GMAT Strategy

I don't know if is a common issue or is it just me.

I have this weird fear of practice tests. I took knewton and my scores improved from a 600 on diagnostic to about 670 on average (with 690 as my highest). But before every test I was shit scared thinking what if thr is no progress or whatever.

I had planned to finish knewton and give a GMATprep to see my progress so far, but I am unable to bring my self to give it.

I know it is stupid and the real use of the practise test is not to gauge our scores but learn from it. But is thr sm1 who has tackled this and if so how??

Thanks!!

Check this link. I found it a bit useful.

https://www.lawschooldiscussion.org/inde ... msg1286554


Moreover fix the mock test date/time a week ahead. No matter what just start of the test with the AWA. It helps to control the anxiety and get on with the test when you come over to the quant and verbal section.

akhilsuhag

Unless your scared you can never improved, this is a good sign ...

Your innerself will remind you and you will not do any mistake.....

Dont be over scared......Your doing good...

Chaw

Hey Guys,

Thanks for all the inspiration. I finally gave my GMATPrep today, thanks to all the motivation I got from you guys.

I started with the AWA as I wanted the score to really reflect my level.

Then quant started and I must say I really was experiencing an Adaptive test. I have given knewton tests before this but I could hardly see any difference of difficulty on them. On the GMATPrep though the questtions got harder and harder untill I finally stopped realising what to do with a question. This also had an effect on the relatively easier questions as my mind was so worked up and tired by working on the harder ones that I did not feel like working on the easy ones. I guess I do need some high altitude preparation, of constantly working with tough problems.

Then came verbal. I am one of those who can't really tell if a verbal question is easy or difficult. They all seem the same to me, so I can't comment on the adaptive nature here. The lenght of the test though did start getting to me. I always thot the AWA's will not make much of a difference but they do. I got really tired of the test towards the end and started wishing that it ends. Maybe thats why I sought of rushed and finished 15 mins earlier. Have to try and time myself better.

The final result, well it was satisfying and I was happy I gave it:

GMATPrep: 720 (Q49; V40)

Knewton has never given me more than 47 (i have heard their quant scoring is a little off). I had 9 wrong in verbal (have to work on it) and what amazed me was that my 49Q was with 15 incorrect answers. Maybe I got really hard ones wrong. Anyways it was a great experience.

Thanks again to all of you.

@Bara: I am sorry I was away from BTG for a bit. I will get back to you ASAP.

Congrats...You have improved so much....I do agree with you that its tiresome to write AWA with the exam.....Honestly i have not started doing it.....

Verbal Score is top of the line....

Keep this pace with you.....

Thanks prateek,

I hope to maintain my quant at the 49 level and better my Verbal.

In verbal out of the 9 incorrect 6 were SC. So if I improve SC I can really do better on verbal and I think that can really help drive my scores up.

Thanks again,
Akhil

Yes and the best thing is that you need which part you need to work on,,which will make things easy for you....

Happy studying

I have the same problem.

I started my prep with MGMAT exams 630, 640, 680, 640

and then GMAT Prep (exam´s week: 690, 710)

Afterall I had a disapointing 590.

Not sure how that happened as I was expecting to be in the 650+ level...