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Pretty depressed from my initial experience (660 - 44Q 36V) 23 Apr 2010, 16:01
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I took the GMAT today and I did not score well at all, as you can see. The worst part is that this is significantly worse than what I am used to scoring.

My scores after last MGMAT test:

GMAT PREP I: 740 (49Q 41V) A few repeats compared to when I first took the exam before my initial studying.

GMAT PREP II: 730 (49Q 40V) the night before the exam.

I also took my manhattan gmats and I was averaging 670's until the last exam, MGMAT 6, where I scored a 750. At that point I thought things just clicked but I guess not after today's performance.

I have a strong quant background, considering I am an engineer, so it was very surprising (in a terrible way) to see my quant score. I think my biggest issue is speed. I felt rushed on the exam during the quant section, so it is possible that I didnt have enough test condition practice. I also felt that the actual gmat quant was MUCH harder than the GMAT prep quant. It appears i need to work on my fundamentals a lot more. I am still intimidated by the word translation type questions because of the time constraints. Also, I have difficulty in inequality problems with absolute values included. My main issue is speed, so I plan on working on that a lot more. Any suggestions guys?
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hey there - bummed to hear about your experience, and esp. to have 44 for quant with your background is a bit unusual.

With your GMAT Prep's it sounds like you should take it easy, rest up, and take again for a good 700+ score.



P.S. Perhaps this will give some joy: get-paid-100-to-take-a-gmat-practice-test-conditions-apply-92414.html
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Pretty depressed from my initial experience (660 - 44Q 36V) 24 Apr 2010, 05:05
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Hi Friends , I am Newbie here and I want to crack the GMAT. That's why I have joined this forum, I hope you guys will help me...and this forum will be helpful for me...
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Can recommend this for timing: timing-strategies-on-the-gmat-80176.html
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Pretty depressed from my initial experience (660 - 44Q 36V) 25 Apr 2010, 00:34
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You can take the practice test by mimicking official conditions and check how you are performing. Then you can go for the official test one more time.
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Pretty depressed from my initial experience (660 - 44Q 36V) 25 Apr 2010, 02:33
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I had exactly the same practice test scores and the final GMAT score albeit with different break up the first time I took the test.

For me, I realized that a good rest and no study one day before the test day was my key to improvement.
I think taking a good break now for your next test will be critical to probably relearn the concepts. Take testprep if possible , and dont repeat the same material as we all have photographic memory and will remember answers from our previous attempts.

So take it easy for a while now.
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I appreciate the advice. I was just surprised that the quant was much harder than the GMAT prep quant, so it was difficult for me to guage if i was doin decent or not during the actual exam...until I saw the actual score. I know I made some dumb mistakes as well, but I think I am going to focus on some Manhattan gmat exams because taking the GMAT prep wont help too much anymore since I will be seeing a significant amount of repeats. My main difficulty is timing with word translation type problems (600-700 level) and inequalities with absolute values because of all the different possible scenarios. It would also be beneficial to bring my verbal score up as well (primarily sent. correction). If only the pearson review loaded some new GMAT Test Prep material, it would help me a lot. I will take your advice and take a few week break just to clear my mind and then try a new approach.
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