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Hi, I went to take the test today after four and half months of regular studying for Math and the last two months studying Verbal. I was not tired, neither was I sick. I felt great and had my breakfast at home. The test was scheduled for 10.15 am, at the PVue examination center, which is 25 minute commuting time from my home. I arrived at the test center 25 minutes earlier and had invigilators to register me for exam. I was relaxed but mindful prior to the test. My exam began smoothly, and I was introduced to the first topic AWA - arguments. It was about ... and I handled it pleasantly, as the day before my exam I was sitting and reviewing Princeton's edition 'Cracking GMAT' AWA part. I memorized the ready to use AWA template, so I started off by typing the template's structure , attaching topical ideas, and inspecting the argument evidence part. I have finished both AWA essays - Argument and Issue - without putting too much efforts. I think I managed to write up 450 words in each essay (may be more on argument topic).
I left for break and visited the restroom. I went back to continue my exam early, as one minute from my break was still running on the computer screen. I waited for several seconds and pressed the continue button. The Math part started. I had GMAT Prep like questions in the beginning part. At some point (up to the question 7) I even thought that GMAC had decided to have fun with me, because the first three questions were spitting images of OG11 problems with changed wording and values. I kept on doing the problems until a question 11 when suddenly I saw insanity on the screen - it was two monster digit numbers' question and some ridiculous query behind. Then came the question 12, I solved it brutally two ways and checked both times my calculation - all in vein, the answer I had was one unit less than the two those among A-E; the question was asking for approximation. A-E choices contained two close-by answers which were one unit +- what I have secured. Alas, I could not decide and chose the lowest from what I solved <-- please, note I have not cited neither the topic nor relative values here, so GMAC content's confidentiality is effected. Then there was a question like 2+2 - I tried not to get lost, as figured this being the CAT trick; I continued without any change in my aspiration. The problems continued to resemble OG11 and OG10... They more and more resembled the old problems I solved hundred times with different content and values. I could spot the change in content and even predict the statements in DS. In total, I had 25% word problems, one probability DS, one combination DS, couple of inequalities, two functions, one geometry word problem and no special type of integer problems. I was coaching myself with 4GMAT practice e-book for integer problems and DS in the last 10 days.
I finished off Math without any high level expectations, as I did not understand the essence of testing at all. The questions in Math section contained changed wording and resembled OG questions, and one of them contained an answer which according to my solution was the value +- 1.
I left for break and again was back 1 minute earlier to continue the exam.
The Verbal started, and I proceeded to the first pair of SC questions. I think I had answered the first two SC entries correctly, as a very tricky CR entry appeared afterward. I answered CR entry and received a short RC passage. I had almost read the first passage word-by-word and could remember every sentence from the passage. I answered all three questions with full understanding of what they were asking for. I was also keeping in mind how tricky way the RC questions may be posed on GMAT. I had a couple of such questions in MGMAT; they were accentuating attention on tiny issues in the passage. Anyway I had reached the question 19, and I was feeling great about the Verbal. By that time I had received two RCs which I almost scrutinized (read word-by-word). I was sure about SC entries which I answered, as I had enough training with e-gmat and my diagnostic accuracy rate in SC was above average before I even had started my GMAT preparation. In my pre-exam practice I used Powerscore LSAT's Logical Reasoning and built my CR accuracy on unbiased analysis of the argument assumptions, causes for the strengthen/weaken questions.
Ok, enough of writing! I approached the end of my exam and selected 'Report my Score'. I pushed the next button for I have spent too much time not to cancel my test scores. Even sub-consciously I was asking GMAC to degrade me. Yes, I felt confidence for asking the degrade. I had my practice scores within two-weeks prior to exam - Math 49 (GMAT Prep) and five days before Math 48 (MGMAT CAT2). Yet I scored 22 two years ago without doing any stroke of work for SC, CR, and RC. I did not read any RC passages seriously during my prior GMAT attempt. For SC I was using my ear instead of the correct English grammar rules (parallelism, misplaced modifiers, alternative words preferred by GMAT, idioms, etc.). More to mention about my verbal abilities two years ago - I had no sheer awareness about the conclusion, premise, evidence terms, the causality and effect relationship was formal discovery for me when I read CR Bible, as well as bold face questions ...
[spoiler]My score Math 35, Verbal 16. Drop-down in Math by 13 points, Verbal 19 points (MGMAT CAT five days prior to exam https://www.beatthegmat.com/urgent-comme ... 75614.html ).
Please be minded when approaching CAT format. In the year 2009, I used my natural English language skills for the Verbal and scored 22. This year after e-gmat (followed by MGMAT SC strategic guide), CR Bible, Power Score's LSAT Logical Reasoning, OG RC passages - the Verbal score 16.
