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Hi everyone, I have just taken my first GMAT test and was totally shocked with the Verbal score. I am looking to understand what went wrong. A little background. English is my second language, but I have been living in the US for 10 years, went to school here for Management in SE and have been in corporate business for most of these 10 years. I am a director for a large financial company, where I have to use advanced english (meetings, reports, documentation). I took TOEFL 4 weeks ago with NO preparation whatsoever (did not even know what to expect from the test; thought I should know english by now and just went as is) - I scored 107 of 120 (which is High level for iTOEFL). Again no prep. Then I started prepping for GMAT and scored the lowest 37 to 44 on GMATPrep for Verbal. The past week I solely dedicated to verbal and had almost no mistakes on SC and CR. Today I took THE test. I had an easy time with AWA (finished both on time and felt I did well), then Quant - I was a little stressed and nervous and did not feel I did well, and when the Verbal part came - I was very relaxed and went thru all questions evenly finishing a minute earlier, feeling very confident that I did exceptionally well and that the V score would compensate for the "nervous" Q part. When I got the score it was a terrible failure - V25! I would have expected anything at least above 35, but not below 30. I dont understand how this is possible. Is there any chance there was some kind of computer mistake?? Maybe someone can help me with this puzzle. Thanks!
09 Jun 2008, 19:43
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Wow, there has to be something wrong with the verbal score. Even if you tanked the SC part, which tests proper English, you should had still do well on the CR and RC sections. V25 is an absolute abnomaly even for a test taker that is not familiar with English. Your math score seems to indicate that you are great at logical reasoning ability, so I don't see how your RC and CR can be that bad.
If you feel that confident about your verbal ability, have you considered a challenge to that result and ask for a retake? And how would one go about challenging the result?
If you feel that confident about your verbal ability, have you considered a challenge to that result and ask for a retake? And how would one go about challenging the result?
10 Jun 2008, 05:50
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You know what, it could really be as simple as having an "off day". If you continue on your studies and still find yoursefl scoring in that range in verbal, you probably just bombed that sections. Dont fret, stay calm and collected.
and arrange the next one in 2-4 weeks then try again with all confidence and attention. Good luck! 
