uttikk wrote:Hi
I am an engineering graduate from one of the top engineering colleges in India. I took the GMAT on 1 Oct 2010. This was my first attempt. I prepared for the exam for almost 2.5 months. I am very depressed by the low GMAT score 610 (Q 50, V 23).

Never in all my practice tests i got such a low score on verbal as i got on the actual GMAT. My scores on the GMAT prep were always above 700. I am unable to find out what went wrong in my verbal performance. I felt like i was doing well. I was confident when I choose the best answers. The passages were easy and I felt I comprehended the passages well. I was expecting to see a score above 700 but could only see a 610 and I was almost in tears.

Did anyone of the members or moderators experienced such cases?
I wrote all the free tests available and scored 640-680 in different tests with Q (48-50) and Verbal (30-35).
I practiced GMAT prep tests simulating the original test for almost 6 times and always got scores above 700.

I am disappointed and am planning to do better next time.

Someone suggest me something to come out of depression and I would be more than happy if someone could address my case and tell why my Verbal score was very less.

ashokkadam wrote:may i know how old are you right now?
are you from india?
Did you face timing issues in the verbal section?

Don't get depressed!! It is not the end of your GMAT. It is not over until it is over.

Hey, I am 22. I completed by B.Tech in April 2010.
I did not face any timing issues. I was cool and confident. I was scoring 700+ consistently the last 4 days in GMAT Prep. I felt that the questions were good. But i did not guess them blindly. I was trying to do them properly and was confident that time.
Donno what happened.

uttikk wrote:

ashokkadam wrote:may i know how old are you right now?
are you from india?
Did you face timing issues in the verbal section?

Don't get depressed!! It is not the end of your GMAT. It is not over until it is over.

Hey, I am 22. I completed by B.Tech in April 2010.
I did not face any timing issues. I was cool and confident. I was scoring 700+ consistently the last 4 days in GMAT Prep. I felt that the questions were good. But i did not guess them blindly. I was trying to do them properly and was confident that time.
Donno what happened.