verbal was scary. However, something clicked the week leading to the first online exam and I started to do really well on Verbal questions. I went into the first exam thinking if I could maintain my Quant performance and keep this verbal performance up, I could get the score I wanted on my first exam.
Veritas 1 (Aug 3rd): 660 (Q46, V35, IR 4)
Veritas 2 (Aug 8th): 680 (Q47, V37, IR 6)
Veritas 3 (Aug 18th): 660 (Q44, V37, IR 7)
GMAT Official Practice 1 (Aug 26th): 700 (Q49, V37, IR8)
GMAT Official Practice 2 (Aug 29th): 690 (Q48, V35, IR5)
GMAT Online Test 1 (Sept 5th): 690 (Q45, V40, IR7)
After the first test, I remember thinking that I did worse than average for Quant but much better on Verbal and the score that I got later reflected that. I also remember the Quant being much more difficult than what I usually got on practice tests. The Online GMAT Quant had a bunch of strange questions that just looked alien to me in what they were asking. Even on hard questions that I got wrong on the practice tests, I could at least understand what they were asking of me. I thought that might have just been nerves because I was nervous going into the exam and panicking a bit due to the questions I was seeing. The Verbal and IR felt about the same. I was depressed and the thought of studying for the test again filled me with massive amounts of dread and anxiety. I decided to take a week break and, with my confidence regained, I scheduled my online retake for three weeks later. I took one more Veritas test and two more GMAT Official Practice tests before the Online retake. During the practice tests, I felt that I did really bad on every single quant section, but my scores were better than I thought. Verbal, on the other hand, I felt pretty good about every single section that I took.
Veritas 4 (Sept 26th): 670 (Q45, V37, IR4)
GMAT Practice Test 3 (Oct 3rd): 730 (Q48, V41, IR8)
GMAT Practice Test 4 (Oct 10th): 720 (Q48, V40, IR5)
GMAT Online Test 2 (Oct 17th): 670 (Q44, V38, IR4)
After the exam, I once again felt that I did worse on Quant than I usually did and that I did pretty well on Verbal, but my score was 20 points worse than before. Quant again had a bunch of questions that just felt alien compared to the practice tests I had seen, the questions on TTP, and OG Practice questions. I believe that I had 5 hard Inequality DS problems in a row which just felt super wrong to me even though I understand it's totally possible. Verbal again felt normal, while I felt that IR was harder than ever. As soon as I got my score yesterday, I immediately scheduled an in-person for Nov 21st which is the earliest I could take the exam in-person in my area. Today I am not depressed not am I feeling any dread or anxiety about studying again, I'm actually pretty furious, angry, and determined. I'm on vacation so I physically can't study until I get back on Monday, but I want to kick this test's ass.
I finished TTP and scored high on all of the tests on there. I study about 4 hours every day and use primarily OG problems so that I practice actual GMAT problems. I got permission to go into the office on weekends so that I may recreate actual test conditions. I have the test booklet and markers to use for practice. I go on GMATclub to learn from particularly hard questions. I am determined to get a score that best represents to my abilities. So the big question is what do I do to make sure that I am actually factually prepared for my in-person test? Apologies for the long post but I feel like I needed to get this out there.
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21 Oct 2020, 18:03
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I appreciate you reaching out and sharing your thoughts, and I’d like to help you get on the right track. In order to do so, it would be helpful to see exactly how much progress you made in TTP. Would you be able to post an image of your TTP Analytics page? The image does not need to contain any personal information but be sure that it shows your course progress.
Once I get a clear picture of your course analytics, I can provide some further advice. In the meantime, I'll also reach out to you directly.
Once I get a clear picture of your course analytics, I can provide some further advice. In the meantime, I'll also reach out to you directly.
22 Oct 2020, 01:01
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Focus on quant as it is your strength. See the video explanations of quant to all Official GMAT Guides from the link below:
https://gmatquantum.com/official-guides/
Did you try any manhattan prep CAT's as they are up to the mark?
https://gmatquantum.com/official-guides/
Did you try any manhattan prep CAT's as they are up to the mark?
