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Gmat Prep Scores:

720 (Q48, V41)
750 (Q49, V44)
740 (Q48, V42)
750 (Q49, V44)
770 (Q49, V47)
760 (Q48, V47)

I completed my exam today and got a total of 690 with Q42. I cant remember the Verbal or the IR because I skipped the score screen so quickly because of how impacted I was. The quant section seemed extremely easy so I don't know I **** it up so hard. I need advice on what to do next. I need a score of 720-750. Apart from the score the experience was superb, no technical issues or anything weird. Is there any way of seeing the unofficial score again?

KalyanChamarthi · Answer

jppresa First Relax. Take a deep breath and take a day or two break. Watch a movie, meet friends and chill out for two days.

Maybe early next week, sit back and think ( in a very very relaxed state of mind ) what happened actually during the Exam. If possible order for an ESR, and analysis where you went wrong (I am hoping you didn't cancel the test. But even if you did, you can reinstate the score and order for ESR(I think) - Check on MBA.com once again.

You can drop me an email, [email protected] - if you want to talk and evaluate what could have gone wrong.

Take Care

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Given how well you were scoring on your official practice exams, something odd must have occurred during your actual GMAT. Would you say that nerves or anxiety could have affected your performance?

jppresa · Answer

Thank you for your responses.

Not really @ScottTragetTestPrep , I felt I bit nervous obviously but nothing that could affect my performance. Maybe could it be that I made a few careless mistakes at the beginning that really affected the difficulty of the rest of the exam? The exam felt supper easy so mat it be that I got stuck in the lower difficulty questions? I cant order the ESR because I did the exam online

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi jppresa,

I'm sorry to hear that Test Day didn't go as well as planned. With a 690 and a Q42, you likely scored in the low-V40s in the Verbal section - meaning that you scored notably lower in BOTH sections (relative to how you were performing on your CATs/mocks). 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. Before we discuss any of those potential issues though, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

Studies:
1) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far? Are these the only 6 CATs/mocks that you have taken?
3) On what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?

Goals:
4) What is your overall goal score?
5) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?

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