One request from all BTG community members - Please don't write me about how sorry you feel about my score or advise me how to study and improve for retake...
I simply do not plan to retake CAT GMAT.
p.s. I had an assistant sitting in my team two years ago, whom I was teaching English language writing by compiling his office reports - yet he had scored 20 (twenty) more points before joining our office above what I scored today.[/spoiler]
I left for break and visited the restroom. I went back to continue my exam early, as one minute from my break was still running on the computer screen. I waited for several seconds and pressed the continue button. The Math part started. I had GMAT Prep like questions in the beginning part. At some point (up to the question 7) I even thought that GMAC had decided to have fun with me, because the first three questions were spitting images of OG11 problems with changed wording and values. I kept on doing the problems until a question 11 when suddenly I saw insanity on the screen - it was two monster digit numbers' question and some ridiculous query behind. Then came the question 12, I solved it brutally two ways and checked both times my calculation - all in vein, the answer I had was one unit less than the two those among A-E; the question was asking for approximation. A-E choices contained two close-by answers which were one unit +- what I have secured. Alas, I could not decide and chose the lowest from what I solved <-- please, note I have not cited neither the topic nor relative values here, so GMAC content's confidentiality is effected. Then there was a question like 2+2 - I tried not to get lost, as figured this being the CAT trick; I continued without any change in my aspiration. The problems continued to resemble OG11 and OG10... They more and more resembled the old problems I solved hundred times with different content and values. I could spot the change in content and even predict the statements in DS. In total, I had 25% word problems, one probability DS, one combination DS, couple of inequalities, two functions, one geometry word problem and no special type of integer problems. I was coaching myself with 4GMAT practice e-book for integer problems and DS in the last 10 days.
I finished off Math without any high level expectations, as I did not understand the essence of testing at all. The questions in Math section contained changed wording and resembled OG questions, and one of them contained an answer which according to my solution was the value +- 1.
I left for break and again was back 1 minute earlier to continue the exam.
The Verbal started, and I proceeded to the first pair of SC questions. I think I had answered the first two SC entries correctly, as a very tricky CR entry appeared afterward. I answered CR entry and received a short RC passage. I had almost read the first passage word-by-word and could remember every sentence from the passage. I answered all three questions with full understanding of what they were asking for. I was also keeping in mind how tricky way the RC questions may be posed on GMAT. I had a couple of such questions in MGMAT; they were accentuating attention on tiny issues in the passage. Anyway I had reached the question 19, and I was feeling great about the Verbal. By that time I had received two RCs which I almost scrutinized (read word-by-word). I was sure about SC entries which I answered, as I had enough training with e-gmat and my diagnostic accuracy rate in SC was above average before I even had started my GMAT preparation. In my pre-exam practice I used Powerscore LSAT's Logical Reasoning and built my CR accuracy on unbiased analysis of the argument assumptions, causes for the strengthen/weaken questions.
Ok, enough of writing! I approached the end of my exam and selected 'Report my Score'. I pushed the next button for I have spent too much time not to cancel my test scores. Even sub-consciously I was asking GMAC to degrade me. Yes, I felt confidence for asking the degrade. I had my practice scores within two-weeks prior to exam - Math 49 (GMAT Prep) and five days before Math 48 (MGMAT CAT2). Yet I scored 22 two years ago without doing any stroke of work for SC, CR, and RC. I did not read any RC passages seriously during my prior GMAT attempt. For SC I was using my ear instead of the correct English grammar rules (parallelism, misplaced modifiers, alternative words preferred by GMAT, idioms, etc.). More to mention about my verbal abilities two years ago - I had no sheer awareness about the conclusion, premise, evidence terms, the causality and effect relationship was formal discovery for me when I read CR Bible, as well as bold face questions ...
[spoiler]My score Math 35, Verbal 16. Drop-down in Math by 13 points, Verbal 19 points (MGMAT CAT five days prior to exam https://www.beatthegmat.com/urgent-comme ... 75614.html ).
Please be minded when approaching CAT format. In the year 2009, I used my natural English language skills for the Verbal and scored 22. This year after e-gmat (followed by MGMAT SC strategic guide), CR Bible, Power Score's LSAT Logical Reasoning, OG RC passages - the Verbal score 16.
One request from all BTG community members - Please don't write me about how sorry you feel about my score or advise me how to study and improve for retake...
I simply do not plan to retake CAT GMAT.
p.s. I had an assistant sitting in my team two years ago, whom I was teaching English language writing by compiling his office reports - yet he had scored 20 (twenty) more points before joining our office above what I scored today.[/spoiler]
Last edited by Night reader on Wed Feb 23, 2011 7:49 am, edited 1 time in total.
