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What Should I do now ? [#permalink] New post   08 Aug 2023, 02:08
Hello,
Today Aug'8 at 8:00 Am I gave my GMAT EXAM and scored an extremely disappointing 560 Q42 V25 IR7
Now I'm disappointed and surprised.
July/20/23 First GMAT Official Mock 690 Q47 V38 IR6
July/31/23 2nd GMAT Official Mock 690 Q44 v40 IR7 (felt a little dizzy while doing Quant)
(both test are done under real exam conditions)

And while practicing in the past month. I've averaged
CR 650-750 level 80% accuracy
RC 700+ level (rarely got any wrong answers, even when attempting LSAT 700+)
SC 650-750 level 75% accuracy

DS 650-750 level "most shocking" (in the last 100 DS questions only got 12 wrong)
PS 650-750 level 70% correct

During the exam I felt pretty normal, a little bit anxious but it was fine.
I'm more shocked than disappointed.
I need some help and what should I do now ?
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Re: What Should I do now ? [#permalink] New post   08 Aug 2023, 04:38
Consider getting the ESR. If you post it here (after wiping any personal info), people may provide some specific suggestions. The Share GMAT Experience subforum may also be worth checking out to see what others have done/used to improve their scores.

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Re: What Should I do now ? [#permalink] New post   08 Aug 2023, 13:22
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Hi lightmclight,

I'm sorry to hear that Test Day didn't go as well as planned. 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? Have you used any other “brands” of CATs/mocks besides the Official ones?
3) You listed just 2 CAT/mock Scores; did you take any others? 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?

If you took your Official GMAT at a Test Center, then you might also choose to purchase the Enhanced Score Report. While the ESR doesn’t provide a lot of information, there are usually a few data points that we can use to define what went wrong on Test Day (and what you should work on to score higher). If you purchase the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you.

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Re: What Should I do now ? [#permalink] New post   08 Aug 2023, 15:15
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Hi lightmclight.

Most of your practice accuracies are on the "anything can happen on test day" line.

In other words, when you're getting, for instance, 75 percent of SC questions correct, the fact that you are missing a good 25 percent of them means that your not really in control in SC, and anything can happen.

To ensure that you achieve your goal next time, you could achieve the following accuracies.

Quant

E - 90%
M - 80%
H - 60%

Verbal

E - close to 100%
M - 90%
H - 70%
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Re: What Should I do now ? [#permalink] New post   09 Aug 2023, 11:35
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Hi lightmclight,

I'd love for you to take another practice GMAT and see if you score closer to your practice exam scores or your real GMAT score. Would you be able to do that?
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