Hi Everyone,
I just wanted to post my success story and words of encouragement for all those who are still trying to beat the GMAT! On the morning of my test, I read a few of the posts on here and it really motivated me. So I am just trying to pass it on.
I was confident going into the exam (or trying to be at least). This is pretty much what happened:
Essay - Didn't think I would need all 30 minutes and ended up using every second. I ended up getting a bit nervous while writing the essay and I don't think I was able to articulate everything I wanted to say, but I ended up getting down 5 paragraphs.
IR - I was nervous about the time here but I managed to make it through even with time to spare. I think the questions were be a bit easier than on the practice tests I did.
Quant - Honestly, it felt like a whirlwind. It went by so quickly and I was always behind on my timing. I ended up having to just guess on a few questions that I thought would take too long or where I wasnt confident and I was able to finish the section in time. I felt like it went so bad that after finishing quant, I was already thinking about cancelling my score at the end.
Verbal - I always finished early for verbal in practice tests (5 mins or more to spare). I needed all the time to finish this verbal section today. I didnt even get to do the last question, just had to guess to get an answer in on time. I got 3 short passages and 1 long passage. I thought the SC questions were tricky - always came down to 2 and I had a really hard time deciding.
The End - I felt so discouraged, I thought I bombed the test. I ended up not cancelling the score so I could see where to improve for next time and it was a 720!! I honestly couldn't believe it. I guess its just really hard to assess how you might have done due to being nervous and putting too much pressure on yourself (and the experimental questions, of course). Anyways, I'm ecstatic with my score!
SO TAKE-AWAY MESSAGE:
1. Be confident going into the test
2. Don't give up
3. Believe in yourself during the test
Best of luck everyone!
I just wanted to post my success story and words of encouragement for all those who are still trying to beat the GMAT! On the morning of my test, I read a few of the posts on here and it really motivated me. So I am just trying to pass it on.
I was confident going into the exam (or trying to be at least). This is pretty much what happened:
Essay - Didn't think I would need all 30 minutes and ended up using every second. I ended up getting a bit nervous while writing the essay and I don't think I was able to articulate everything I wanted to say, but I ended up getting down 5 paragraphs.
IR - I was nervous about the time here but I managed to make it through even with time to spare. I think the questions were be a bit easier than on the practice tests I did.
Quant - Honestly, it felt like a whirlwind. It went by so quickly and I was always behind on my timing. I ended up having to just guess on a few questions that I thought would take too long or where I wasnt confident and I was able to finish the section in time. I felt like it went so bad that after finishing quant, I was already thinking about cancelling my score at the end.
Verbal - I always finished early for verbal in practice tests (5 mins or more to spare). I needed all the time to finish this verbal section today. I didnt even get to do the last question, just had to guess to get an answer in on time. I got 3 short passages and 1 long passage. I thought the SC questions were tricky - always came down to 2 and I had a really hard time deciding.
The End - I felt so discouraged, I thought I bombed the test. I ended up not cancelling the score so I could see where to improve for next time and it was a 720!! I honestly couldn't believe it. I guess its just really hard to assess how you might have done due to being nervous and putting too much pressure on yourself (and the experimental questions, of course). Anyways, I'm ecstatic with my score!
SO TAKE-AWAY MESSAGE:
1. Be confident going into the test
2. Don't give up
3. Believe in yourself during the test
Best of luck everyone!
