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19 Jul 2008, 13:39
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Hello Everyone,
I just started reading some of the postings and I have found very inspirational messages.
Right now, I am feeling unmotivated, sad, and stressed about my future
. My main goal has been to go to a good grad school for my MBA. Three years ago, I was started talking about the advantages of an MBA to my best fiend and boyfriend … and guess what? My friend is graduating from NYU in December 2008 and my boyfriend just started his EMBA at Wharton. And what happened to me? I am still struggling to get a good score.
I took my first test in Dec. 2007 and got 540. I knew I could do better if I set my mind to study. I started studying 2 hours a day and 8 hours a weekend for 3 months. I was scoring between 600 and 650 in the practice tests. I completed a Kaplan course online, some questions in OG and GMAT practice tests. I invested a lot of time and energy. I took the test in July 2008 and got 530. I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT!! I cried so much!! It has been devastating. How could this happen?
I am not the type of person that gives up, but it was very discouraging to see my results. I am a very smart person, so why I am not getting a good score? I would like at least a 650… and I think that will be okay for my applications.
I would greatly appreciate any advice I could get…
LB
I just started reading some of the postings and I have found very inspirational messages.
Right now, I am feeling unmotivated, sad, and stressed about my future
. My main goal has been to go to a good grad school for my MBA. Three years ago, I was started talking about the advantages of an MBA to my best fiend and boyfriend … and guess what? My friend is graduating from NYU in December 2008 and my boyfriend just started his EMBA at Wharton. And what happened to me? I am still struggling to get a good score. I took my first test in Dec. 2007 and got 540. I knew I could do better if I set my mind to study. I started studying 2 hours a day and 8 hours a weekend for 3 months. I was scoring between 600 and 650 in the practice tests. I completed a Kaplan course online, some questions in OG and GMAT practice tests. I invested a lot of time and energy. I took the test in July 2008 and got 530. I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT!! I cried so much!! It has been devastating. How could this happen?
I am not the type of person that gives up, but it was very discouraging to see my results. I am a very smart person, so why I am not getting a good score? I would like at least a 650… and I think that will be okay for my applications.
I would greatly appreciate any advice I could get…
LB
19 Jul 2008, 14:10
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Hey! don't loose hope. If you try enough you will get the score you want. Probably you are missing on some basic concepts. The same applies to me and I am restudying my verbal. Try to find our your weaknesses and study but never ever loose hope. the GMAT is not a difficult exam after all.
20 Jul 2008, 08:46
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Hi, lauboho,
Don’t be discouraged. The amount of time and efforts you put into your preparation - 2h/day+8 – it’s a lot! – show that you are clearly persistent enough to get a very good score.
Only, if you still see no improvements at all, I’d say there’s a probability that something is not quite right with your study strategy and/or materials you use. IMO, OG+GMATPrep should be the primary sources of questions (GMAT Paper tests are also helpful). For basics and right approach to the problems, you might use MGMAT materials - I like them because they teach you basic principles rather than guessing techniques. In quant solid foundations are very important, so you might want to review your old school notes or some school math book (I remember I saw a post with a link here on the forums).
And, the most important thing – don’t lose your courage. Perhaps the breakthrough is closer than you think…
Good luck!
Don’t be discouraged. The amount of time and efforts you put into your preparation - 2h/day+8 – it’s a lot! – show that you are clearly persistent enough to get a very good score.
Only, if you still see no improvements at all, I’d say there’s a probability that something is not quite right with your study strategy and/or materials you use. IMO, OG+GMATPrep should be the primary sources of questions (GMAT Paper tests are also helpful). For basics and right approach to the problems, you might use MGMAT materials - I like them because they teach you basic principles rather than guessing techniques. In quant solid foundations are very important, so you might want to review your old school notes or some school math book (I remember I saw a post with a link here on the forums).
And, the most important thing – don’t lose your courage. Perhaps the breakthrough is closer than you think…
Good luck! 
