Hey guys,
So I sat for my GMAT today and scored significantly lower then my target score, 640, (Q44, V34). I am extremely disappointed, as this is not even close to the score I was aiming for. The exam did not seem particularly hard, but I did run out of the time on verbal and had to rush/guess for the last 8 or so, and the math seemed too easy, which meant I probably made a lot of dumb mistakes. I was probably too confident based on my performance in my past 2 GMAT Prep tests and not cautious enough. What can I do to improve my score so I can retake the GMAT in 6 weeks and achieve my goal of 700+?
GMAT Prep 1: 660 (Q44, V37) <---3 weeks ago
GMAT Prep 2: 700 (Q45, V40) <---2 weeks ago
GMAT Prep 2 Retake: 740 (Q49, V42) <---Last week, inflated a little because I saw a couple of repeats in each section
In GMAT Prep1, and GMAT Prep 2 Retake, I simulated test conditions as best as I could, I did the essays and stuck to the rigid break times. I'm dumbfounded that I scored significantly lower then all of my GMAT Practice tests, as I thought the GMAT Preps were extremely accurate and had a standard deviation of 30 pts or so.
I am very confident with verbal, but it looks like I still need to review some concepts based on my performance. A lot of critical reasoning came down to 2 options and I guess I wasn't as sharp today as I normally am. Also, there were a couple of tricky sentence corrections that I thought I got correct, but it doesn't like that way in retrospect.
I think my biggest weakness would have to be quant. Specifically data sufficiency. Some of the questions just have really tricky wording and it takes me 45 secs-minute to just comprehend the question and realize what I need to do. I also have some problems converting the verbiage into equations.
My question to you guys now is, what do I do to improve? The test materials that I used included OG11, OG12, Manhattan SC, Powerscore CR Bible and Manhattan Number Properties. I already plan on purchasing the Word Translation Manhattan guide to brush up on my word problems, but I really don't know what else to do. I can still work on my timing as I tried to implement that in the last 2 weeks of my study, which was probably too late. I can also run through the number properties guide again to solidify my understanding of the strategies and concepts. I'm scared that since I've already taken GMATPrep#2 twice and GMAT Prep#1 once, that I no longer have accurate practice tests to take. Advice as always is appreciated. Thank you for helping me, and let's hope that when I retake the GMAT, I knock it out of the park and render this disappointing score irrelevant.
So I sat for my GMAT today and scored significantly lower then my target score, 640, (Q44, V34). I am extremely disappointed, as this is not even close to the score I was aiming for. The exam did not seem particularly hard, but I did run out of the time on verbal and had to rush/guess for the last 8 or so, and the math seemed too easy, which meant I probably made a lot of dumb mistakes. I was probably too confident based on my performance in my past 2 GMAT Prep tests and not cautious enough. What can I do to improve my score so I can retake the GMAT in 6 weeks and achieve my goal of 700+?
GMAT Prep 1: 660 (Q44, V37) <---3 weeks ago
GMAT Prep 2: 700 (Q45, V40) <---2 weeks ago
GMAT Prep 2 Retake: 740 (Q49, V42) <---Last week, inflated a little because I saw a couple of repeats in each section
In GMAT Prep1, and GMAT Prep 2 Retake, I simulated test conditions as best as I could, I did the essays and stuck to the rigid break times. I'm dumbfounded that I scored significantly lower then all of my GMAT Practice tests, as I thought the GMAT Preps were extremely accurate and had a standard deviation of 30 pts or so.
I am very confident with verbal, but it looks like I still need to review some concepts based on my performance. A lot of critical reasoning came down to 2 options and I guess I wasn't as sharp today as I normally am. Also, there were a couple of tricky sentence corrections that I thought I got correct, but it doesn't like that way in retrospect.
I think my biggest weakness would have to be quant. Specifically data sufficiency. Some of the questions just have really tricky wording and it takes me 45 secs-minute to just comprehend the question and realize what I need to do. I also have some problems converting the verbiage into equations.
My question to you guys now is, what do I do to improve? The test materials that I used included OG11, OG12, Manhattan SC, Powerscore CR Bible and Manhattan Number Properties. I already plan on purchasing the Word Translation Manhattan guide to brush up on my word problems, but I really don't know what else to do. I can still work on my timing as I tried to implement that in the last 2 weeks of my study, which was probably too late. I can also run through the number properties guide again to solidify my understanding of the strategies and concepts. I'm scared that since I've already taken GMATPrep#2 twice and GMAT Prep#1 once, that I no longer have accurate practice tests to take. Advice as always is appreciated. Thank you for helping me, and let's hope that when I retake the GMAT, I knock it out of the park and render this disappointing score irrelevant.
