So,
Background: I have been preparing for GMAT since the start of this year.
1. After 1st hasty attempt in March, I got a
690 (Q50 V32).
2. But then I followed everything the mentors said, especially GmatNinja (massive kudos to him). Worked on my weakness, SC & maintained an
error log. My mock scores:
Kaplan Mock-1: 730 (Q50 V40)
Kaplan Mock-2: 720 (Q50 V39)
Kaplan Mock-3: 720 (Q49 V40)
Official Mock-1: 750 (Q49 V42)
Official Mock-2: 760 (Q51 V41)
But then I did see repeats from my 1st attempt prep. So I went ahead and bought the official mocks 3,4,5,6
Official Mock-3: 750 (Q50 V41)
Official Mock-4: 730 (Q50 V40)
Official Mock-5: 770 (Q51 V42)
But on exam day, my scores again tanked with
700 (Q50 V35). So I am not able to decide what went wrong here. I do have a few theories.
1. I got too fixated on the 1st ten verbal questions and put in a lot more time than needed. So I had to guess on a couple of RC questions at last.
2. The quant section was way more challenging than I had seen on any of my mocks. I am happy with 50 but would love to know if any improvements can be made.
I have a hard deadline of Jan end for my final GMAT attempt since I am planning for deferred applications.
My Extended Score Report for the 2nd attempt can be found here: rebrand.ly/arnesh-gmat-esr